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Chicago White Sox @ 
Kansas City Athletics
1956-04-22 · Day game · Municipal Stadium · Att: 16957 · 2:37
Chicago White Sox defeated Kansas City Athletics 3–0. Chicago White Sox put up 2 in the 8th. Billy Pierce earned the win. Nellie Fox went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | |
| KC1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
W: Billy Pierce L: Alex Kellner SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Charlie Berry · 1B: Jim Honochick · 2B: Larry Napp · 3B: Frank Umont · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago White Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bubba Phillips | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Nellie Fox | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Minnie Minoso | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Larry Doby | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 George Kell | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Sherm Lollar | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Sammy Esposito | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Luis Aparicio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Pierce | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Nieman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jim Brideweser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Walt Dropo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vic Power | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Spook Jacobs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Johnny Groth | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Harry Simpson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Gus Zernial | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hector Lopez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Joe DeMaestri | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Astroth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Kellner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Baxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Enos Slaughter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Finigan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Chicago White Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Pierce | 9.0 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Kansas City Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Kellner | 9.0 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bubba Phillips: K
- Nellie Fox: HP
- Minnie Minoso: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 1
- Vic Power: S9
- Spook Jacobs: 34/SH.1-2
- Johnny Groth: K
- Harry Simpson: K
Top 2
- Larry Doby: S6
- George Kell: PO1(134)
- George Kell: W
- Sherm Lollar: S8.1-2
- Sammy Esposito: 9
- Luis Aparicio: 5(2)/FO
Bot 2
- Gus Zernial: 9
- Hector Lopez: K
- Joe DeMaestri: 9
Top 3
- Billy Pierce: 63
- Bubba Phillips: D7
- Nellie Fox: 3/G
- Minnie Minoso: 63
Bot 3
- Joe Astroth: 9
- Alex Kellner: 53
- Vic Power: 8
Top 4
- Larry Doby: 5/FL
- George Kell: 7
- Sherm Lollar: K/C
Bot 4
- Spook Jacobs: 9/FL
- Johnny Groth: 63
- Harry Simpson: 43
Top 5
- Sammy Esposito: 63
- Luis Aparicio: 63
- Billy Pierce: S8
- Bubba Phillips: D7.1XH(762)
Bot 5
- Gus Zernial: K/C
- Hector Lopez: W
- Joe DeMaestri: 6
- Joe Astroth: 8
Top 6
- Nellie Fox: 43
- Minnie Minoso: 8/L
- Larry Doby: 43
Bot 6
- Alex Kellner: 9
- Vic Power: S7
- Spook Jacobs: W.1-2
- Johnny Groth: 8(B)424(2)/DP
Top 7
- George Kell: S8
- Sherm Lollar: 3/FL/BP
- Sammy Esposito: 23/SH.1-2
- Bob Nieman: IW
- Billy Pierce: 13
Bot 7
- Harry Simpson: 43
- Gus Zernial: 43
- Hector Lopez: K/C
Top 8
- Bubba Phillips: 9/L
- Nellie Fox: HR/9
- Minnie Minoso: W
- Larry Doby: S8.1-3
- Jim Brideweser: FC.1-2;3-H
- Sherm Lollar: 54(1)3/GDP
Bot 8
- Mike Baxes: W
- Enos Slaughter: S9.1-2
- Alex Kellner: 14/SH.1-2;2-3
- Vic Power: 2/FL
- Jim Finigan: K
Top 9
- Sammy Esposito: D9
- Walt Dropo: 53/SH.2-3
- Billy Pierce: S9.3-H
- Bubba Phillips: 64(1)/FO
- Nellie Fox: S4.1-2
- Minnie Minoso: 54(1)/FO
Bot 9
- Johnny Groth: 63
- Harry Simpson: K/C
- Gus Zernial: 2/FL