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Athletics
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 3, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Kansas City Athletics, played on August 3, 1955 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 3, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 3, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Alex Kellner |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Art Schallock |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 10,922 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Umont 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: Joe Paparella 3B: Jim Honochick |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Bill Renna | Right Fielder |
| Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
| Bill Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Jim Finigan | Second Baseman |
| Joe Astroth | Catcher |
| Alex Kellner | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Fred Marsh | Second Baseman |
| Cal Abrams | Center Fielder |
| Dave Philley | Right Fielder |
| Jim Dyck | Left Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Gus Triandos | First Baseman |
| Chuck Diering | Third Baseman |
| Willie Miranda | Shortstop |
| Art Schallock | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 3, 1955
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Schallock
Power hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Dorish
Fritz Dorish now pitching.
Lopez hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Renna vs. Dorish
Renna strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Dorish
Zernial takes first base on ball four. Power moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Dorish
Wilson takes first base on ball four. Power moves to third. Zernial moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DeMaestri vs. Dorish
DeMaestri takes first base on ball four. Power scores. Zernial moves to third. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Finigan vs. Dorish
Finigan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Zernial scores. Wilson scores. DeMaestri moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Astroth vs. Dorish
Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dorish fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsh vs. Kellner
Marsh hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marsh for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Kellner
Abrams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. Kellner
Philley hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dyck vs. Kellner
Dyck hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Dyck reaches second base with a double. Abrams goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Kellner
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Triandos vs. Kellner
Triandos strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kellner vs. Dorish
Kellner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Dorish
Power hits a ball on the ground towards second. Marsh scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Dorish
Lopez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Dorish
Renna hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Dorish
Zernial hits a popup, foul, towards first. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Kellner
Diering hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Kellner
Miranda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pope vs. Kellner
Dave Pope pinch hits for Fritz Dorish.
Pope hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Brown
Hal Brown now pitching.
Wilson hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Brown
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into left field. Dyck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Brown
Finigan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Marsh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsh vs. Kellner
Marsh hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Kellner
Abrams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. Kellner
Philley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dyck vs. Kellner
Dyck hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Brown
Astroth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kellner vs. Brown
Kellner bunts towards first. Triandos scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kellner for the out. Astroth moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Power vs. Brown
Power hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Marsh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Astroth moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lopez vs. Brown
Lopez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kellner
Smith is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Kellner
Triandos hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Diering vs. Kellner
Diering hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miranda vs. Kellner
Miranda hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Brown
Renna strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Brown
Zernial hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Brown
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zernial moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeMaestri vs. Brown
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Finigan vs. Brown
Finigan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kellner
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsh vs. Kellner
Marsh hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Abrams vs. Kellner
Abrams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Marsh moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Philley vs. Kellner
Philley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dyck vs. Kellner
Dyck hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Brown
Astroth hits a popup, foul, towards first. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kellner vs. Brown
Kellner hits a fly ball into center field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Brown
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kellner
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Kellner
Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Kellner
Diering hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Brown
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Brown
Renna takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Brown
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Diering fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Kellner
Miranda is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Kellner
Wayne Causey pinch hits for Hal Brown.
Causey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Causey for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsh vs. Kellner
Marsh hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Abrams vs. Kellner
Kellner fires to first and picks off Marsh. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Gray
Ted Gray now pitching.
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Gray
DeMaestri bunts towards first. Triandos scoops it up and throws to first, with Marsh covering, for the out. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Finigan vs. Gray
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Diering fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Astroth vs. Gray
Astroth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilson scores. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kellner vs. Gray
Kellner hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Marsh fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Kellner
Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan misplays the ball. That's an error on Finigan. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. Kellner
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dyck vs. Kellner
Dyck hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Kellner
Smith hits a line drive towards short. DeMaestri reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Gray
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Diering fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Gray
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Gray
Renna strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Kellner
Triandos hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Kellner
Diering hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Kellner
Miranda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Kellner
Bob Hale pinch hits for Ted Gray.
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. DeMaestri fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/3/1955, game 2 -- Kansas City at Baltimore (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Power V, 1b 5 1 1 0 Marsh F, 2b 4 0 2 0
Lopez H, 3b 5 1 1 1 Abrams C, cf 3 1 2 0
Renna B, rf 4 0 1 0 Philley D, rf 4 0 0 0
Zernial G, lf 3 1 1 0 Dyck J, lf 4 0 1 1
Wilson B, cf 2 2 1 0 Smith H, c 2 0 0 0
DeMaestri J, ss 2 0 0 1 Triandos G, 1b 4 0 0 0
Finigan J, 2b 4 0 1 2 Diering C, 3b 4 0 0 0
Astroth J, c 3 0 1 1 Miranda W, ss 4 0 2 0
Kellner A, p 2 0 0 0 Schallock A, p 0 0 0 0
Dorish F, p 0 0 0 0
Pope D, ph 1 0 0 0
Brown H, p 1 0 0 0
Causey W, ph 1 0 0 0
Gray T, p 0 0 0 0
Hale B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 5 7 5 33 1 7 1
Kansas City 310 000 010 -- 5
Baltimore 100 000 000 -- 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Kellner A (W) 9.0 7 1 1 2 3
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Schallock A (L)* 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
Dorish F 2.0 3 3 3 4 1
Brown H 5.0 2 0 0 2 2
Gray T 2.0 1 1 1 1 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 1st
E -- Finigan J
DP -- Kansas City 1, Baltimore 2
LOB -- Kansas City 7, Baltimore 8
2B -- Dyck J
HR -- Lopez H
SH -- Kellner A, DeMaestri J
HBP -- by Kellner A (Smith H)
T -- 2:26
A -- 10922
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