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July 4, 1956

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Athletics	0	1	1
White Sox	3	2	0

Top 2	R	H	E
Athletics	0	1	1
White Sox	3	2	0

Johnny Groth Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.233
OBP	.000	.324
At Bats	0	150
Hits	0	35
• Singles	0	18
• Doubles	0	10
• Triples	0	3
• Home Runs	0	4
Walks	0	21
RBI’s	0	25

Billy Pierce Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
12	2	0

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Comiskey Park - July 4, 1956

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Out

Billy Pierce

Sherm Lollar

Walt Dropo

Nellie Fox

Sammy Esposito

Luis Aparicio

Minnie Minoso

Larry Doby

Jim Rivera

Johnny Groth

Hector Lopez

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pierce fields it and throws to first for the out. Lopez moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Ginsberg strikes out.

Top 2 Lopez takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Aparicio hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Tom Lasorda now pitching. Esposito hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Dropo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Minoso scores. Doby moves to second. That run is unearned.

Bottom 1 Doby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fox scores. Minoso moves to second.

Bottom 1 Lollar hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rivera tags and scores.

Bottom 1 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri misplays the ball. That's an error on DeMaestri. Rivera moves to third. Fox moves to second.

Bottom 1 Fox takes first base on ball four. Rivera moves to second.

Bottom 1 Rivera takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pierce fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Finigan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Finigan reaches second base with a double.

Top 1 Power hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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