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Athletics
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
July 14, 1956
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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 July 14, 1956 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 14, 1956 |
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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 | July 14, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack McMahan |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Fornieles |
Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
City | Baltimore |
State | MD |
Attendance | 6,941 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Frank Tabacchi 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: Ed Runge 3B: Eddie Rommel |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
Al Pilarcik | Center Fielder |
Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
Tim Thompson | Catcher |
Johnny Groth | Left Fielder |
Mike Baxes | Shortstop |
Jim Finigan | Second Baseman |
Jack McMahan | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick Williams | Center Fielder |
Hoot Evers | Right Fielder |
George Kell | Third Baseman |
Bob Nieman | Left Fielder |
Gus Triandos | First Baseman |
Hal Smith | Catcher |
Billy Gardner | Second Baseman |
Willie Miranda | Shortstop |
Mike Fornieles | Pitcher |
Paul Richards | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
July 14, 1956
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Fornieles
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Fornieles
Pilarcik strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Fornieles
Slaughter hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it 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: ---
Williams vs. McMahan
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. McMahan
Evers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. McMahan
There goes Evers. The throw from Thompson and he is safe. Evers steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kell vs. McMahan
Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Evers scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. McMahan
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Triandos vs. McMahan
Triandos hits a popup towards short. Baxes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. McMahan
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Fornieles
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fornieles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Fornieles
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Fornieles
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fornieles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. McMahan
Gardner 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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. McMahan
Miranda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fornieles vs. McMahan
Fornieles 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, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Fornieles
Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Fornieles
Finigan strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMahan vs. Fornieles
McMahan is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. McMahan
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. McMahan
Evers hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. McMahan
Kell hits a line drive towards third. Lopez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Fornieles
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Fornieles
Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Fornieles
Slaughter hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Fornieles
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pilarcik moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Fornieles
Thompson takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Groth vs. Fornieles
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. McMahan
Nieman hits a fly ball into left field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. McMahan
Triandos hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. McMahan
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Triandos moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gardner vs. McMahan
Gardner hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Miranda vs. McMahan
Miranda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Fornieles
Baxes hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Fornieles
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fornieles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMahan vs. Fornieles
McMahan is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fornieles vs. McMahan
Clete Boyer now playing second base.
Fornieles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. McMahan
Williams bunts towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Boyer covering, for the out. Fornieles moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evers vs. McMahan
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes fields it and has Fornieles trapped. There's the throw to Lopez and over to Boyer, who tags Fornieles for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. McMahan
Kell hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Fornieles
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Fornieles
Pilarcik hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Fornieles
Slaughter hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. McMahan
Nieman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. McMahan
Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. Nieman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. McMahan
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Nieman moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gardner vs. McMahan
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gardner for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Fornieles
Robinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evers. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Fornieles
Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groth vs. Fornieles
Groth strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simpson vs. Fornieles
Harry Simpson pinch hits for Mike Baxes.
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fornieles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. McMahan
Joe DeMaestri now playing shortstop.
Miranda hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fornieles vs. McMahan
Fornieles hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. McMahan
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Fornieles
Jim Pyburn now playing center field.
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Fornieles
Joe Ginsberg pinch hits for Jack McMahan.
Ginsberg hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Fornieles
Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frazier vs. Gorman
Tom Gorman now pitching. Joe Frazier pinch hits for Hoot Evers.
Frazier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Gorman
Hal Brown pinch runs for Joe Frazier.
Kell bunts in front of the plate. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nieman vs. Gorman
Nieman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Triandos vs. Gorman
Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Fornieles
Tito Francona now playing right field.
Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards first. Triandos scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pilarcik for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Fornieles
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Fornieles
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fornieles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/14/1956 -- Kansas City at Baltimore (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI Lopez H, 3b 4 0 0 0 Williams D, cf 3 0 0 0 Pilarcik A, cf 4 0 1 0 Pyburn J, cf 0 0 0 0 Slaughter E, rf 4 0 0 0 Evers H, rf 2 1 0 0 Robinson E, 1b 4 0 2 0 Frazier J, ph 0 0 0 0 Thompson T, c 2 0 0 0 Brown H, pr 0 0 0 0 Groth J, lf 3 0 0 0 Francona T, rf 0 0 0 0 Baxes M, ss 2 0 0 0 Kell G, 3b 3 0 1 1 Simpson H, ph 1 0 0 0 Nieman B, lf 2 0 1 0 DeMaestri J, ss 0 0 0 0 Triandos G, 1b 4 0 1 0 Finigan J, 2b 2 0 0 0 Smith H, c 3 0 1 0 Boyer C, 2b 1 0 0 0 Gardner B, 2b 3 0 0 0 McMahan J, p 2 0 0 0 Miranda W, ss 3 0 0 0 Ginsberg J, ph 1 0 0 0 Fornieles M, p 3 0 1 0 Gorman T, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 0 3 0 26 1 5 1 Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0 Baltimore 100 000 00x -- 1 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO McMahan J (L) 7.0 5 1 1 2 0 Gorman T 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Fornieles M (W) 9.0 3 0 0 1 7 DP -- Kansas City 1 LOB -- Kansas City 4, Baltimore 7 2B -- Robinson E SB -- Evers H SH -- Williams D, Kell G T -- 2:06 A -- 6941
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