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Orioles
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
June 16, 1956
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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 16, 1956 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 16, 1956 |
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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 16, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Connie Johnson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Crimian |
Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 12,487 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: Frank Umont 2B: Charlie Berry 3B: Jim Honochick |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Billy Gardner | Second Baseman |
Bob Hale | First Baseman |
George Kell | Third Baseman |
Bob Nieman | Left Fielder |
Hoot Evers | Center Fielder |
Tex Nelson | Right Fielder |
Hal Smith | Catcher |
Willie Miranda | Shortstop |
Connie Johnson | Pitcher |
Paul Richards | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Vic Power | First Baseman |
Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
Enos Slaughter | Left Fielder |
Harry Simpson | Right Fielder |
Tim Thompson | Catcher |
Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
Jim Finigan | Second Baseman |
Mike Baxes | Shortstop |
Jack Crimian | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Orioles
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
June 16, 1956
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Crimian
Gardner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Crimian
Hale hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Crimian
Kell hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Crimian
There goes Gardner. The throw from Thompson and he is out, Finigan applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Johnson
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Johnson
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Johnson
Slaughter hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gardner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Crimian
Nieman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Crimian
Evers is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Crimian
Nelson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Crimian
Smith hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Johnson
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda misplays the ball. That's an error on Miranda. Simpson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Johnson
Thompson hits a line drive into right field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groth vs. Johnson
Groth 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Finigan vs. Johnson
Finigan hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball 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: ---
Miranda vs. Crimian
Miranda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Crimian
Johnson 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 -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Crimian
Gardner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Johnson
Baxes 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: ---
Crimian vs. Johnson
Crimian hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Hale, and towards Gardner, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Johnson
Power 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, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Crimian
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Crimian covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Crimian
Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Crimian
Nieman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Crimian
Evers hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Crimian
Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Crimian
Smith 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 4
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Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Johnson
Lopez hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Evers. Lopez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Slaughter vs. Johnson
Slaughter hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lopez moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Simpson vs. Johnson
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thompson vs. Johnson
Thompson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lopez scores. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Johnson
Groth hits a fly ball into right field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Gorman
Tom Gorman now pitching.
Miranda hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gorman
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Gorman
Gardner strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Gorman
Hale hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Johnson
Finigan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nelson. Finigan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baxes vs. Johnson
Baxes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gorman vs. Johnson
Gorman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Power vs. Johnson
Power hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Finigan scores. Baxes moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. Johnson
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Gorman
Kell hits a popup towards short. Baxes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Gorman
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Gorman
Evers hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Gorman
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Johnson
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Johnson
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Johnson
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Johnson
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Simpson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Johnson
Eddie Robinson pinch hits for Jim Finigan.
Robinson hits a line drive into right field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Gorman
Eddie Robinson now playing first base. Vic Power now playing second base.
Smith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miranda vs. Gorman
Miranda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Gorman
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Gorman
Gardner hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Gorman
Hale hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Johnson
Baxes hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Johnson
Gus Zernial pinch hits for Tom Gorman.
Zernial is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Johnson
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Johnson
Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Harrington
Bill Harrington now pitching.
Kell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Robinson. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Harrington
Kell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Harrington
Nieman hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Harrington
Jim Pyburn pinch runs for Bob Nieman.
Evers hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Harrington
Nelson takes first base on ball four. Pyburn moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Harrington
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pyburn scores. Nelson moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Miranda vs. Harrington
Miranda is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Harrington
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nelson scores. There goes Smith trying to get to home. Groth throws the ball in to Thompson who tags Smith who's trying to score from second, for the out. Miranda moves to second. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Johnson
Chuck Diering now playing center field. Jim Pyburn now playing right field. Hoot Evers now playing left field.
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 -
Orioles, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Johnson
Simpson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Johnson
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Johnson
Groth hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Harrington
Gardner hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Harrington
Hale hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Harrington
Tito Francona pinch runs for Bob Hale.
Kell takes first base on ball four. Francona moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pyburn vs. Harrington
Pyburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Johnson
Tito Francona now playing first base.
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Johnson
Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Johnson
Joe Ginsberg pinch hits for Bill Harrington.
Ginsberg hits a fly ball into right field. Pyburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/16/1956 -- Baltimore at Kansas City (N) Baltimore AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Gardner B, 2b 5 0 1 0 Power V, 1b-2b 4 0 2 1 Hale B, 1b 5 0 1 0 Lopez H, 3b 4 1 1 0 Francona T, pr-1b 0 0 0 0 Slaughter E, lf 3 0 0 0 Kell G, 3b 4 1 1 0 Simpson H, rf 4 0 1 0 Nieman B, lf 4 1 2 2 Thompson T, c 4 0 1 1 Pyburn J, pr-rf 1 1 0 0 Groth J, cf 4 0 1 0 Evers H, cf-lf 4 1 2 1 Finigan J, 2b 2 1 1 0 Nelson T, rf 2 1 0 0 Robinson E, ph-1b 2 0 0 0 Diering C, cf 0 0 0 0 Baxes M, ss 3 0 0 0 Smith H, c 4 1 2 1 Crimian J, p 1 0 0 0 Miranda W, ss 3 0 0 0 Gorman T, p 1 0 0 0 Johnson C, p 4 0 3 2 Zernial G, ph 1 0 0 0 Harrington B, p 0 0 0 0 Ginsberg J, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 6 12 6 34 2 7 2 Baltimore 000 300 120 -- 6 Kansas City 000 110 000 -- 2 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Johnson C (W) 9.0 7 2 2 2 4 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Crimian J (L) 4.0 4 3 3 1 1 Gorman T 3.0 4 1 1 0 1 Harrington B 2.0 4 2 2 3 0 E -- Miranda W 2, Robinson E DP -- Baltimore 1, Kansas City 1 LOB -- Baltimore 7, Kansas City 7 2B -- Lopez H, Finigan J, Smith H HR -- Nieman B, Evers H CS -- Gardner B T -- 2:26 A -- 12487
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