Kansas City Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles
June 10, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 10, 1956 at Memorial Stadium. The Kansas City Athletics defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Athletics 7, Baltimore Orioles 3

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Power 1b 3 2 2 1
Lopez 3b 4 1 1 0
Zernial lf 2 0 0 0
  Slaughter ph,lf 2 1 1 1
Simpson rf 3 1 2 1
Finigan 2b 3 0 0 1
Thompson c 4 1 3 1
Groth cf 3 0 0 1
Baxes ss 2 0 0 0
  DeMaestri ss 2 0 0 0
Santiago p 1 0 0 0
  Ditmar p 2 1 0 0
Totals 31 7 9 6
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Gardner 2b 5 0 1 2
Hale 1b 3 0 2 0
Kell 3b 3 0 1 0
Nieman lf 4 1 1 0
Francona cf 3 0 0 1
Triandos c 4 0 0 0
Evers rf 2 1 0 0
  Loes p 0 0 0 0
Miranda ss 3 1 0 0
Johnson p 1 0 1 0
  Causey ph 1 0 0 0
  Dorish p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 6 3
Kansas City 200 003 011790
Baltimore 000 200 010360
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Santiago   3.2 5 2 2 6 1
  Ditmar  W(5-5) 5.1 1 1 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
7
5
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L(1-3) 6.0 6 5 4 2 5
  Dorish   2.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Loes   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
7
6
2
6

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 3. Lopez-Finigan-Power, Santiago-Thompson-Power, Finigan-DeMaestri-Power, Baltimore 1. Triandos-Gardner.  PB–Triandos (1).  2B–Kansas City Slaughter (9,off Johnson), Baltimore Hale (4,off Santiago).  3B–Kansas City Simpson (5,off Johnson); Thompson (1,off Loes), Baltimore Nieman (2,off Ditmar).  HR–Kansas City Power (2,8th inning off Dorish 0 on 0 out).  SH–Power (1,off Johnson).  SF–Finigan (2,off Johnson); Groth (1,off Loes).  IBB–Simpson (2,by Johnson).  Team LOB–2.  Team–7.  CS–Thompson (2,2nd base by Johnson/Triandos); Simpson (3,Home by Johnson/Triandos).  SB–Francona (6,2nd base off Santiago/Thompson).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Bill Summers, 3B–Bill McKinley.  T–2:21.  A–8,913.
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