Kansas City Athletics vs Chicago White Sox
April 20, 1957 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1957 at Comiskey Park I. 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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Kansas City Athletics 7, Chicago White Sox 11

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Graff 2b 3 1 0 0
Lopez 3b 4 1 1 0
Zernial lf 4 1 2 1
  Groth pr 0 0 0 0
Simpson 1b 5 1 2 2
Skizas rf 4 2 2 2
Cerv cf 4 0 2 2
  Portocarrero p 0 0 0 0
Smith c 3 0 1 0
  Thompson c 1 0 0 0
Host p 2 0 0 0
  Trucks p 1 0 1 0
  Gorman p 0 0 0 0
  Duren p 0 0 0 0
  McDermott ph 1 0 0 0
  Pisoni cf 0 0 0 0
DeMaestri ss 1 1 1 0
  Hunter ss 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 12 7
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Aparicio ss 4 1 2 1
Fox 2b 4 2 3 1
Minoso lf 4 2 2 2
Lollar c 3 2 2 5
Doby cf 5 0 1 1
Landis rf 3 1 2 0
Rivera 1b 4 1 1 0
Phillips 3b 3 0 0 0
  Hatfield ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Donovan p 0 0 0 0
  McDonald p 0 0 0 0
  Dropo ph 1 0 1 1
  Powell pr 0 1 0 0
  Staley p 0 1 0 0
  Northey ph 1 0 0 0
  Howell p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 11 14 11
Kansas City 420 010 0007121
Chicago 030 303 20x11141
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Host   2.0 6 3 3 1 1
  Trucks   3.1 5 4 4 3 2
  Gorman  L (0-1) 0.0 2 2 2 1 0
  Duren   1.2 1 2 2 2 2
  Portocarrero   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
14
11
11
8
5
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Donovan   0.1 5 4 4 0 0
  McDonald   1.2 2 2 0 0 0
  Staley   3.0 2 1 1 1 3
  Howell  W (1-0) 4.0 3 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
7
5
2
4

  E–Hunter (1), McDonald (1).  DP–Kansas City 2. Graff-DeMaestri-Simpson, Portocarrero-Hunter-Simpson, Chicago 1. Hatfield-Fox-Rivera.  PB–Smith (2).  2B–Kansas City Skizas (2,off Donovan); Simpson (1,off McDonald); Zernial (1,off Howell)., Chicago Minoso (1,off Trucks); Fox (1,off Trucks); Lollar (1,off Gorman)..  3B–Chicago Landis (1,off Trucks).  HR–Kansas City Skizas (1,5th inning off Staley 0 on 1 out), Chicago Lollar (2,4th inning off Trucks 1 on 2 out).  SH–Graff (2,off McDonald); Lopez (1,off McDonald).  SF–Zernial (1,off McDonald); Lollar (1,off Duren).  Team LOB–6.  Team–9.  CS–Smith (1,2nd base by Staley/Lollar).  SB–Aparicio (2,2nd base off Duren/Thompson).  U-HP–Frank Tabacchi, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Bill McKinley, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–3:15.  A–7,795.
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