Kansas City Athletics (6) Chicago White Sox (5)
| 1956
Date of Game: Friday, September 28, 1956
Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Stadium: Municipal Stadium
| Chicago White Sox (AL) | Kansas City Athletics (AL) |
| Record: -- | Record: -- |
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Attendance: 8,027
Time of Game: 2:14
Game Notes:
Minnie Minoso - 2 home runs
Best at-bats
Gus Zernial HR in 7th inning (43.09)
Hal Smith HR in 8th inning (16.16)
Minnie Minoso HR in 1st inning (15.06)
Increased the win probability by their team by x%.
Game Notes:
Best at-bats
Increased the win probability by their team by x%.
GAME INFORMATION
| Team Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||||
| Chicago White Sox | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Kansas City Athletics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | x | 6 | 12 | 1 |
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 |
| Luis Aparicio | ss | 22.152 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .270 | 150 | 150 | 3 | 55 | 20 |
| Nellie Fox | 2b | 28.278 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .296 | 152 | 989 | 4 | 50 | 8 |
| Minnie Minoso | lf | 33.303 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .317 | 149 | 873 | 21 | 87 | 12 |
| Larry Doby | cf | 32.290 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 | 138 | 986 | 23 | 99 | 0 |
| Sherm Lollar | c | 32.036 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 | 134 | 769 | 11 | 75 | 2 |
| Walt Dropo | 1b | 33.241 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .266 | 124 | 868 | 8 | 52 | 1 |
| Ron Jackson | pr-1b | 22.341 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | 20 | 99 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Bubba Phillips | rf | 28.217 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 | 65 | 160 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Ron Northey | ph | 36.155 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .348 | 51 | 134 | 3 | 22 | 0 |
| Jim Delsing | rf | 30.319 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .080 | 64 | 673 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Sammy Esposito | 3b | 24.288 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .227 | 80 | 84 | 3 | 23 | 1 |
| Billy Pierce | p | 29.179 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .157 | 39 | 254 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Gerry Staley | p | 36.038 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | 27 | 196 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Rivera | ph | 34.068 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 | 137 | 717 | 12 | 66 | 20 |
| Totals: | 37 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 6 | .324 | 1330 | 6952 | |||||
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 | 2b | 28.332 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .308 | 122 | 392 | 13 | 59 | 1 |
| Hector Lopez | 3b | 27.081 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .268 | 146 | 273 | 17 | 67 | 4 |
| Lou Skizas | lf | 24.118 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .321 | 84 | 84 | 9 | 38 | 3 |
| Hal Smith | c | 25.295 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .264 | 110 | 245 | 5 | 39 | 2 |
| Rance Pless | 1b | 30.296 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .284 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Johnny Groth | rf | 30.067 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .255 | 93 | 768 | 5 | 37 | 0 |
| Jim Pisoni | cf | 27.045 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .187 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe DeMaestri | ss | 27.293 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 | 128 | 608 | 5 | 38 | 3 |
| Jack Crimian | p | 30.223 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .227 | 52 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gus Zernial | ph | 33.093 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .226 | 107 | 814 | 16 | 44 | 2 |
| Wally Burnette | p | 27.100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .030 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals: | 34 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | .353 | 911 | 3323 | |||||
Game Stats |
2B: Luis Aparicio (19), Joe DeMaestri (15), Sammy Esposito (7), Lou Skizas (11)
HR: Minnie Minoso 2 (21), Vic Power (13), Hal Smith (5), Gus Zernial (16)
RBIs: Luis Aparicio (55), Nellie Fox (50), Johnny Groth (37), Minnie Minoso 3 (87), Jim Pisoni (2), Vic Power (59), Hal Smith (39), Gus Zernial 2 (44)
CS: Bubba Phillips (1)
SH: Nellie Fox (13)
GDP: Walt Dropo (15), Jim Pisoni (2)
HR: Minnie Minoso 2 (21), Vic Power (13), Hal Smith (5), Gus Zernial (16)
RBIs: Luis Aparicio (55), Nellie Fox (50), Johnny Groth (37), Minnie Minoso 3 (87), Jim Pisoni (2), Vic Power (59), Hal Smith (39), Gus Zernial 2 (44)
CS: Bubba Phillips (1)
SH: Nellie Fox (13)
GDP: Walt Dropo (15), Jim Pisoni (2)
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 | 29.179 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3.29 | 1.31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 238 |
| Gerry Staley (L 8-3) | 36.038 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 | 1.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 202 |
| Pitching Totals: | 8 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 440 | |||
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# |
| Alex Kellner | 32.033 | 2.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4.30 | 1.48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 188 |
| Jack Crimian | 30.223 | 4.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.62 | 1.39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 67 |
| Wally Burnette (W 5-7) | 27.100 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.06 | 1.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| Pitching Totals: | 9 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 271 | |||
Other Game Information |
Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Billy Pierce 0-0-0; Gerry Staley 0-0-0; Alex Kellner 0-0-0; Jack Crimian 0-0-0; Wally Burnette 0-0-0;
Batters Faced: Billy Pierce 27; Gerry Staley 8; Alex Kellner 13; Jack Crimian 17; Wally Burnette 9;
Time of Game: 2:14 Attendance: 8,027
Umpires: Home: Eddie Rommel 1B Johnny Stevens 2B Frank Tabacchi 3B Ed Runge
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