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September 16, 1956

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Top 9 R H E
Orioles 1 4 2
Athletics 10 13 0
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Orioles 1 4 2
Athletics 10 13 0

Dick Williams Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .277
OBP .000 .331
At Bats 3 318
Hits 0 88
• Singles 0 59
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 26
RBI’s 0 31

Art Ditmar Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 21 1
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Municipal Stadium - September 16, 1956
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Art Ditmar
Hal Smith
Eddie Robinson
Vic Power
Hector Lopez
Joe DeMaestri
Lou Skizas
Al Pilarcik
Harry Simpson
Dick Williams
Bob Boyd
Tex Nelson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Baltimore Orioles 1 4 2 2
Kansas City Athletics 10 13 0 7
Winning Pitcher Art Ditmar
Losing Pitcher Mike Fornieles
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Vic Power
Attendance 11,761
Time of Game 2 hours 8 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Boyd hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nelson moves to second.
Top 9 Gardner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Tex Nelson pinch hits for Ron Moeller. Nelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Wayne Causey pinch hits for Willie Miranda. Causey hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Skizas scores.
Bottom 8 Ron Moeller now pitching. Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simpson for the out. Skizas moves to third.
Bottom 8 Skizas hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Williams. Skizas reaches second base with a double. DeMaestri scores. Power scores. Pilarcik goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ferrarese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. DeMaestri moves to third. Power moves to second.
Bottom 8 Power hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. DeMaestri moves to second.
Bottom 8 Ditmar strikes out.
Bottom 8 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Triandos hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Lopez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Don Ferrarese now pitching. Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner fields it and throws to second for the out. Simpson scores.
Bottom 7 Smith hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Power scores. Pilarcik scores. Simpson moves to third.
Bottom 7 Simpson is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Skizas bunts in front of the plate. Triandos fields it and throws to first for the out. Power moves to third. Pilarcik moves to second.
Bottom 7 Pilarcik takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Power hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Power reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Nieman strikes out.
Top 7 Williams hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Ditmar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fornieles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 DeMaestri 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 6 Lopez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Boyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Fornieles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Miranda hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Simpson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Pilarcik hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Francona. Pilarcik reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Robinson is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Francona for the out.
Bottom 4 Power hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ditmar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda has Lopez trapped. There's the throw to Triandos and over to Robinson, who tags Lopez for the out. Ditmar moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 4 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats DeMaestri for the out.
Bottom 4 The ball gets by Triandos for a passed ball. Lopez moves to third.
Bottom 4 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda misplays the ball. That's an error on Miranda.
Top 4 Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Williams bunts towards the mound. Ditmar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Boyd hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Fornieles fires to first and picks off Smith.
Bottom 3 Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Skizas scores.
Bottom 3 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. Skizas moves to third.
Bottom 3 Skizas hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Williams. Skizas reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Gardner hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Fornieles hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Miranda is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Pilarcik hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Power hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Lopez scores. DeMaestri scores.
Bottom 2 Ditmar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Fornieles, and towards Miranda, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Lopez moves to third. DeMaestri moves to second.
Bottom 2 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lopez moves to second.
Bottom 2 Lopez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 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.
Top 2 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Triandos hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Francona hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Nieman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fornieles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Simpson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Skizas moves to third.
Bottom 1 Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda misplays the ball. That's an error on Miranda.
Bottom 1 Pilarcik hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Power hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Williams hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Boyd hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gardner hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.