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Athletics
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
May 9, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Kansas City Athletics, played on May 9, 1956 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 9, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 9, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Art Ditmar |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Wilson |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 9,493 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Runge 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: Frank Tabacchi 3B: Johnny Stevens |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Spook Jacobs | Second Baseman |
| Hector Lopez | Center Fielder |
| Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
| Harry Simpson | Right Fielder |
| Jim Finigan | Third Baseman |
| Joe Ginsberg | Catcher |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Rance Pless | First Baseman |
| Art Ditmar | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Adams | Third Baseman |
| Dave Pope | Right Fielder |
| Dave Philley | Left Fielder |
| Bob Boyd | First Baseman |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Billy Gardner | Second Baseman |
| Chuck Diering | Center Fielder |
| Willie Miranda | Shortstop |
| Jim Wilson | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
May 9, 1956
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Wilson
Jacobs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Wilson
There goes Jacobs. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Jacobs steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Wilson
Lopez hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zernial vs. Wilson
Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simpson vs. Wilson
Simpson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Ditmar
Adams is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pope vs. Ditmar
Pope hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. Ditmar
Philley hits a line drive towards the mound. Ditmar catches it and throws to first to double up Pope. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Wilson
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Wilson
Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Wilson
DeMaestri hits a popup, foul, towards first. Boyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Ditmar
Boyd hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Ditmar
Smith takes first base on ball four. Boyd moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gardner vs. Ditmar
Ginsberg fires to second and picks off Boyd for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Ditmar
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pless vs. Wilson
Pless hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ditmar vs. Wilson
Ditmar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobs vs. Wilson
Jacobs hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Philley. Jacobs reaches second base with a double. Ditmar moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lopez vs. Wilson
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Pope settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ditmar tags and scores. Jacobs tags and moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zernial vs. Wilson
Zernial strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Ditmar
Diering takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miranda vs. Ditmar
Miranda hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Ditmar
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Ditmar
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Wilson
Simpson hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Diering. Simpson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Finigan vs. Wilson
Finigan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Simpson scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ginsberg vs. Wilson
There goes Finigan. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Finigan steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ginsberg vs. Wilson
Ginsberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Finigan moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DeMaestri vs. Wilson
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Finigan scores. Ginsberg moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pless vs. Wilson
There goes Ginsberg. The throw from Smith and he is out, Adams applying the tag. DeMaestri moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pless vs. Wilson
Pless hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ditmar vs. Wilson
Ditmar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DeMaestri scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobs vs. Wilson
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pope vs. Ditmar
Pope hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Ditmar
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Ditmar
Boyd hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson. Boyd reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Ditmar
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Wilson
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Wilson
Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Wilson
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. Wilson
Finigan hits a fly ball into left field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Ditmar
Gardner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ginsberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Ditmar
Tito Francona pinch hits for Chuck Diering.
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Ditmar
Miranda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Ditmar
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Wilson
Tito Francona now playing center field.
Ginsberg hits a line drive into left field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Wilson
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pless vs. Wilson
Pless strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Ditmar
Bob Hale pinch hits for Bobby Adams.
Hale hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson. Hale reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pope vs. Ditmar
Pope strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Philley vs. Ditmar
Philley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ginsberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyd vs. Ditmar
Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ditmar vs. Wilson
Bob Hale now playing first base. Dave Pope now playing left field. Dave Philley now playing third base. Bob Boyd now playing right field.
Ditmar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Philley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Wilson
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Philley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Wilson
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ditmar
Smith is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Ditmar
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Ditmar
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Wilson
Zernial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Wilson
Bill Renna pinch runs for Gus Zernial.
There goes Renna. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Renna steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simpson vs. Wilson
There's a wild pitch. Renna moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Simpson vs. Wilson
Simpson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Finigan vs. Wilson
Finigan hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ginsberg vs. Wilson
Ginsberg hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Ditmar
Bill Renna now playing left field.
Miranda hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Ditmar
Wayne Causey pinch hits for Jim Wilson.
Causey strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Ditmar
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ditmar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Birrer
Babe Birrer now pitching.
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into right field. Boyd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pless vs. Birrer
Pless hits a line drive towards first. Hale reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ditmar vs. Birrer
Ditmar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pope vs. Ditmar
Pope strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Ditmar
Philley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyd vs. Ditmar
Boyd hits a line drive into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Ditmar
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/9/1956 -- Kansas City at Baltimore (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Jacobs S, 2b 4 0 2 0 Adams B, 3b 2 0 0 0
Lopez H, cf 3 0 0 1 Hale B, ph-1b 2 0 1 0
Zernial G, lf 4 0 1 0 Pope D, rf-lf 4 0 1 0
Renna B, pr-lf 0 0 0 0 Philley D, lf-3b 4 0 1 0
Simpson H, rf 4 1 2 0 Boyd B, 1b-rf 4 0 2 0
Finigan J, 3b 4 1 1 1 Smith H, c 3 0 0 0
Ginsberg J, c 4 0 1 0 Gardner B, 2b 3 0 0 0
DeMaestri J, ss 4 1 1 1 Diering C, cf 0 0 0 0
Pless R, 1b 4 0 1 0 Francona T, ph-cf 2 0 0 0
Ditmar A, p 4 1 1 1 Miranda W, ss 3 0 1 0
Wilson J, p 2 0 1 0
Causey W, ph 1 0 0 0
Birrer B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 10 4 30 0 7 0
Kansas City 001 300 000 -- 4
Baltimore 000 000 000 -- 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Ditmar A (W) 9.0 7 0 0 2 5
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson J (L) 8.0 10 4 4 0 5
Birrer B 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
DP -- Kansas City 3
LOB -- Kansas City 5, Baltimore 5
2B -- Jacobs S, Simpson H, Boyd B, Hale B
SB -- Jacobs S, Finigan J, Renna B
CS -- Ginsberg J
SF -- Lopez H
WP -- Wilson J
T -- 1:50
A -- 9493
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