9/23/1956, KC 56-ChA56, game 1, Comiskey Park
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1956 Kansas City 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 6 2
1956 Chicago (A) 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 4 6 0 4 0
Kansas City AB R H BI AVG Chicago (A) AB R H BI AVG
Fox 2b 3 0 0 0 .309 Aparicio ss 4 0 0 1 .259
Virdon cf 4 1 2 1 .340 Temple 2b 4 0 1 0 .284
Jensen lf 4 0 0 0 .287 Skowron 1b 4 0 0 0 .273
Post rf 4 0 1 0 .246 Zernial lf 2 0 0 0 .267
Harris 1b 4 0 1 0 .319 Carrasquel 3b 4 1 2 0 .256
Malzone 3b 3 0 0 0 .264 Schult rf 2 1 0 0 .232
Katt c 4 0 1 0 .282 Landrith c 2 1 0 0 .222
Consolo ss 3 0 0 0 .272 Thomas cf 3 1 2 2 .297
Pierce p 2 0 0 0 .174 Purkey p 3 0 1 1 .097
Whisenant ph 1 0 0 0 .323 Merritt p 0 0 0 0 .000
Roebuck p 0 0 0 0 .045 28 4 6 4
32 1 5 1
Kansas City INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Pierce L 13-12 7.0 6 4 4 3 2 116 71 3.52
Roebuck 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 12 7 3.87
8.0 6 4 4 4 3 128 78
Chicago (A) INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Purkey W 8-13 8.0 4 1 1 1 4 109 64 3.69
Merritt S 12 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 16 11 4.10
9.0 5 1 1 1 4 125 75
KC : Whisenant batted for Pierce in the 8th
2B-Purkey(2). HR-Virdon(20). RBI-Virdon(87), Aparicio(40), Thomas 2(71),
Purkey(8). K-Jensen, Post, Katt, Consolo, Temple, Skowron 2. BB-Malzone,
Zernial 2, Schult, Landrith. HBP-Fox. PB-Landrith. HB-Purkey.
GWRBI: Thomas
Temperature: 67, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: in from right at 15 MPH.
9/23/1956, KC 56-ChA56, game 1, Comiskey Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1956 Kansas City 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 6 2
1956 Chicago (A) 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 4 6 0 4 0
Kansas City -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Fox 2b 1>8 4 6>7 HBP.1-2
Virdon cf HR 8 63 S.2-3;1-2
Jensen lf 13 4>63 63 k
Post rf 9 k 7>2/fl 9>Merritt
S
Harris 1b 2>3/g S 43 3/fl
Malzone 3b W pb.1-2 43 6
63
Katt c 9 5>k 8>S 8
Consolo ss k 53 8
Pierce p 3>7 8
Whisenant ph 8
Roebuck p
Chicago (A) -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Aparicio ss 1>3/fl 53.3-H;2-3 8 8
Temple 2b S k 5>7 43
Skowron 1b 543/gdp 3>k 53 8>Roebuck
k
Zernial lf 2>53 W 43 W
Carrasquel 3b S 43.1-2 6>S 463/gdp
Schult rf W.1-2 53 8
Landrith c W.2-3;1-2 4>4/fl 7
Thomas cf note 1 S 4
Purkey p D.2-H;1-3 46/f.B-1 7>43
Merritt p
1: S.3-H;2-H;1-2
Kansas City IN OUT ER Chicago (A) IN OUT ER
Pierce A1 D2 4 L 13-12 Purkey A1 D3 1 W 8-13
Roebuck D3 D5 0 Merritt D4 D7 0 S 12
9/23/1956, KC 56-ChA56, game 1, Comiskey Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1956 Kansas City 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 6 2
1956 Chicago (A) 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 4 6 0 4 0
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Kansas City batting
0-0 0 --- 10 Fox flied out to center (BX)
0-0 1 --- 00 Virdon homered deep to left center (X)
1-0 1 --- 21 Jensen grounded out to the mound (BCBX)
1-0 2 --- 12 Post flied out to right (BFFX)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Chicago (A) batting
1-0 0 --- 10 Aparicio popped out to first (BX)
1-0 1 --- 21 Temple lined a single to shallow right (BBFX)
1-0 1 1-- 02 Skowron grounded into a double play, Malzone to Fox to
Harris (>F>FX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Kansas City batting
1-0 0 --- 12 Harris grounded out to first (BFFX)
1-0 1 --- 30 Malzone walked (BBBB)
1-0 1 1-- 20 Katt flied out to right (BBX)
1-0 2 1-- 12 Consolo struck out (CF1BS)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Chicago (A) batting
1-0 0 --- 10 Zernial grounded out to third (BX)
1-0 1 --- 00 Carrasquel lined a single up the middle (X)
1-0 1 1-- 31 Schult walked, Carrasquel to second (BBBCB)
1-0 1 12- 32 Landrith walked, Carrasquel to third, Schult to second
(BBBCSB)
1-0 1 123 31 Thomas lined a single up the middle, Carrasquel scored,
Schult scored, Landrith to second (BBFBX)
1-2 1 12- 22 Purkey lined a double to left center, Landrith scored,
Thomas to third (BbCFbFBFX)
1-3 1 -23 00 Aparicio grounded out to third, Thomas scored, Purkey to
third (X)
1-4 2 --3 32 Temple struck out (BBBCCS)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Kansas City batting
1-4 0 --- 31 Pierce flied out to left (BBBCX)
1-4 1 --- 21 Fox popped out to second (BFBX)
1-4 2 --- 22 Virdon flied out to center (BSBFFX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Chicago (A) batting
1-4 0 --- 22 Skowron struck out (BFSBS)
1-4 1 --- 31 Zernial walked (BBFBB)
1-4 1 1-- 12 Carrasquel grounded out to second, Zernial to second
(FBFX)
1-4 2 -2- 00 Schult grounded out to third (X)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Kansas City batting
1-4 0 --- 21 Jensen grounded out to short (BBCX)
1-4 1 --- 12 Post struck out (CFBS)
1-4 2 --- 00 Harris lined a single to left center (X)
1-4 2 1-- 20 Landrith allowed a passed ball, Harris to second (BBB)
1-4 2 -2- 32 Malzone grounded out to short (BBB.CCX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Chicago (A) batting
1-4 0 --- 10 Landrith popped out to second (BX)
1-4 1 --- 00 Thomas lined a single to shallow right (X)
1-4 1 1-- 22 Purkey grounded to second, forcing Thomas at second,
Purkey to first (SbFBBFFFFFX)
1-4 2 1-- 22 Aparicio flied out to center (CSBBX)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Kansas City batting
1-4 0 --- 12 Katt struck out (CBFS)
1-4 1 --- 20 Consolo grounded out to third (BBX)
1-4 2 --- 10 Pierce flied out to center (BX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Chicago (A) batting
1-4 0 --- 00 Temple flied out to left (X)
1-4 1 --- 12 Skowron grounded out to third (CBSX)
1-4 2 --- 22 Zernial grounded out to second (FBFBX)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Kansas City batting
1-4 0 --- 10 Fox flied out to left (BX)
1-4 1 --- 10 Virdon grounded out to short (BX)
1-4 2 --- 02 Jensen grounded out to short (CCFX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Chicago (A) batting
1-4 0 --- 12 Carrasquel lined a single to left center (BSFX)
1-4 0 1-- 22 Schult flied out to center (CBBFFFX)
1-4 1 1-- 32 Landrith flied out to left (BBBCCX)
1-4 2 1-- 21 Thomas popped out to second (CB1BX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Kansas City batting
1-4 0 --- 22 Post popped out to the catcher (BFBFX)
1-4 1 --- 31 Harris grounded out to second (BFBBX)
1-4 2 --- 11 Malzone grounded out to second (BSX)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Chicago (A) batting
1-4 0 --- 12 Purkey grounded out to second (BCSX)
1-4 1 --- 12 Aparicio flied out to center (FBCFX)
1-4 2 --- 00 Temple grounded out to second (X)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Kansas City batting
1-4 0 --- 00 Katt lined a single to left (X)
1-4 0 1-- 12 Consolo flied out to center (BSFX)
Whisenant pinch hitting for Pierce
1-4 1 1-- 21 Whisenant flied out to center (BBCX)
1-4 2 1-- 12 Fox was hit by a pitch, Katt to second (BCFH)
1-4 2 12- 11 Virdon grounded a single up the middle, Katt to third,
Fox to second (BCX)
1-4 2 123 22 Jensen struck out (BFFFBFS)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Chicago (A) batting
Roebuck now pitching
1-4 0 --- 12 Skowron struck out (BFCS)
1-4 1 --- 32 Zernial walked (CBCBBB)
1-4 1 1-- 01 Carrasquel grounded into a double play, Fox to Consolo to
Harris (FX)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Kansas City batting
Merritt now pitching
1-4 0 --- 21 Post reached on an infield single to the pitcher (BBFX)
1-4 0 1-- 32 Harris popped out to first (BFSBFFBX)
1-4 1 1-- 00 Malzone popped out to short (X)
1-4 2 1-- 02 Katt flied out to center (CSX)