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June 9, 1956

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Top 9 R H E
Athletics 5 11 3
Orioles 7 7 0
Top 9 R H E
Athletics 5 11 3
Orioles 7 7 0

Hector Lopez Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .279
OBP .250 .355
At Bats 4 172
Hits 1 48
• Singles 1 31
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 21
RBI’s 0 30

George Zuverink Season Stats

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Memorial Stadium - June 9, 1956
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George Zuverink
Hal Smith
Bob Hale
Billy Gardner
George Kell
Willie Miranda
Bob Nieman
Jim Pyburn
Tito Francona
Hector Lopez
Enos Slaughter

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Athletics 5 11 3 6
Baltimore Orioles 7 7 0 5
Winning Pitcher Erv Palica
Losing Pitcher Tom Gorman
Save George Zuverink
Game Winning RBI Bob Nieman
Attendance 9,393
Time of Game 2 hours 15 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Power hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Bobby Shantz. Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hale fields it and throws to second for the out. Groth scores.
Top 9 Joe Ginsberg pinch hits for Mike Baxes. Ginsberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Groth moves to third.
Top 9 Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Zuverink strikes out.
Bottom 8 Miranda strikes out.
Bottom 8 Smith hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hale scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out.
Top 8 Finigan takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Simpson hits a fly ball into center field. Pyburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Zernial moves to third.
Top 8 Zernial hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Pyburn. Zernial reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 George Zuverink now pitching. Jim Pyburn now playing center field. Tito Francona now playing right field. Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Jim Pyburn pinch hits for Tex Nelson. Pyburn is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Francona hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Groth. Francona reaches second base with a double. Nieman scores.
Bottom 7 Nieman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Nieman reaches second base with a double. Evers scores. Gardner scores. Hale goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Kell strikes out.
Bottom 7 Hale hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan fields it and throws to home to get Miranda. Evers moves to third. Gardner moves to second.
Bottom 7 Bobby Shantz now pitching. Gardner is hit by the pitch. Miranda moves to third. Evers moves to second.
Bottom 7 Chuck Diering pinch hits for Erv Palica. Hoot Evers pinch hits for Chuck Diering. Evers takes first base on ball four. Miranda moves to second.
Bottom 7 Miranda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Power hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Gorman takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Baxes hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gorman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Nelson hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nieman tags and scores.
Bottom 6 There goes Francona. The throw from Thompson and he is safe. Francona steals second.
Bottom 6 Francona takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Nieman hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Groth, who is chasing the ball. Nieman reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 6 Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Groth hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Thompson hits a line drive towards short. Miranda reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Erv Palica now pitching. Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hale hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 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. Causey scores.
Bottom 5 Wayne Causey pinch hits for Mike Fornieles. Causey hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Groth who is chasing the ball. Causey reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 5 Miranda hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Simpson hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Zernial is called out on strikes.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Lopez moves to third.
Top 5 There goes Lopez. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Lopez steals second.
Top 5 Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Power hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nelson. Power reaches second base with a double. Nelson throws the ball in to Kell who tags Power trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Nelson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Francona hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Gorman strikes out.
Top 4 Baxes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thompson scores. Groth moves to second.
Top 4 Groth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Simpson scores. Finigan scores. Thompson moves to second.
Top 4 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Power scores. Simpson moves to third. Finigan moves to second.
Top 4 Finigan takes first base on ball four. Simpson moves to second.
Top 4 Simpson hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Power moves to third.
Top 4 Zernial hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Nieman hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kell takes first base on ball four. Hale moves to second.
Bottom 3 Hale hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Gardner scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes misplays the ball. That's an error on Baxes. Gardner moves to second.
Bottom 3 Fornieles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Miranda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Gorman strikes out.
Top 3 Baxes hits a fly ball into right field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Groth strikes out.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Nelson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gorman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 2 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Kell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power juggles the ball. That's an error on Power.
Bottom 1 Hale hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Gardner hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Zernial is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Power hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Fornieles, and towards Miranda, who fields it and throws to first for the out.