Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Athletics
April 21, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1956 at Municipal Stadium. The Kansas City Athletics defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Chicago White Sox 1, Kansas City Athletics 15

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Rivera rf 4 0 0 0
Fox 2b 4 0 0 0
Minoso lf 3 0 0 0
Doby cf 1 0 0 0
  Phillips pr,cf 1 0 0 0
Lollar c 1 0 0 0
  Battey c 3 1 1 0
Kennedy 3b 0 0 0 0
  Esposito 3b 3 0 0 0
Dropo 1b 2 0 0 0
Aparicio ss 3 0 0 0
Consuegra p 0 0 0 0
  Fischer p 0 0 0 0
  Byrd p 0 0 0 0
  Martin p 2 0 0 0
  Johnson p 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 1 0
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Power 1b 4 1 2 4
  Pless 1b 1 0 0 0
Jacobs 2b 5 2 3 2
Slaughter rf 2 2 1 1
  Renna rf 2 0 0 0
Simpson cf 4 1 2 3
  Groth cf 2 0 1 0
Zernial lf 2 1 1 1
  Melton lf 1 0 0 0
Ginsberg c 5 1 2 1
  Thompson c 0 0 0 0
Finigan 3b 1 0 1 0
  Lopez pr,3b 4 3 2 2
DeMaestri ss 5 3 3 1
  Baxes ss 0 0 0 0
Ditmar p 4 1 2 0
Totals 42 15 20 15
Chicago 000 100 000110
Kansas City 0131 010 00x15203
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Consuegra  L(0-1) 1.2 6 6 6 2 0
  Fischer   0.0 4 4 4 0 0
  Byrd   0.0 4 3 3 1 0
  Martin   3.1 5 2 2 1 2
  Johnson   3.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
20
15
15
4
3
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Ditmar  W(1-0) 9.0 1 1 0 5 3
Totals
9.0
1
1
0
5
3

  E–Jacobs 2 (2), DeMaestri (2), Jacobs 2 (2), DeMaestri (2).  DP–Chicago 2. DeMaestri-Jacobs-Power, Lopez-Jacobs-Pless, Kansas City 2. DeMaestri-Jacobs-Power, Lopez-Jacobs-Pless.  PB–Ginsberg (1); Ginsberg (1).  2B–Kansas City DeMaestri 2 (3,off Consuegra,off Martin); Power (1,off Byrd); Groth (1,off Johnson)..  3B–Kansas City Lopez (1,off Fischer).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Ditmar (1,off Martin).  SF–Power (1,off Martin).  HBP–Zernial (1,by Consuegra).  Team–10.  SB–Jacobs (1,2nd base off Consuegra/Lollar); Jacobs (1,2nd base off Consuegra/Lollar).  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–2:20.  A–15,608.
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