Athletics @ Orioles
June 10, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 7 9 0
Orioles 3 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 7 9 0
Orioles 3 6 0

Billy Gardner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .207
OBP .250 .260
At Bats 4 140
Hits 1 29
• Singles 1 21
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 8
RBI’s 2 18

Art Ditmar Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 5 0
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Memorial Stadium - June 10, 1956
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Art Ditmar
Tim Thompson
Vic Power
Jim Finigan
Hector Lopez
Joe DeMaestri
Enos Slaughter
Johnny Groth
Harry Simpson
Billy Gardner

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Athletics 7 9 0 2
Baltimore Orioles 3 6 0 7
Winning Pitcher Art Ditmar
Losing Pitcher Connie Johnson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Enos Slaughter
Attendance 8,913
Time of Game 2 hours 21 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Gardner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Nelson strikes out.
Bottom 9 Miranda strikes out.
Top 9 Ditmar is called out on strikes.
Top 9 DeMaestri hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Groth hits a fly ball into right field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thompson tags and scores.
Top 9 Billy Loes now pitching. Tex Nelson now playing right field. Thompson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nelson who is chasing the ball. Thompson reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 8 Evers hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Triandos strikes out.
Bottom 8 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Nieman scores.
Bottom 8 Nieman hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Groth who is chasing the ball. Nieman reaches third base with a triple.
Top 8 Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dorish fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Simpson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Slaughter hits a fly ball into right field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Power hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Kell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hale hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gardner hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ditmar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dorish fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Fritz Dorish now pitching. Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Wayne Causey pinch hits for Connie Johnson. 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.
Bottom 6 Miranda 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 6 Enos Slaughter now playing left field. Evers takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 There go the runners. The throw from Triandos to Gardner covering second. The throw back to home, and Simpson is out at the plate.
Top 6 Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Slaughter scores. Simpson moves to third.
Top 6 Finigan hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lopez tags and scores.
Top 6 Simpson is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Gus Zernial. Slaughter hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evers. Slaughter reaches second base with a double. Ditmar scores. Lopez moves to third.
Top 6 Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ditmar moves to third.
Top 6 Power bunts towards first. Hale scoops it up and throws to first, with Gardner covering, for the out. Ditmar moves to second.
Top 6 Ditmar takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Triandos hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Joe DeMaestri now playing shortstop. Nieman hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Baxes strikes out. There goes Thompson. The throw from Triandos to second, and Thompson is out.
Top 5 Groth hits a fly ball into right field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Art Ditmar now pitching. Kell strikes out.
Bottom 4 Hale takes first base on ball four. Gardner moves to second.
Bottom 4 Gardner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Evers scores. Miranda scores. Johnson moves to third.
Bottom 4 Johnson takes first base on ball four. Evers moves to third. Miranda moves to second.
Bottom 4 Miranda takes first base on ball four. Evers moves to second.
Bottom 4 Evers takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Triandos is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Francona 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 Finigan strikes out.
Top 4 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.
Top 4 Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Santiago fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play.
Bottom 3 Kell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Hale hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson. Hale reaches second base with a double. Johnson moves to third.
Bottom 3 Gardner hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Santiago hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 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.
Bottom 2 Evers hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Triandos hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Francona. The throw from Thompson and he is safe. Francona steals second.
Bottom 2 Francona takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Baxes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Groth strikes out.
Top 2 Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Kell hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Hale moves to second.
Bottom 1 Hale hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Finigan strikes out.
Top 1 The ball gets by Triandos for a passed ball. Simpson scores. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Simpson hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Francona, who is chasing the ball. Simpson reaches third base with a triple. Power goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Zernial strikes out.
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 line drive into left field for a base hit.