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Kansas City Athletics @ Baltimore Orioles
1956-06-09 · Night game · Memorial Stadium · Att: 9393 · 2:15
Baltimore Orioles defeated Kansas City Athletics 7–5. Baltimore Orioles put up 4 in the 7th. Erv Palica earned the win and George Zuverink picked up the save. Bob Nieman went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | |
| BAL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
W: Erv Palica L: Tom Gorman SV: George Zuverink
Umpires — HP: Bill McKinley · 1B: Red Flaherty · 2B: John Rice · 3B: Bill Summers · 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 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gus Zernial | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Harry Simpson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Finigan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tim Thompson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Groth | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Baxes | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Gorman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Joe Ginsberg | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Enos Slaughter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Baltimore Orioles — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Billy Gardner | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Hale | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 George Kell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bob Nieman | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Tito Francona | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tex Nelson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Hal Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Willy Miranda | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Fornieles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wayne Causey | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hoot Evers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Pyburn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 George Zuverink | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Gorman | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
 Bobby Shantz | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Baltimore Orioles — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Fornieles | 5.0 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
 Erv Palica | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| George Zuverink | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Vic Power: 163
- Hector Lopez: 7
- Gus Zernial: K/C
Bot 1
- Billy Gardner: 8
- Bob Hale: 53
- George Kell: E3
- Bob Nieman: 64(1)/FO
Top 2
- Harry Simpson: S4
- Jim Finigan: 6(1)3/GDP
- Tim Thompson: 43
Bot 2
- Tito Francona: 13
- Tex Nelson: W
- Hal Smith: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 3
- Johnny Groth: K
- Mike Baxes: 9
- Tom Gorman: K
Bot 3
- Willy Miranda: 43
- Mike Fornieles: 53
- Billy Gardner: E6.B-2(E6)
- Bob Hale: S/89.2-H(UR)
- George Kell: W.1-2
- Bob Nieman: 7
Top 4
- Vic Power: S7
- Hector Lopez: 7
- Gus Zernial: 2/FL
- Harry Simpson: S/89.1-3
- Jim Finigan: W.1-2
- Tim Thompson: S5.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Johnny Groth: S7.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Mike Baxes: S7.2-H;1-2
- Tom Gorman: K
Bot 4
- Tito Francona: S8
- Tex Nelson: K/C
- Hal Smith: 46(1)3/GDP
Top 5
- Vic Power: D9.BX3(965)
- Hector Lopez: S7
- Gus Zernial: SB2
- Gus Zernial: WP.2-3
- Gus Zernial: K/C
- Harry Simpson: 6
Bot 5
- Willy Miranda: 7
- Wayne Causey: T/89
- Billy Gardner: 43.3-H
- Bob Hale: 8
Top 6
- Jim Finigan: 43
- Tim Thompson: 6/L
- Johnny Groth: 4
Bot 6
- George Kell: 63
- Bob Nieman: T/78
- Tito Francona: W
- Tex Nelson: SB2
- Tex Nelson: 7/SF.3-H
- Hal Smith: 13
Top 7
- Mike Baxes: 7
- Tom Gorman: W
- Vic Power: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 7
- Willy Miranda: S8
- Hoot Evers: W.1-2
- Billy Gardner: HP.2-3;1-2
- Bob Hale: 42(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
- George Kell: K
- Bob Nieman: D7.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Tito Francona: D/78.2-H
- Jim Pyburn: K/C
Top 8
- Hector Lopez: 53
- Gus Zernial: D/78
- Harry Simpson: 8.2-3
- Jim Finigan: W
- Tim Thompson: 3/G
Bot 8
- Hal Smith: 5
- Willy Miranda: K
- George Zuverink: K
Top 9
- Johnny Groth: S6
- Joe Ginsberg: S9.1-3
- Enos Slaughter: 36(1)/FO.3-H
- Vic Power: 9
- Hector Lopez: 64(1)/FO