White Sox @ Indians
September 8, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
White Sox 4 10 0
Indians 2 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
White Sox 4 10 0
Indians 2 7 1

Al Smith Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .272
OBP .250 .368
At Bats 3 464
Hits 0 126
• Singles 0 85
• Doubles 0 23
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 13
Walks 1 66
RBI’s 0 66

Billy Pierce Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
18 7 1
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - September 8, 1956
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Strikeout
Billy Pierce
Sherm Lollar
Walt Dropo
Nellie Fox
Fred Hatfield
Sammy Esposito
Minnie Minoso
Larry Doby
Jim Rivera
Al Smith
Gene Woodling

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago White Sox 4 10 0 8
Cleveland Indians 2 7 1 8
Winning Pitcher Billy Pierce
Losing Pitcher Early Wynn
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Walt Dropo
Attendance 5,583
Time of Game 2 hours 23 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Smith strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Gene Woodling pinch hits for Don Mossi. Woodling takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Hegan strikes out.
Bottom 9 Carrasquel hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Doby hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Fox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pierce moves to second.
Top 9 Hatfield hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Pierce hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Esposito hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Busby hits a popup, foul, towards short. Esposito settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mele hits a popup towards short. Esposito settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Colavito hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Avila scores. Rosen moves to second.
Bottom 8 Rosen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Avila moves to second.
Bottom 8 Avila hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Esposito scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mossi fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Lollar hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Don Mossi now pitching. Rivera strikes out.
Bottom 7 Dave Pope pinch hits for Early Wynn. Pope strikes out.
Bottom 7 Hegan hits a line drive towards short. Esposito reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Carrasquel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Busby hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mele hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Minoso hits a popup towards first. Mele settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Doby hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Doby reaches second base with a double. Pierce scores.
Top 7 Fox hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hatfield bunts towards the mound. Wynn fields it and throws to first for the out. Pierce moves to second.
Top 7 Pierce hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wynn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Colavito is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Rosen takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 6 Avila hits a popup towards third. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Wynn strikes out.
Top 6 Esposito hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Dropo takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Lollar strikes out.
Top 6 Rivera hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Doby tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Minoso bunts towards third. Rosen juggles the ball. That's an error on Rosen. Doby moves to third. Minoso moves to second.
Top 6 Doby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Hegan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Carrasquel hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Busby hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hatfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Pierce hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Esposito hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mele strikes out.
Bottom 4 Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Rosen strikes out.
Top 4 Dropo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mele settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Lollar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Minoso hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Doby is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Avila hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Wynn is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hatfield hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Pierce hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Carrasquel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Colavito moves to second.
Bottom 2 Busby hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mele hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Esposito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Dropo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rivera scores.
Top 2 Lollar strikes out.
Top 2 There goes Rivera. The throw from Hegan and he is safe. Rivera steals second.
Top 2 Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wynn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Avila hits a popup towards third. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Doby takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Fox hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.