Athletics @ Orioles
July 12, 1956

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Athletics	0	0	1
Orioles	3	3	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Athletics	0	0	1
Orioles	4	3	0

Bill Wight Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.233
OBP	.000	.258
At Bats	0	30
Hits	0	7
• Singles	0	7
• Doubles	0	0
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	1
RBI’s	0	3

Art Ditmar Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
7	9	0

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Memorial Stadium - July 12, 1956

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Fielder's Choice

Art Ditmar

Joe Ginsberg

Vic Power

Jim Finigan

Hector Lopez

Mike Baxes

Gus Zernial

Harry Simpson

Lou Skizas

Bill Wight

Willie Miranda

Billy Gardner

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 1 Out

Wight hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power has Gardner trapped. There's the throw to Ginsberg and over to Lopez, who tags Gardner for the out. Miranda goes all the way around to score. Wight moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 2 Miranda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gardner moves to third.

Bottom 2 Gardner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Simpson. Gardner reaches second base with a double.

Top 2 Ginsberg strikes out.

Top 2 Lopez is called out on strikes.

Top 2 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Francona scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simpson for the out.

Bottom 1 Pyburn hits a fly ball into right field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Triandos hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Nieman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

Bottom 1 Kell hits a fly ball towards center. Simpson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Simpson. Francona moves to third. Kell moves to second.

Bottom 1 Francona takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Skizas hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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