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August 7, 1956

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Athletics 4 7 1
White Sox 3 7 0
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Athletics 4 7 1
White Sox 3 7 0

Larry Doby Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .269
OBP .333 .400
At Bats 3 305
Hits 1 82
• Singles 0 54
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 1 2
• Home Runs 0 14
Walks 0 68
RBI’s 2 68

Bobby Shantz Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 4 7
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Comiskey Park - August 7, 1956
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Out
Bobby Shantz
Tim Thompson
Vic Power
Clete Boyer
Hector Lopez
Joe DeMaestri
Lou Skizas
Al Pilarcik
Harry Simpson
Larry Doby
Luis Aparicio
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Doby hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fox for the out. Aparicio moves to second.
Bottom 7 Aparicio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Clete Boyer now playing second base. Vic Power now playing first base. Dave Philley pinch hits for Gerry Staley. Philley is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Esposito fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Sammy Esposito now playing third base. DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Esposito fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Sammy Esposito pinch hits for Fred Hatfield. Esposito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Moss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lopez. Rivera scores. Moss moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Rivera hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson. Rivera reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lopez hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Staley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Simpson scores.
Top 6 Simpson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Doby who is chasing the ball. Simpson reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 5 Doby strikes out.
Bottom 5 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Pilarcik hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Staley hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hatfield hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Moss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rivera moves to second.
Bottom 4 Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shantz fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Bobby Shantz now pitching. Dropo is hit by the pitch.
Top 4 Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Alex Kellner. Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Gerry Staley now pitching. DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to home to get Robinson. Lopez moves to third. Thompson moves to second.
Top 4 Thompson is hit by the pitch. Lopez moves to second.
Top 4 Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Simpson scores. Robinson moves to third.
Top 4 Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Simpson moves to second.
Top 4 Simpson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Skizas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Minoso hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Doby hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson who is chasing the ball. Doby reaches third base with a triple. Aparicio scores. Fox goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Fox is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 3 Aparicio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skizas. Aparicio reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Keegan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hatfield strikes out.
Top 3 Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops it up and throws to first, with Keegan covering, for the out.
Top 3 Power hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kellner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Moss hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Rivera. The throw from Thompson and he is out, DeMaestri applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Rivera hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Dropo strikes out.
Top 2 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Keegan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Minoso hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Doby hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Fox takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Robinson hits a line drive into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Simpson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pilarcik scores.
Top 1 Skizas hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There goes Pilarcik. The throw from Moss and he is safe. Pilarcik steals second.
Top 1 Pilarcik hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Power hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.