Kansas City Athletics vs Washington Senators
June 13, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 13, 1956 at Griffith Stadium. The Kansas City Athletics defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Athletics 13, Washington Senators 4

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Power 1b 6 3 5 2
Lopez 3b 6 2 3 4
Zernial lf 3 2 1 1
  Renna lf 1 1 1 0
Simpson rf 6 1 4 1
Thompson c 6 1 5 3
Groth cf 4 1 0 0
Finigan 2b 5 0 0 1
DeMaestri ss 4 2 2 1
  Baxes pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Ditmar p 4 0 0 0
  Harrington p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 13 21 13
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 3 1 1 0
Herzog lf 4 0 1 0
Runnels 2b 5 0 1 1
Sievers 1b 4 0 0 0
Lemon rf 4 0 0 0
Berberet c 4 0 1 0
Olson cf 4 2 2 0
Luttrell ss 3 1 2 1
  Courtney ph 1 0 0 0
Ramos p 0 0 0 0
  Stone p 2 0 1 1
  Oravetz ph 1 0 0 0
  Grob p 0 0 0 0
  Clevenger p 0 0 0 0
  Paula ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 36 4 10 4
Kansas City 241 000 14113210
Washington 120 000 0014100
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Ditmar  W(6-5) 7.0 8 3 3 2 9
  Harrington  SV(1) 2.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
3
9
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Ramos  L(4-5) 1.1 6 5 5 1 1
  Stone   5.2 8 3 3 2 2
  Grob   1.0 5 4 4 1 1
  Clevenger   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
21
13
13
4
4

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 1. Runnels, Washington 1. Runnels.  2B–Kansas City DeMaestri (7,off Ramos); Lopez (7,off Ramos); Power 2 (6,off Stone,off Grob); Thompson 2 (7,off Grob,off Clevenger); Renna (3,off Clevenger), Washington Olson 2 (8,off Ditmar,off Harrington); Luttrell (3,off Ditmar)..  HR–Kansas City Lopez (10,1st inning off Ramos 1 on 0 out); Zernial (9,8th inning off Grob 0 on 0 out)..  SH–Ditmar (2,off Stone).  SF–Finigan (3,off Grob).  HBP–Zernial (3,by Stone).  Team LOB–12.  Team–8.  U–Eddie Hurley, Hank Soar, Joe Paparella.
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