Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Athletics
September 30, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 30, 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."

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Chicago White Sox 6, Kansas City Athletics 7

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Aparicio ss 4 1 0 1
Fox 2b 3 0 1 2
  Hatfield 3b 0 0 0 0
Phillips cf 5 0 2 0
Jackson 1b 4 0 0 0
  Minoso ph 1 0 0 0
Rivera rf 4 2 2 0
Moss c 2 2 0 0
  Lollar c 0 0 0 0
Esposito 3b,2b 3 1 1 2
Delsing lf 3 0 1 0
Derrington p 2 0 1 0
  Doby ph 1 0 0 0
  Marlowe p 0 0 0 0
  Northey ph 1 0 0 0
  Harshman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 8 5
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Power 2b 4 2 2 2
  Finigan 2b 1 0 0 0
Lopez 3b 3 1 2 0
  Boyer 3b 1 0 1 0
Skizas lf 5 1 3 1
Smith c 3 1 2 2
  Thompson c 2 0 0 0
Groth rf 2 0 1 0
Pless 1b 4 0 0 0
Pisoni cf 3 1 1 1
DeMaestri ss 1 1 0 0
  Baxes ss 1 0 1 0
Brunet p 0 0 0 0
  Harrington p 3 0 0 0
  Crimian p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 13 6
Chicago 030 000 120681
Kansas City 210 003 10x7132
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Derrington  L(0-1) 6.0 9 6 5 6 3
  Marlowe   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Harshman   1.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
13
7
6
8
4
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Brunet   1.2 2 3 2 4 3
  Harrington  W(2-2) 5.2 6 3 3 2 1
  Crimian   1.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
6
5
7
4

  E–Esposito (6), Smith (5), Pisoni (1).  DP–Chicago 2. Esposito-Fox-Jackson, Esposito-Fox-Jackson, Kansas City 1. Pless-DeMaestri-Pless.  2B–Chicago Delsing (3,off Harrington); Fox (20,off Harrington); Rivera (23,off Harrington); Esposito (8,off Harrington), Kansas City Smith 2 (23,off Derrington 2).  3B–Kansas City Baxes (1,off Marlowe).  HR–Kansas City Power (14,6th inning off Derrington 1 on 1 out); Skizas (11,6th inning off Derrington 0 on 2 out); Pisoni (2,7th inning off Marlowe 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Harrington (2,off Derrington).  Team–11.  SB–Aparicio (22,2nd base off Harrington/Thompson); Groth (1,2nd base off Derrington/Moss).  U-HP–Frank Tabacchi, 1B–Ed Runge, 2B–Eddie Rommel, 3B–Johnny Stevens.  T–2:29.  A–13,171.
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