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August 21, 1956

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Athletics 3 7 0
Orioles 3 9 1
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Athletics 3 7 0
Orioles 3 9 1

Tom Gorman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .038
OBP .000 .138
At Bats 0 26
Hits 0 1
• Singles 0 1
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 1

George Zuverink Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 5 16
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Memorial Stadium - August 21, 1956
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George Zuverink
Tom Gastall
Bob Boyd
Grady Hatton
George Kell
Billy Gardner
Bob Nieman
Dick Williams
Tito Francona
Tom Gorman
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Tom Gastall now catching. Gorman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Mike Fornieles pinch runs for Gus Triandos. Francona hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Triandos takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 George Zuverink now pitching. Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Nieman hits a line drive towards short. DeMaestri reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Boyd hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Causey scores.
Bottom 7 Williams bunts towards the mound. Gorman fields it and throws to first for the out. Causey moves to second.
Bottom 7 Wayne Causey pinch hits for Bill Wight. Causey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Groth hits a line drive into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Skizas hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Grady Hatton now playing second base. Billy Gardner now playing shortstop. Lopez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Joe Frazier pinch hits for Willie Miranda. Frazier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power fields it, throws to home for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to home to get Nieman. Triandos moves to third. Francona moves to second.
Bottom 6 Francona hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nieman moves to third. Triandos moves to second.
Bottom 6 Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Nieman moves to second.
Bottom 6 Tom Gorman now pitching. Jim Finigan now playing second base. Nieman takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Power hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Bobby Shantz. Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd fields the ball and throws to Wight covering. Safe. Groth scores. DeMaestri moves to third. Zernial moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Gus Zernial pinch hits for Clete Boyer. Zernial takes first base on ball four. DeMaestri moves to second.
Top 6 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to second for the out. Groth moves to third.
Top 6 Pilarcik takes first base on ball four. Groth moves to second.
Top 6 Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda misplays the ball. That's an error on Miranda.
Top 6 Skizas hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Groth. Williams reaches second base with a double. Miranda scores.
Bottom 5 Wight strikes out.
Bottom 5 Miranda hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Groth who is chasing the ball. Miranda reaches third base with a triple.
Top 5 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lopez strikes out.
Top 5 Power hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gardner hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Shantz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gardner for the out.
Bottom 4 Francona hits a fly ball into left field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shantz fields it and throws to third for the out. Nieman moves to second.
Bottom 4 Nieman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kell moves to second.
Bottom 4 Kell takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Shantz is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Boyer takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 DeMaestri hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 There goes Pilarcik. The throw from Triandos and he is safe. Pilarcik steals second.
Top 4 Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Groth hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shantz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bobby Shantz now pitching. Wight strikes out.
Top 3 Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Smith hits a line drive towards first. Boyd reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lopez hits a line drive into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Miranda hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gardner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Triandos hits a fly ball into right field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 2 Kellner is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Boyer bunts towards the mound. Wight fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. DeMaestri moves to second.
Top 2 DeMaestri hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops it up and throws to first, with Wight covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kellner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boyd scores.
Bottom 1 Boyd hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Pilarcik who is chasing the ball. Boyd reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Groth strikes out.
Top 1 Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lopez scores. Smith moves to third.
Top 1 Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Smith reaches second base with a double. Lopez moves to third.
Top 1 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Power hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.