Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Athletics
August 15, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 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."

"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 10, Kansas City Athletics 0

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Aparicio ss 5 1 2 0
Fox 2b 4 2 2 0
Doby cf 5 1 1 0
  Delsing cf 0 0 0 0
Minoso lf 4 3 3 4
Philley rf 5 0 0 0
Lollar c 4 1 2 3
  Moss c 0 0 0 0
Dropo 1b 5 1 2 1
Hatfield 3b 1 0 1 0
  Esposito pr,3b 4 1 2 2
Donovan p 4 0 0 0
Totals 41 10 15 10
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Power 2b 4 0 0 0
Slaughter lf 3 0 0 0
Robinson 1b 4 0 0 0
Simpson rf 4 0 0 0
Lopez ss,3b 3 0 0 0
Thompson c 2 0 0 0
Pilarcik cf 3 0 1 0
Boyer 3b 0 0 0 0
  DeMaestri ss 3 0 0 0
Burnette p 2 0 1 0
  McMahan p 0 0 0 0
  Finigan ph 1 0 0 0
  Herriage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 2 0
Chicago 300 100 32110151
Kansas City 000 000 000022
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Donovan  W(6-7) 9.0 2 0 0 2 4
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
2
4
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Burnette  L(2-5) 7.1 13 9 9 0 2
  McMahan   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Herriage   1.0 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
15
10
10
1
4

  E–Dropo (3), Robinson (7), DeMaestri (18).  DP–Chicago 1. Aparicio-Fox-Dropo.  2B–Chicago Lollar (23,off Burnette); Hatfield (7,off Burnette); Esposito (5,off Burnette).  HR–Chicago Minoso (10,7th inning off Burnette 2 on 2 out); Lollar (9,8th inning off Burnette 0 on 0 out); Esposito (2,8th inning off Burnette 0 on 1 out).  SH–Fox (7,off Burnette).  HBP–Minoso (19,by Burnette).  Team LOB–7.  Team–4.  SB–Minoso (4,2nd base off Burnette/Thompson).  CS–Aparicio (3,2nd base by Burnette/Thompson).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Joe Paparella, 3B–Eddie Hurley.  T–2:28.  A–14,241.
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