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Chicago White Sox @ Washington Senators

1956-06-06 · Night game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 3616 · 2:49

Washington Senators defeated Chicago White Sox 12–7. Washington Senators put up 6 in the 5th. Connie Grob earned the win and Bob Chakales picked up the save. Whitey Herzog went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHA	3	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	7	11
WS1	0	1	2	3	6	0	0	0		12	15

W: Connie Grob L: Dixie Howell SV: Bob Chakales

Umpires — HP: Bill McKinley · 1B: Red Flaherty · 2B: John Rice · 3B: Bill Summers · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sammy Esposito	4	1	1	0	1	0
Nellie Fox	5	3	3	0	0	0
Minnie Minoso	0	1	0	0	0	0
Dave Philley	4	1	2	1	1	0
Larry Doby	5	0	2	1	0	1
Walt Dropo	3	0	1	2	2	0
Les Moss	4	0	1	0	1	0
Luis Aparicio	4	0	0	0	0	1
Gerry Staley	2	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Rivera	4	1	1	3	0	0
Morrie Martin	2	0	0	0	0	1
Fred Hatfield	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jim Delsing	1	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Yost	4	2	2	2	0	0
Whitey Herzog	5	2	2	3	0	1
Pete Runnels	5	0	2	2	0	0
Carlos Paula	5	1	1	1	0	1
Karl Olson	4	1	1	0	1	0
Jim Lemon	3	2	1	0	2	1
Lou Berberet	5	1	3	1	0	0
Lyle Luttrell	3	1	0	0	0	0
Connie Grob	3	2	3	3	0	0
Bob Chakales	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Gerry Staley	2.2	4	2	0
Dixie Howell	1.1	5	1	0
Sandy Consuegra	0.0	3	0	0
Morrie Martin	4.0	3	0	3

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Wiesler	0.1	3	2	0
Connie Grob	5.1	7	2	3
Bob Chakales	3.1	1	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sammy Esposito: 8
Nellie Fox: D9
Minnie Minoso: HP
Dave Philley: W.2-3;1-2
Larry Doby: S4.3-H;2-3;1-2
Walt Dropo: S9.3-H;2-H;1-3
Les Moss: W.1-2
Luis Aparicio: 6/L
Gerry Staley: 5/L

Bot 1

Eddie Yost: E5/G.B-1
Whitey Herzog: 46(1)/FO
Pete Runnels: 7/FL
Carlos Paula: 43

Top 2

Sammy Esposito: W
Nellie Fox: 3/G.1-2
Jim Rivera: 8.2-3
Dave Philley: 3/G

Bot 2

Karl Olson: 53
Jim Lemon: W
Lou Berberet: S8.1-2
Lyle Luttrell: 3/P
Connie Grob: S8.2-H;1-2
Eddie Yost: 9

Top 3

Larry Doby: 8
Walt Dropo: W
Les Moss: S8.1-2
Luis Aparicio: K
Gerry Staley: K

Bot 3

Whitey Herzog: HR/9
Pete Runnels: 13
Carlos Paula: HR/7
Karl Olson: 9
Jim Lemon: W
Lou Berberet: CS2(26)

Top 4

Sammy Esposito: S9
Nellie Fox: D9.1-3
Jim Rivera: 43.3-H;2-3
Dave Philley: 43
Larry Doby: K

Bot 4

Lou Berberet: S8
Lyle Luttrell: 64(1)3/GDP
Connie Grob: S7
Eddie Yost: HP.1-2
Whitey Herzog: D/78.2-H;1-H
Pete Runnels: D7.2-H
Carlos Paula: 63

Top 5

Walt Dropo: 53
Les Moss: 53
Luis Aparicio: 4/L

Bot 5

Karl Olson: W
Jim Lemon: S6.1-3
Lou Berberet: S8.3-H;1-2
Lyle Luttrell: E1/SH.2-3;1-2
Connie Grob: D8.3-H;2-H;1-3
Eddie Yost: S8.3-H(UR);2-H;B-2(TH)
Whitey Herzog: 7
Pete Runnels: S9.2-H
Carlos Paula: K/C
Karl Olson: WP.1-2
Karl Olson: 163

Top 6

Morrie Martin: 43
Sammy Esposito: 6/L
Nellie Fox: S4
Jim Rivera: HR/8.1-H
Dave Philley: S8
Larry Doby: D/89.1-3
Walt Dropo: 13

Bot 6

Jim Lemon: K23
Lou Berberet: 43
Lyle Luttrell: 3/FL

Top 7

Les Moss: 7
Luis Aparicio: 9
Morrie Martin: K

Bot 7

Bob Chakales: 4/FL
Eddie Yost: S7
Whitey Herzog: K
Pete Runnels: 7

Top 8

Sammy Esposito: 53
Nellie Fox: E3.B-2
Jim Rivera: 43.2-3
Dave Philley: S7.3-H(UR)
Larry Doby: 8/L

Bot 8

Carlos Paula: 8
Karl Olson: S8
Jim Lemon: 8
Lou Berberet: 7

Top 9

Walt Dropo: W
Les Moss: 64(1)3/GDP
Fred Hatfield: W
Jim Delsing: 3/G