Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Athletics
May 16, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1956 at Municipal Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Kansas City Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 8, Kansas City Athletics 6

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Adams 3b 4 0 1 1
Diering cf 3 1 0 0
Philley rf 4 1 1 1
Triandos 1b 3 0 1 2
Pyburn lf 4 1 1 0
Gardner 2b 3 2 2 3
Smith c 5 2 2 1
Miranda ss 4 1 2 0
Palica p 3 0 0 0
  Moore p 1 0 0 0
  Zuverink p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 10 8
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Jacobs 2b 3 0 0 0
  Baxes ph,ss 2 0 0 0
Slaughter rf 5 0 1 0
Renna lf 5 0 1 0
Simpson 1b 5 2 2 0
Lopez cf 4 2 3 1
Finigan 3b 3 2 2 2
Thompson c 4 0 4 1
DeMaestri ss 2 0 0 0
  Ginsberg ph 1 0 0 0
  Boyer 2b 1 0 0 0
Lasorda p 2 0 1 0
  Gorman p 0 0 0 0
  Zernial ph 1 0 0 0
  Kretlow p 0 0 0 0
  Pless ph 1 0 1 2
  Burtschy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 15 6
Baltimore 000 060 0208100
Kansas City 010 200 0216152
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palica  W(2-4) 5.0 11 3 3 1 1
  Moore   2.0 1 2 2 2 4
  Zuverink  SV(10) 2.0 3 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
15
6
6
3
7
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Lasorda  L(0-2) 4.2 5 6 3 2 2
  Gorman   1.1 1 0 0 2 2
  Kretlow   2.0 4 2 2 1 0
  Burtschy   1.0 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
10
8
5
7
6

  E–Lopez (3), Finigan (2).  DP–Baltimore 2. Miranda-Gardner-Triandos, Adams-Gardner-Triandos.  2B–Baltimore Triandos (4,off Gorman), Kansas City Slaughter (6,off Palica); Lopez (3,off Palica); Simpson (3,off Zuverink)..  HR–Baltimore Gardner 2 (5,5th inning off Lasorda 1 on 0 out,8th inning off Kretlow 0 on 1 out); Smith (2,8th inning off Kretlow 0 on 1 out)..  SH–Triandos (2,off Burtschy).  SF–Adams (1,off Lasorda).  Team LOB–8.  Team–9.  CS–Diering (4,2nd base by Kretlow/Thompson).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:50.  A–6,196.
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