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Baltimore Orioles @ 
Kansas City Athletics
1955-07-15 · Day game · Municipal Stadium · Att: 4946 · 2:42
Baltimore Orioles defeated Kansas City Athletics 8–5. Baltimore Orioles put up 7 in the 6th. Jim McDonald earned the win and Erv Palica picked up the save. Gus Zernial went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 13 | |
| KC1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
W: Jim McDonald L: Bobby Shantz SV: Erv Palica
Umpires — HP: Bill Summers · 1B: Eddie Hurley · 2B: Hank Soar · 3B: Ed Runge · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Baltimore Orioles — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fred Marsh | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Cal Abrams | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Dave Philley | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Gus Triandos | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Hal Smith | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Pope | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Chuck Diering | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Willy Miranda | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim McDonald | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Hale | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Joe DeMaestri | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Finigan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Gus Zernial | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Harry Simpson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Vic Power | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Renna | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Hector Lopez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Astroth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Shantz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Elmer Valo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Enos Slaughter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Shantz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Baltimore Orioles — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim McDonald | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Jim Wilson | 2.2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
 Erv Palica | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Kansas City Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Shantz | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
 Tom Gorman | 0.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Sleater | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Arnie Portocarrero | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Sain | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Fred Marsh: 13
- Cal Abrams: K/C
- Dave Philley: 53
Bot 1
- Joe DeMaestri: 63
- Jim Finigan: W
- Gus Zernial: 4
- Harry Simpson: 53
Top 2
- Gus Triandos: 5/FL
- Hal Smith: 3
- Dave Pope: K
Bot 2
- Vic Power: 43
- Bill Renna: S7.B-2(E7)
- Hector Lopez: 9
- Joe Astroth: 6
Top 3
- Chuck Diering: K
- Willy Miranda: 9
- Jim McDonald: S7
- Fred Marsh: 64(1)/FO
Bot 3
- Bobby Shantz: 63
- Joe DeMaestri: W
- Jim Finigan: T/89.1-H
- Gus Zernial: HR/78.3-H
- Harry Simpson: 43
- Vic Power: 9
Top 4
- Cal Abrams: W
- Dave Philley: 54(1)/FO
- Gus Triandos: 8
- Hal Smith: 5/FL
Bot 4
- Bill Renna: 13
- Hector Lopez: 9
- Joe Astroth: 63
Top 5
- Dave Pope: 9
- Chuck Diering: W
- Willy Miranda: 6(B)3(1)/LDP
Bot 5
- Bobby Shantz: 4
- Joe DeMaestri: 53
- Jim Finigan: W
- Gus Zernial: K
Top 6
- Jim McDonald: S7
- Fred Marsh: S8.1-3
- Cal Abrams: W.1-2
- Dave Philley: D/89.1-3;2-H;3-H
- Gus Triandos: FC.3XH(62);2-3
- Hal Smith: S8.1-2;3-H
- Dave Pope: S8.1-2;2-H
- Chuck Diering: S9.1-2;2-3
- Willy Miranda: S6.1-2;2-3;3-H
- Bob Hale: S.1-2;2-3;3-H
- Fred Marsh: 7/SF.3-H
- Cal Abrams: 43
Bot 6
- Harry Simpson: 43
- Vic Power: S6
- Bill Renna: W.1-2
- Hector Lopez: 14(1)/FO.2-3
- Elmer Valo: W.1-2
- Enos Slaughter: 8
Top 7
- Dave Philley: D7
- Gus Triandos: 9
- Hal Smith: HP
- Dave Pope: BK.2-3;1-2#
- Dave Pope: 7
- Chuck Diering: 8/8D
Bot 7
- Joe DeMaestri: 7
- Jim Finigan: 9/L
- Gus Zernial: 7
Top 8
- Willy Miranda: 13/BG
- Jim Wilson: 7
- Fred Marsh: 7/L
Bot 8
- Harry Simpson: T7
- Vic Power: E6.3-H;B-2(E3)
- Bill Renna: 5/L.2-3(E5)
- Hector Lopez: 9
- Billy Shantz: W
- Bill Wilson: 64(1)/FO
Top 9
- Cal Abrams: S8.B-2(E8)
- Dave Philley: K
- Gus Triandos: D8.2-H
- Hal Smith: D8.2-3
- Dave Pope: IW
- Chuck Diering: K
- Willy Miranda: 31
Bot 9
- Joe DeMaestri: S8
- Jim Finigan: 9
- Gus Zernial: S.1-3
- Harry Simpson: W.1-2
- Vic Power: 8/SF.3-H
- Bill Renna: K