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Kansas City Athletics @ Washington Senators

1956-08-25 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 2352 · 2:13

Washington Senators defeated Kansas City Athletics 8–4. Washington Senators put up 5 in the 3rd. Camilo Pascual earned the win. Jim Lemon went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC1	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	4	11
WS1	1	0	5	2	0	0	0	0		8	9

W: Camilo Pascual L: Art Ditmar SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Eddie Hurley · 1B: Nestor Chylak · 2B: Hank Soar · 3B: Joe Paparella · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Vic Power	5	1	2	0	0	0
Hector Lopez	4	1	2	0	1	0
Lou Skizas	4	0	1	0	0	0
Harry Simpson	4	2	3	2	0	0
Hal Smith	4	0	1	1	0	1
Al Pilarcik	2	0	0	0	1	1
Joe DeMaestri	3	0	1	1	0	1
Clete Boyer	3	0	0	0	0	0
Art Ditmar	1	0	1	0	0	0
Gus Zernial	1	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Robinson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Groth	1	0	0	0	0	1
Enos Slaughter	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tim Thompson	1	0	0	0	0	1

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Yost	1	2	0	0	4	0
Whitey Herzog	5	0	0	0	0	0
Herb Plews	5	0	1	1	0	0
Roy Sievers	4	2	1	2	1	1
Jim Lemon	4	2	1	2	0	0
Ernie Oravetz	4	1	3	0	0	0
Lou Berberet	4	1	1	1	0	0
Jose Valdivielso	3	0	2	0	1	0
Camilo Pascual	3	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Art Ditmar	4.0	7	5	0
Troy Herriage	2.0	1	1	1
Jack McMahan	2.0	1	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Camilo Pascual	9.0	11	2	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Vic Power: 63
Hector Lopez: W
Lou Skizas: CS2(26)#
Lou Skizas: 9

Bot 1

Eddie Yost: W
Whitey Herzog: 3/G.1-2
Herb Plews: D8.2-H
Roy Sievers: 53
Jim Lemon: 7/L

Top 2

Harry Simpson: D9
Hal Smith: 3/G.2-3
Al Pilarcik: W
Joe DeMaestri: 8/SF.3-H;1-2
Clete Boyer: 63

Bot 2

Ernie Oravetz: S9
Lou Berberet: PO1(13)#
Lou Berberet: 9
Jose Valdivielso: W
Camilo Pascual: 53

Top 3

Art Ditmar: S7
Vic Power: 64(1)/FO
Hector Lopez: S5/G.1X3(54);B-2#
Lou Skizas: 4/P

Bot 3

Eddie Yost: W
Whitey Herzog: 43.1-2
Herb Plews: 6/P
Roy Sievers: HR/7.2-H
Jim Lemon: E5/G
Ernie Oravetz: S7.1-2
Lou Berberet: S8.2-H(UR);1-3
Jose Valdivielso: E4/G.3-H(NR)(UR);1-3
Camilo Pascual: E6/G.3-H(NR)(UR);1-3
Eddie Yost: W.1-2
Whitey Herzog: 46(1)/FO

Top 4

Harry Simpson: D7
Hal Smith: D8.2-H
Al Pilarcik: 13.2-3
Joe DeMaestri: K
Clete Boyer: 6/P

Bot 4

Herb Plews: 7
Roy Sievers: W
Jim Lemon: HR/7.1-H
Ernie Oravetz: S7
Lou Berberet: 3(B)3(1)/LDP

Top 5

Gus Zernial: 5/FL
Vic Power: S7
Hector Lopez: S7.1-2
Lou Skizas: 63.2-3;1-2
Harry Simpson: S8.3-H;2-H
Hal Smith: K/C

Bot 5

Jose Valdivielso: S9
Camilo Pascual: 2/P
Eddie Yost: SB2
Eddie Yost: W
Whitey Herzog: 9.2-3
Herb Plews: 23

Top 6

Al Pilarcik: K
Joe DeMaestri: 53
Clete Boyer: 7

Bot 6

Roy Sievers: K/C
Jim Lemon: 8
Ernie Oravetz: 8

Top 7

Eddie Robinson: 3/G
Vic Power: S7
Hector Lopez: 16(1)/FO
Lou Skizas: S6.1-2
Harry Simpson: 5/FL

Bot 7

Lou Berberet: 43
Jose Valdivielso: S6
Camilo Pascual: 53/SH.1-2
Eddie Yost: 63

Top 8

Hal Smith: 3/P
Johnny Groth: K/C
Joe DeMaestri: S7
Enos Slaughter: 5/P

Bot 8

Whitey Herzog: 3/FL
Herb Plews: 5/L
Roy Sievers: 7

Top 9

Tim Thompson: K
Vic Power: 8
Hector Lopez: 63

Notes & reviews

DIFF: Official daily totals show this as IW

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