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Lineups and Summary
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Athletics
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
June 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 June 8, 1956 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 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 | June 8, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Art Ditmar |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Erv Palica |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 8,124 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Bill Summers 2B: Bill McKinley 3B: Red Flaherty |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Enos Slaughter | Left Fielder |
| Harry Simpson | Right Fielder |
| Jim Finigan | Second Baseman |
| Tim Thompson | Catcher |
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Mike Baxes | Shortstop |
| Art Ditmar | 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 | Right Fielder |
| Jim Pyburn | Center Fielder |
| Willie Miranda | Shortstop |
| Erv Palica | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
June 8, 1956
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Palica
Power 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: ---
Lopez vs. Palica
Lopez 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Palica
Slaughter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Ditmar
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. Ditmar
Hale 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, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Ditmar
Kell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Ditmar
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Ditmar
Triandos strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Palica
Simpson 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: ---
Finigan vs. Palica
Finigan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Palica
There goes Finigan. The throw from Triandos and he is safe. Finigan steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Palica
Thompson hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groth vs. Palica
Groth hits a fly ball into center field. Pyburn 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. Ditmar
Francona hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pyburn vs. Ditmar
Pyburn takes first base on ball four. Francona moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miranda vs. Ditmar
Miranda 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. Francona scores. Pyburn moves to third. Miranda moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Palica vs. Ditmar
Palica hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes fields it and throws to home to get Pyburn. Miranda moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Adams vs. Ditmar
Adams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miranda scores. Palica moves to third. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hale vs. Ditmar
Hale hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Palica scores. Adams scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Crimian
Jack Crimian now pitching.
Kell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hale moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nieman vs. Crimian
Nieman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson. Nieman reaches second base with a double. Hale scores. Kell moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Triandos vs. Crimian
Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes fields it and throws to home to get Kell. Nieman moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Francona vs. Crimian
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
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Palica
Baxes hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crimian vs. Palica
Crimian hits a fly ball into center field. Pyburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Palica
Power takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Palica
Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Power moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slaughter vs. Palica
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. Power moves to third. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Simpson vs. Palica
Simpson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pyburn. Simpson reaches second base with a double. Power scores. Lopez scores. Slaughter goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Finigan vs. Brown
Hal Brown now pitching.
Finigan 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, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pyburn vs. Crimian
Pyburn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Crimian, and towards Baxes, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Crimian
Miranda hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Miranda reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Crimian
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Crimian
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Crimian fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Brown
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Brown
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Brown
Baxes hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Crimian
Hale hits a fly ball into right 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: ---
Kell vs. Crimian
Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Crimian
Nieman hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Crimian
Triandos hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Francona vs. Crimian
Francona hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pless vs. Brown
Rance Pless pinch hits for Jack Crimian.
Pless hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hale scoops it up and throws to first, with Brown covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Brown
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Brown
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pyburn vs. Harrington
Bill Harrington now pitching.
Pyburn strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Harrington
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 -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Harrington
Brown hits a popup towards short. Baxes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Brown
Slaughter hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Brown
Simpson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pyburn who is chasing the ball. Simpson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Finigan vs. Brown
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to home to get Simpson. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Brown
Thompson 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, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Harrington
Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Harrington
Hale hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Harrington
Kell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Finigan catches it and throws to first to double up Hale. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Brown
Groth hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Brown
Baxes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ginsberg vs. Brown
Joe Ginsberg pinch hits for Bill Harrington.
Ginsberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baxes moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Power vs. Brown
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Pyburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Baxes moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lopez vs. Brown
Lopez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Burtschy
Moe Burtschy now pitching.
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Burtschy
Triandos hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Burtschy
Francona hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pyburn vs. Burtschy
Pyburn hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Brown
Chuck Diering now playing left field.
Slaughter strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Brown
Simpson hits a popup in front of the plate. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Brown
Finigan hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Triandos settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Triandos. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Brown
Finigan hits a fly ball into left field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, 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: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Burtschy
Brown bunts towards the mound. Burtschy fields it and throws to first for the out. Miranda moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Burtschy
Adams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hale vs. Burtschy
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Miranda moves to third. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kell vs. Burtschy
Kell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Diering vs. Burtschy
Diering strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Brown
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Brown
Groth hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Brown
Baxes hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/8/1956 -- Kansas City at Baltimore (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Power V, 1b 3 1 0 0 Adams B, 2b 4 1 1 1
Lopez H, 3b 4 1 1 0 Hale B, 1b 5 1 2 2
Slaughter E, lf 3 1 0 0 Kell G, 3b 4 1 3 1
Simpson H, rf 4 0 2 3 Nieman B, lf 4 0 2 1
Finigan J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Diering C, lf 1 0 0 0
Thompson T, c 4 0 0 0 Triandos G, c 4 0 1 0
Groth J, cf 4 0 0 0 Francona T, rf 4 1 2 0
Baxes M, ss 3 0 0 0 Pyburn J, cf 3 0 0 0
Ditmar A, p 0 0 0 0 Miranda W, ss 4 1 3 1
Crimian J, p 1 0 0 0 Palica E, p 1 1 0 0
Pless R, ph 1 0 0 0 Brown H, p 2 0 0 0
Harrington B, p 0 0 0 0
Ginsberg J, ph 1 0 1 0
Burtschy M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 5 3 36 6 14 6
Kansas City 003 000 000 -- 3
Baltimore 150 000 00x -- 6
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Ditmar A (L) 1.1 6 6 6 1 1
Crimian J 2.2 5 0 0 0 0
Harrington B 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Burtschy M 2.0 2 0 0 2 1
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Palica E 2.2 3 3 3 2 0
Brown H (W) 6.1 2 0 0 1 2
E -- Simpson H, Triandos G
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Kansas City 5, Baltimore 10
2B -- Nieman B, Simpson H, Miranda W
3B -- Simpson H
HR -- Kell G
SB -- Finigan J
SH -- Brown H
T -- 2:33
A -- 8124
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