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Athletics
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
May 8, 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 8, 1956 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 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 8, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Art Ceccarelli |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hal Brown |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 10,241 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Johnny Stevens 1B: Ed Runge 2B: Eddie Rommel 3B: Frank Tabacchi |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Spook Jacobs | Second Baseman |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
| Harry Simpson | Center Fielder |
| Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Tim Thompson | Catcher |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Rance Pless | First Baseman |
| Art Ceccarelli | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Adams | Third Baseman |
| Jim Dyck | Left Fielder |
| Dave Philley | Right Fielder |
| Gus Triandos | First Baseman |
| Billy Gardner | Second Baseman |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Chuck Diering | Center Fielder |
| Willie Miranda | Shortstop |
| Hal Brown | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
May 8, 1956
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Brown
Jacobs strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Brown
Slaughter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Brown
Zernial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Brown
Simpson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. Brown
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Ceccarelli
Adams hits a fly ball towards right. Slaughter settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Slaughter. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dyck vs. Ceccarelli
Dyck takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Philley vs. Ceccarelli
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Lopez. Adams scores. Dyck moves to third. Philley moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Triandos vs. Ceccarelli
Triandos hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Simpson. Triandos reaches second base with a double. Dyck scores. Philley scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gardner vs. Ceccarelli
Gardner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Ceccarelli
Smith bunts towards the mound. Ceccarelli fields it and throws to first for the out. Triandos moves to third. Gardner moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Diering vs. Ceccarelli
Diering hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ceccarelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Miranda vs. Ceccarelli
Miranda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Triandos scores. Gardner scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Ceccarelli
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Brown
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Brown
DeMaestri hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pless vs. Brown
Pless hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Ceccarelli
Adams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyck vs. Ceccarelli
Dyck hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Ceccarelli
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ceccarelli vs. Brown
Ceccarelli is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Brown
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Triandos scoops it up and throws to first, with Brown covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Brown
Slaughter hits a popup, foul, towards first. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Ceccarelli
Triandos strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Ceccarelli
Gardner is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Ceccarelli
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gardner moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Diering vs. Ceccarelli
Diering bunts towards first. Pless scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Diering for the out. Gardner scores. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miranda vs. Ceccarelli
Miranda is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Brown
Zernial hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Brown
Simpson hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Brown
Lopez hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Diering. Lopez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Brown
Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeMaestri vs. Brown
DeMaestri 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, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Ceccarelli
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Ceccarelli
Adams bunts towards the mound. Ceccarelli fields it and throws to first for the out. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dyck vs. Ceccarelli
Dyck takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Philley vs. Ceccarelli
There's a wild pitch. Brown moves to third. Dyck moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Philley vs. Ceccarelli
Philley is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Triandos vs. Harrington
Bill Harrington now pitching.
Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pless vs. Brown
Pless hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Brown
Mike Baxes pinch hits for Bill Harrington.
Baxes strikes out on a pitch way out of the strike zone. And the ball gets by Smith, who chases it to the backstop. Baxes reaches first on the wild pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobs vs. Brown
Jacobs hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Dyck chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Miranda. Miranda fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Miranda. Baxes goes all the way around to score. Jacobs moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Slaughter vs. Brown
Slaughter hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jacobs tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Brown
Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Portocarrero
Arnie Portocarrero now pitching.
Gardner hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Portocarrero
Smith hits a line drive into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Portocarrero
Diering hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Brown
Simpson 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, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Brown
Lopez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Brown
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Brown
DeMaestri 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 6
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Portocarrero
Miranda hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Portocarrero
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Portocarrero
Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pless vs. Brown
Tito Francona now playing right field. Dave Philley now playing left field.
Pless 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, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Brown
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Arnie Portocarrero.
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Triandos scoops it up and throws to first, with Brown covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Brown
Jacobs hits a popup, foul, towards first. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Burtschy
Moe Burtschy now pitching.
Francona hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Burtschy
Philley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Burtschy
Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Philley moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyd vs. Burtschy
Bob Boyd pinch hits for Billy Gardner.
Boyd strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Burtschy
Smith is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Brown
Fred Marsh now playing second base.
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda misplays the ball. That's an error on Miranda. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Brown
Zernial strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Brown
Simpson hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Brown
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Burtschy
Diering hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Burtschy
Miranda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Burtschy
Brown takes first base on ball four. Miranda moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hale vs. Lasorda
Tom Lasorda now pitching. Bob Hale pinch hits for Bobby Adams.
Hale takes first base on ball four. Miranda moves to third. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pyburn vs. Lasorda
Wayne Causey pinch runs for Bob Hale. Jim Pyburn pinch hits for Tito Francona.
Pyburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Miranda scores. Causey moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Philley vs. Lasorda
There's a wild pitch. Causey moves to third. Pyburn moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Philley vs. Lasorda
Philley strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Brown
Wayne Causey now playing third base. Jim Pyburn now playing right field.
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Brown
DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Philley. DeMaestri reaches second base with a double. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ginsberg vs. Zuverink
George Zuverink now pitching. Joe Ginsberg pinch hits for Rance Pless.
Ginsberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Finigan vs. Zuverink
Jim Finigan pinch hits for Tom Lasorda.
Finigan hits a fly ball into left field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thompson tags and scores. DeMaestri tags and moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jacobs vs. Zuverink
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/8/1956 -- Kansas City at Baltimore (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Jacobs S, 2b 5 1 1 0 Adams B, 3b 3 1 0 0
Slaughter E, rf 3 0 1 1 Hale B, ph 0 0 0 0
Zernial G, lf 4 1 1 1 Causey W, pr-3b 0 0 0 0
Simpson H, cf 4 0 1 0 Dyck J, lf 1 1 0 0
Lopez H, 3b 3 0 1 0 Francona T, rf 1 0 0 0
Thompson T, c 4 1 1 0 Pyburn J, ph-rf 1 0 0 1
DeMaestri J, ss 4 0 1 0 Philley D, rf-lf 4 1 2 0
Pless R, 1b 3 0 0 0 Triandos G, 1b 4 1 2 2
Ginsberg J, ph 0 0 0 0 Gardner B, 2b 1 2 0 0
Ceccarelli A, p 1 0 0 0 Boyd B, ph 1 0 0 0
Harrington B, p 0 0 0 0 Marsh F, 2b 0 0 0 0
Baxes M, ph 1 1 0 0 Smith H, c 3 0 1 0
Portocarrero A, p 0 0 0 0 Diering C, cf 3 0 0 1
Valo E, ph 1 0 0 0 Miranda W, ss 4 1 2 2
Burtschy M, p 0 0 0 0 Brown H, p 3 0 1 0
Lasorda T, p 0 0 0 0 Zuverink G, p 0 0 0 0
Finigan J, ph 0 0 0 1
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33 4 7 3 29 7 8 6
Kansas City 000 120 001 -- 4
Baltimore 501 000 01x -- 7
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Ceccarelli A (L) 3.1 5 6 3 4 2
Harrington B 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Portocarrero A 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Burtschy M 1.1 3 1 1 1 2
Lasorda T 0.2 0 0 0 1 1
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Brown H (W)* 8.0 7 4 2 1 4
Zuverink G (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Slaughter E, Lopez H, Brown H, Miranda W 2
DP -- Kansas City 1, Baltimore 1
LOB -- Kansas City 6, Baltimore 8
2B -- Triandos G, Lopez H, Jacobs S, DeMaestri J
HR -- Zernial G
SH -- Smith H, Diering C, Adams B
SF -- Slaughter E, Finigan J
HBP -- by Ceccarelli A (Gardner B)
WP -- Ceccarelli A, Lasorda T
T -- 2:34
A -- 10241
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