May 5, 1956 Chicago White Sox at Washington Senators Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 2
@BAL 1 DET 16
@BOS 4 NYY 5
KCA 2 WSH 4
CHW 2 CIN 7
PIT 6
(10) STL 4
BRO 1

Standings at end of play this day

Griffith Stadium, Attendance: 4,686

Saturday, May 5, 1956
Time of Game: 2:31

White Sox

6-4

Lost 1

3rd, 2 GB

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

W: C Stobbs (2-1), L: C Johnson (0-1)

Senators

9-8

Won 1

4th, 2½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Phillips RF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .715    0    1   0   
S Esposito 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .357    0    0   1   
  S Consuegra P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Minoso LF                   4   2   3   1    0   0  .278  .852    0    3   0   HR
G Kell 1B                     3   0   2   0    1   0  .409  .980    0    6   1   2B
  J Rivera PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .370  .938         0   0   
L Doby CF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .206  .545    0    1   0   
S Lollar C                    3   0   0   1    0   0  .241  .686    0    4   0   SF
N Fox 2B                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .140  .452    0    6   3   
J Brideweser SS               2   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .393    0    2   4   
  B Nieman PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  L Aparicio PR-SS            0   0   0   0    0   0  .130  .260         0   0   SB
C Johnson P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   1   
  M Fornieles P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Kennedy PH-3B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .322    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   2   6   2    1   2                    24  10

BATTING

2B: G Kell (2, off C Stobbs).

HR: M Minoso (1, off C Stobbs; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: S Lollar (1, off C Stobbs).

TB: M Minoso 6; G Kell 3; B Nieman.

RBI: S Lollar (4); M Minoso (4).

2-out RBI: M Minoso.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 3. N Fox; S Esposito-N Fox-G Kell; N Fox-G Kell.

E: M Minoso (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Aparicio (1, 2nd base off C Stobbs/C Courtney).

Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Yost 3B                     3   0   0   0    2   0  .212  .703    0    2   4   
E Oravetz RF                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .250  .550    0    3   0   
P Runnels 2B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .315  .881    0    2   1   
R Sievers 1B                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .222  .758    0   13   0   GDP
J Lemon LF                    4   2   3   1    0   1  .400 1.294    0    2   0   HR,2·2B
C Courtney C                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .364  .902    0    1   0   
  P Ramos PR                  0   1   0   0    0   0  .429  .858         0   0   
  J Valdivielso SS            0   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .390         0   1   
K Olson CF                    3   0   1   1    0   1  .350  .930    0    3   0   SH
J Snyder SS                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .304  .686    0    0   2   GDP
  L Berberet PH-C             0   0   0   0    1   0  .053  .287    0    1   0   IW
C Stobbs P                    4   0   1   1    0   2  .083  .160    0    0   1   
Totals                       30   4   8   4    6   4                    27   9

BATTING

2B: J Lemon 2 (6, 2 off C Johnson).

HR: J Lemon (5, off C Johnson; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).

SH: K Olson (3, off S Consuegra).

IBB: L Berberet (1, by S Consuegra).

TB: J Lemon 8; C Stobbs; K Olson; E Oravetz; C Courtney; R Sievers.

GIDP: R Sievers (2); J Snyder (4).

RBI: C Stobbs (2); J Lemon (16); K Olson (11); R Sievers (11).

2-out RBI: J Lemon; R Sievers.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

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
C Johnson, L (0-1)             6.2   6   3   3    5   3   1   2.79   30     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 0· 6     48    -     1.20   0.04
M Fornieles                    0.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-1    2.25  -0.17
S Consuegra                    1     1   1   0    1   0   0  20.25    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 1          0-0    0.78  -0.06
Totals                         8     8   4   3    6   4   1          37     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 1· 7          2-1

Washington Senators           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Stobbs, W (2-1)              9     6   2   2    1   2   1   4.02   34     -       ·  ·     13·11· 2· 5     68    -     1.65   0.31
Totals                         9     6   2   2    1   2   1          34     -       ·  ·     13·11· 2· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: S Consuegra (1; L Berberet).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Johnny Stevens, 1B - Ed Runge, 2B - Eddie Rommel, 3B - Frank Tabacchi.

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 4,686.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Washington Senators                  
1. B Phillips           RF    1. E Yost               3B 
2. S Esposito           3B    2. E Oravetz            RF 
3. M Minoso             LF    3. P Runnels            2B 
4. G Kell               1B    4. R Sievers            1B 
5. L Doby               CF    5. J Lemon              LF 
6. S Lollar             C     6. C Courtney           C  
7. N Fox                2B    7. K Olson              CF 
8. J Brideweser         SS    8. J Snyder             SS 
9. C Johnson            P     9. C Stobbs             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  2-2  12-      22%  79% R Sievers       M Fornieles     Single to RF (Pop Fly); Oravetz Scores; Runnels to 3B
   b 6   2  1-1  ---      19%  71% J Lemon         C Johnson       Home Run
   t 9   0  4-2  1--     -15%  70% G Kell          C Stobbs        Single to RF; Minoso to 3B
   t 4   2  0-0  ---     -13%  41% M Minoso        C Stobbs        Home Run
   b 3   1  0-0  1-3     -13%  50% R Sievers       C Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Chuck Stobbs facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B Phillips      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  S Esposito      Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      55%  M Minoso        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Connie Johnson facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  E Yost          Walk
   O      1--      55%  E Oravetz       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      52%  P Runnels       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      50%  R Sievers       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Senators 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Chuck Stobbs facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  G Kell          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  L Doby          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  S Lollar        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Connie Johnson facing 5-6-7
          ---      61%  J Lemon         Double to LF
   O      -2-      57%  C Courtney      Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      53%  K Olson         Strikeout
          -2-      55%  J Snyder        Walk
   O      12-      50%  C Stobbs        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Senators 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Chuck Stobbs facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      52%  N Fox           Lineout: RF
   O      ---      54%  J Brideweser    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      56%  C Johnson       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Connie Johnson facing 1-2-3
          ---      60%  E Yost          Walk
          1--      69%  E Oravetz       Single to RF; Yost to 3B
   O      1-3      63%  P Runnels       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Yost stays at 3B
   OO     1-3      50%  R Sievers       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Senators 0.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Chuck Stobbs facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  B Phillips      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  S Esposito      Lineout: CF
   R      ---      41%  M Minoso        Home Run
          ---      39%  G Kell          Double to LF
   O      -2-      43%  L Doby          Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-1, Connie Johnson facing 5-6-7
          ---      51%  J Lemon         Double to CF
   O      -2-      49%  C Courtney      Groundout: 1B-P; Lemon to 3B
   R      --3      56%  K Olson         Fielder's Choice C; Lemon Scores; Olson to 1B
   OO     1--      50%  J Snyder        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Senators 1.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Chuck Stobbs facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  S Lollar        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  N Fox           Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      57%  J Brideweser    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Senators 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Senators Batting, Tied 1-1, Connie Johnson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      54%  C Stobbs        Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  E Yost          Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      50%  E Oravetz       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Senators 1.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Chuck Stobbs facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  C Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      56%  B Phillips      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      58%  S Esposito      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Senators 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Senators Batting, Tied 1-1, Connie Johnson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      54%  P Runnels       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      52%  R Sievers       Flyball: LF
   R      ---      71%  J Lemon         Home Run
          ---      72%  C Courtney      Single to RF
          1--      74%  K Olson         Single to RF; Courtney to 3B
   O      1-3      70%  J Snyder        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Senators 2.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Chuck Stobbs facing 3-4-5
          ---      62%  M Minoso        Single to 1B/Bunt
          1--      52%  G Kell          Walk; Minoso to 2B
   O      12-      52%  L Doby          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Minoso to 3B; Kell to 2B
   RO     -23      53%  S Lollar        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Minoso Scores
   O      -2-      59%  N Fox           Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Senators 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Senators Batting, Tied 2-2, Connie Johnson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      55%  C Stobbs        Strikeout
   O      ---      52%  E Yost          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      54%  E Oravetz       Walk
          1--      57%  P Runnels       Walk; Oravetz to 2B
                  Mike Fornieles replaces Connie Johnson pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-      79%  R Sievers       Single to RF (Pop Fly); Oravetz Scores; Runnels to 3B
   O      1-3      75%  J Lemon         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Senators 3.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Chuck Stobbs facing 8-9-1
                  Bob Nieman pinch hits for Jim Brideweser batting 8th
          ---      66%  B Nieman        Single to CF
                  Bob Kennedy pinch hits for Mike Fornieles batting 9th; Luis Aparicio pinch runs for Bob Nieman batting 8th
   O      1--      74%  B Kennedy       Flyball: LF
   O      1--      81%  B Phillips      Flyball: RF
          1--      79%  S Esposito      Aparicio Steals 2B
   O      -2-      87%  " "             Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Senators 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Senators Batting, Ahead 3-2, Sandy Consuegra facing 6-7-8
                  Sandy Consuegra replaces Sammy Esposito pitching and batting 2nd; Bob Kennedy moves to 3B; Luis Aparicio moves to SS
          ---      89%  C Courtney      Reached on E7 (Fly Ball)
                  Pedro Ramos pinch runs for Clint Courtney batting 6th
   O      1--      88%  K Olson         Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Ramos to 2B
                  Lou Berberet pinch hits for Jerry Snyder batting 8th
          -2-      89%  L Berberet      Intentional Walk
   R      12-      95%  C Stobbs        Single to LF; Ramos Scores/unER; Berberet to 2B
   OO     12-      93%  E Yost          Line Drive Double Play: 2B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Senators 4.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Chuck Stobbs facing 3-4-5
                  Lou Berberet moves to C; Jose Valdivielso replaces Pedro Ramos playing SS batting 6th
          ---      85%  M Minoso        Single to RF
          1--      70%  G Kell          Single to RF; Minoso to 3B
                  Jim Rivera pinch runs for George Kell batting 4th
   O      1-3      82%  L Doby          Strikeout
   O      1-3      92%  S Lollar        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1-3     100%  N Fox           Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Senators 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:WS1195605050

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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