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Chicago White Sox @ Kansas City Athletics

1956-08-15 · Night game · Municipal Stadium · Att: 14241 · 2:28

Chicago White Sox defeated Kansas City Athletics 10–0. Chicago White Sox put up 3 in the 1st. Dick Donovan earned the win. Minnie Minoso went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHA	3	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	1	10	15
KC1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2

W: Dick Donovan L: Wally Burnette SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Nestor Chylak · 1B: Hank Soar · 2B: Joe Paparella · 3B: Eddie Hurley · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Luis Aparicio	5	1	2	0	0	1
Nellie Fox	4	2	2	0	0	0
Larry Doby	5	1	1	0	0	2
Minnie Minoso	4	3	3	4	0	0
Dave Philley	5	0	0	0	0	1
Sherm Lollar	4	1	2	3	1	0
Walt Dropo	5	1	2	1	0	0
Fred Hatfield	1	0	1	0	0	0
Dick Donovan	4	0	0	0	0	0
Sammy Esposito	4	1	2	2	0	0

Kansas City Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Vic Power	4	0	0	0
Enos Slaughter	3	0	1	0
Eddie Robinson	4	0	0	0
Harry Simpson	4	0	0	2
Hector Lopez	3	0	0	1
Tim Thompson	2	0	1	0
Al Pilarcik	3	1	0	0
Joe DeMaestri	3	0	0	1
Wally Burnette	2	1	0	0
Jim Finigan	1	0	0	0

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Donovan	9.0	2	2	4

Kansas City Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Wally Burnette	7.1	13	0	2
Jack McMahan	0.2	0	0	0
Troy Herriage	1.0	2	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Luis Aparicio: S9
Nellie Fox: S1.1-2
Larry Doby: K
Minnie Minoso: S7.1-3(E3);2-H
Dave Philley: 3/G.1-2
Sherm Lollar: D7.2-H;3-H
Walt Dropo: 53

Bot 1

Vic Power: 2/FL
Enos Slaughter: 63
Eddie Robinson: 43

Top 2

Fred Hatfield: D9
Dick Donovan: 9.2-3
Luis Aparicio: FC6.3XH(62)
Nellie Fox: CS2(26)

Bot 2

Harry Simpson: K
Hector Lopez: K
Tim Thompson: W
Al Pilarcik: 3/G

Top 3

Nellie Fox: 3/G
Larry Doby: 43
Minnie Minoso: 63

Bot 3

Joe DeMaestri: 8
Wally Burnette: 63
Vic Power: 13/BG

Top 4

Dave Philley: 43
Sherm Lollar: 6/L
Walt Dropo: S8
Sammy Esposito: BK.1-2
Sammy Esposito: D7.2-H
Dick Donovan: 8

Bot 4

Enos Slaughter: 8
Eddie Robinson: 6/L
Harry Simpson: 4E3
Hector Lopez: 9

Top 5

Luis Aparicio: S7
Nellie Fox: 53/SH.1-2
Larry Doby: 43.2-3
Minnie Minoso: HP
Dave Philley: SB2
Dave Philley: 8

Bot 5

Tim Thompson: 3/G
Al Pilarcik: 9
Joe DeMaestri: K

Top 6

Sherm Lollar: 7
Walt Dropo: 53
Sammy Esposito: 6

Bot 6

Wally Burnette: S8
Vic Power: 8/8D
Enos Slaughter: 46(1)/FO
Eddie Robinson: 43

Top 7

Dick Donovan: 3/G
Luis Aparicio: K
Nellie Fox: S9
Larry Doby: S9.1-3
Minnie Minoso: HR/7.3-H;1-H
Dave Philley: 43

Bot 7

Harry Simpson: K
Hector Lopez: 8
Tim Thompson: 3/G

Top 8

Sherm Lollar: HR/7
Walt Dropo: 8
Sammy Esposito: HR/7
Dick Donovan: 8
Luis Aparicio: E6
Nellie Fox: 43

Bot 8

Al Pilarcik: S9
Joe DeMaestri: 64(1)3/GDP
Jim Finigan: 63

Top 9

Larry Doby: K
Minnie Minoso: S7
Dave Philley: K/C
Sherm Lollar: W.1-2
Walt Dropo: S8.1-2;2-H
Sammy Esposito: 9

Bot 9

Vic Power: 13
Enos Slaughter: W
Eddie Robinson: 9/9D
Harry Simpson: 7