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June 29, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
White Sox 13 16 1
Indians 2 4 1
Bottom 9 R H E
White Sox 13 16 1
Indians 2 4 1

Bobby Avila Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .227
OBP .250 .312
At Bats 3 256
Hits 0 58
• Singles 0 44
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 1 28
RBI’s 0 30

Billy Pierce Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 2 0
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - June 29, 1956
Billy Pierce
Les Moss
Walt Dropo
Nellie Fox
Fred Hatfield
Luis Aparicio
Minnie Minoso
Larry Doby
Jim Rivera
Bobby Avila

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago White Sox 13 16 1 12
Cleveland Indians 2 4 1 8
Winning Pitcher Billy Pierce
Losing Pitcher Bob Lemon
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Luis Aparicio
Attendance 34,371
Time of Game 2 hours 56 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Avila is called out on strikes.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Dale Mitchell pinch hits for Cal McLish. Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Averill hits a popup towards third. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Hatfield hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Averill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Moss hits a popup towards third. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Dropo takes first base on ball four. Doby moves to second.
Top 9 Doby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Minoso hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Carrasquel is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Busby hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ward hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rivera. Ward reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Les Moss now catching. Strickland hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Fox hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rivera hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Busby. Rivera reaches second base with a double. Lollar scores. Aparicio goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Pierce strikes out.
Top 8 Aparicio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lollar moves to second.
Top 8 Hatfield hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Lollar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Mele takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Avila strikes out.
Bottom 7 Walt Dropo now playing first base. McLish strikes out.
Top 7 There goes Philley. The throw from Averill and he is out, Avila applying the tag.
Top 7 Philley takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Doby hits a popup, foul, towards third. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Averill strikes out.
Bottom 6 Carrasquel hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Busby strikes out.
Top 6 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops it up and throws to first, with McLish covering, for the out.
Top 6 Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Sam Mele now playing left field. George Strickland now playing third base. Preston Ward now playing first base. Earl Averill now catching. Pierce hits a fly ball into left field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Wertz strikes out.
Bottom 5 Rosen strikes out.
Bottom 5 Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Avila moves to third. Mele moves to second.
Bottom 5 Sam Mele pinch hits for Gene Woodling. Mele hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hegan scores. McLish scores. Avila moves to second.
Bottom 5 Avila takes first base on ball four. Hegan moves to third. McLish moves to second.
Bottom 5 McLish takes first base on ball four. Hegan moves to second.
Bottom 5 Hegan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Carrasquel is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Aparicio hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hatfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Doby scores. Lollar moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen juggles the ball. That's an error on Rosen. Doby moves to second.
Top 5 Cal McLish now pitching. Philley hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Minoso tags and scores.
Top 5 Doby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rivera scores. Fox scores. Minoso moves to third.
Top 5 Minoso is hit by the pitch. Pierce scores. Rivera moves to third. Fox moves to second.
Top 5 Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pierce moves to third. Rivera moves to second.
Top 5 Rivera hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pierce moves to second.
Top 5 Pierce takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Busby hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Wertz hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rosen takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a popup, foul, towards first. Philley settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Philley.
Top 4 Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hatfield for the out.
Top 4 Lollar strikes out.
Top 4 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Fox scores. Minoso moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 Doby hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fox moves to third. Minoso moves to second.
Top 4 Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rivera scores. Fox moves to second.
Top 4 Fox bunts towards third. Rosen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rivera moves to second.
Top 4 Rivera is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 3 Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Avila hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Daley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pierce fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Pierce hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Avila fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 3 Aparicio strikes out.
Top 3 Hatfield takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hegan strikes out.
Bottom 2 Carrasquel takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Busby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bud Daley now pitching. Philley strikes out.
Top 2 Doby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Minoso moves to third.
Top 2 Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fox scores.
Top 2 Fox hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woodling. Fox reaches second base with a double. Aparicio scores. Rivera goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Rivera takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Pierce strikes out.
Top 2 There goes Aparicio. The throw from Hegan and he is safe. Aparicio steals second.
Top 2 Aparicio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hatfield scores.
Top 2 Hatfield hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith who is chasing the ball. Hatfield reaches third base with a triple.
Top 2 Lollar hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Woodling moves to second.
Bottom 1 Woodling takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Avila hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Doby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it and throws to second for the out. Rivera moves to third.
Top 1 Minoso is hit by the pitch.
Top 1 Fox hits a line drive towards third. Rosen reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rivera hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Rivera reaches second base with a double.