Athletics @ Orioles
August 22, 1956

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Athletics 2 8 4
Orioles 2 7 0
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Athletics 2 9 4
Orioles 2 7 0

Al Pilarcik Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .220
OBP .250 .308
At Bats 3 150
Hits 0 33
• Singles 0 26
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 1 19
RBI’s 0 14

Billy Loes Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 6 3
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Memorial Stadium - August 22, 1956
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Billy Loes
Joe Ginsberg
Bob Boyd
Grady Hatton
George Kell
Billy Gardner
Bob Nieman
Dick Williams
Tito Francona
Al Pilarcik
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Pilarcik hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams. Pilarcik reaches second base with a double.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 Loes is called out on strikes.
Bottom 10 Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Burnette covering, for the out.
Bottom 10 Gardner strikes out.
Top 10 Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hatton catches it and throws to first to double up Simpson.
Top 10 Simpson takes first base on ball four.
Top 10 Groth strikes out.
Bottom 9 Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burnette fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 9 Francona hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Nieman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Power is hit by the pitch.
Top 9 Burnette bunts towards first. Boyd scoops it up and throws to first, with Hatton covering, for the out. Boyer moves to second.
Top 9 Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 DeMaestri hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 There goes Kell. The throw from Smith and he is out, Boyer applying the tag.
Bottom 8 Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Boyd hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Johnny Groth now playing left field. Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Loes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Billy Loes now pitching. Skizas hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Joe Frazier pinch hits for George Zuverink. Frazier is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gardner for the out.
Top 7 Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 George Zuverink now pitching. Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boyer scores.
Top 7 Burnette bunts towards the mound. Fornieles fields it and throws to first for the out. Boyer moves to second.
Top 7 Boyer takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Ginsberg hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Francona takes first base on ball four. Nieman moves to second.
Bottom 6 Nieman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Kell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kell hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Smith settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Smith.
Bottom 6 Boyd hits a line drive into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Pilarcik hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton scoops it up and throws to first, with Fornieles covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Fornieles bunts towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Boyer covering, for the out. Hatton moves to second.
Bottom 5 Hatton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Skizas hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hatton reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lopez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Lopez reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Power hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ginsberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Burnette hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards second. Boyer picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Boyer. Boyd scores. Kell scores. Francona moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 4 Nieman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kell hits a fly ball towards left. Skizas settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Skizas. Boyd moves to third. Kell moves to second.
Bottom 4 Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards second. Boyer picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Boyer. Boyd moves to second.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 There goes DeMaestri. The throw from Ginsberg and he is safe. DeMaestri steals second.
Top 4 DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Simpson scores. Pilarcik moves to third.
Top 4 Pilarcik takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Simpson moves to third.
Top 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. Simpson moves to second.
Top 4 Simpson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Skizas hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Francona. Skizas reaches second base with a double. Francona throws the ball in to Kell who tags Skizas trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 3 Fornieles hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hatton strikes out.
Bottom 3 Gardner strikes out.
Top 3 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Power hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Burnette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Ginsberg hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Francona. The throw from Smith and he is out, Boyer applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Francona hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Nieman hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fornieles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simpson for the out.
Bottom 1 Kell hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Boyd hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Skizas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lopez strikes out.
Top 1 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.