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Athletics
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
September 11, 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 September 11, 1955 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 11, 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 | September 11, 1955 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Walt Craddock |
Home Starting Pitcher | George Zuverink |
Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
City | Baltimore |
State | MD |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Larry Napp 2B: Bill Grieve 3B: Johnny Stevens |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Clete Boyer | Third Baseman |
Harry Simpson | Center Fielder |
Bill Stewart | Right Fielder |
Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
Jim Finigan | Second Baseman |
Jerry Schypinski | Shortstop |
Jack Littrell | First Baseman |
Billy Shantz | Catcher |
Walt Craddock | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Fred Marsh | Second Baseman |
Cal Abrams | Right Fielder |
Jim Dyck | Third Baseman |
Gus Triandos | First Baseman |
Dave Philley | Left Fielder |
Hal Smith | Catcher |
Chuck Diering | Center Fielder |
Willie Miranda | Shortstop |
George Zuverink | Pitcher |
Paul Richards | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
September 11, 1955
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Zuverink
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Zuverink
Simpson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Zuverink
Stewart hits a fly ball into left field. Philley 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: ---
Marsh vs. Craddock
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, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Craddock
Abrams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dyck vs. Craddock
Dyck hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Craddock
Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schypinski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Zuverink
Zernial hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. Zuverink
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Marsh 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: ---
Schypinski vs. Zuverink
Schypinski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Triandos scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schypinski for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Craddock
Philley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Craddock
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schypinski 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: ---
Diering vs. Craddock
Diering takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miranda vs. Craddock
Miranda hits a line drive into left field. Zernial picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Zernial. Diering moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zuverink vs. Craddock
Zuverink is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Littrell vs. Zuverink
Littrell strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. Zuverink
Shantz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craddock vs. Zuverink
Craddock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Marsh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsh vs. Craddock
Marsh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schypinski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Craddock
Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schypinski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyck vs. Craddock
Dyck is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Zuverink
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Zuverink
Simpson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Philley. Simpson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stewart vs. Zuverink
Stewart is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zernial vs. Zuverink
Zernial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Marsh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Craddock
Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schypinski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Craddock
Philley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Craddock
Smith hits a popup towards first. Littrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Zuverink
Finigan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Abrams. Finigan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schypinski vs. Zuverink
Schypinski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dyck juggles the ball. That's an error on Dyck. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Littrell vs. Zuverink
Littrell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shantz vs. Zuverink
Shantz hits a popup towards first. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Craddock vs. Zuverink
Craddock hits a popup towards first. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Craddock
Diering hits a fly ball into right field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Craddock
Miranda hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zuverink vs. Craddock
Zuverink hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marsh vs. Craddock
Marsh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schypinski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Zuverink
Boyer bunts in front of the plate. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Zuverink
Simpson hits a line drive into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Zuverink
Stewart hits a popup towards first. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Craddock
Abrams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dyck vs. Craddock
Dyck bunts towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Abrams moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Triandos vs. Craddock
Triandos hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Philley vs. Craddock
Philley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Zuverink
Wayne Causey now playing third base. Jim Dyck now playing left field. Dave Philley now playing right field.
Zernial strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Zuverink
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Marsh fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schypinski vs. Zuverink
Hector Lopez pinch runs for Jim Finigan.
Schypinski 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 7
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Craddock
Hector Lopez now playing third base. Clete Boyer now playing second base.
Smith hits a popup towards short. Schypinski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Craddock
Diering hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miranda vs. Craddock
Miranda hits a popup towards first. Littrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zuverink vs. Craddock
Zuverink takes first base on ball four. Diering moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marsh vs. Craddock
Marsh hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Craddock
Causey is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Littrell vs. Zuverink
Littrell hits a fly ball into left field. Dyck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. Zuverink
Shantz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Zuverink
Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Walt Craddock.
Slaughter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Shantz moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Valo vs. Zuverink
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Clete Boyer.
Valo hits a fly ball into left field. Dyck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Shantz tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Zuverink
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Marsh picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Marsh. Slaughter moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Renna vs. Dorish
Bill Renna pinch hits for Bill Stewart. Fritz Dorish now pitching.
Renna hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Slaughter scores. Simpson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zernial vs. Moore
Ray Moore now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Simpson scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Moore
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyck vs. Shantz
Vic Power now playing first base. Bobby Shantz now pitching. Jack Littrell now playing second base. Enos Slaughter now playing right field.
Dyck takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Shantz
Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Littrell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Shantz
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Shantz covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Moore
Don Leppert now playing second base.
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schypinski vs. Moore
Schypinski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Littrell vs. Moore
Littrell bunts towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. Lopez moves to third. Schypinski moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Shantz vs. Moore
Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields it and has Schypinski trapped. There's the throw to Leppert and back to Miranda, who tags Schypinski for the out. Lopez scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Moore
Slaughter hits a fly ball into left field. Dyck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Shantz
Smith hits a popup towards short. Schypinski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Shantz
Diering hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Shantz
Miranda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schypinski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/11/1955, game 1 -- Kansas City at Baltimore (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI Boyer C, 3b-2b 3 0 0 0 Marsh F, 2b 4 1 1 3 Valo E, ph 0 0 0 1 Leppert D, 2b 0 0 0 0 Power V, 1b 0 0 0 0 Abrams C, rf 1 0 0 0 Simpson H, cf 4 1 2 0 Causey W, 3b 1 0 0 0 Stewart B, rf 3 0 0 0 Dyck J, 3b-lf 2 0 0 0 Renna B, ph 1 0 1 1 Triandos G, 1b 4 0 0 0 Shantz B, p 0 0 0 0 Philley D, lf-rf 3 0 0 0 Zernial G, lf 4 0 1 0 Smith H, c 4 0 0 0 Finigan J, 2b 3 0 2 0 Diering C, cf 3 1 1 0 Lopez H, pr-3b 1 1 1 0 Miranda W, ss 4 0 1 0 Schypinski J, ss 4 0 1 0 Zuverink G, p 2 1 1 0 Littrell J, 1b-2b 3 0 0 0 Dorish F, p 0 0 0 0 Shantz B, c 4 1 1 1 Moore R, p 0 0 0 0 Craddock W, p 2 0 0 0 Slaughter E, ph-rf 2 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 4 10 3 28 3 4 3 Kansas City 000 000 031 -- 4 Baltimore 000 000 300 -- 3 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Craddock W 7.0 4 3 3 5 3 Shantz B (W) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Zuverink G 7.2 7 3 3 0 6 Dorish F* 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 Moore R (L) 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th E -- Zernial G, Dyck J, Marsh F DP -- Kansas City 2, Baltimore 2 LOB -- Kansas City 5, Baltimore 5 2B -- Simpson H, Finigan J HR -- Marsh F SH -- Dyck J, Littrell J SF -- Valo E WP -- Moore R T -- 2:11 A -- 0
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