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Athletics Game Summary
The Chicago White Sox squeaked out a win over the Kansas City Athletics, 4 to 3, on August 7, 1956.
Game Info
August 7, 1956
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Power 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | 1.000 |
A. Pilarcik CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
L. Skizas LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
H. Simpson RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .400 | .400 |
E. Robinson 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
H. Lopez 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
J. Ginsberg C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
J. Demaestri SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
L. Kretlow P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
J. Crimian P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
E. Slaughter PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
T. Herriage P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 36 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Rivera RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .167 | .000 |
N. Fox 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .833 | 1.250 |
L. Doby CF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
S. Lollar C | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .600 | .667 | .800 |
W. Dropo 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .167 | .200 |
M. Minoso LF-3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .600 | .667 |
F. Hatfield 3B-SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .500 | .800 | .500 |
L. Aparicio SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
R. Northey PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
S. Esposito SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
D. Donovan PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1.000 | - |
B. Phillips LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
J. McDonald P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
J. Wilson P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
J. Delsing PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
E. Kinder P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
J. Harshman PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
P. LaPalme P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 2 |
Batting
HR: V. Power
RBI: V. Power 2, E. Slaughter
Batting
2B: J. Delsing, S. Lollar, M. Minoso
3B: N. Fox
RBI: L. Doby, W. Dropo 2, S. Lollar
Baserunning
SB: J. Rivera
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Kretlow | 4.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5.79 |
J. Crimian | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
T. Herriage (L) | 3.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 |
| Totals | 9.1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. McDonald | 6.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4.26 |
J. Wilson | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
E. Kinder | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
P. LaPalme (W) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 10.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Power 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | 1.000 |
A. Pilarcik CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
L. Skizas LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
H. Simpson RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .400 | .400 |
E. Robinson 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
H. Lopez 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
J. Ginsberg C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
J. Demaestri SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
L. Kretlow P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
J. Crimian P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
E. Slaughter PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
T. Herriage P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 36 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Batting
HR: V. Power
RBI: V. Power 2, E. Slaughter
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Kretlow | 4.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5.79 |
J. Crimian | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
T. Herriage (L) | 3.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 |
| Totals | 9.1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Rivera RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .167 | .000 |
N. Fox 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .833 | 1.250 |
L. Doby CF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
S. Lollar C | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .600 | .667 | .800 |
W. Dropo 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .167 | .200 |
M. Minoso LF-3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .600 | .667 |
F. Hatfield 3B-SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .500 | .800 | .500 |
L. Aparicio SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
R. Northey PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
S. Esposito SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
D. Donovan PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1.000 | - |
B. Phillips LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
J. McDonald P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
J. Wilson P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
J. Delsing PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
E. Kinder P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
J. Harshman PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
P. LaPalme P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 2 |
Batting
2B: J. Delsing, S. Lollar, M. Minoso
3B: N. Fox
RBI: L. Doby, W. Dropo 2, S. Lollar
Baserunning
SB: J. Rivera
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. McDonald | 6.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4.26 |
J. Wilson | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
E. Kinder | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
P. LaPalme (W) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 10.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
