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Athletics
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 4, 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 4, 1955 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 4, 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 4, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Harrington |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Eddie Lopat |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 3,660 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Joe Paparella 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Frank Umont |
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 |
| Bill Harrington | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wayne Causey | Third Baseman |
| Cal Abrams | Center Fielder |
| Dave Philley | Left Fielder |
| Bob Hale | First Baseman |
| Dave Pope | Right Fielder |
| Gus Triandos | Catcher |
| Don Leppert | Second Baseman |
| Willie Miranda | Shortstop |
| Eddie Lopat | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 4, 1955
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Lopat
Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Lopat
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Lopat
Renna hits a fly ball into right field. Pope settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Harrington
Causey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Abrams vs. Harrington
Abrams takes first base on ball four. Causey moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Philley vs. Harrington
Philley bunts towards the mound. Harrington fields it and throws to first for the out. Causey moves to third. Abrams moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hale vs. Harrington
Hale hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Causey scores. Abrams scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pope vs. Harrington
Pope hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hale moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Triandos vs. Harrington
Triandos hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leppert vs. Harrington
Leppert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Harrington covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Lopat
Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Lopat
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopat fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Lopat
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Harrington
Miranda hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopat vs. Harrington
Lopat hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Harrington
Causey 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
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Lopat
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Lopat
Astroth hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrington vs. Lopat
Harrington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hale scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harrington for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Lopat
Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Lopat
Lopez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Philley. Lopez reaches second base with a double. Power moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Renna vs. Lopat
Renna hits a fly ball into left field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Harrington
Abrams hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Harrington
Philley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Harrington
Hale hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pope vs. Harrington
Pope hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Pope reaches second base with a double. Philley goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Triandos vs. Harrington
Triandos hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Lopat
Zernial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Leppert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Lopat
Wilson hits a popup in front of the plate. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Lopat
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into left field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leppert vs. Harrington
Leppert hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Harrington
Miranda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopat vs. Harrington
Lopat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miranda moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Causey vs. Boyer
Cloyd Boyer now pitching.
Causey takes first base on ball four. Lopat moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Abrams vs. Boyer
Abrams takes first base on ball four. Miranda scores. Lopat moves to third. Causey moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Philley vs. Boyer
Philley takes first base on ball four. Lopat scores. Causey moves to third. Abrams moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hale vs. Fricano
Marion Fricano now pitching.
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hale for the out. Causey scores. Abrams moves to third. Philley moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pope vs. Fricano
Pope hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Abrams scores. Philley scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Fricano
Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Lopat
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leppert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Lopat
Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fricano vs. Lopat
Fricano hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hale scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fricano for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leppert vs. Fricano
Leppert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miranda vs. Fricano
Miranda hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopat vs. Fricano
Lopat hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lopat for the out. Miranda moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Causey vs. Fricano
Causey strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Lopat
Power hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Philley. Power reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Lopat
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Renna vs. Lopat
Renna hits a line drive towards short. Miranda reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zernial vs. Lopat
Zernial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Leppert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Fricano
Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Fricano covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Fricano
Philley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Fricano
Chuck Diering pinch runs for Dave Philley.
There goes Diering. The throw from Astroth and he is out, DeMaestri applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Fricano
Hale hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Lopat
Chuck Diering now playing center field. Cal Abrams now playing right field. Dave Pope now playing left field.
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hale scoops it up and throws to first, with Lopat covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Lopat
DeMaestri hits a line drive towards third. Causey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Lopat
Finigan hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pope vs. Fricano
Pope hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Fricano covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Fricano
Triandos hits a line drive into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leppert vs. Fricano
Leppert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Leppert for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Lopat
Astroth hits a fly ball into left field. Pope settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fricano vs. Lopat
Fricano hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Lopat
Power hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fricano moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. Lopat
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Renna vs. Lopat
Renna strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Fricano
Harry Simpson now playing first base. Clete Boyer now playing shortstop.
Miranda hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson scoops it up and throws to first, with Fricano covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopat vs. Fricano
Lopat hits a popup towards the mound. Fricano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Fricano
Tex Nelson pinch hits for Wayne Causey.
Nelson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Lopat
Fred Marsh now playing third base.
Zernial hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Lopat
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Lopat
Simpson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. Lopat
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Marsh fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/4/1955 -- Kansas City at Baltimore (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Power V, 1b 4 0 4 0 Causey W, 3b 3 2 1 0
Boyer C, ss 0 0 0 0 Nelson T, ph 1 0 0 0
Lopez H, 3b 4 0 1 0 Marsh F, 3b 0 0 0 0
Renna B, rf 4 0 0 0 Abrams C, cf-rf 2 2 0 1
Zernial G, lf 4 0 0 0 Philley D, lf 2 2 2 1
Wilson B, cf 4 0 0 0 Diering C, pr-cf 0 0 0 0
DeMaestri J, ss 3 0 0 0 Hale B, 1b 4 0 1 3
Simpson H, 1b 1 0 1 0 Pope D, rf-lf 4 0 3 3
Finigan J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Triandos G, c 4 0 0 0
Astroth J, c 3 1 1 1 Leppert D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Harrington B, p 1 0 0 0 Miranda W, ss 4 1 1 0
Boyer C, p 0 0 0 0 Lopat E, p 4 1 1 0
Fricano M, p 2 0 1 0
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34 1 8 1 31 8 9 8
Kansas City 001 000 000 -- 1
Baltimore 201 500 00x -- 8
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Harrington B (L) 3.1 7 5 5 1 0
Boyer C* 0.0 0 3 3 3 0
Fricano M 4.2 2 0 0 1 2
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Lopat E (W) 9.0 8 1 1 0 2
* Pitched to 3 batters in 4th
DP -- Baltimore 1
LOB -- Kansas City 6, Baltimore 5
2B -- Lopez H, Pope D, Power V
HR -- Astroth J
CS -- Diering C
SH -- Philley D
T -- 2:16
A -- 3660
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