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Orioles
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
July 15, 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 July 15, 1955 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 15, 1955 |
|---|---|
| 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 | July 15, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim McDonald |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bobby Shantz |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 4,946 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Eddie Hurley 2B: Hank Soar 3B: Ed Runge |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Fred Marsh | Second Baseman |
| Cal Abrams | Right Fielder |
| Dave Philley | Left Fielder |
| Gus Triandos | First Baseman |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Dave Pope | Center Fielder |
| Chuck Diering | Third Baseman |
| Willie Miranda | Shortstop |
| Jim McDonald | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Jim Finigan | Second Baseman |
| Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
| Harry Simpson | Center Fielder |
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Bill Renna | Right Fielder |
| Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Joe Astroth | Catcher |
| Bobby Shantz | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
July 15, 1955
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsh vs. Shantz
Marsh hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shantz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Shantz
Abrams is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Shantz
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. McDonald
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. McDonald
Finigan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. McDonald
Zernial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Marsh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. McDonald
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Diering fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Shantz
Triandos hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Shantz
Smith hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pope vs. Shantz
Pope strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. McDonald
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. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. McDonald
Renna hits a line drive into left field. Philley picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Philley. Renna moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. McDonald
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Astroth vs. McDonald
Astroth hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Shantz
Diering strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Shantz
Miranda hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Shantz
McDonald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marsh vs. Shantz
Marsh hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. McDonald
Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. McDonald
DeMaestri takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. McDonald
Finigan hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Pope who is chasing the ball. Finigan reaches third base with a triple. DeMaestri goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zernial vs. McDonald
Zernial hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. McDonald
Simpson 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 -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. McDonald
Power hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Shantz
Abrams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. Shantz
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Shantz
Triandos hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Shantz
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. McDonald
Renna hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDonald fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. McDonald
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. McDonald
Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pope vs. Shantz
Pope hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Shantz
Diering takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miranda vs. Shantz
Miranda hits a line drive towards short. DeMaestri catches it and throws to first to double up Diering. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. McDonald
Shantz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Marsh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. McDonald
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Diering fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. McDonald
Finigan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. McDonald
Zernial strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Shantz
McDonald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marsh vs. Shantz
Marsh hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McDonald moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Abrams vs. Shantz
Abrams takes first base on ball four. Marsh moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Philley vs. Shantz
Philley hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Simpson. Philley reaches second base with a double. McDonald scores. Marsh scores. Abrams moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Triandos vs. Gorman
Tom Gorman now pitching.
Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to home to get Abrams. Philley moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Gorman
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Philley scores. Triandos moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pope vs. Gorman
Pope hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Triandos scores. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Diering vs. Gorman
Diering hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. Pope moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Miranda vs. Gorman
Miranda hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Smith scores. Pope moves to third. Diering moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hale vs. Sleater
Bob Hale pinch hits for Jim McDonald. Lou Sleater now pitching.
Hale hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pope scores. Diering moves to third. Miranda moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Marsh vs. Sleater
Marsh hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Diering tags and scores. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Abrams vs. Sleater
Abrams 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
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Wilson
Jim Wilson now pitching.
Simpson 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 -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Wilson
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Renna vs. Wilson
Renna takes first base on ball four. Power moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. Wilson
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to second for the out. Power moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Valo vs. Wilson
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Joe Astroth.
Valo takes first base on ball four. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Slaughter vs. Wilson
Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Lou Sleater.
Slaughter hits a fly ball into center field. Pope settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Portocarrero
Billy Shantz now catching. Arnie Portocarrero now pitching.
Philley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Philley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Triandos vs. Portocarrero
Triandos hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Portocarrero
Smith is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pope vs. Portocarrero
The umpire calls a balk on Portocarrero Philley moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pope vs. Portocarrero
Pope hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Diering vs. Portocarrero
Diering hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Wilson
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into left field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Wilson
Finigan hits a line drive into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Wilson
Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Portocarrero
Miranda bunts towards the mound. Portocarrero fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Portocarrero
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsh vs. Portocarrero
Marsh hits a line drive into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Wilson
Simpson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Philley who is chasing the ball. Simpson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Power vs. Wilson
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda misplays the ball. That's an error on Miranda. Simpson scores. Power moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Renna vs. Wilson
Renna hits a line drive towards third. Diering makes the out and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Diering. Power moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lopez vs. Wilson
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Shantz vs. Wilson
Shantz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilson vs. Palica
Bill Wilson pinch hits for Arnie Portocarrero. Erv Palica now pitching.
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Sain
Johnny Sain now pitching.
Abrams 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. Abrams moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Philley vs. Sain
Gil Coan pinch runs for Cal Abrams.
Philley strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Triandos vs. Sain
Triandos hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Simpson. Triandos reaches second base with a double. Coan scores. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Sain
Smith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Simpson. Smith reaches second base with a double. Triandos moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pope vs. Sain
Pope is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Diering vs. Sain
Diering strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Miranda vs. Sain
Miranda hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Sain covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Palica
Wayne Causey now playing third base. Dave Pope now playing right field. Chuck Diering now playing center field.
DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. Palica
Finigan hits a fly ball into right field. Pope settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Palica
Zernial hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. DeMaestri moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Simpson vs. Palica
Simpson takes first base on ball four. Zernial moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Power vs. Palica
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. DeMaestri tags and scores. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Renna vs. Palica
Renna strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/15/1955 -- Baltimore at Kansas City (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Marsh F, 2b 4 1 1 1 DeMaestri J, ss 4 2 1 0
Abrams C, rf 3 0 1 0 Finigan J, 2b 3 1 1 1
Coan G, pr 0 1 0 0 Zernial G, lf 5 1 2 2
Causey W, 3b 0 0 0 0 Simpson H, cf 4 1 1 0
Philley D, lf 5 1 2 2 Power V, 1b 4 0 1 2
Triandos G, 1b 5 1 1 1 Renna B, rf 4 0 1 0
Smith H, c 4 1 2 1 Lopez H, 3b 4 0 0 0
Pope D, cf-rf 4 1 1 1 Astroth J, c 2 0 0 0
Diering C, 3b-cf 4 1 1 0 Valo E, ph 0 0 0 0
Miranda W, ss 5 0 1 1 Shantz B, c 0 0 0 0
McDonald J, p 2 1 2 0 Shantz B, p 2 0 0 0
Hale B, ph 1 0 1 1 Gorman T, p 0 0 0 0
Wilson J, p 1 0 0 0 Sleater L, p 0 0 0 0
Palica E, p 0 0 0 0 Slaughter E, ph 1 0 0 0
Portocarrero A, p 0 0 0 0
Wilson B, ph 1 0 0 0
Sain J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 8 13 8 34 5 7 5
Baltimore 000 007 001 -- 8
Kansas City 003 000 011 -- 5
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
McDonald J (W) 5.0 3 3 3 3 1
Wilson J 2.2 2 1 1 3 0
Palica E (S) 1.1 2 1 1 1 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Shantz B (L)* 5.0 4 4 4 3 3
Gorman T 0.1 4 3 3 0 0
Sleater L 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Portocarrero A 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Sain J 1.0 3 1 1 1 2
* Pitched to 4 batters in 6th
E -- Philley D, Triandos G, Miranda W, Diering C, Simpson H
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Baltimore 9, Kansas City 10
2B -- Philley D 2, Triandos G, Smith H
3B -- Finigan J, Simpson H
HR -- Zernial G
SF -- Marsh F, Power V
HBP -- by Portocarrero A (Smith H)
Balk -- Portocarrero A
T -- 2:42
A -- 4946
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