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June 17, 1956

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Top 6 R H E
Orioles 2 5 0
Athletics 0 3 0
Top 6 R H E
Orioles 2 6 0
Athletics 0 3 0

Tito Francona Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .203
OBP .500 .327
At Bats 1 133
Hits 0 27
• Singles 0 24
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 24
RBI’s 1 15

Art Ditmar Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 5 0
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Municipal Stadium - June 17, 1956
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Double
Art Ditmar
Joe Ginsberg
Eddie Robinson
Clete Boyer
Hector Lopez
Joe DeMaestri
Vic Power
Johnny Groth
Harry Simpson
Tito Francona
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Francona hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Groth. Francona reaches second base with a double.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 6 Nieman hits a fly ball into left field. Power settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Evers hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ditmar strikes out.
Bottom 5 Boyer hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hale hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Boyer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gardner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Power. Gardner reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Miranda hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ginsberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ginsberg moves to third.
Bottom 4 Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Power hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Causey hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nieman scores.
Top 4 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Francona for the out. Hale scores. Nieman moves to second.
Top 4 Nieman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hale moves to third.
Top 4 Evers hits a fly ball into left field. Power settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hale hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Robinson strikes out.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. DeMaestri moves to second.
Bottom 3 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Ditmar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Miranda is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Groth hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lopez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hale scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ginsberg for the out.
Bottom 2 Simpson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Causey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ditmar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Smith hits a line drive towards short. DeMaestri catches it and throws to first to double up Francona.
Top 2 Francona takes first base on ball four. Nieman moves to second.
Top 2 Nieman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There goes Power. The throw from Smith and he is out, Miranda applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Power takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 DeMaestri hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hale settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Evers is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Hale is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Gardner hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.