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August 2, 1956

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Top 9 R H E
Orioles 2 6 1
Athletics 3 8 0
Top 9 R H E
Orioles 2 6 1
Athletics 3 8 0

Willie Miranda Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .236
OBP .333 .303
At Bats 3 330
Hits 1 78
• Singles 0 62
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 1 2
Walks 0 32
RBI’s 1 26

Tom Gorman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 7 1
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Municipal Stadium - August 2, 1956
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Out
Tom Gorman
Joe Ginsberg
Vic Power
Clete Boyer
Hector Lopez
Joe DeMaestri
Lou Skizas
Al Pilarcik
Harry Simpson
Willie Miranda

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Baltimore Orioles 2 6 1 6
Kansas City Athletics 3 8 0 4
Winning Pitcher Jack Crimian
Losing Pitcher Mike Fornieles
Save Tom Gorman
Game Winning RBI Enos Slaughter
Attendance 5,486
Time of Game 2 hours 29 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Miranda hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Joe Frazier pinch hits for Jim Pyburn. Frazier hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Gardner is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Simpson hits a fly ball into center field. Pyburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Triandos fires to first and picks off Skizas.
Bottom 8 Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moore fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pilarcik moves to second.
Bottom 8 Pilarcik takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Dick Williams now playing right field. Tito Francona now playing first base. Power hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Nieman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Kell strikes out.
Top 8 Tom Gorman now pitching. Clete Boyer now playing second base. Francona strikes out. Ginsberg drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Francona out.
Bottom 7 Gus Zernial pinch hits for Jack Crimian. Ray Moore now pitching. Zernial strikes out.
Bottom 7 DeMaestri hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gardner catches it and throws to third to double up Ginsberg.
Bottom 7 Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Jim Finigan. Don Ferrarese now pitching. Slaughter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lopez scores. Ginsberg moves to third.
Bottom 7 George Zuverink now pitching. Ginsberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lopez moves to third.
Bottom 7 Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Simpson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 Skizas hits a fly ball towards right. Francona settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Francona. Skizas moves to second.
Top 7 Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ginsberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Fornieles hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Miranda is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Pilarcik hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Crimian hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Pyburn hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jack Crimian now pitching. Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Triandos takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Finigan strikes out.
Bottom 5 Ginsberg hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Nieman hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kell takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Francona hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Williams bunts towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. Fornieles moves to second.
Top 5 Fornieles hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Lopez hits a line drive into center field. Pyburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Simpson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Skizas hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Power moves to third. Skizas moves to second.
Bottom 4 Pilarcik hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Miranda strikes out.
Top 4 Pyburn hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gardner takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Triandos hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Nieman hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kellner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 DeMaestri strikes out.
Bottom 3 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.
Top 3 Kell hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Francona hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Fornieles hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Miranda hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Ginsberg 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 2 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fornieles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Pyburn strikes out.
Top 2 Gardner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ginsberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Triandos is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Skizas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fornieles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Power strikes out.
Top 1 Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kell bunts towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to second.
Top 1 Francona hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.