Orioles @ Athletics
August 1, 1956

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Top 9 R H E
Orioles 4 9 0
Athletics 9 12 2
Top 9 R H E
Orioles 4 9 0
Athletics 9 12 2

Tito Francona Season Stats

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Bobby Shantz Season Stats

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Municipal Stadium - August 1, 1956
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Pickoff
Bobby Shantz
Joe Ginsberg
Vic Power
Jim Finigan
Hector Lopez
Joe DeMaestri
Lou Skizas
Al Pilarcik
Harry Simpson
Tito Francona
Dick Williams

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Baltimore Orioles 4 9 0 6
Kansas City Athletics 9 12 2 6
Winning Pitcher Lou Kretlow
Losing Pitcher Connie Johnson
Save Bobby Shantz
Game Winning RBI Hector Lopez
Attendance 7,211
Time of Game 2 hours 48 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Bobby Shantz now pitching. Shantz fires to first and picks off Williams.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Frazier scores.
Top 9 Gastall hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Frazier moves to third.
Top 9 Miranda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gardner scores. Frazier moves to second.
Top 9 Joe Frazier pinch hits for Erv Palica. Frazier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gardner moves to second.
Top 9 Gardner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Pilarcik strikes out. Gastall drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Pilarcik out.
Bottom 8 Bob Hale now playing first base. Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bob Hale pinch hits for Gus Triandos. Hale hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hale for the out.
Top 8 Nieman takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Causey 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 8 Tom Gorman now pitching. Francona hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Clete Boyer pinch hits for Lou Kretlow. Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 DeMaestri strikes out. Gastall drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws DeMaestri out.
Bottom 7 Ginsberg hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Williams, who is chasing the ball. Ginsberg reaches third base with a triple. Finigan scores.
Bottom 7 Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. Finigan moves to second.
Bottom 7 Wayne Causey now playing third base. Finigan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Gastall hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Miranda hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Simpson 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 6 Skizas hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lopez tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Pilarcik hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. DeMaestri scores. Lopez moves to third.
Bottom 6 Tom Gastall now catching. Erv Palica now pitching. Lopez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Kretlow bunts towards first. Triandos scoops it up and throws to first, with Gardner covering, for the out. DeMaestri moves to second.
Bottom 6 DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ginsberg scores.
Bottom 6 There goes Ginsberg. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Ginsberg steals second.
Bottom 6 Ginsberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out.
Top 6 Gardner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Triandos hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jim Finigan now playing second base. Vic Power now playing first base. Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Power hits a ball on the ground towards first. Triandos scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Power for the out.
Bottom 5 Gus Zernial pinch hits for Eddie Robinson. Zernial hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Morrie Martin now pitching. Simpson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Skizas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Pilarcik hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Lopez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Lopez reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Kell hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Power fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 5 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power misplays the ball. That's an error on Power.
Top 5 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Kretlow hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 DeMaestri is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Ginsberg hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Miranda hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Gardner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Power hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a popup towards first. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Simpson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Triandos strikes out.
Top 3 Nieman strikes out.
Top 3 Kell strikes out. Ginsberg drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Kell out.
Bottom 2 Pilarcik strikes out.
Bottom 2 Lopez hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Power scores. Ginsberg moves to third.
Bottom 2 Kretlow strikes out.
Bottom 2 DeMaestri strikes out.
Bottom 2 Ginsberg takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Power hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Francona. Power reaches second base with a double. Simpson scores. Robinson moves to third.
Bottom 2 Robinson takes first base on ball four. Simpson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Simpson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Francona strikes out.
Top 2 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Johnson bunts towards the mound. Kretlow fields it and throws to first for the out. Miranda moves to second.
Top 2 Miranda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gardner moves to third.
Top 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kretlow fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lopez. Gardner moves to second.
Bottom 1 Skizas hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Pilarcik 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 1 Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Williams scores.
Top 1 Nieman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson. Nieman reaches second base with a double. Williams moves to third.
Top 1 Kell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Francona hits a line drive into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skizas. Williams reaches second base with a double.