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@CLE		4
5
CHW
@KCA		6
5
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@NYY		2
1
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@BRO		9
10		 
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@CHC		2
4
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@PHI		4
1
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@STL		8
0
Thursday, August 16, 1956
, Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 5,913, Time of Game: 2:56
White Sox
6
59-50
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
4th, 13½ GB
 at Athletics
5
37-75
⇐ Lost 6 ⇒
8th, 37 GB
W: Ellis Kinder (5-1)
L: Art Ditmar (9-15)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       1  0  0   3  1  0   1  0  0    6 10  0
Athletics       3  0  1   1  0  0   0  0  0    5 14  3

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Luis Aparicio SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 .259 .610 -0.072 1.01 0.035 -0.107 -0.5 4 2
Nellie Fox 2B 4 2 1 0 1 0 .301 .735 0.002 0.89 0.099 -0.097 -0.4 1 3 2B,GDP
Larry Doby CF 5 2 2 1 0 1 .265 .851 0.053 1.09 0.146 -0.093 0.9 1 0 HR
Minnie Minoso LF 5 1 3 2 0 0 .299 .882 0.378 1.17 0.407 -0.029 2.3 2 0 3B
Sherm Lollar C 3 1 1 0 1 0 .305 .861 0.064 1.46 0.133 -0.070 0.6 7 0 2B
Walt Dropo 1B 4 0 1 2 0 1 .243 .661 0.045 1.75 0.164 -0.119 0.5 8 2
Bubba Phillips RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .245 .618 0.013 0.39 0.013 0.000 0.1 2 0
   Jim Delsing PH-RF 3 0 0 1 0 0 .085 .411 -0.024 1.38 0.025 -0.049 -0.2 2 0
Sammy Esposito 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .213 .660 -0.120 1.13 0.000 -0.120 -1.1 0 1
Jim Wilson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 .638 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Gerry Staley P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .158 .358 -0.025 0.97 0.000 -0.025 -0.2 0 0
   Dick Donovan PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .671 -0.041 1.42 0.000 -0.041 -0.3
   Jim McDonald P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Paul LaPalme P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .714 -0.017 0.66 0.000 -0.017 -0.1 0 0
   Ellis Kinder P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.026 0.91 0.000 -0.026 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 38 6 10 6 2 4 .263 .747 0.230 1.17 1.022 -0.793 1.3 27 8
2B: N Fox (16, off A Ditmar); S Lollar (24, off A Ditmar).
3B: M Minoso (6, off A Ditmar).
HR: L Doby (16, off A Kellner; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).
TB: M Minoso 5; L Doby 5; S Lollar 2; N Fox 2; L Aparicio; W Dropo; B Phillips.
GIDP: N Fox (17).
RBI: M Minoso 2 (58); W Dropo 2 (34); J Delsing (2); L Doby (76).
2-out RBI: M Minoso 2; L Doby.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. N Fox-L Aparicio-W Dropo.

Kansas City Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Vic Power 2B-1B 5 2 2 0 1 1 .296 .759 0.016 1.28 0.138 -0.122 1.1 3 3 2B
Enos Slaughter LF-CF 4 0 1 0 1 2 .278 .769 -0.034 1.26 0.063 -0.096 0.1 0 0 IW
Eddie Robinson 1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 .220 .643 -0.024 1.77 0.139 -0.163 -1.4 10 1 GDP
   Clete Boyer PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .556 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Jim Finigan 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .612 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Harry Simpson RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 .294 .845 0.108 1.74 0.177 -0.069 0.5 1 0 SB
Hector Lopez 3B 3 1 1 1 2 2 .272 .788 -0.014 1.89 0.145 -0.159 0.2 4 3
Tim Thompson C 4 1 3 2 1 0 .297 .726 0.184 2.09 0.304 -0.120 2.8 5 0 3B
Al Pilarcik CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .666 -0.146 1.63 0.000 -0.146 -1.9 0 0
   Johnny Groth PH-CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229 .697 0.017 2.93 0.017 0.000 0.2 1 0
   Lou Skizas PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .353 .871 -0.123 4.73 0.000 -0.123 -0.4 1 0
Joe DeMaestri SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 .238 .609 -0.157 2.11 0.084 -0.241 -0.4 2 2
Alex Kellner P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .473 -0.013 0.73 0.017 -0.030 -0.4 0 1
   Art Ditmar P 1 0 1 0 0 0 .147 .318 0.032 0.87 0.032 0.000 0.3 0 1
   Gus Zernial PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .213 .723 -0.049 1.91 0.000 -0.049 -0.2
   Tom Gorman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .038 .176 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Joe Ginsberg PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .636 -0.068 2.70 0.000 -0.068 -0.2
Team Totals 40 5 14 5 6 6 .350 .860 -0.271 1.77 1.116 -1.386 0.3 27 13
2B: V Power (15, off G Staley).
3B: T Thompson (2, off J Wilson).
IBB: E Slaughter (1, by G Staley).
TB: T Thompson 5; V Power 3; E Robinson 2; H Simpson 2; A Kellner; J DeMaestri; A Ditmar; E Slaughter; H Lopez.
GIDP: E Robinson (6).
RBI: T Thompson 2 (27); H Lopez (58); H Simpson (88); J DeMaestri (27).
2-out RBI: T Thompson 2; J DeMaestri; H Lopez.
Team LOB: 14.
With RISP: 3 for 15.
Fielding
DP: 1. V Power-J DeMaestri-E Robinson.
E: H Simpson (9); V Power 2 (8).
Baserunning
SB: H Simpson (2, 2nd base off J Wilson/S Lollar).

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Wilson 0.2 3 3 3 1 0 0 4.08 6 33 -0.275 1.40 -2.9
Gerry Staley 2.1 5 1 1 1 1 0 4.13 12 1 0 0.015 0.96 0.4
Jim McDonald 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 8.04 5 0 0 -0.117 1.73 -0.9
Paul LaPalme 2 2 0 0 3 2 0 3.48 11 2 0 0.081 1.46 0.7
Ellis Kinder, W (5-1) 3.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.93 12 3 0 0.566 3.11 2.4
Team Totals 9 14 5 5 6 6 0 5.00 46 33 6 0 0.270 1.17 -0.3

Kansas City Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Alex Kellner 3 6 4 4 1 0 1 4.03 15 30 -0.296 1.01 -2.8
Art Ditmar, L (9-15) 4 4 2 2 1 3 0 4.53 17 2 1 -0.028 1.49 0.4
Tom Gorman 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.44 8 0 0 0.095 0.76 1.0
Team Totals 9 10 6 6 2 4 1 6.00 40 30 2 1 -0.229 1.77 -1.3
A Kellner faced 4 batters in the 4th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: G Staley (2; E Slaughter).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - Joe Paparella, 2B - Eddie Hurley, 3B - Nestor Chylak.
Time of Game: 2:56.
Attendance: 5,913.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago White Sox         Kansas City Athletics
1 Luis Aparicio SS 1 Vic Power 2B
2 Nellie Fox 2B 2 Enos Slaughter LF
3 Larry Doby CF 3 Eddie Robinson 1B
4 Minnie Minoso LF 4 Harry Simpson RF
5 Sherm Lollar C 5 Hector Lopez 3B
6 Walt Dropo 1B 6 Tim Thompson C
7 Bubba Phillips RF 7 Al Pilarcik CF
8 Sammy Esposito 3B 8 Joe DeMaestri SS
9 Jim Wilson P 9 Alex Kellner P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t7 5-5 2 1-- R CHW M. Minoso A. Ditmar 23% 68% Triple to CF; Fox Scores
b1 1-1 2 12- RR KCA T. Thompson J. Wilson -18% 28% Triple to LF; Lopez Scores; Simpson Scores
t4 1-4 0 123 RR CHW W. Dropo A. Kellner 16% 54% Single to LF; Lollar to 3B; Minoso Scores; Doby Scores
b8 5-6 0 1-- KCA H. Simpson E. Kinder -14% 45% Single to LF; Boyer to 2B
b8 5-6 0 12- O KCA H. Lopez E. Kinder 14% 59% Strikeout

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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' Alex Kellner facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- CHW L. Aparicio A. Kellner 4% 54% Single to LF
t1 0-0 0 1-- OO CHW N. Fox A. Kellner -7% 46% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- R CHW L. Doby A. Kellner 10% 56% Home Run
t1 1-0 2 --- O CHW M. Minoso A. Kellner -1% 55% Foul Flyball: 3B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Jim Wilson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- KCA V. Power J. Wilson -4% 51% Single to LF
b1 0-1 0 1-- KCA E. Slaughter J. Wilson -6% 46% Single to LF; Power to 2B
b1 0-1 0 12- O KCA E. Robinson J. Wilson 3% 48% Flyball: RF; Power to 3B
b1 0-1 1 1-3 RO KCA H. Simpson J. Wilson -1% 48% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Power Scores
b1 1-1 2 1-- KCA H. Lopez J. Wilson -1% 47% Simpson Steals 2B
b1 1-1 2 -2- KCA H. Lopez J. Wilson -1% 46% Walk
b1 1-1 2 12- RR KCA T. Thompson J. Wilson -18% 28% Triple to LF; Lopez Scores; Simpson Scores
Gerry Staley replaces Jim Wilson pitching and batting 9th
b1 3-1 2 --3 O KCA A. Pilarcik G. Staley 3% 30% Groundout: 1B unassisted
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 3.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Athletics' Alex Kellner facing 5-6-7
t2 1-3 0 --- O CHW S. Lollar A. Kellner -2% 28% Foul Flyball: 1B
t2 1-3 1 --- O CHW W. Dropo A. Kellner -2% 26% Flyball: 1B
t2 1-3 2 --- CHW B. Phillips A. Kellner 1% 28% Single to LF
t2 1-3 2 1-- O CHW S. Esposito A. Kellner -2% 25% Groundout: P-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, White Sox' Gerry Staley facing 8-9-1
b2 3-1 0 --- O KCA J. DeMaestri G. Staley 2% 27% Flyball: LF
b2 3-1 1 --- KCA A. Kellner G. Staley -2% 25% Single to LF
b2 3-1 1 1-- KCA V. Power G. Staley -6% 19% Double to CF; Kellner to 3B
b2 3-1 1 -23 KCA E. Slaughter G. Staley -1% 19% Intentional Walk
b2 3-1 1 123 OO KCA E. Robinson G. Staley 10% 29% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 3.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Athletics' Alex Kellner facing 9-1-2
t3 1-3 0 --- O CHW G. Staley A. Kellner -3% 26% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1-3 1 --- O CHW L. Aparicio A. Kellner -2% 25% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 1-3 2 --- O CHW N. Fox A. Kellner -1% 24% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, White Sox' Gerry Staley facing 4-5-6
b3 3-1 0 --- KCA H. Simpson G. Staley -2% 21% Single to CF
b3 3-1 0 1-- O KCA H. Lopez G. Staley 2% 24% Strikeout
b3 3-1 1 1-- KCA T. Thompson G. Staley -5% 19% Single to RF; Simpson to 3B
b3 3-1 1 1-3 O KCA A. Pilarcik G. Staley 5% 24% Fielder's Choice 1B; Simpson out at Hm/1B-C; Thompson to 2B
b3 3-1 2 12- R KCA J. DeMaestri G. Staley -8% 16% Single to LF; DeMaestri to 2B/Adv on throw; Thompson Scores; Pilarcik to 3B
b3 4-1 2 -23 O KCA A. Kellner G. Staley 3% 19% Flyball: RF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 4.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Athletics' Alex Kellner facing 3-4-5
t4 1-4 0 --- CHW L. Doby A. Kellner 4% 23% Single to RF
t4 1-4 0 1-- CHW M. Minoso A. Kellner 6% 29% Single to LF; Doby to 2B
t4 1-4 0 12- CHW S. Lollar A. Kellner 9% 37% Walk; Doby to 3B; Minoso to 2B
t4 1-4 0 123 RR CHW W. Dropo A. Kellner 16% 54% Single to LF; Lollar to 3B; Minoso Scores; Doby Scores
Art Ditmar replaces Alex Kellner pitching and batting 9th
Jim Delsing pinch hits for Bubba Phillips (RF) batting 7th
t4 3-4 0 1-3 RO CHW J. Delsing A. Ditmar -1% 52% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Lollar Scores; Delsing to 2B/Adv on E4
t4 4-4 1 -2- O CHW S. Esposito A. Ditmar -4% 48% Foul Flyball: 3B
Dick Donovan pinch hits for Gerry Staley (P) batting 9th
t4 4-4 2 -2- O CHW D. Donovan A. Ditmar -4% 44% Strikeout
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 4-4, White Sox' Jim McDonald facing 1-2-3
Jim McDonald replaces Dick Donovan (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Jim Delsing moves from PH to RF
b4 4-4 0 --- KCA V. Power J. McDonald -4% 40% Walk
b4 4-4 0 1-- O KCA E. Slaughter J. McDonald 4% 44% Strikeout
b4 4-4 1 1-- KCA E. Robinson J. McDonald -4% 40% Single to CF; Power to 2B
b4 4-4 1 12- O KCA H. Simpson J. McDonald 4% 44% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Power to 3B
b4 4-4 2 1-3 R KCA H. Lopez J. McDonald -12% 32% Single to CF; Power Scores; Simpson to 2B
Paul LaPalme replaces Jim McDonald pitching and batting 9th
b4 5-4 2 12- KCA T. Thompson P. LaPalme -3% 30% Walk; Simpson to 3B; Lopez to 2B
b4 5-4 2 123 O KCA A. Pilarcik P. LaPalme 7% 36% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 4, Athletics 5.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-5, Athletics' Art Ditmar facing 1-2-3
t5 4-5 0 --- O CHW L. Aparicio A. Ditmar -3% 33% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 4-5 1 --- CHW N. Fox A. Ditmar 6% 39% Double to RF
t5 4-5 1 -2- O CHW L. Doby A. Ditmar -4% 34% Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Fox to 3B
t5 4-5 2 --3 R CHW M. Minoso A. Ditmar 12% 46% Single to CF; Fox Scores
t5 5-5 2 1-- CHW S. Lollar A. Ditmar 5% 51% Double to LF; Minoso to 3B
t5 5-5 2 -23 O CHW W. Dropo A. Ditmar -8% 43% Strikeout
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Athletics 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 5-5, White Sox' Paul LaPalme facing 8-9-1
b5 5-5 0 --- O KCA J. DeMaestri P. LaPalme 3% 46% Flyball: LF
b5 5-5 1 --- KCA A. Ditmar P. LaPalme -3% 43% Single to LF
b5 5-5 1 1-- O KCA V. Power P. LaPalme 4% 47% Strikeout
b5 5-5 2 1-- O KCA E. Slaughter P. LaPalme 3% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Athletics 5.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Tied 5-5, Athletics' Art Ditmar facing 7-8-9
t6 5-5 0 --- O CHW J. Delsing A. Ditmar -3% 47% Foul Flyball: 3B
t6 5-5 1 --- O CHW S. Esposito A. Ditmar -2% 44% Foul Flyball: C
t6 5-5 2 --- O CHW P. LaPalme A. Ditmar -2% 42% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Athletics 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 5-5, White Sox' Paul LaPalme facing 3-4-5
b6 5-5 0 --- O KCA E. Robinson P. LaPalme 3% 46% Foul Flyball: 1B
b6 5-5 1 --- O KCA H. Simpson P. LaPalme 2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 5-5 2 --- KCA H. Lopez P. LaPalme -2% 46% Walk
b6 5-5 2 1-- KCA T. Thompson P. LaPalme -5% 41% Single to CF; Lopez to 3B; Thompson to 2B/Adv on throw
Johnny Groth pinch hits for Al Pilarcik (CF) batting 7th
b6 5-5 2 -23 KCA J. Groth P. LaPalme -2% 40% Walk
Ellis Kinder replaces Paul LaPalme pitching and batting 9th
b6 5-5 2 123 O KCA J. DeMaestri E. Kinder 10% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 5, Athletics 5.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Tied 5-5, Athletics' Art Ditmar facing 1-2-3
Johnny Groth moves from PH to CF
t7 5-5 0 --- O CHW L. Aparicio A. Ditmar -4% 46% Groundout: P-1B
t7 5-5 1 --- CHW N. Fox A. Ditmar 4% 50% Walk
t7 5-5 1 1-- O CHW L. Doby A. Ditmar -5% 45% Strikeout
t7 5-5 2 1-- R CHW M. Minoso A. Ditmar 23% 68% Triple to CF; Fox Scores
t7 6-5 2 --3 O CHW S. Lollar A. Ditmar -5% 63% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Athletics 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 5-6, White Sox' Ellis Kinder facing 9-1-2
Gus Zernial pinch hits for Art Ditmar (P) batting 9th
b7 5-6 0 --- O KCA G. Zernial E. Kinder 5% 68% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 5-6 1 --- O KCA V. Power E. Kinder 4% 72% Flyball: RF
b7 5-6 2 --- O KCA E. Slaughter E. Kinder 2% 74% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Athletics 5.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-5, Athletics' Tom Gorman facing 6-7-8
Tom Gorman replaces Gus Zernial (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 6-5 0 --- O CHW W. Dropo T. Gorman -2% 72% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 6-5 1 --- CHW J. Delsing T. Gorman 3% 74% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
t8 6-5 1 1-- O CHW S. Esposito T. Gorman -3% 71% Fielder's Choice 3B; Delsing out at 2B/3B-1B-3B
t8 6-5 2 1-- O CHW E. Kinder T. Gorman -3% 69% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Athletics 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 5-6, White Sox' Ellis Kinder facing 3-4-5
b8 5-6 0 --- KCA E. Robinson E. Kinder -10% 59% Single to RF
Clete Boyer pinch runs for Eddie Robinson (1B) batting 3rd
b8 5-6 0 1-- KCA H. Simpson E. Kinder -14% 45% Single to LF; Boyer to 2B
b8 5-6 0 12- O KCA H. Lopez E. Kinder 14% 59% Strikeout
b8 5-6 1 12- O KCA T. Thompson E. Kinder 12% 71% Flyball: SS
Lou Skizas pinch hits for Johnny Groth (CF) batting 7th
b8 5-6 2 12- O KCA L. Skizas E. Kinder 12% 83% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 6, Athletics 5.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-5, Athletics' Tom Gorman facing 1-2-3
Vic Power moves from 2B to 1B
Jim Finigan replaces Clete Boyer (PR) playing 2B batting 3rd
Lou Skizas moves from PH to LF
Enos Slaughter moves from LF to CF
t9 6-5 0 --- O CHW L. Aparicio T. Gorman -2% 82% Flyball: LF
t9 6-5 1 --- O CHW N. Fox T. Gorman -1% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 6-5 2 --- CHW L. Doby T. Gorman 1% 81% Reached on E9 (Fly Ball)
t9 6-5 2 1-- O CHW M. Minoso T. Gorman -2% 79% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Athletics 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 5-6, White Sox' Ellis Kinder facing 8-9-1
b9 5-6 0 --- O KCA J. DeMaestri E. Kinder 9% 88% Strikeout
Joe Ginsberg pinch hits for Tom Gorman (P) batting 9th
b9 5-6 1 --- O KCA J. Ginsberg E. Kinder 7% 95% Flyball: 1B
b9 5-6 2 --- O KCA V. Power E. Kinder 5% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Athletics 5.

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  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

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