Orioles 8-6 Athletics (May 15, 1956)

BAL

KCA

1

0

2

0

1

3

0

4

0

2

5

6

0

6

0

7

0

8

2

9

0

1

R

8

6

H

10

15

E

0

2

W: E. Palica

L: T. Lasorda

S: G. Zuverink

BAL

Team Stats

KCA

3

HR

0

8

R

6

10

H

15

0

SB

0

LOB

.294

AVG

.385

.405

OBP

.429

.588

SLG

.462

6.00

ERA

5.00

7

K

6

3

BB

7

Current Series

Orioles

9

Athletics

5

Game 1

Final

Orioles

8

Athletics

6

Game 2

Final

1956 AL

Team	W	L	PCT
Yankees	97	57	.630
Indians	88	66	.571
White Sox	85	69	.552
Red Sox	84	70	.545
Tigers	82	72	.532
Orioles	69	85	.448
Senators	59	95	.383
Athletics	52	102	.338

Game Summary

The Kansas City Athletics fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 8 to 6, on May 16, 1956.

Game Info

May 15, 1956

BAL

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Bobby Adams B. Adams 3B	4	0	1	1	0	0	1
Chuck Diering C. Diering CF	3	1	0	0	0	2	0
Dave Philley D. Philley RF	4	1	1	1	0	1	0
Gus Triandos G. Triandos 1B	3	0	1	2	0	1	1
Jim Pyburn J. Pyburn LF	4	1	1	0	0	1	1
Billy Gardner B. Gardner 2B	3	2	2	3	2	2	0
Hal Smith H. Smith C	5	2	2	1	1	0	2
Willy Miranda W. Miranda SS	4	1	2	0	0	0	0
Erv Palica E. Palica P	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
Ray Moore R. Moore P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
George Zuverink G. Zuverink P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	34	8	10	8	3	7	6

KCA

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Spook Jacobs S. Jacobs 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Baxes M. Baxes SS	1	0	0	0	0	0
Enos Slaughter E. Slaughter RF	5	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Renna B. Renna LF	5	0	1	0	0	1
Harry Simpson H. Simpson 1B	5	2	2	0	0	1
Hector Lopez H. Lopez CF	4	2	3	1	1	0
Jim Finigan J. Finigan 3B	3	2	2	2	2	1
Tim Thompson T. Thompson C	4	0	4	1	0	0
Joe Demaestri J. Demaestri SS	2	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Ginsberg J. Ginsberg PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Clete Boyer C. Boyer 2B	1	0	0	0	0	1
Tommy Lasorda T. Lasorda P	2	0	1	0	0	0
Tom Gorman T. Gorman P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gus Zernial G. Zernial PH	1	0	0	0	0	1
Lou Kretlow L. Kretlow P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rance Pless R. Pless PH	1	0	1	2	0	0
Moe Burtschy M. Burtschy P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	39	6	15	6	3	7

Batting

2B: G. Triandos

HR: B. Gardner 2, H. Smith

TB: B. Adams, B. Gardner 8, W. Miranda 2, D. Philley, J. Pyburn, H. Smith 5, G. Triandos 2

RBI: B. Adams, B. Gardner 3, D. Philley, H. Smith, G. Triandos 2

SAC: G. Triandos

SF: B. Adams

Baserunning

CS: C. Diering

Batting

2B: H. Lopez, H. Simpson, E. Slaughter

TB: J. Finigan 2, T. Lasorda, H. Lopez 4, R. Pless, B. Renna, H. Simpson 3, E. Slaughter 2, T. Thompson 4

RBI: J. Finigan 2, H. Lopez, R. Pless 2, T. Thompson

GIDP: M. Baxes, T. Lasorda

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Erv Palica E. Palica (W)	5.0	11	3	3	1	1	5.40
Ray Moore R. Moore	2.0	1	2	2	2	4	9.00
George Zuverink G. Zuverink (S)	2.0	3	1	1	0	2	4.50
Totals	9.0	15	6	6	3	7

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Tommy Lasorda T. Lasorda (L)	4.2	5	6	3	2	2	1	5.79
Tom Gorman T. Gorman	1.1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0.00
Lou Kretlow L. Kretlow	2.0	4	2	2	1	0	2	9.00
Moe Burtschy M. Burtschy	1.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	10	8	5	7	6	3

Batters faced: R. Moore 9, E. Palica 25, G. Zuverink 8

WP: M. Burtschy

Batters faced: M. Burtschy 5, T. Gorman 7, L. Kretlow 10, T. Lasorda 21

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Bobby Adams B. Adams 3B	4	0	1	1	0	0	1
Chuck Diering C. Diering CF	3	1	0	0	0	2	0
Dave Philley D. Philley RF	4	1	1	1	0	1	0
Gus Triandos G. Triandos 1B	3	0	1	2	0	1	1
Jim Pyburn J. Pyburn LF	4	1	1	0	0	1	1
Billy Gardner B. Gardner 2B	3	2	2	3	2	2	0
Hal Smith H. Smith C	5	2	2	1	1	0	2
Willy Miranda W. Miranda SS	4	1	2	0	0	0	0
Erv Palica E. Palica P	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
Ray Moore R. Moore P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
George Zuverink G. Zuverink P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	34	8	10	8	3	7	6

Batting

2B: G. Triandos

HR: B. Gardner 2, H. Smith

TB: B. Adams, B. Gardner 8, W. Miranda 2, D. Philley, J. Pyburn, H. Smith 5, G. Triandos 2

RBI: B. Adams, B. Gardner 3, D. Philley, H. Smith, G. Triandos 2

SAC: G. Triandos

SF: B. Adams

Baserunning

CS: C. Diering

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Erv Palica E. Palica (W)	5.0	11	3	3	1	1	5.40
Ray Moore R. Moore	2.0	1	2	2	2	4	9.00
George Zuverink G. Zuverink (S)	2.0	3	1	1	0	2	4.50
Totals	9.0	15	6	6	3	7

Batters faced: R. Moore 9, E. Palica 25, G. Zuverink 8

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Spook Jacobs S. Jacobs 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Baxes M. Baxes SS	1	0	0	0	0	0
Enos Slaughter E. Slaughter RF	5	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Renna B. Renna LF	5	0	1	0	0	1
Harry Simpson H. Simpson 1B	5	2	2	0	0	1
Hector Lopez H. Lopez CF	4	2	3	1	1	0
Jim Finigan J. Finigan 3B	3	2	2	2	2	1
Tim Thompson T. Thompson C	4	0	4	1	0	0
Joe Demaestri J. Demaestri SS	2	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Ginsberg J. Ginsberg PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Clete Boyer C. Boyer 2B	1	0	0	0	0	1
Tommy Lasorda T. Lasorda P	2	0	1	0	0	0
Tom Gorman T. Gorman P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gus Zernial G. Zernial PH	1	0	0	0	0	1
Lou Kretlow L. Kretlow P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rance Pless R. Pless PH	1	0	1	2	0	0
Moe Burtschy M. Burtschy P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	39	6	15	6	3	7

Batting

2B: H. Lopez, H. Simpson, E. Slaughter

TB: J. Finigan 2, T. Lasorda, H. Lopez 4, R. Pless, B. Renna, H. Simpson 3, E. Slaughter 2, T. Thompson 4

RBI: J. Finigan 2, H. Lopez, R. Pless 2, T. Thompson

GIDP: M. Baxes, T. Lasorda

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Tommy Lasorda T. Lasorda (L)	4.2	5	6	3	2	2	1	5.79
Tom Gorman T. Gorman	1.1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0.00
Lou Kretlow L. Kretlow	2.0	4	2	2	1	0	2	9.00
Moe Burtschy M. Burtschy	1.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	10	8	5	7	6	3

WP: M. Burtschy

Batters faced: M. Burtschy 5, T. Gorman 7, L. Kretlow 10, T. Lasorda 21

14-14 BAL

KCA 9-15

Team Stats

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1956 AL

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