KCA
BALCurrent Series
Athletics
3
Orioles
6
Game 1
Final
Athletics
1
Orioles
4
Game 2
Final
Athletics
5
Orioles
7
Game 3
Final
Athletics
7
Orioles
3
Game 4
Final
1956 AL
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Athletics Game Summary
The Baltimore Orioles were decisively beaten by the Kansas City Athletics, 7 to 3, on June 10, 1956.
Game Info
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Power 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | 1.667 |
H. Lopez 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
G. Zernial LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
E. Slaughter PH-LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
H. Simpson RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .750 | 1.333 |
J. Finigan 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
T. Thompson C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .750 | 1.250 |
J. Groth CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
M. Baxes SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
J. Demaestri SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
J. Santiago P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
A. Ditmar P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
| Totals | 31 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Gardner 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
B. Hale 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .750 | 1.000 |
G. Kell 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
B. Nieman LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .750 |
T. Francona CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
G. Triandos C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
H. Evers RF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
B. Loes P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
W. Miranda SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
C. Johnson P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
W. Causey PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
H. Dorish P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
T. Nelson RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 30 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
Batting
2B: E. Slaughter
3B: H. Simpson, T. Thompson
HR: V. Power
RBI: J. Finigan, J. Groth, V. Power, H. Simpson, E. Slaughter, T. Thompson
Baserunning
CS: H. Simpson, T. Thompson
Batting
2B: B. Hale
3B: B. Nieman
RBI: T. Francona, B. Gardner 2
Baserunning
SB: T. Francona
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Santiago | 3.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4.91 |
A. Ditmar (W) | 5.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1.69 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Johnson (L) | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6.00 |
H. Dorish | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 |
B. Loes | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Power 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | 1.667 |
H. Lopez 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
G. Zernial LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
E. Slaughter PH-LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
H. Simpson RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .750 | 1.333 |
J. Finigan 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
T. Thompson C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .750 | 1.250 |
J. Groth CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
M. Baxes SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
J. Demaestri SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
J. Santiago P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
A. Ditmar P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
| Totals | 31 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
Batting
2B: E. Slaughter
3B: H. Simpson, T. Thompson
HR: V. Power
RBI: J. Finigan, J. Groth, V. Power, H. Simpson, E. Slaughter, T. Thompson
Baserunning
CS: H. Simpson, T. Thompson
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Santiago | 3.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4.91 |
A. Ditmar (W) | 5.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1.69 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Gardner 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
B. Hale 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .750 | 1.000 |
G. Kell 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
B. Nieman LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .750 |
T. Francona CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
G. Triandos C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
H. Evers RF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
B. Loes P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
W. Miranda SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
C. Johnson P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
W. Causey PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
H. Dorish P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
T. Nelson RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 30 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
Batting
2B: B. Hale
3B: B. Nieman
RBI: T. Francona, B. Gardner 2
Baserunning
SB: T. Francona
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Johnson (L) | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6.00 |
H. Dorish | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 |
B. Loes | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
