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Athletics
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
June 26, 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 June 26, 1955 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 26, 1955 |
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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 | June 26, 1955 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ray Herbert |
Home Starting Pitcher | Don Johnson |
Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
City | Baltimore |
State | MD |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Johnny Stevens 1B: John Rice 2B: Larry Napp 3B: Bill Grieve |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
Harry Simpson | Center Fielder |
Vic Power | First Baseman |
Jim Finigan | Second Baseman |
Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
Billy Shantz | Catcher |
Ray Herbert | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Young | Second Baseman |
Dave Pope | Center Fielder |
Wally Westlake | Right Fielder |
Gus Triandos | First Baseman |
Hoot Evers | Left Fielder |
Wayne Causey | Third Baseman |
Tom Gastall | Catcher |
Willie Miranda | Shortstop |
Don Johnson | Pitcher |
Paul Richards | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
June 26, 1955
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Johnson
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Pope settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Johnson
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Johnson
Zernial hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Johnson
Simpson hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Pope who is chasing the ball. Simpson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Power vs. Johnson
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Pope settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Herbert
Young 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, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pope vs. Herbert
There goes Young. The throw from Shantz and he is out, Finigan applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pope vs. Herbert
Pope hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Herbert
Westlake hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Finigan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Johnson
Finigan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Johnson
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shantz vs. Johnson
Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herbert vs. Johnson
Herbert is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Herbert
Triandos is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Herbert
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Herbert
Causey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Johnson
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Johnson
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Johnson
Zernial strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gastall vs. Herbert
Gastall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miranda vs. Herbert
Miranda hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power fields the ball and throws to second. DeMaestri drops the ball. That's an out and an error on DeMaestri. Miranda moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Herbert
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Herbert
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Johnson
Simpson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Johnson
Johnson fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Johnson. Simpson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Power vs. Johnson
Power hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gastall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Finigan vs. Johnson
Finigan hits a fly ball into center field. Pope settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lopez vs. Johnson
There goes Simpson. The slide. Gastall applies the tag. Simpson is out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pope vs. Herbert
Pope hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Herbert
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Herbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Herbert
Triandos hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Johnson
Lopez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. Johnson
Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herbert vs. Johnson
Herbert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Johnson
DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Herbert moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slaughter vs. Johnson
Slaughter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Herbert scores. DeMaestri moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zernial vs. Johnson
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Herbert
Evers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Causey vs. Herbert
Causey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Evers moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gastall vs. Herbert
Gastall hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coan vs. Herbert
Gil Coan pinch hits for Willie Miranda.
Coan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Coan reaches second base with a double. Evers scores. Causey moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Abrams vs. Herbert
Cal Abrams pinch hits for Don Johnson.
Abrams hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Causey tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Herbert
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Herbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Dorish
Chuck Diering now playing shortstop. Fritz Dorish now pitching.
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Triandos scoops it up and throws to first, with Dorish covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Dorish
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Dorish
Finigan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pope vs. Herbert
Pope hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power fields the ball and throws to Herbert covering. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Herbert
Westlake is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Herbert
Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. Pope moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evers vs. Herbert
Evers hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Dorish
Lopez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shantz vs. Dorish
Shantz bunts towards first. Triandos scoops it up and throws to first, with Young covering, for the out. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herbert vs. Dorish
Herbert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopez scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Dorish
DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Herbert moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slaughter vs. Dorish
Slaughter hits a fly ball into center field. Pope settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zernial vs. Dorish
Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Herbert
Bill Renna now playing left field.
Causey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Herbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gastall vs. Herbert
Gastall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Herbert
Diering 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 8
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Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Dorish
Simpson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. McDonald
Jim McDonald now pitching.
Power hits a line drive into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. McDonald
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Diering scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Herbert
Hal Smith pinch hits for Jim McDonald.
Smith 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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Herbert
Young 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, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pope vs. Herbert
Pope strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Schallock
Art Schallock now pitching.
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shantz vs. Schallock
Shantz hits a line drive towards the mound. Schallock makes the out and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Schallock. Lopez moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herbert vs. Schallock
Herbert hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lopez tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Schallock
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Diering scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Herbert
Westlake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Herbert
Triandos hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Westlake moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evers vs. Gorman
Tom Gorman now pitching.
Evers hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Causey vs. Gorman
Causey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power fields it and throws to second for the out. Westlake moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gastall vs. Gorman
Gastall hits a fly ball into left field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/26/1955, game 2 -- Kansas City at Baltimore (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI DeMaestri J, ss 5 0 2 0 Young B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Slaughter E, rf 4 0 1 1 Pope D, cf 4 0 1 0 Zernial G, lf 4 1 1 1 Westlake W, rf 3 0 0 0 Renna B, lf 0 0 0 0 Triandos G, 1b 3 0 1 0 Simpson H, cf 4 0 3 0 Evers H, lf 4 1 1 0 Power V, 1b 4 0 0 0 Causey W, 3b 4 1 1 0 Finigan J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Gastall T, c 4 0 1 0 Lopez H, 3b 3 3 3 1 Miranda W, ss 1 0 0 0 Shantz B, c 3 0 0 0 Coan G, ph 1 0 1 1 Herbert R, p 2 1 1 2 Diering C, ss 1 0 0 0 Gorman T, p 0 0 0 0 Johnson D, p 1 0 0 0 Abrams C, ph 0 0 0 1 Dorish F, p 0 0 0 0 McDonald J, p 0 0 0 0 Smith H, ph 1 0 0 0 Schallock A, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 5 11 5 31 2 7 2 Kansas City 100 020 101 -- 5 Baltimore 000 020 000 -- 2 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Herbert R (W)* 8.0 7 2 2 1 2 Gorman T (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Johnson D (L) 5.0 7 3 3 1 3 Dorish F+ 2.0 3 1 1 1 1 McDonald J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Schallock A 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th + Pitched to 1 batter in 8th E -- DeMaestri J, Johnson D, Schallock A DP -- Kansas City 1, Baltimore 2 LOB -- Kansas City 5, Baltimore 5 2B -- Coan G 3B -- Simpson H HR -- Zernial G, Lopez H CS -- Young B, Simpson H SH -- Shantz B SF -- Abrams C, Herbert R HBP -- by Herbert R (Triandos G) T -- 2:23 A -- 0
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