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Athletics
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
July 13, 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 July 13, 1956 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 13, 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 | July 13, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Alex Kellner |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Connie Johnson |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 7,471 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Frank Tabacchi 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Ed Runge |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Al Pilarcik | Center Fielder |
| Lou Skizas | Left Fielder |
| Harry Simpson | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
| Tim Thompson | Catcher |
| Mike Baxes | Shortstop |
| Jim Finigan | Second Baseman |
| Alex Kellner | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Williams | Right Fielder |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Bob Nieman | Left Fielder |
| Gus Triandos | First Baseman |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Jim Pyburn | Center Fielder |
| Billy Gardner | Second Baseman |
| Willie Miranda | Shortstop |
| Connie Johnson | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
July 13, 1956
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Johnson
Lopez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Lopez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pilarcik vs. Johnson
Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards first. Triandos juggles the ball. That's an error on Triandos. Lopez scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skizas vs. Johnson
Skizas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Johnson
Simpson hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Johnson
Robinson 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, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Johnson
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baxes vs. Johnson
Baxes hits a line drive into center field. Pyburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Kellner
Williams hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Kellner
Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Skizas throws the ball in to Finigan who tags Kell, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Kellner
Nieman hits a popup towards short. Baxes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Kellner
Triandos hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Johnson
Finigan hits a fly ball into center field. Pyburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kellner vs. Johnson
Kellner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Johnson
Lopez 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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pilarcik vs. Johnson
Pilarcik strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kellner
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pyburn vs. Kellner
Pyburn 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, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Kellner
Gardner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Johnson
Skizas hits a line drive into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Johnson
Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Johnson
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Kellner
Miranda hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Kellner
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Kellner
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Kellner
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, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Johnson
Thompson 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, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Johnson
Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Kell. Baxes moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Finigan vs. Johnson
Finigan hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kellner vs. Johnson
Kellner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Kellner
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Kellner
Triandos is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kellner
Smith hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Skizas. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pyburn vs. Kellner
Pyburn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Johnson
Lopez hits a popup towards first. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Johnson
Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards first. Triandos fields the ball and throws to Johnson covering. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skizas vs. Johnson
Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pilarcik moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simpson vs. Johnson
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Pilarcik moves to third. Skizas moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Johnson
Robinson 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 5
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Kellner
Gardner hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Kellner
Miranda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Kellner
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Miranda moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Kellner
Williams hits a popup towards short. Baxes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. Kellner
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Miranda moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nieman vs. Kellner
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Johnson
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Pyburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Johnson
Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Johnson
Finigan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kellner vs. Johnson
Kellner is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Kellner
Triandos hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kellner
Smith hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pyburn vs. Kellner
Pyburn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, 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 -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Johnson
Pilarcik 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, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Johnson
Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Kellner
Hoot Evers pinch hits for Billy Gardner.
Evers hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Kellner
Miranda hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skizas. Miranda reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gastall vs. Kellner
Tom Gastall pinch hits for Connie Johnson.
Gastall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kellner fields it and throws to first for the out. Miranda moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Kellner
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Loes
Hoot Evers now playing right field. Dick Williams now playing second base. Billy Loes now pitching.
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Triandos scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simpson for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Loes
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Loes
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Pyburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baxes vs. Loes
Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Kellner
Johnny Groth now playing left field. Enos Slaughter now playing right field.
Kell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Kellner
Nieman hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Kellner
Triandos hits a popup towards short. Baxes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kellner
Smith hits a line drive into left field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Loes
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Loes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kellner vs. Loes
Kellner strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Loes
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Pyburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pyburn vs. Kellner
Pyburn hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Kellner
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miranda vs. Kellner
Miranda strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Kellner
Bob Hale pinch hits for Billy Loes.
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson fields the ball and throws to Kellner covering. Safe. Evers moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Kellner
Tito Francona pinch runs for Bob Hale.
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kellner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/13/1956 -- Kansas City at Baltimore (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Lopez H, 3b 5 1 1 0 Williams D, rf-2b 5 1 1 1
Pilarcik A, cf 4 1 1 0 Kell G, 3b 4 1 3 1
Skizas L, lf 4 1 2 2 Nieman B, lf 4 0 0 0
Groth J, lf 0 0 0 0 Triandos G, 1b 4 0 0 0
Simpson H, rf 4 0 0 0 Smith H, c 4 0 1 0
Slaughter E, rf 0 0 0 0 Pyburn J, cf 4 0 0 0
Robinson E, 1b 4 0 1 0 Gardner B, 2b 2 0 0 0
Thompson T, c 3 0 0 0 Evers H, ph-rf 2 0 1 0
Baxes M, ss 4 0 0 0 Miranda W, ss 4 0 2 0
Finigan J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Johnson C, p 1 0 1 0
Kellner A, p 4 0 1 0 Gastall T, ph 1 0 0 0
Loes B, p 0 0 0 0
Hale B, ph 1 0 1 0
Francona T, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 3 7 2 36 2 10 2
Kansas City 300 000 000 -- 3
Baltimore 100 000 010 -- 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Kellner A (W) 9.0 10 2 2 1 2
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson C (L) 7.0 6 3 2 1 3
Loes B 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Triandos G, Kell G
LOB -- Kansas City 7, Baltimore 8
2B -- Lopez H, Smith H, Miranda W
HR -- Skizas L, Williams D, Kell G
T -- 2:25
A -- 7471
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