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June 16, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Orioles 6 12 2
Athletics 2 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Orioles 6 12 2
Athletics 2 7 1

Joe Ginsberg Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .232
OBP .000 .333
At Bats 0 99
Hits 0 23
• Singles 0 17
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 16
RBI’s 0 9

Connie Johnson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 3 0
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Municipal Stadium - June 16, 1956
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Connie Johnson
Hal Smith
Tito Francona
Billy Gardner
George Kell
Willie Miranda
Hoot Evers
Chuck Diering
Jim Pyburn
Joe Ginsberg

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Baltimore Orioles 6 12 2 7
Kansas City Athletics 2 7 1 7
Winning Pitcher Connie Johnson
Losing Pitcher Jack Crimian
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bob Nieman
Attendance 12,487
Time of Game 2 hours 26 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Tito Francona now playing first base. Robinson strikes out.
Top 9 Pyburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Tito Francona pinch runs for Bob Hale. Kell takes first base on ball four. Francona moves to second.
Top 9 Hale hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Gardner hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Groth hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Thompson strikes out.
Bottom 8 Simpson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 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.
Top 8 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.
Top 8 Miranda is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pyburn scores. Nelson moves to third. Smith moves to second.
Top 8 Nelson takes first base on ball four. Pyburn moves to second.
Top 8 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.
Top 8 Nieman hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Kell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 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.
Bottom 7 Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Gus Zernial pinch hits for Tom Gorman. Zernial is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Baxes hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hale hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gardner hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 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.
Bottom 6 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.
Bottom 6 Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Simpson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Slaughter takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Evers hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kell hits a popup towards short. Baxes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Power hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Finigan scores. Baxes moves to second.
Bottom 5 Gorman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Baxes takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Finigan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nelson. Finigan reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Hale hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gardner strikes out.
Top 5 Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Tom Gorman now pitching. Miranda hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Groth hits a fly ball into right field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thompson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lopez scores.
Bottom 4 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Slaughter hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lopez moves to third.
Bottom 4 Lopez hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Evers. Lopez reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 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.
Top 4 Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Evers hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Nieman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Hale hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Crimian covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 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.
Bottom 3 Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Gardner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 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.
Top 3 Miranda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Finigan hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Thompson hits a line drive into right field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda misplays the ball. That's an error on Miranda. Simpson moves to second.
Top 2 Smith hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Nelson takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Evers is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Nieman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Slaughter hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gardner reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 There goes Gardner. The throw from Thompson and he is out, Finigan applying the tag.
Top 1 Kell hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hale hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gardner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.