April 27, 1957 Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 4
WSH 0 CLE 2
DET 1 KCA 3
CHW 2 BOS 2
@NYY 1 MLN 5
@CIN 4 NYG 10
@PHI 2 BRO 6
@PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Municipal Stadium, Attendance: 13,074

Saturday, April 27, 1957
Time of Game: 2:28

White Sox

6-2

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  0   0  0  0   1  1  0    2  6  1
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  2    3  7  0

W: V Trucks (2-0), L: D Howell (1-1)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Athletics

6-5

Won 1

3rd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Aparicio SS                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .242  .632    0    1   1   
N Fox 2B                      4   0   2   0    0   0  .412 1.017    0    4   4   3B
M Minoso LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .323  .869    0    1   0   GDP
S Lollar C                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .222 1.044    0    6   0   HR
L Doby CF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .627    0    2   0   
W Dropo 1B                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    8   0   
J Rivera RF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .800    0    1   0   
B Phillips 3B                 3   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .675    0    2   2   SB
D Donovan P                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   3   
  D Howell P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       32   2   6   2    0   5                    25  10

BATTING

3B: N Fox (1, off A Kellner).

HR: S Lollar (4, off A Kellner; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: N Fox 4; S Lollar 4; L Aparicio; W Dropo; B Phillips.

GIDP: M Minoso (1).

RBI: S Lollar (11); L Aparicio (3).

2-out RBI: L Aparicio.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Phillips-N Fox-W Dropo.

E: L Aparicio (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Phillips (1, 2nd base off V Trucks/H Smith).

Kansas City Athletics        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Graff 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .116  .377    0    2   5   SB
H Lopez 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .333  .984    0    2   2   
G Zernial LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .297  .847    0    2   0   GDP
H Simpson 1B                  4   2   2   0    0   1  .364 1.083    0   13   0   2B
L Skizas RF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .268 1.016    0    1   0   SB,SH
H Smith C                     4   1   2   2    0   0  .250  .633    0    5   0   
J Pisoni CF                   3   0   1   1    1   1  .222  .623    0    1   0   
A Kellner P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .250 1.250    0    0   1   
  I Noren PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.750    0    0   0   
  V Trucks P                  0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   1   
J DeMaestri SS                3   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .890    0    1   2   
Totals                       31   3   7   3    2   6                    27  11

BATTING

2B: H Simpson (3, off D Donovan).

SH: L Skizas (1, off D Donovan).

TB: H Simpson 3; H Smith 2; L Skizas; J Pisoni; H Lopez.

GIDP: G Zernial (1).

RBI: H Smith 2 (4); J Pisoni (2).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Graff-J DeMaestri-H Simpson.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Graff (1, 2nd base off D Donovan/S Lollar); L Skizas (1, 2nd base off D Donovan/S Lollar).

PITCHING

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Donovan                      8.1   5   2   2    2   6   0   6.23   32     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 0· 5     69    -     1.54   0.25
D Howell, BS (1), L (1-1)      0     2   1   1    0   0   0   1.29    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          1-1    4.05  -0.73
Totals                         8.1   7   3   3    2   6   0          34     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 0· 7          1-1

Kansas City Athletics         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Kellner                      7     4   1   1    0   4   1   2.19   24     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 0· 4     69    -     0.99   0.20
V Trucks, W (2-0)              2     2   1   1    0   1   0   5.40    8     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 2          0-0    1.57  -0.17
Totals                         9     6   2   2    0   5   1          32     -       ·  ·     11·10· 0· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Donovan (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Bill Summers.

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 13,074.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Kansas City Athletics                
1. L Aparicio           SS    1. M Graff              2B 
2. N Fox                2B    2. H Lopez              3B 
3. M Minoso             LF    3. G Zernial            LF 
4. S Lollar             C     4. H Simpson            1B 
5. L Doby               CF    5. L Skizas             RF 
6. W Dropo              1B    6. H Smith              C  
7. J Rivera             RF    7. J Pisoni             CF 
8. B Phillips           3B    8. A Kellner            P  
9. D Donovan            P     9. J DeMaestri          SS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  2-1  -2-      42%  69% H Smith         D Howell        Single to SS; Simpson Scores; Smith to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 9   1  2-2  -2-      31% 100% J Pisoni        D Howell        Single to LF; Smith Scores
   t 8   2  1-1  -2-     -27%  26% L Aparicio      V Trucks        Single to LF; Phillips Scores; Aparicio to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 7   1  0-0  ---     -22%  32% S Lollar        A Kellner       Home Run
   b 7   0  1-0  ---      14%  49% H Simpson       D Donovan       Double to RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Alex Kellner facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Aparicio      Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      50%  N Fox           Single to CF
   OO     1--      55%  M Minoso        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Donovan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  M Graff         Popfly: SS
          ---      55%  H Lopez         Single to CF
   OO     1--      50%  G Zernial       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Alex Kellner facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  S Lollar        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  L Doby          Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  W Dropo         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Donovan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  H Simpson       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      55%  L Skizas        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      53%  H Smith         Groundout: P-1B; Skizas to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  J Pisoni        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Alex Kellner facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      52%  J Rivera        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  B Phillips      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  D Donovan       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Donovan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  A Kellner       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  J DeMaestri     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      53%  M Graff         Walk
          1--      54%  H Lopez         Graff Steals 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Alex Kellner facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  L Aparicio      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      44%  N Fox           Triple to CF
   O      --3      51%  M Minoso        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      --3      56%  S Lollar        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Donovan facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  G Zernial       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      51%  H Simpson       Strikeout
          ---      53%  L Skizas        Single to CF
          1--      54%  H Smith         Skizas Steals 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Alex Kellner facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  L Doby          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  W Dropo         Single to LF
   O      1--      53%  J Rivera        Strikeout
   O      1--      56%  B Phillips      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Donovan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      54%  J Pisoni        Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  A Kellner       Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  J DeMaestri     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Alex Kellner facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  D Donovan       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      56%  L Aparicio      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      57%  N Fox           Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Donovan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      54%  M Graff         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      52%  H Lopez         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  G Zernial       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Alex Kellner facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      54%  M Minoso        Popfly: 3B
   R      ---      32%  S Lollar        Home Run
   O      ---      34%  L Doby          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      35%  W Dropo         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Dick Donovan facing 4-5-6
          ---      49%  H Simpson       Double to RF
   O      -2-      39%  L Skizas        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          -2-      46%  H Smith         Wild Pitch; Simpson to 3B
   R      --3      59%  " "             Single to LF; Simpson Scores
          1--      64%  J Pisoni        Walk; Smith to 2B
                  Irv Noren pinch hits for Alex Kellner batting 8th
   O      12-      57%  I Noren         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Pisoni to 2B
   O      12-      50%  J DeMaestri     Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 1.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Virgil Trucks facing 7-8-9
                  Virgil Trucks replaces Irv Noren pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---      55%  J Rivera        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  B Phillips      Single to 3B
          1--      45%  D Donovan       Phillips Steals 2B
   O      -2-      53%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-      26%  L Aparicio      Single to LF; Phillips Scores; Aparicio to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-      29%  N Fox           Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Dick Donovan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      23%  M Graff         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      19%  H Lopez         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      16%  G Zernial       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 1.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Virgil Trucks facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      17%  M Minoso        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      18%  S Lollar        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      19%  L Doby          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Dick Donovan facing 4-5-6
          ---      32%  H Simpson       Single to RF
   O      1--      27%  L Skizas        Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Simpson to 2B
                  Dixie Howell replaces Dick Donovan pitching and batting 9th
   R      -2-      69%  H Smith         Single to SS; Simpson Scores; Smith to 2B/Adv on throw
   R      -2-     100%  J Pisoni        Single to LF; Smith Scores
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 3.

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