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Saturday, September 17, 1955,
, Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 31,587, Time of Game: 3:08
White Sox
12
87-61
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Athletics
8
62-85
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Billy Pierce (14-9)
L: Ray Herbert (1-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  4   0  0  2   1  1  0   4   12 12  1
Athletics       1  1  1   3  0  0   1  0  1   0    8 19  1

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Chico Carrasquel SS 3 1 0 1 1 0 .259 .689 -0.009 1.88 0.141 -0.150 -0.8 2 3 SF,GDP
Nellie Fox 2B 5 2 2 1 0 0 .303 .753 0.177 1.31 0.217 -0.040 1.1 4 3
Minnie Minoso LF 2 2 0 0 1 0 .283 .790 0.038 1.62 0.095 -0.057 0.2 2 3 HBP,SH
Walt Dropo 1B 4 1 2 3 1 0 .284 .801 0.408 2.08 0.484 -0.075 2.5 9 0 HR,2B,IW
   Bobby Adams PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .251 .731 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Ed White RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jim Rivera RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 .266 .755 0.185 1.03 0.269 -0.084 1.1 1 0 HR,CS
   George Kell PH-1B 0 1 0 1 1 0 .306 .808 0.185 5.96 0.185 0.000 1.0 1 0
Bob Kennedy 3B 5 0 1 2 0 1 .264 .732 0.007 0.89 0.077 -0.070 1.0 1 1
Sherm Lollar C 5 1 2 1 0 0 .257 .785 0.002 0.67 0.098 -0.096 0.6 7 0 2B
Jim Busby CF 5 2 2 0 0 0 .240 .632 0.145 0.87 0.174 -0.029 0.1 3 0 2B,GDP
Bob Keegan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .702 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dixie Howell P 1 0 1 0 0 0 .381 .762 0.089 2.29 0.089 0.000 0.8 0 2
   Jack Harshman P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .196 .620 -0.052 1.15 0.000 -0.052 -0.5 0 2
   Billy Pierce P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 .412 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 37 12 12 11 4 3 .324 .963 1.175 1.40 1.829 -0.653 7.0 30 15
2B: S Lollar (12, off T Gorman); W Dropo (15, off J Gray); J Busby (19, off B Harrington).
HR: J Rivera (10, off B Harrington; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF); W Dropo (19, off T Gorman; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
SF: C Carrasquel (6, off B Harrington).
SH: M Minoso (7, off R Herbert).
IBB: W Dropo (7, by R Herbert).
HBP: M Minoso (9, by J Gray).
TB: W Dropo 6; J Rivera 5; S Lollar 3; J Busby 3; N Fox 2; B Kennedy; D Howell.
GIDP: J Busby (11); C Carrasquel (8).
RBI: W Dropo 3 (79); B Kennedy 2 (45); J Rivera 2 (50); S Lollar (59); C Carrasquel (52); G Kell (76); N Fox (57).
2-out RBI: W Dropo 2; N Fox.
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 4 for 9.
Fielding
E: J Busby (5).
Outfield Assists: M Minoso (G Zernial at 2nd base); M Minoso (H Lopez at 3rd base); M Minoso (E Slaughter at home plate).
Baserunning
CS: J Rivera (17, 2nd base by T Gorman/J Astroth).
Pickoffs: S Lollar (2nd base by J Astroth).

Kansas City Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Vic Power 1B 5 1 3 1 1 1 .319 .866 0.236 1.70 0.286 -0.050 1.3 9 0 IW
Tom Saffell CF 5 1 1 0 1 0 .171 .469 -0.093 1.74 0.100 -0.193 -0.1 3 0
Gus Zernial LF 6 1 3 1 0 2 .255 .810 0.027 1.59 0.148 -0.122 0.7 2 0
Hector Lopez 3B 5 0 1 0 1 0 .293 .766 -0.124 1.43 0.048 -0.172 -1.3 1 4
Harry Simpson RF 6 1 2 2 0 1 .302 .785 0.133 1.57 0.258 -0.125 0.9 4 0
Jim Finigan 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 .258 .728 -0.125 1.89 0.069 -0.193 -0.3 4 3
Jerry Schypinski SS 4 1 3 2 0 0 .239 .538 0.324 2.13 0.385 -0.061 2.2 1 2
   Enos Slaughter PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .313 .839 0.169 2.62 0.169 0.000 0.4 2B
   Clete Boyer SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .493 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
Joe Astroth C 4 1 2 1 0 0 .241 .679 -0.176 2.30 0.031 -0.207 -0.6 5 2 SH
   Bobby Shantz PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .146 .313 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Billy Shantz C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 .595 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Johnny Gray P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .333 -0.029 1.26 0.000 -0.029 -0.4 0 0
   Bill Harrington P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .347 -0.056 1.03 0.000 -0.056 -0.6 0 0
   Bill Renna PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .216 .665 -0.076 2.70 0.000 -0.076 -0.4
   Tom Gorman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .087 .255 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Elmer Valo PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .366 .946 0.465 5.03 0.465 0.000 1.0 2B
   Ray Herbert P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .455 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Art Ceccarelli P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 .191 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 45 8 19 8 4 5 .422 .936 0.675 1.82 1.959 -1.284 3.0 30 13
2B: E Slaughter (12, off J Harshman); E Valo (16, off J Harshman).
SH: J Astroth (10, off J Harshman).
IBB: V Power (7, by B Pierce).
TB: G Zernial 3; J Schypinski 3; V Power 3; J Finigan 2; E Valo 2; J Astroth 2; H Simpson 2; E Slaughter 2; T Saffell; H Lopez.
RBI: J Schypinski 2 (4); H Simpson 2 (53); V Power (76); J Astroth (23); E Valo (36); G Zernial (78).
2-out RBI: J Schypinski 2; E Valo; V Power; H Simpson.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 7 for 17.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Finigan-C Boyer-V Power; H Lopez-J Finigan-V Power.
E: H Lopez (26).

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Keegan 0.2 3 1 1 2 0 0 5.83 6 40 -0.119 1.32 -1.3
Dixie Howell 2.2 7 4 4 1 1 0 2.81 16 3 0 -0.101 1.66 -0.6
Jack Harshman, BS (1) 5.1 9 3 3 0 3 0 3.43 23 2 2 -0.580 2.08 -1.9
Billy Pierce, W (14-9) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.06 5 1 0 0.125 1.78 0.8
Team Totals 10 19 8 8 4 5 0 7.20 50 40 6 2 -0.675 1.40 -3.0

Kansas City Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Johnny Gray 2.2 5 4 4 0 1 0 8.24 13 33 -0.320 1.23 -2.8
Bill Harrington 4.1 2 3 3 1 1 1 4.44 16 1 0 -0.213 1.16 -0.7
Tom Gorman 2 3 1 1 0 1 1 3.65 7 0 0 -0.160 0.87 -0.0
Ray Herbert, L (1-8) 0.1 1 3 3 2 0 0 6.24 4 0 0 -0.216 3.38 -1.1
Art Ceccarelli 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 5.29 4 3 3 -0.266 2.04 -2.4
Team Totals 10 12 12 12 4 3 2 10.80 44 33 4 3 -1.175 1.82 -7.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Gray (1; M Minoso).
IBB: B Pierce (5; V Power); R Herbert (9; W Dropo).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Charlie Berry, 1B - Bill McKinley, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Red Flaherty.
Time of Game: 3:08.
Attendance: 31,587.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago White Sox         Kansas City Athletics
1 Chico Carrasquel SS 1 Vic Power 1B
2 Nellie Fox 2B 2 Tom Saffell CF
3 Minnie Minoso LF 3 Gus Zernial LF
4 Walt Dropo 1B 4 Hector Lopez 3B
5 Jim Rivera RF 5 Harry Simpson RF
6 Bob Kennedy 3B 6 Jim Finigan 2B
7 Sherm Lollar C 7 Jerry Schypinski SS
8 Jim Busby CF 8 Joe Astroth C
9 Bob Keegan P 9 Johnny Gray P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 7-8 2 -2- R KCA E. Valo J. Harshman -47% 39% Double to LF; Shantz Scores
t8 7-7 1 --- R CHW W. Dropo T. Gorman 27% 73% Home Run
t6 4-6 1 1-- RR CHW J. Rivera B. Harrington 25% 47% Home Run; Minoso Scores
b7 6-7 2 -2- R KCA V. Power J. Harshman -22% 46% Single to LF; Schypinski Scores
t3 2-2 2 12- RR CHW W. Dropo J. Gray 21% 70% Double to RF; Minoso Scores; Fox Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Johnny Gray facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CHW C. Carrasquel J. Gray -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O CHW N. Fox J. Gray -2% 46% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t1 0-0 2 --- O CHW M. Minoso J. Gray -1% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Bob Keegan facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- KCA V. Power B. Keegan -4% 42% Single to CF
b1 0-0 0 1-- O KCA T. Saffell B. Keegan 3% 45% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 1-- O KCA G. Zernial B. Keegan 1% 46% Single to LF; Power to 3B; Zernial out at 2B/LF-2B
b1 0-0 2 --3 KCA H. Lopez B. Keegan -1% 45% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-3 R KCA H. Simpson B. Keegan -9% 36% Single to LF; Lopez to 2B; Power Scores
b1 1-0 2 12- KCA J. Finigan B. Keegan -2% 33% Walk; Lopez to 3B; Simpson to 2B
Dixie Howell replaces Bob Keegan pitching and batting 9th
b1 1-0 2 123 O KCA J. Schypinski D. Howell 6% 39% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Johnny Gray facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- O CHW W. Dropo J. Gray -2% 37% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t2 0-1 1 --- O CHW J. Rivera J. Gray -2% 35% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-1 2 --- O CHW B. Kennedy J. Gray -1% 34% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, White Sox' Dixie Howell facing 8-9-1
b2 1-0 0 --- KCA J. Astroth D. Howell -3% 31% Single to LF
b2 1-0 0 1-- O KCA J. Gray D. Howell 3% 34% Strikeout
b2 1-0 1 1-- KCA V. Power D. Howell -3% 31% Single to LF; Astroth to 2B
b2 1-0 1 12- KCA T. Saffell D. Howell -5% 26% Walk; Astroth to 3B; Power to 2B
b2 1-0 1 123 R KCA G. Zernial D. Howell -7% 18% Single to SS; Saffell to 2B; Power to 3B; Astroth Scores
b2 2-0 1 123 O KCA H. Lopez D. Howell 5% 23% Flyball: CF
b2 2-0 2 123 O KCA H. Simpson D. Howell 5% 28% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 2.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics' Johnny Gray facing 7-8-9
t3 0-2 0 --- CHW S. Lollar J. Gray 4% 32% Single to SS
t3 0-2 0 1-- CHW J. Busby J. Gray 7% 39% Single to LF; Lollar to 2B
t3 0-2 0 12- CHW D. Howell J. Gray 9% 48% Single to 3B/Bunt; Busby to 2B; Lollar to 3B
t3 0-2 0 123 ROO CHW C. Carrasquel J. Gray -11% 37% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Busby to 3B; Lollar Scores
t3 1-2 2 --3 R CHW N. Fox J. Gray 10% 47% Single to 3B; Busby Scores
t3 2-2 2 1-- CHW M. Minoso J. Gray 2% 49% Hit By Pitch; Fox to 2B
t3 2-2 2 12- RR CHW W. Dropo J. Gray 21% 70% Double to RF; Minoso Scores; Fox Scores
Bill Harrington replaces Johnny Gray pitching and batting 9th
t3 4-2 2 -2- O CHW J. Rivera B. Harrington -3% 68% Flyball: CF
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-4, White Sox' Dixie Howell facing 6-7-8
b3 2-4 0 --- KCA J. Finigan D. Howell -4% 63% Single to LF
b3 2-4 0 1-- KCA J. Schypinski D. Howell -11% 53% Single to 2B; Finigan to 3B
b3 2-4 0 1-3 RO KCA J. Astroth D. Howell 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B; Schypinski to 2B; Finigan Scores
b3 3-4 1 -2- O KCA B. Harrington D. Howell 4% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 3-4 2 -2- O KCA V. Power D. Howell 4% 63% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Athletics 3.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Athletics' Bill Harrington facing 6-7-8
t4 4-3 0 --- O CHW B. Kennedy B. Harrington -2% 60% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t4 4-3 1 --- O CHW S. Lollar B. Harrington -2% 59% Foul Flyball: C
t4 4-3 2 --- O CHW J. Busby B. Harrington -1% 58% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-4, White Sox' Dixie Howell facing 2-3-4
b4 3-4 0 --- KCA T. Saffell D. Howell -5% 53% Single to CF
b4 3-4 0 1-- KCA G. Zernial D. Howell -7% 45% Single to LF; Saffell to 2B
b4 3-4 0 12- O KCA H. Lopez D. Howell 7% 52% Flyball: SS
Jack Harshman replaces Dixie Howell pitching and batting 9th
b4 3-4 1 12- R KCA H. Simpson J. Harshman -16% 36% Single to CF; Zernial to 3B/Adv on E8; Saffell Scores
b4 4-4 1 1-3 O KCA J. Finigan J. Harshman 7% 43% Groundout: P-1B; Simpson to 2B
b4 4-4 2 -23 RR KCA J. Schypinski J. Harshman -20% 23% Single to RF; Simpson Scores; Zernial Scores
b4 6-4 2 1-- O KCA J. Astroth J. Harshman 2% 24% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Athletics 6.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-6, Athletics' Bill Harrington facing 9-1-2
t5 4-6 0 --- O CHW J. Harshman B. Harrington -3% 22% Strikeout
t5 4-6 1 --- O CHW C. Carrasquel B. Harrington -2% 20% Flyball: LF
t5 4-6 2 --- O CHW N. Fox B. Harrington -1% 18% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Athletics 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-4, White Sox' Jack Harshman facing 9-1-2
b5 6-4 0 --- O KCA B. Harrington J. Harshman 1% 20% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 6-4 1 --- O KCA V. Power J. Harshman 1% 21% Strikeout
b5 6-4 2 --- O KCA T. Saffell J. Harshman 1% 22% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Athletics 6.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-6, Athletics' Bill Harrington facing 3-4-5
t6 4-6 0 --- CHW M. Minoso B. Harrington 5% 27% Walk
t6 4-6 0 1-- O CHW W. Dropo B. Harrington -5% 22% Flyball: 2B
t6 4-6 1 1-- RR CHW J. Rivera B. Harrington 25% 47% Home Run; Minoso Scores
t6 6-6 1 --- O CHW B. Kennedy B. Harrington -2% 44% Flyball: RF
t6 6-6 2 --- O CHW S. Lollar B. Harrington -2% 43% Foul Flyball: 1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Athletics 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 6-6, White Sox' Jack Harshman facing 3-4-5
b6 6-6 0 --- O KCA G. Zernial J. Harshman 3% 46% Strikeout
b6 6-6 1 --- KCA H. Lopez J. Harshman -4% 42% Single to LF
b6 6-6 1 1-- O KCA H. Simpson J. Harshman 4% 46% Flyball: LF
b6 6-6 2 1-- O KCA J. Finigan J. Harshman 4% 50% Single to LF; Lopez out at 3B/LF-3B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Athletics 6.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Tied 6-6, Athletics' Bill Harrington facing 8-9-1
t7 6-6 0 --- CHW J. Busby B. Harrington 11% 61% Double to RF
t7 6-6 0 -2- O CHW J. Harshman B. Harrington -1% 59% Flyball: RF; Busby to 3B
t7 6-6 1 --3 RO CHW C. Carrasquel B. Harrington 6% 65% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Busby Scores
t7 7-6 2 --- O CHW N. Fox B. Harrington -1% 64% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Athletics 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 6-7, White Sox' Jack Harshman facing 7-8-9
b7 6-7 0 --- KCA J. Schypinski J. Harshman -8% 56% Single to CF
b7 6-7 0 1-- O KCA J. Astroth J. Harshman 3% 60% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Schypinski to 2B
Bill Renna pinch hits for Bill Harrington (P) batting 9th
b7 6-7 1 -2- O KCA B. Renna J. Harshman 8% 67% Flyball: 2B
b7 6-7 2 -2- R KCA V. Power J. Harshman -22% 46% Single to LF; Schypinski Scores
b7 7-7 2 1-- O KCA T. Saffell J. Harshman 4% 50% Flyball: SS
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 7, Athletics 7.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Tied 7-7, Athletics' Tom Gorman facing 3-4-5
Tom Gorman replaces Bill Renna (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 7-7 0 --- O CHW M. Minoso T. Gorman -5% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 7-7 1 --- R CHW W. Dropo T. Gorman 27% 73% Home Run
t8 8-7 1 --- CHW J. Rivera T. Gorman 2% 75% Single to 3B/Bunt
t8 8-7 1 1-- O CHW B. Kennedy T. Gorman -4% 71% Rivera Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t8 8-7 2 --- O CHW B. Kennedy T. Gorman -1% 70% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 8, Athletics 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 7-8, White Sox' Jack Harshman facing 3-4-5
b8 7-8 0 --- O KCA G. Zernial J. Harshman 6% 76% Foul Flyball: 1B
b8 7-8 1 --- O KCA H. Lopez J. Harshman 5% 81% Foul Flyball: C
b8 7-8 2 --- O KCA H. Simpson J. Harshman 3% 84% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 8, Athletics 7.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 8-7, Athletics' Tom Gorman facing 7-8-9
t9 8-7 0 --- CHW S. Lollar T. Gorman 5% 89% Double to LF
t9 8-7 0 -2- O CHW J. Busby T. Gorman -6% 82% Lollar Picked off 2B (C-SS)
t9 8-7 1 --- O CHW J. Busby T. Gorman -1% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 8-7 2 --- O CHW J. Harshman T. Gorman -1% 80% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 8, Athletics 7.
Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 7-8, White Sox' Jack Harshman facing 6-7-8
b9 7-8 0 --- O KCA J. Finigan J. Harshman 9% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Jerry Schypinski (SS) batting 7th
b9 7-8 1 --- KCA E. Slaughter J. Harshman -17% 72% Ground-rule Double
b9 7-8 1 -2- O KCA J. Astroth J. Harshman 14% 86% Single to LF; Astroth to 2B/Adv on throw; Slaughter out at Hm/LF-C
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Tom Gorman (P) batting 9th
Bobby Shantz pinch runs for Joe Astroth (C) batting 8th
b9 7-8 2 -2- R KCA E. Valo J. Harshman -47% 39% Double to LF; Shantz Scores
Billy Pierce replaces Jack Harshman pitching and batting 9th
b9 8-8 2 -2- KCA V. Power B. Pierce -0% 39% Intentional Walk
b9 8-8 2 12- O KCA T. Saffell B. Pierce 11% 50% Groundout: P-SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 8, Athletics 8.
Top of the 10th, White Sox Batting, Tied 8-8, Athletics' Ray Herbert facing 1-2-3
Ray Herbert replaces Elmer Valo (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Billy Shantz replaces Bobby Shantz (PR) playing C batting 8th
Clete Boyer replaces Enos Slaughter (PH) playing SS batting 7th
t10 8-8 0 --- CHW C. Carrasquel R. Herbert 8% 58% Walk
t10 8-8 0 1-- CHW N. Fox R. Herbert 12% 70% Single to 3B/Bunt; Carrasquel to 2B
t10 8-8 0 12- O CHW M. Minoso R. Herbert 2% 72% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Fox to 2B; Carrasquel to 3B
t10 8-8 1 -23 CHW W. Dropo R. Herbert -0% 72% Intentional Walk
Art Ceccarelli replaces Ray Herbert pitching and batting 9th
George Kell pinch hits for Jim Rivera (RF) batting 5th
Bobby Adams pinch runs for Walt Dropo (1B) batting 4th
t10 8-8 1 123 R CHW G. Kell A. Ceccarelli 19% 90% Walk; Carrasquel Scores; Fox to 3B; Adams to 2B
t10 9-8 1 123 RR CHW B. Kennedy A. Ceccarelli 8% 98% Single to CF; Kell to 3B; Adams Scores; Fox Scores
t10 11-8 1 1-3 R CHW S. Lollar A. Ceccarelli 1% 99% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Kennedy to 2B; Kell Scores
t10 12-8 1 12- OO CHW J. Busby A. Ceccarelli -1% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 12, Athletics 8.
Bottom of the 10th, Athletics Batting, Behind 8-12, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 3-4-5
George Kell moves from PH to 1B
Ed White replaces Bobby Adams (PR) playing RF batting 4th
b10 8-12 0 --- O KCA G. Zernial B. Pierce 1% 99% Strikeout
b10 8-12 1 --- O KCA H. Lopez B. Pierce 1% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b10 8-12 2 --- O KCA H. Simpson B. Pierce 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 12, Athletics 8.

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