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Chicago White Sox @ Kansas City Athletics

1956-09-29 · Night game · Municipal Stadium · Att: 12198 · 2:26

Chicago White Sox defeated Kansas City Athletics 5–1. Chicago White Sox put up 3 in the 9th. Dick Donovan earned the win. Larry Doby went 4-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Dick Donovan L: Glenn Cox SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Johnny Stevens · 1B: Frank Tabacchi · 2B: Ed Runge · 3B: Eddie Rommel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jim Rivera	5	0	0	0	0	0
Nellie Fox	1	3	0	0	4	0
Larry Doby	4	1	4	3	1	0
Minnie Minoso	4	0	1	1	0	2
Dave Philley	2	0	0	0	1	0
Sherm Lollar	3	0	0	0	1	1
Fred Hatfield	4	0	0	0	0	0
Luis Aparicio	3	1	0	0	1	1
Dick Donovan	2	0	0	0	1	0
Ron Northey	1	0	1	1	0	0
Ron Jackson	1	0	0	0	0	1

Kansas City Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Vic Power	4	0	1	0	0	0
Hector Lopez	3	1	1	0	0	1
Lou Skizas	4	0	1	0	0	0
Hal Smith	4	0	1	1	0	0
Eddie Robinson	3	0	1	0	1	1
Al Pilarcik	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Pisoni	4	0	1	0	0	1
Joe DeMaestri	3	0	1	0	1	0
Glenn Cox	3	0	0	0	0	2

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Donovan	9.0	7	2	5

Kansas City Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Glenn Cox	9.0	6	9	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jim Rivera: 8
Nellie Fox: W
Larry Doby: S9.1-3
Minnie Minoso: K
Dave Philley: W.1-2
Sherm Lollar: 5

Bot 1

Vic Power: 63
Hector Lopez: 8
Lou Skizas: 53

Top 2

Fred Hatfield: 7
Luis Aparicio: K
Dick Donovan: W
Jim Rivera: 7/7D

Bot 2

Hal Smith: 53
Eddie Robinson: S8
Al Pilarcik: 7
Jim Pisoni: 54(1)/FO

Top 3

Nellie Fox: 7
Larry Doby: W
Minnie Minoso: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Joe DeMaestri: 43
Glenn Cox: K/C
Vic Power: 13/BG

Top 4

Dave Philley: 3/G
Sherm Lollar: 43
Fred Hatfield: 7

Bot 4

Hector Lopez: K
Lou Skizas: 9
Hal Smith: 13

Top 5

Luis Aparicio: 23
Dick Donovan: 3/G
Jim Rivera: 3/G

Bot 5

Eddie Robinson: E3
Al Pilarcik: 36(1)/FO
Jim Pisoni: 63.1-2
Joe DeMaestri: IW
Glenn Cox: K

Top 6

Nellie Fox: W
Larry Doby: D8.1-3
Minnie Minoso: 8/SF.2-3;3-H
Dave Philley: 43
Sherm Lollar: W
Fred Hatfield: 8

Bot 6

Vic Power: 8
Hector Lopez: S7
Lou Skizas: S9.1-2
Hal Smith: S9.2-H;1X3(925)
Eddie Robinson: K

Top 7

Luis Aparicio: 7/L
Dick Donovan: 3/G
Jim Rivera: 9/L

Bot 7

Al Pilarcik: 43
Jim Pisoni: S8
Joe DeMaestri: S3.1-3
Glenn Cox: 6(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Nellie Fox: W
Larry Doby: S9.1-3
Minnie Minoso: K
Ron Northey: S9.1-3;3-H
Sherm Lollar: SB2
Sherm Lollar: K
Fred Hatfield: 63

Bot 8

Vic Power: S6
Hector Lopez: 3/G/SH.1-2
Lou Skizas: 3/G.2-3
Hal Smith: 3/FL

Top 9

Luis Aparicio: W
Dick Donovan: 24/SH.1-2
Jim Rivera: 8
Nellie Fox: W
Larry Doby: HR/7.2-H;1-H
Minnie Minoso: S4/BG
Ron Jackson: K

Bot 9

Eddie Robinson: W
Al Pilarcik: 6
Jim Pisoni: K
Joe DeMaestri: 64(1)/FO