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Athletics
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
June 10, 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 10, 1956 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 10, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 10, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jose Santiago |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Connie Johnson |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 8,913 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: John Rice 2B: Bill Summers 3B: Bill McKinley |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
| Harry Simpson | Right Fielder |
| Jim Finigan | Second Baseman |
| Tim Thompson | Catcher |
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Mike Baxes | Shortstop |
| Jose Santiago | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Gardner | Second Baseman |
| Bob Hale | First Baseman |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Bob Nieman | Left Fielder |
| Tito Francona | Center Fielder |
| Gus Triandos | Catcher |
| Hoot Evers | Right Fielder |
| Willie Miranda | Shortstop |
| Connie Johnson | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
June 10, 1956
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Johnson
Power 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. Johnson
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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Johnson
Zernial strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Johnson
Simpson hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Francona, who is chasing the ball. Simpson reaches third base with a triple. Power goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Finigan vs. Johnson
The ball gets by Triandos for a passed ball. Simpson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Johnson
Finigan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Santiago
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Santiago
Hale hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Santiago
Kell hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Hale moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nieman vs. Santiago
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Johnson
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Johnson
Groth strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Johnson
Baxes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Santiago
Francona takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Santiago
There goes Francona. The throw from Thompson and he is safe. Francona steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Triandos vs. Santiago
Triandos hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evers vs. Santiago
Evers hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miranda vs. Santiago
Miranda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Johnson
Santiago hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Johnson
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Johnson
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Santiago
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Santiago
Gardner hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Santiago
Hale hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson. Hale reaches second base with a double. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kell vs. Santiago
Kell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nieman vs. Santiago
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Santiago fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Johnson
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Johnson
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, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Johnson
Finigan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Santiago
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Santiago
Triandos is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Santiago
Evers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miranda vs. Santiago
Miranda takes first base on ball four. Evers moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Santiago
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Evers moves to third. Miranda moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gardner vs. Santiago
Gardner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Evers scores. Miranda scores. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hale vs. Santiago
Hale takes first base on ball four. Gardner moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kell vs. Ditmar
Art Ditmar now pitching.
Kell strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Johnson
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Johnson
Groth hits a fly ball into right field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baxes vs. Johnson
Baxes strikes out. There goes Thompson. The throw from Triandos to second, and Thompson is out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Ditmar
Joe DeMaestri now playing shortstop.
Nieman hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Ditmar
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Ditmar
Triandos hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ditmar vs. Johnson
Ditmar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Johnson
Power bunts towards first. Hale scoops it up and throws to first, with Gardner covering, for the out. Ditmar moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Johnson
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ditmar moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Slaughter vs. Johnson
Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Gus Zernial.
Slaughter hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evers. Slaughter reaches second base with a double. Ditmar scores. Lopez moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Simpson vs. Johnson
Simpson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Finigan vs. Johnson
Finigan hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lopez tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Johnson
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Slaughter scores. Simpson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Groth vs. Johnson
There go the runners. The throw from Triandos to Gardner covering second. The throw back to home, and Simpson is out at the plate. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Ditmar
Enos Slaughter now playing left field.
Evers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miranda vs. Ditmar
Miranda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Ditmar
Wayne Causey pinch hits for Connie Johnson.
Causey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Dorish
Fritz Dorish now pitching.
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Dorish
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ditmar vs. Dorish
Ditmar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dorish fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Ditmar
Gardner hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Ditmar
Hale hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Ditmar
Kell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Dorish
Power hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Dorish
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Dorish
Slaughter hits a fly ball into right field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Dorish
Simpson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. Dorish
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dorish fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Ditmar
Nieman hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Groth who is chasing the ball. Nieman reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Francona vs. Ditmar
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Nieman scores. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Ditmar
Triandos strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Ditmar
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 6 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Loes
Billy Loes now pitching. Tex Nelson now playing right field.
Thompson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nelson who is chasing the ball. Thompson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Groth vs. Loes
Groth hits a fly ball into right field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thompson tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Loes
DeMaestri hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ditmar vs. Loes
Ditmar is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 7 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Ditmar
Miranda strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Ditmar
Nelson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Ditmar
Gardner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/10/1956 -- Kansas City at Baltimore (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Power V, 1b 3 2 2 1 Gardner B, 2b 5 0 1 2
Lopez H, 3b 4 1 1 0 Hale B, 1b 3 0 2 0
Zernial G, lf 2 0 0 0 Kell G, 3b 3 0 1 0
Slaughter E, ph-lf 2 1 1 1 Nieman B, lf 4 1 1 0
Simpson H, rf 3 1 2 1 Francona T, cf 3 0 0 1
Finigan J, 2b 3 0 0 1 Triandos G, c 4 0 0 0
Thompson T, c 4 1 3 1 Evers H, rf 2 1 0 0
Groth J, cf 3 0 0 1 Loes B, p 0 0 0 0
Baxes M, ss 2 0 0 0 Miranda W, ss 3 1 0 0
DeMaestri J, ss 2 0 0 0 Johnson C, p 1 0 1 0
Santiago J, p 1 0 0 0 Causey W, ph 1 0 0 0
Ditmar A, p 2 1 0 0 Dorish F, p 0 0 0 0
Nelson T, rf 1 0 0 0
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31 7 9 6 30 3 6 3
Kansas City 200 003 011 -- 7
Baltimore 000 200 010 -- 3
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Santiago J 3.2 5 2 2 6 1
Ditmar A (W) 5.1 1 1 1 1 4
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson C (L) 6.0 6 5 4 2 5
Dorish F 2.0 2 1 1 0 0
Loes B 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
DP -- Kansas City 3, Baltimore 1
LOB -- Kansas City 2, Baltimore 7
2B -- Hale B, Slaughter E
3B -- Simpson H, Nieman B, Thompson T
HR -- Power V
SB -- Francona T
CS -- Thompson T, Simpson H
SH -- Power V
SF -- Finigan J, Groth J
PB -- Triandos G
T -- 2:21
A -- 8913
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