Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Athletics
May 29, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 29, 1956 at Municipal Stadium. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Kansas City Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 7, Kansas City Athletics 4

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Hatfield 3b 6 0 2 1
Fox 2b 7 2 1 0
Doby cf 2 1 1 0
Philley 1b,lf 5 0 2 1
Rivera rf 4 1 1 1
Delsing lf 4 0 0 0
  Dropo 1b 2 1 0 0
Moss c 5 1 1 1
  Donovan ph 0 0 0 0
  Lollar c 0 0 0 0
Aparicio ss 4 0 0 0
  Minoso ph 1 0 0 0
  Esposito ss 0 0 0 1
Pollet p 4 1 2 0
  Consuegra p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson p 2 0 0 0
Totals 46 7 10 5
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Finigan 2b 6 0 0 0
Lopez 3b 5 0 0 0
Slaughter rf 4 2 2 1
Simpson 1b,cf 4 1 0 0
Zernial lf 4 0 0 0
Thompson c 5 1 2 0
Groth cf 2 0 1 1
  Power ph 1 0 1 1
  Jacobs pr 0 0 0 0
  Pless 1b 1 0 0 0
DeMaestri ss 3 0 0 0
  Ginsberg ph 1 0 1 1
  Burtschy p 0 0 0 0
  Lasorda p 0 0 0 0
  Boyer ph 1 0 0 0
Gorman p 2 0 0 0
  Renna ph 1 0 0 0
  Crimian p 0 0 0 0
  Baxes ph,ss 2 0 1 0
Totals 42 4 8 4
Chicago 010 020 100 0037100
Kansas City 010 100 002 000483
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Pollet   8.0 5 4 4 3 2
  Consuegra   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Wilson  W(6-2) 3.1 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
12.0
8
4
4
4
2
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Gorman   8.0 9 4 2 3 5
  Crimian   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Burtschy  L(3-1) 2.1 0 3 1 5 0
  Lasorda   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
12.0
10
7
3
9
7

  E–Finigan (4), Lopez (5), Zernial (1).  DP–Chicago 2. Philley-Aparicio-Philley, Hatfield-Fox-Dropo, Kansas City 2. Simpson-DeMaestri-Simpson, DeMaestri-Finigan-Simpson.  2B–Kansas City Thompson (4,off Pollet); Groth (4,off Pollet).  HR–Chicago Moss (1,2nd inning off Gorman 0 on 0 out), Kansas City Slaughter (2,4th inning off Pollet 0 on 0 out).  SH–Philley (1,off Burtschy).  IBB–Rivera (1,by Burtschy); Donovan (1,by Burtschy)..  Team LOB–13.  Team–6.  U-HP–Eddie Rommel, 1B–Frank Tabacchi, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Ed Runge.
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