Orioles @ Athletics
May 3, 1955

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Top 9	R	H	E
Orioles	3	8	1
Athletics	4	8	0

Top 9	R	H	E
Orioles	3	8	1
Athletics	4	8	0

Chuck Diering Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.333	.333
OBP	.500	.360
At Bats	3	48
Hits	1	16
• Singles	0	13
• Doubles	0	1
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	1	2
Walks	1	2
RBI’s	1	6

Tom Gorman Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
1	0	1

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Municipal Stadium - May 3, 1955

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Out

Tom Gorman

Joe Astroth

Vic Power

Pete Suder

Jim Finigan

Joe DeMaestri

Gus Zernial

Bill Wilson

Bill Renna

Chuck Diering

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Baltimore Orioles	3	8	1	8
Kansas City Athletics	4	8	0	6
Winning Pitcher	Moe Burtschy
Losing Pitcher	Erv Palica
Save	Tom Gorman
Game Winning RBI	Bill Wilson
Attendance	15,953
Time of Game	2 hours 17 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Diering hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Tom Gorman now pitching. Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Miranda scores.

Top 9 Gene Woodling pinch hits for Lou Kretlow. Woodling takes first base on ball four.

Top 9 Miranda hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Renna who is chasing the ball. Miranda reaches third base with a triple.

Bottom 8 Lou Kretlow now pitching. DeMaestri strikes out.

Bottom 8 Suder hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Diering, who is chasing the ball. Suder reaches third base with a triple.

Bottom 8 Wilson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

Bottom 8 Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to second for the out. Renna moves to third.

Bottom 8 Finigan takes first base on ball four. Renna moves to second.

Bottom 8 Renna hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 8 Gil Coan now playing left field. Hoot Evers now playing right field. Bobby Young now playing second base. Billy Cox now playing third base. Power strikes out.

Top 8 Gil Coan pinch hits for Jim Pyburn. Coan strikes out.

Top 8 Triandos hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 8 Smith is called out on strikes.

Top 8 Joe Astroth now catching. Moe Burtschy now pitching. Evers is called out on strikes.

Bottom 7 Joe Astroth pinch hits for Art Ceccarelli. Astroth hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Shantz hits a fly ball into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Kennedy hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Diering hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 7 Cox hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Palica hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Suder hits a fly ball into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Zernial moves to third. Wilson moves to second.

Bottom 6 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pyburn fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Zernial moves to second.

Bottom 6 Zernial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Finigan moves to second.

Bottom 6 Finigan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 6 Renna hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Miranda hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power races for the ball and makes the catch. There goes Smith. The throw to the plate, AND Smith is out, for the double play.

Top 6 Pyburn takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to third. Triandos moves to second.

Top 6 Triandos is walked intentionally.

Top 6 Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Smith reaches second base with a double.

Top 6 Evers is called out on strikes.

Bottom 5 Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pyburn fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Ceccarelli hits a line drive into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pyburn fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Kennedy bunts towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Diering takes first base on ball four.

Top 5 Cox is called out on strikes.

Top 5 Palica strikes out.

Bottom 4 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Suder hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Diering. Suder reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 4 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Miranda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Pyburn moves to second.

Top 4 Pyburn takes first base on ball four.

Top 4 Triandos hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 There goes Smith. The throw from Shantz and he is out, Suder applying the tag.

Top 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 4 Evers hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 3 Finigan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Renna hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda throws to second for one, and Cox throws to first, and Triandos drops the ball. Renna moves to second.

Bottom 3 Power hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 3 Ceccarelli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ceccarelli fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Diering hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Shantz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Cox hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Palica hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 2 Shantz hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Suder is called out on strikes.

Top 2 Miranda hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Pyburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. Smith moves to third.

Top 2 Triandos takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 Smith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Smith reaches second base with a double.

Top 2 Evers hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Wilson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Zernial hits a fly ball into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Power tags and scores.

Bottom 1 Finigan bunts towards the right side of the infield. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Power moves to third. Renna moves to second.

Bottom 1 Renna takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Power hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kennedy. Power reaches second base with a double.

Top 1 Kennedy strikes out.

Top 1 Diering hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Cox hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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