Chicago White Sox vs Washington Senators
August 29, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 29, 1956 at Griffith Stadium. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 9, Washington Senators 7

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Aparicio ss 5 1 0 0
Fox 2b 5 2 4 0
Doby cf 4 0 1 1
Minoso lf 3 2 3 1
  Delsing lf 1 0 0 0
Lollar c 4 2 0 0
Dropo 1b 4 2 3 1
Phillips rf 5 0 2 2
Hatfield 3b 2 0 0 0
Wilson p 4 0 1 1
  Kinder p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 14 6
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 5 0 1 1
Herzog cf 5 1 1 0
Runnels 1b 4 1 2 0
Sievers lf 4 0 0 1
Courtney c 3 2 0 0
Plews 2b 4 0 1 1
Oravetz rf 4 1 2 2
Valdivielso ss 3 0 0 0
  Lemon ph 1 1 1 1
Wiesler p 0 0 0 0
  Stobbs ph 1 0 0 0
  Griggs p 0 0 0 0
  Olson ph 1 0 0 0
  Grob p 0 0 0 0
  Berberet ph 1 0 0 0
  Chakales p 0 0 0 0
  Fitz Gerald ph 1 1 1 1
Totals 37 7 9 7
Chicago 004 020 1119142
Washington 000 000 106792
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  W(12-12) 8.2 7 6 5 1 4
  Kinder  SV(2) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
7
6
1
4
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Wiesler  L(3-10) 3.0 5 4 4 5 1
  Griggs   3.0 4 2 0 1 1
  Grob   2.0 4 2 1 1 1
  Chakales   1.0 1 1 1 2 0
Totals
9.0
14
9
6
9
3

  E–Delsing (1), Dropo (5), Yost 2 (17).  DP–Washington 3. Wiesler-Courtney-Runnels, Valdivielso-Plews-Runnels, Courtney-Valdivielso-Runnels.  2B–Chicago Phillips (4,off Wiesler); Wilson (2,off Griggs); Dropo (11,off Grob); Fox (18,off Grob); Doby (19,off Grob), Washington Runnels (20,off Wilson); Fitz Gerald (5,off Kinder).  3B–Chicago Minoso (7,off Wiesler), Washington Plews (2,off Wilson); Lemon (9,off Wilson).  SH–Dropo (5,off Griggs); Hatfield (1,off Grob).  SF–Wilson (1,off Griggs).  IBB–Hatfield (3,by Griggs).  Team LOB–13.  Team–4.  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–Bill Summers, 3B–Bill McKinley.  T–2:27.  A–1,373.
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