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Orioles
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
June 12, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the Baltimore Orioles, played on June 12, 1955 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 12, 1955 |
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Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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Home Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 12, 1955 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Johnson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Arnie Portocarrero |
Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: (none) 3B: Larry Napp |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Cal Abrams | Right Fielder |
Gil Coan | Left Fielder |
Gene Woodling | Center Fielder |
Gus Triandos | First Baseman |
Hal Smith | Catcher |
Wayne Causey | Third Baseman |
Bobby Young | Second Baseman |
Willie Miranda | Shortstop |
Don Johnson | Pitcher |
Paul Richards | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Hector Lopez | Second Baseman |
Elmer Valo | Right Fielder |
Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
Harry Simpson | Center Fielder |
Vic Power | First Baseman |
Jim Finigan | Third Baseman |
Joe Astroth | Catcher |
Arnie Portocarrero | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Orioles
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
June 12, 1955
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Portocarrero
Abrams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coan vs. Portocarrero
Coan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Abrams moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woodling vs. Portocarrero
Woodling takes first base on ball four. Abrams moves to third. Coan moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Triandos vs. Portocarrero
Triandos strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smith vs. Portocarrero
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan juggles the ball. That's an error on Finigan. Abrams scores. Coan moves to third. Woodling moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Causey vs. Portocarrero
Causey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Young vs. Portocarrero
Young hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Johnson
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Johnson
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Johnson
Valo hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Portocarrero
Miranda hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Portocarrero
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Portocarrero
Abrams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Johnson
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Johnson
Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Coan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Johnson
Power hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. Johnson
Finigan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Power moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Astroth vs. Johnson
Astroth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Power scores. Finigan moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Portocarrero vs. Johnson
Smith fires to third and picks off Finigan. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Portocarrero
Coan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Portocarrero
Woodling hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Portocarrero
Triandos hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Valo. Triandos reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Portocarrero
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sleater vs. Johnson
Lou Sleater pinch hits for Arnie Portocarrero.
Sleater hits a ball on the ground towards first. Triandos scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sleater for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Johnson
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Johnson
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pyburn vs. Kellner
Alex Kellner now pitching. Jim Pyburn pinch hits for Wayne Causey.
Pyburn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Kellner
Young hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Valo. Young reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miranda vs. Kellner
Miranda hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Kellner
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Kellner covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Johnson
Jim Pyburn now playing third base.
Valo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Johnson
Zernial strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Johnson
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Triandos fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Johnson
Power hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Young fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Kellner
Abrams strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Kellner
Hoot Evers pinch hits for Gil Coan.
Evers is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Kellner
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Johnson
Hoot Evers now playing left field.
Finigan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Astroth vs. Johnson
Astroth bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Finigan moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kellner vs. Johnson
Kellner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Finigan moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DeMaestri vs. Johnson
DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Finigan scores. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Johnson
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pyburn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Kellner
Triandos hits a line drive into center field. Simpson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Simpson. Triandos moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Kellner
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pyburn vs. Kellner
Pyburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Triandos moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Young vs. Kellner
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Miranda vs. Kellner
Miranda hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Johnson
Valo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Johnson
Zernial strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Johnson
Simpson 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
Top 7
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Kellner
Chuck Diering pinch hits for Don Johnson.
Diering hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Kellner
Abrams strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Kellner
Evers hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Dorish
Chuck Diering now playing center field. Fritz Dorish now pitching. Gene Woodling now playing right field.
Power hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Dorish
Finigan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Dorish
Astroth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kellner vs. Dorish
Kellner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Kellner
Woodling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Kellner
Triandos hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Kellner
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Woodling moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pyburn vs. Kellner
Pyburn hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Kellner
Young hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Woodling scores. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miranda vs. Kellner
Miranda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith scores. Young moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Diering vs. Kellner
Diering hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Dorish
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dorish fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Dorish
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Dorish
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Triandos scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Valo for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dorish vs. Kellner
Dorish strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Kellner
Evers hits a fly ball towards center. Simpson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Simpson. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Kellner
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Evers moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Triandos vs. Kellner
Triandos hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Evers scores. Woodling moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Kellner
Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pyburn vs. Kellner
Pyburn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Kellner
Kellner fires to first and has Pyburn trapped. There's the throw to Lopez who tags Pyburn for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Kellner
Young is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Dorish
Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Dorish
Simpson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Dorish
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pyburn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. Dorish
Finigan hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/12/1955, game 1 -- Baltimore at Kansas City (D) Baltimore AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Abrams C, rf 3 1 0 0 DeMaestri J, ss 4 0 1 1 Dorish F, p 1 0 0 0 Lopez H, 2b 4 0 0 0 Coan G, lf 2 0 1 0 Valo E, rf 4 0 1 0 Evers H, ph-lf 3 1 0 0 Zernial G, lf 4 0 0 0 Woodling G, cf-rf 3 2 1 0 Simpson H, cf 4 0 0 0 Triandos G, 1b 5 1 3 1 Power V, 1b 4 1 2 0 Smith H, c 5 2 2 4 Finigan J, 3b 4 1 2 0 Causey W, 3b 1 0 0 0 Astroth J, c 2 0 2 1 Pyburn J, ph-3b 4 0 1 0 Portocarrero A, p 0 0 0 0 Young B, 2b 4 0 2 1 Sleater L, ph 1 0 0 0 Miranda W, ss 4 0 1 1 Kellner A, p 2 0 0 0 Johnson D, p 2 0 0 0 Diering C, ph-cf 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 7 11 7 33 2 8 2 Baltimore 100 000 024 -- 7 Kansas City 010 010 000 -- 2 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Johnson D 6.0 6 2 2 0 2 Dorish F (W) 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Portocarrero A 3.0 2 1 1 2 2 Kellner A (L) 6.0 9 6 5 2 6 E -- Finigan J, Simpson H 2 LOB -- Baltimore 9, Kansas City 5 2B -- Triandos G, Young B HR -- Smith H SH -- Astroth J T -- 2:28 A -- 0
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