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May 16, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Orioles 8 10 0
Athletics 6 15 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Orioles 8 10 0
Athletics 6 15 2

Jim Finigan Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .229
OBP 1.000 .333
At Bats 2 48
Hits 2 11
• Singles 2 9
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 2 8
RBI’s 2 9

George Zuverink Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 1 9
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Municipal Stadium - May 16, 1956
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Strikeout
George Zuverink
Hal Smith
Gus Triandos
Billy Gardner
Bobby Adams
Willie Miranda
Jim Pyburn
Chuck Diering
Dave Philley
Jim Finigan
Hector Lopez

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Baltimore Orioles 8 10 0 8
Kansas City Athletics 6 15 2 9
Winning Pitcher Erv Palica
Losing Pitcher Tom Lasorda
Save George Zuverink
Game Winning RBI Dave Philley
Attendance 6,196
Time of Game 2 hours 50 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Finigan is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Simpson scores.
Bottom 9 Simpson hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Diering. Simpson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Renna hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Slaughter hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Smith is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Gardner takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Pyburn strikes out.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Philley moves to third.
Top 9 Triandos bunts towards the mound. Burtschy fields it and throws to first for the out. Philley moves to second.
Top 9 Moe Burtschy now pitching. Philley takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Rance Pless pinch hits for Lou Kretlow. Pless hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lopez scores. Finigan scores. Thompson moves to third.
Bottom 8 George Zuverink now pitching. Boyer strikes out.
Bottom 8 Thompson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lopez moves to third. Finigan moves to second.
Bottom 8 Finigan takes first base on ball four. Lopez moves to second.
Bottom 8 Lopez takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Diering hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Adams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miranda moves to second.
Top 8 Moore hits a popup, foul, towards third. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Miranda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Gardner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Pyburn hits a fly ball into center field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Simpson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Renna strikes out.
Bottom 7 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Philley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 There goes Diering. The throw from Thompson and he is out, Boyer applying the tag.
Top 7 Mike Baxes now playing shortstop. Clete Boyer now playing second base. Lou Kretlow now pitching. Diering takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Jacobs is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Gus Zernial pinch hits for Tom Gorman. Zernial strikes out.
Bottom 6 Joe Ginsberg pinch hits for Joe DeMaestri. Ray Moore now pitching. Ginsberg hits a fly ball into left field. Pyburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Finigan moves to second.
Bottom 6 Finigan takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Adams is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Palica hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Miranda hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gorman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Simpson hits a popup towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Renna hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Slaughter hits a popup towards first. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Smith is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Gardner takes first base on ball four. Triandos moves to third. Pyburn moves to second.
Top 5 Pyburn takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Tom Gorman now pitching. Triandos hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Lopez. Triandos reaches second base with a double. Diering scores. Philley goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned.
Top 5 Philley hits a line drive to right field. Slaughter throws towards third. Finigan fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Finigan. Miranda scores. Diering moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Diering takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith tags and scores. Miranda tags and moves to third.
Top 5 Palica strikes out.
Top 5 Miranda hits a ball on the ground into center field. Lopez picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lopez. Smith moves to third. Miranda moves to second.
Top 5 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Gardner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Pyburn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Lasorda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. DeMaestri moves to third.
Bottom 4 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Finigan scores.
Bottom 4 Finigan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Simpson scores. There goes Lopez trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Finigan moves to second.
Bottom 4 Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Simpson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Simpson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Triandos strikes out. Thompson drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Triandos out.
Top 4 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lasorda fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Diering hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Renna hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palica fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Slaughter hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gardner reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jacobs bunts in front of the plate. Smith scoops up the ball and tags Jacobs for the out.
Top 3 Adams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Palica hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Miranda hits a popup towards the mound. Lasorda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lasorda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 DeMaestri strikes out.
Bottom 2 Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Finigan moves to third.
Bottom 2 Finigan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopez scores.
Bottom 2 Lopez hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Diering. Lopez reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Gardner hits a fly ball into center field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Pyburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Triandos takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 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 1 Renna hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Slaughter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pyburn. Slaughter reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palica fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Diering hits a fly ball into center field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Adams hits a line drive towards third. Finigan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.