Chicago White Sox (9) Kansas City Athletics (7)
| 1956
Date of Game: Friday, April 27, 1956
Stadium: Comiskey Park I
Stadium: Comiskey Park I
| Kansas City Athletics (AL) | Chicago White Sox (AL) |
| Record: -- | Record: -- |
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Attendance: 3,944
Time of Game: 2:33
Game Notes:
Harry Simpson - 2 home runs, 4 hits
Best at-bats
Hector Lopez HR in 4th inning (35.61)
Minnie Minoso 2B in 7th inning (24.63)
Walt Dropo HR in 4th inning (22.08)
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Game Notes:
Best at-bats
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GAME INFORMATION
| Team Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||||
| Kansas City Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 2 | ||||
| Chicago White Sox | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | x | 9 | 13 | 0 |
Kansas City Athletics Batting Stats |
| Kansas City Athletics | Pos | Age | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg | S-G# | C-G# | S-HR | S-RBI | S-SB |
| Vic Power | 1b | 28.178 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .225 | 9 | 279 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Spook Jacobs | 2b | 30.174 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | 9 | 152 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Jim Finigan | 3b | 27.251 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 | 7 | 290 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Harry Simpson | rf | 30.145 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .294 | 9 | 472 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Gus Zernial | lf | 32.305 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .241 | 9 | 716 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Hector Lopez | cf | 26.292 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .381 | 7 | 134 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Joe DeMaestri | ss | 27.139 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | 7 | 487 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Astroth | c | 33.238 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 437 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Ditmar | p | 27.024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moe Burtschy | p | 34.009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rance Pless | ph | 30.142 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Harrington | p | 28.207 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Crimian | p | 30.069 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Renna | ph | 31.195 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | 4 | 280 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals: | 37 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 5 | .324 | 79 | 3421 | |||||
Chicago White Sox Batting Stats |
| Chicago White Sox | Pos | Age | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg | S-G# | C-G# | S-HR | S-RBI | S-SB |
| Jim Rivera | rf | 33.279 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | 5 | 585 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | 2b | 28.124 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .115 | 6 | 843 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| George Kell | 3b | 33.247 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 2 | 700 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Doby | cf | 32.136 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .294 | 6 | 854 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | lf | 33.149 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .227 | 6 | 730 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Sherm Lollar | c | 31.247 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .294 | 6 | 641 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Walt Dropo | 1b | 33.087 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .133 | 6 | 750 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Luis Aparicio | ss | 21.363 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .118 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Northey | ph | 36.001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 85 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jim Brideweser | ss | 29.073 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 158 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Pierce | p | 29.025 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .364 | 3 | 218 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals: | 35 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | .371 | 51 | 5570 | |||||
Game Stats |
2B: Larry Doby (1), Minnie Minoso (2)
3B: Nellie Fox (1), Jim Rivera (1)
HR: Walt Dropo (1), Hector Lopez (1), Bill Renna (1), Harry Simpson 2 (3)
RBIs: Larry Doby (4), Walt Dropo (1), Nellie Fox (2), George Kell (1), Hector Lopez 3 (5), Minnie Minoso 3 (3), Ron Northey (3), Billy Pierce (2), Bill Renna (2), Harry Simpson 3 (8)
SB: Joe DeMaestri (1)
SH: Joe Astroth (1), Walt Dropo (2)
SF: Larry Doby (2), Ron Northey (1)
GDP: Jim Finigan (1)
3B: Nellie Fox (1), Jim Rivera (1)
HR: Walt Dropo (1), Hector Lopez (1), Bill Renna (1), Harry Simpson 2 (3)
RBIs: Larry Doby (4), Walt Dropo (1), Nellie Fox (2), George Kell (1), Hector Lopez 3 (5), Minnie Minoso 3 (3), Ron Northey (3), Billy Pierce (2), Bill Renna (2), Harry Simpson 3 (8)
SB: Joe DeMaestri (1)
SH: Joe Astroth (1), Walt Dropo (2)
SF: Larry Doby (2), Ron Northey (1)
GDP: Jim Finigan (1)
Kansas City Athletics Pitching Stats |
| Kansas City Athletics | Age | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP | Pit | Str | Bal | S-G# | C-G# |
| Art Ditmar (L 1-1) | 27.024 | 3.2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.77 | 1.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50 |
| Moe Burtschy | 34.009 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 66 |
| Bill Harrington | 28.207 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 |
| Jack Crimian | 30.069 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| Pitching Totals: | 8 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 171 | |||
Chicago White Sox Pitching Stats |
| Chicago White Sox | Age | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP | Pit | Str | Bal | S-G# | C-G# |
| Billy Pierce (W 3-0) | 29.025 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2.67 | 1.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 206 |
| Pitching Totals: | 9 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 206 | |||
Other Game Information |
Wild Pitches: Moe Burtschy;
Balks: Billy Pierce;
Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Art Ditmar 0-0-0; Moe Burtschy 0-0-0; Bill Harrington 0-0-0; Jack Crimian 0-0-0; Billy Pierce 0-0-0;
Batters Faced: Art Ditmar 21; Moe Burtschy 5; Bill Harrington 6; Jack Crimian 10; Billy Pierce 41;
Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 3,944
Umpires: Home: Red Flaherty 1B John Rice 2B Bill Summers 3B Bill McKinley
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