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Orioles
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
June 12, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the Baltimore Orioles, played on June 12, 1955 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 12, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 12, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Johnson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Arnie Portocarrero |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: (none) 3B: Larry Napp |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cal Abrams | Right Fielder |
| Gil Coan | Left Fielder |
| Gene Woodling | Center Fielder |
| Gus Triandos | First Baseman |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Wayne Causey | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Young | Second Baseman |
| Willie Miranda | Shortstop |
| Don Johnson | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Hector Lopez | Second Baseman |
| Elmer Valo | Right Fielder |
| Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
| Harry Simpson | Center Fielder |
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Jim Finigan | Third Baseman |
| Joe Astroth | Catcher |
| Arnie Portocarrero | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
June 12, 1955
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Portocarrero
Abrams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coan vs. Portocarrero
Coan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Abrams moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woodling vs. Portocarrero
Woodling takes first base on ball four. Abrams moves to third. Coan moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Triandos vs. Portocarrero
Triandos strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smith vs. Portocarrero
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan juggles the ball. That's an error on Finigan. Abrams scores. Coan moves to third. Woodling moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Causey vs. Portocarrero
Causey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Young vs. Portocarrero
Young hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Johnson
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Johnson
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Johnson
Valo hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Portocarrero
Miranda hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Portocarrero
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Portocarrero
Abrams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Johnson
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Johnson
Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Johnson
Power hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. Johnson
Finigan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Power moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Astroth vs. Johnson
Astroth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Power scores. Finigan moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Portocarrero vs. Johnson
Smith fires to third and picks off Finigan. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Portocarrero
Coan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Portocarrero
Woodling hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Portocarrero
Triandos hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Valo. Triandos reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Portocarrero
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sleater vs. Johnson
Lou Sleater pinch hits for Arnie Portocarrero.
Sleater hits a ball on the ground towards first. Triandos scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sleater for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Johnson
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Johnson
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pyburn vs. Kellner
Alex Kellner now pitching. Jim Pyburn pinch hits for Wayne Causey.
Pyburn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Kellner
Young hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Valo. Young reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miranda vs. Kellner
Miranda hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Kellner
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Kellner covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Johnson
Jim Pyburn now playing third base.
Valo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Johnson
Zernial strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Johnson
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Triandos fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Johnson
Power hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Young fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Kellner
Abrams strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Kellner
Hoot Evers pinch hits for Gil Coan.
Evers is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Kellner
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Johnson
Hoot Evers now playing left field.
Finigan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Astroth vs. Johnson
Astroth bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Finigan moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kellner vs. Johnson
Kellner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Finigan moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DeMaestri vs. Johnson
DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Finigan scores. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Johnson
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pyburn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Kellner
Triandos hits a line drive into center field. Simpson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Simpson. Triandos moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Kellner
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pyburn vs. Kellner
Pyburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Triandos moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Young vs. Kellner
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Miranda vs. Kellner
Miranda hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Johnson
Valo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Johnson
Zernial strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Johnson
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Kellner
Chuck Diering pinch hits for Don Johnson.
Diering hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Kellner
Abrams strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Kellner
Evers hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Dorish
Chuck Diering now playing center field. Fritz Dorish now pitching. Gene Woodling now playing right field.
Power hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Dorish
Finigan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Dorish
Astroth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kellner vs. Dorish
Kellner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Kellner
Woodling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Kellner
Triandos hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Kellner
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Woodling moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pyburn vs. Kellner
Pyburn hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Kellner
Young hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Woodling scores. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miranda vs. Kellner
Miranda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith scores. Young moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Diering vs. Kellner
Diering hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Dorish
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dorish fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, 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 -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Dorish
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Triandos scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Valo for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dorish vs. Kellner
Dorish strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Kellner
Evers hits a fly ball towards center. Simpson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Simpson. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Kellner
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Evers moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Triandos vs. Kellner
Triandos hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Evers scores. Woodling moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Kellner
Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pyburn vs. Kellner
Pyburn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Kellner
Kellner fires to first and has Pyburn trapped. There's the throw to Lopez who tags Pyburn for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Kellner
Young is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Dorish
Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Dorish
Simpson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Dorish
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pyburn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. Dorish
Finigan hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/12/1955, game 1 -- Baltimore at Kansas City (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Abrams C, rf 3 1 0 0 DeMaestri J, ss 4 0 1 1
Dorish F, p 1 0 0 0 Lopez H, 2b 4 0 0 0
Coan G, lf 2 0 1 0 Valo E, rf 4 0 1 0
Evers H, ph-lf 3 1 0 0 Zernial G, lf 4 0 0 0
Woodling G, cf-rf 3 2 1 0 Simpson H, cf 4 0 0 0
Triandos G, 1b 5 1 3 1 Power V, 1b 4 1 2 0
Smith H, c 5 2 2 4 Finigan J, 3b 4 1 2 0
Causey W, 3b 1 0 0 0 Astroth J, c 2 0 2 1
Pyburn J, ph-3b 4 0 1 0 Portocarrero A, p 0 0 0 0
Young B, 2b 4 0 2 1 Sleater L, ph 1 0 0 0
Miranda W, ss 4 0 1 1 Kellner A, p 2 0 0 0
Johnson D, p 2 0 0 0
Diering C, ph-cf 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 7 11 7 33 2 8 2
Baltimore 100 000 024 -- 7
Kansas City 010 010 000 -- 2
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson D 6.0 6 2 2 0 2
Dorish F (W) 3.0 2 0 0 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Portocarrero A 3.0 2 1 1 2 2
Kellner A (L) 6.0 9 6 5 2 6
E -- Finigan J, Simpson H 2
LOB -- Baltimore 9, Kansas City 5
2B -- Triandos G, Young B
HR -- Smith H
SH -- Astroth J
T -- 2:28
A -- 0
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