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Kansas City Athletics @ Baltimore Orioles

1955-08-04 · Day game · Memorial Stadium · Att: 3660 · 2:16

Baltimore Orioles defeated Kansas City Athletics 8–1. Baltimore Orioles put up 5 in the 4th. Eddie Lopat earned the win. Joe Astroth went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Eddie Lopat L: Bill Harrington SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Eddie Rommel · 1B: Joe Paparella · 2B: Jim Honochick · 3B: Frank Umont · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Vic Power	4	0	4	0	0
Hector Lopez	4	0	1	0	1
Bill Renna	4	0	0	0	1
Gus Zernial	4	0	0	0	0
Bill Wilson	4	0	0	0	0
Joe DeMaestri	3	0	0	0	0
Jim Finigan	4	0	0	0	0
Joe Astroth	3	1	1	1	0
Bill Harrington	1	0	0	0	0
Marion Fricano	2	0	1	0	0
Harry Simpson	1	0	1	0	0

Baltimore Orioles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Wayne Causey	3	2	1	0	1	1
Cal Abrams	2	2	0	1	2	0
Dave Philley	2	2	2	1	1	0
Bob Hale	4	0	1	3	0	0
Dave Pope	4	0	3	3	0	0
Gus Triandos	4	0	0	0	0	0
Don Leppert	3	0	0	0	1	0
Willy Miranda	4	1	1	0	0	0
Eddie Lopat	4	1	1	0	0	0
Tex Nelson	1	0	0	0	0	1

Kansas City Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Harrington	3.1	7	1	0
Cloyd Boyer	0.0	0	3	0
Marion Fricano	4.2	2	1	2

Baltimore Orioles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Eddie Lopat	9.0	8	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Vic Power: S7
Hector Lopez: 16(1)3/GDP
Bill Renna: 9

Bot 1

Wayne Causey: S9
Cal Abrams: W.1-2
Dave Philley: 13/SH.1-2;2-3
Bob Hale: S8.2-H;3-H
Dave Pope: S9.1-2
Gus Triandos: 8
Don Leppert: 31

Top 2

Gus Zernial: 7
Bill Wilson: 13
Joe DeMaestri: 8

Bot 2

Willy Miranda: 9
Eddie Lopat: 2/FL
Wayne Causey: 43

Top 3

Jim Finigan: 63
Joe Astroth: HR/7
Bill Harrington: 3/G
Vic Power: S8
Hector Lopez: D7.1-3
Bill Renna: 7

Bot 3

Cal Abrams: 8
Dave Philley: S8
Bob Hale: 2/FL
Dave Pope: D7.1-H
Gus Triandos: 6

Top 4

Gus Zernial: 4
Bill Wilson: 2
Joe DeMaestri: 7

Bot 4

Don Leppert: 8
Willy Miranda: S4
Eddie Lopat: S8.1-3
Wayne Causey: W.1-2
Cal Abrams: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Dave Philley: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Bob Hale: 3/G.1-2;2-3;3-H
Dave Pope: S8.2-H;3-H
Gus Triandos: 54(1)/FO

Top 5

Jim Finigan: 43
Joe Astroth: 63
Marion Fricano: 3/G

Bot 5

Don Leppert: W
Willy Miranda: 64(1)/FO
Eddie Lopat: 3/G.1-2
Wayne Causey: K

Top 6

Vic Power: D7
Hector Lopez: 63
Bill Renna: 6/L
Gus Zernial: 4

Bot 6

Cal Abrams: 31
Dave Philley: S8
Bob Hale: CS2(26)
Bob Hale: 8/L

Top 7

Bill Wilson: 31
Joe DeMaestri: 5/L
Jim Finigan: 9

Bot 7

Dave Pope: 31
Gus Triandos: 7/L
Don Leppert: 3/G

Top 8

Joe Astroth: 7
Marion Fricano: S9
Vic Power: S9.1-2
Hector Lopez: K
Bill Renna: K

Bot 8

Willy Miranda: 31
Eddie Lopat: 1
Tex Nelson: K/C

Top 9

Gus Zernial: 9
Bill Wilson: 63
Harry Simpson: S9
Jim Finigan: 53