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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 |
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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 | August 3, 1955 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 (back to top)
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 (back to top)
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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