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Athletics
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
June 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 June 9, 1956 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 9, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 9, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Troy Herriage |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Moore |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: John Rice |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Enos Slaughter | Left Fielder |
| Harry Simpson | Right Fielder |
| Joe Ginsberg | Catcher |
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Mike Baxes | Shortstop |
| Clete Boyer | Second Baseman |
| Troy Herriage | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Adams | Second Baseman |
| Bob Hale | First Baseman |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Bob Nieman | Left Fielder |
| Gus Triandos | Catcher |
| Tito Francona | Center Fielder |
| Tex Nelson | Right Fielder |
| Willie Miranda | Shortstop |
| Ray Moore | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
June 9, 1956
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Moore
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Moore
Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Moore
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hale scoops it up and throws to first, with Moore covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Herriage
Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Herriage
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Herriage
Kell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Kell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nieman vs. Herriage
There's a wild pitch. Kell moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nieman vs. Herriage
Nieman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kell scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Herriage
Triandos hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Moore
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Moore
Ginsberg hits a line drive into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Moore
Groth hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Herriage
Francona hits a line drive towards first. Power reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Herriage
Nelson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Herriage
Miranda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Herriage
Moore hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Moore
Baxes hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Moore
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herriage vs. Moore
Herriage is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Herriage
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Herriage
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Herriage
Kell hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Moore
Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Moore
Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Moore
Slaughter hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Moore
Simpson takes first base on ball four. Power moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ginsberg vs. Moore
Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Herriage
Nieman hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Herriage
Triandos hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Herriage
Francona hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Moore
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Moore
Baxes hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Moore
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Herriage
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nelson for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Herriage
Miranda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Herriage
Moore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miranda moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Herriage
Adams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miranda scores. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hale vs. Lasorda
Billy Gardner pinch runs for Bobby Adams. Tom Lasorda now pitching.
Hale hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Moore moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kell vs. Lasorda
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lasorda vs. Moore
Chuck Diering now playing center field. Tito Francona now playing right field. Billy Gardner now playing second base.
Lasorda strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Moore
Power hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hale settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Moore
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Moore
Slaughter hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Lasorda
Nieman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Lasorda
Triandos takes first base on ball four. Nieman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Francona vs. Lasorda
Francona hits a line drive into right field. Simpson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Simpson. Nieman scores. Triandos moves to third. Francona moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Diering vs. Lasorda
Diering hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Miranda vs. Lasorda
Miranda is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Moore vs. Lasorda
Moore strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gardner vs. Harrington
Bill Harrington now pitching.
Gardner takes first base on ball four. Triandos scores. Francona moves to third. Miranda moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hale vs. Harrington
Hale hits a line drive into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Moore
Simpson 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, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Moore
Ginsberg hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Moore
Groth hits a popup, foul, towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Harrington
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Harrington
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Harrington
Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Moore
Baxes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Moore
Tim Thompson pinch hits for Clete Boyer.
Thompson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Moore
Gus Zernial pinch hits for Bill Harrington.
Zernial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baxes moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Power vs. Moore
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Burtschy
Jim Finigan now playing second base. Moe Burtschy now pitching.
Francona hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Diering vs. Burtschy
Diering hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burtschy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miranda vs. Burtschy
There goes Diering. The throw from Ginsberg and he is out, Baxes applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Burtschy
Miranda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Burtschy
There goes Miranda. The throw from Ginsberg and he is out, Finigan applying the tag. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Moore
Jim Pyburn now playing left field.
Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Pyburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Moore
Slaughter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Moore
Simpson takes first base on ball four. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ginsberg vs. Moore
Ginsberg hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groth vs. Moore
Groth hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Francona. Groth reaches second base with a double. Slaughter scores. Simpson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Renna vs. Moore
Bill Renna pinch hits for Mike Baxes.
Renna strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/9/1956, game 1 -- Kansas City at Baltimore (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Power V, 1b 4 0 1 0 Adams B, 2b 3 0 1 1
Lopez H, 3b 4 0 1 0 Gardner B, pr-2b 0 0 0 1
Slaughter E, lf 4 1 1 0 Hale B, 1b 4 0 0 0
Simpson H, rf 2 0 0 0 Kell G, 3b 4 1 1 0
Ginsberg J, c 4 0 0 0 Nieman B, lf 3 1 1 1
Groth J, cf 4 0 1 1 Pyburn J, lf 0 0 0 0
Baxes M, ss 2 0 0 0 Triandos G, c 3 1 0 0
Renna B, ph 1 0 0 0 Francona T, cf-rf 4 0 2 1
Boyer C, 2b 2 0 0 0 Nelson T, rf 2 0 0 0
Thompson T, ph 1 0 0 0 Diering C, cf 2 0 0 0
Finigan J, 2b 0 0 0 0 Miranda W, ss 3 1 3 0
Herriage T, p 1 0 0 0 Moore R, p 3 0 1 0
Lasorda T, p 1 0 0 0
Harrington B, p 0 0 0 0
Zernial G, ph 1 0 1 0
Burtschy M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 5 1 31 4 9 4
Kansas City 000 000 001 -- 1
Baltimore 100 012 00x -- 4
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Herriage T (L) 4.1 6 2 2 0 1
Lasorda T 1.1 1 2 2 3 1
Harrington B 1.1 0 0 0 1 0
Burtschy M 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Moore R (W) 9.0 5 1 1 3 4
E -- Simpson H
DP -- Baltimore 1
LOB -- Kansas City 6, Baltimore 7
2B -- Kell G, Groth J
CS -- Diering C, Miranda W
WP -- Herriage T
T -- 2:14
A -- 0
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