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Athletics 10 @ Senators 7
Griffith Stadium
May 6, 1956

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Kansas City Athletics, played on May 6, 1956 at Griffith Stadium. The home team Senators were bested by the visiting Athletics with a score of 10 to 7.

Game Summary

DateMay 6, 1956 
Visiting Team
Kansas City Athletics
R: 10 H: 13 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 10
Hits: 13
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Washington Senators
R: 7 H: 15 E: 4 LOB: 12
Runs: 7
Hits: 15
Errors: 4
Left On Base: 12
Winning PitcherBill Harrington  
Losing PitcherConnie Grob  
SaveTom Gorman  
Game Winning RBISpook Jacobs 

Game Info

DateMay 6, 1956 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamKansas City Athletics 
Home TeamWashington Senators 
Visiting Starting PitcherTroy Herriage  
Home Starting PitcherPedro Ramos  
BallparkGriffith Stadium 
CityWashington 
StateDC 
Attendance 
Time of Game2 hours 54 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Frank Umont
1B: Charlie Berry
2B: Jim Honochick
3B: Larry Napp

Kansas City Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Spook Jacobs  Second Baseman 
Enos Slaughter  Right Fielder 
Gus Zernial  Left Fielder 
Harry Simpson  Center Fielder 
Hector Lopez  Third Baseman 
Tim Thompson  Catcher 
Joe DeMaestri  Shortstop 
Rance Pless  First Baseman 
Troy Herriage  Pitcher 
Lou Boudreau  Manager 

Washington Senators Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Yost  Third Baseman 
Ernie Oravetz  Right Fielder 
Pete Runnels  Second Baseman 
Roy Sievers  First Baseman 
Jim Lemon  Left Fielder 
Clint Courtney  Catcher 
Karl Olson  Center Fielder 
Jerry Snyder  Shortstop 
Pedro Ramos  Pitcher 
Chuck Dressen  Manager 

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Athletics 10 @ Senators 7
Griffith Stadium
May 6, 1956

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         Game of 5/6/1956, game 1 -- Kansas City at Washington (D)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    Washington         AB  R  H RBI
Jacobs S, 2b          2  3  1  1   Yost E, 3b            4  1  1  0   
Slaughter E, rf       4  1  2  1   Oravetz E, rf         5  1  2  1   
Gorman T, p           1  0  0  0   Runnels P, 2b         4  2  2  1   
Zernial G, lf         3  2  2  2   Sievers R, 1b         3  2  1  1   
Renna B, lf           0  0  0  0   Lemon J, lf           4  1  1  2   
Simpson H, cf-rf      5  1  2  4   Courtney C, c         5  0  2  0   
Lopez H, 3b           5  0  2  1   Olson K, cf           5  0  3  2   
Thompson T, c         4  0  0  0   Snyder J, ss          5  0  1  0   
DeMaestri J, ss       5  0  0  0   Ramos P, p            2  0  1  0   
Pless R, 1b           5  1  2  0   Plews H, ph           1  0  1  0   
Herriage T, p         1  0  0  0   Grob C, p             0  0  0  0   
Harrington B, p       1  0  0  0   Killebrew H, ph       1  0  0  0   
Valo E, ph            1  1  1  0   Clevenger T, p        0  0  0  0   
Groth J, cf           2  1  1  0   Herzog W, ph          1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     39 10 13  9                        40  7 15  7

Kansas City      300 013 030 -- 10
Washington       300 100 030 --  7

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Herriage T*           2.0  7  3  3  3  2
Harrington B (W)      3.0  4  1  1  1  0
Gorman T (S)          4.0  4  3  3  1  2

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ramos P               5.0  6  4  4  3  1
Grob C (L)            2.0  4  3  2  1  1
Clevenger T           2.0  3  3  3  1  1
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 3rd

E -- Snyder J, Jacobs S, Grob C, Courtney C, Yost E
DP -- Kansas City 1, Washington 1
LOB -- Kansas City 8, Washington 12
2B -- Slaughter E, Olson K, Pless R, Zernial G, Runnels P
3B -- Oravetz E, Yost E, Simpson H
HR -- Simpson H, Lemon J
SB -- Runnels P
SH -- Yost E, Jacobs S
WP -- Grob C, Gorman T
Balk -- Grob C
T -- 2:54
A -- 0

    

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