| Breaking News |  | Wednesday, November 28th, 1956: $138,400,000 Keeps CF Snider in Chicago (A)
Team officials triumphantly announced that the White Sox and superstar center fielder Duke Snider have closed a deal that keeps the 30-year-old in a Chicago (A) uniform for another 8 years.
Snider will earn $138,400,000 as part of the settlement.
Snider has hit for a .311 career average and totaled 1389 hits, 262 home runs and 864 RBIs. |
 | Wednesday, September 19th, 1956: Washington Wins, Blanks White Sox
Don Larsen of the Washington Senators mixed his pitches well and fashioned a 5-0 shutout today. The 27-year-old hurler shut down the Chicago (A) offense, holding them to 3 hits. He struck out 5 while walking 2.
To this point in the season, Larsen shows a 24-7 record, 34 starts, 272.2 innings, 170 strikeouts and a 3.37 ERA.
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 | Monday, September 17th, 1956: Pesky Tops AL with .345 Average
Chicago (A)'s Johnny Pesky completed the season in style by winning the American League batting crown. He claimed the coveted title by hitting a solid .345 for the year.
The gifted 36-year-old White Sox shortstop chalked up 152 hits during the season with 1 home run, 54 RBIs and 79 runs scored.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | P Lee Howard | ruptured tricep tendon | 3 months | On DL, eligible for return (60-day DL) |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 96-58, .623 PCT | | Position in Division | 1st, - GB | | Record at home | 47-30, .610 PCT | | Record on the road | 49-28, .636 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 10-10, .500 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 26-17, .605 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 26-18, .591 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 70-40, .636 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 5-5, .500 PCT | | Record in April | 18-9, .667 PCT | | Record in May | 22-7, .759 PCT | | Record in June | 12-14, .462 PCT | | Record in July | 19-9, .679 PCT | | Record in August | 18-11, .621 PCT | | Record in September | 7-8, .467 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .281 - 1st in AL | | On-Base Percentage | .358 - 1st in AL | | Slugging Percentage | .441 - 2nd in AL | | On-Base + Slugging | .799 - 1st in AL | | Runs Scored | 826 - 1st in AL | | Hits | 1524 - 1st in AL | | Extra-Base Hits | 472 - 2nd in AL | | Home Runs | 172 - 2nd in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 640 - 1st in AL | | Strikeouts | 757 - 6th in AL | | Stolen Bases | 30 - 5th in AL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.83 - 4th in AL | | Starters' ERA | 3.53 - 3rd in AL | | Bullpen ERA | 4.95 - 6th in AL | | Runs allowed | 677 - 3rd in AL | | Hits allowed | 1346 - 3rd in AL | | Opponents AVG | .254 - 3rd in AL | | BABIP | .268 - 2nd in AL | | Home Runs allowed | 143 - 5th in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 522 - 4th in AL | | Strikeouts | 675 - 4th in AL |
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