Washington Senators vs Kansas City Athletics
June 21, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 21, 1956 at Municipal 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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Washington Senators 6, Kansas City Athletics 15

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 3 0 0 0
  Ramos p 1 0 0 0
  Fitz Gerald ph 1 0 0 0
Herzog cf 4 0 2 0
Runnels 2b,1b 4 0 0 0
Sievers 1b 1 1 1 0
  Plews 2b 1 0 0 0
Lemon rf 2 0 0 0
Berberet c 4 1 1 1
Olson lf 4 2 3 1
Valdivielso ss 3 1 0 0
Stone p 0 0 0 0
  Pascual p 1 0 0 0
  Killebrew ph,3b 3 1 1 4
Totals 32 6 8 6
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
DeMaestri ss 4 2 1 2
  Baxes ss 0 0 0 0
Lopez 3b 3 3 2 3
Zernial lf 3 2 1 3
Simpson rf 4 1 2 2
  Skizas rf 1 0 0 0
Power 1b 5 1 3 1
Ginsberg c 4 1 1 1
Groth cf 5 1 2 1
Boyer 2b 4 3 2 0
Santiago p 2 1 1 0
  Harrington p 1 0 0 0
  Shantz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 15 15 13
Washington 010 010 400681
Kansas City 340 120 41x15150
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Stone  L(2-3) 1.0 5 7 7 3 1
  Pascual   3.0 4 1 1 1 2
  Ramos   4.0 6 7 7 2 2
Totals
8.0
15
15
15
6
5
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Santiago  W(1-2) 6.1 7 6 6 4 3
  Harrington   1.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Shantz   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
5
5

  E–Sievers (7).  DP–Washington 1. Valdivielso-Runnels-Sievers, Kansas City 3. Boyer-Power, Boyer-DeMaestri-Power, Boyer-Baxes-Power.  PB–Ginsberg (3).  2B–Washington Berberet (2,off Santiago), Kansas City Groth (9,off Ramos).  3B–Kansas City Power (3,off Pascual); Groth (2,off Ramos).  HR–Washington Olson (4,5th inning off Santiago 0 on 0 out); Killebrew (4,7th inning off Santiago 3 on 0 out)., Kansas City DeMaestri (2,5th inning off Ramos 1 on 1 out); Zernial (10,7th inning off Ramos 1 on 2 out).  HBP–Sievers (2,by Santiago).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Santiago (1,off Ramos); Harrington (1,off Ramos).  SF–Zernial (2,off Pascual).  Team–6.  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–2:28.  A–6,258.
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