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July 31, 1956

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Orioles 4 7 0
Athletics 1 4 1
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Orioles 4 7 0
Athletics 1 4 1

Billy Gardner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .221
OBP .333 .267
At Bats 3 321
Hits 1 71
• Singles 1 51
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 16
RBI’s 1 29

Jack McMahan Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 5 0
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Municipal Stadium - July 31, 1956
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Walk
Jack McMahan
Joe Ginsberg
Eddie Robinson
Vic Power
Hector Lopez
Mike Baxes
Lou Skizas
Al Pilarcik
Harry Simpson
Billy Gardner
Gus Triandos
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Gardner takes first base on ball four. Triandos moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Triandos hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Mike Baxes now playing shortstop. Jack McMahan now pitching. Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Jack Crimian. Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Triandos scoops it up and throws to first, with Brown covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Gus Zernial pinch hits for Joe DeMaestri. Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Kell strikes out.
Top 8 Francona hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ginsberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Simpson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Simpson takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Brown hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Miranda hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miranda for the out.
Top 7 Jack Crimian now pitching. Gastall hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Skizas strikes out.
Bottom 6 Pilarcik hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lopez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Jim Finigan pinch hits for Troy Herriage. Finigan hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gardner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Skizas throws the ball in to Lopez who relays the ball to Power who tags Gardner trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Triandos scores.
Top 6 Triandos hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skizas. Triandos reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 DeMaestri hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Francona. Ginsberg reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Power hits a popup towards first. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skizas. Williams reaches second base with a double. Gastall goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Brown strikes out.
Top 5 Miranda is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Gastall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Skizas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Pilarcik hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gardner hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez juggles the ball. That's an error on Lopez. Kell scores. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. Kell moves to second.
Top 4 Kell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Herriage spins to throw to second. Safe. The throw to home, and Francona is out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 Francona hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson. Francona reaches second base with a double. Williams goes all the way around to score. Francona moves to third.
Top 4 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Herriage strikes out.
Bottom 3 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Brown strikes out.
Top 3 Miranda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Gastall hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Brown fires to first and picks off Ginsberg.
Bottom 2 Ginsberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Power hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Robinson hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Simpson hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Gardner strikes out.
Top 2 Triandos hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Skizas hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Pilarcik hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lopez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Francona hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.