Kansas City Athletics vs Washington Senators
August 25, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 25, 1956 at Griffith Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Kansas City Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Athletics 4, Washington Senators 8

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Power 1b 5 1 2 0
Lopez 3b 4 1 2 0
Skizas lf 4 0 1 0
Simpson rf 4 2 3 2
Smith c 4 0 1 1
Pilarcik cf 2 0 0 0
  Groth cf 1 0 0 0
DeMaestri ss 3 0 1 1
Boyer 2b 3 0 0 0
  Slaughter ph 1 0 0 0
  Finigan 2b 0 0 0 0
Ditmar p 1 0 1 0
  Zernial ph 1 0 0 0
  Herriage p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 0 0
  McMahan p 0 0 0 0
  Thompson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 11 4
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 1 2 0 0
Herzog cf 5 0 0 0
Plews 2b 5 0 1 1
Sievers 1b 4 2 1 2
Lemon rf 4 2 1 2
Oravetz lf 4 1 3 0
Berberet c 4 1 1 1
Valdivielso ss 3 0 2 0
Pascual p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 9 6
Kansas City 010 120 0004113
Washington 105 200 00x890
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Ditmar  L(9-17) 4.0 7 8 5 5 0
  Herriage   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  McMahan   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
8
5
6
1
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Pascual  W(6-13) 9.0 11 4 4 2 5
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
2
5

  E–Lopez (26), DeMaestri (21), Boyer (5).  DP–Kansas City 1. Power.  2B–Kansas City Simpson 2 (20,off Pascual 2); Smith (18,off Pascual), Washington Plews (8,off Ditmar).  HR–Washington Sievers (26,3rd inning off Ditmar 1 on 2 out); Lemon (23,4th inning off Ditmar 1 on 1 out).  SF–DeMaestri (3,off Pascual).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Pascual (6,off McMahan).  Team–8.  CS–Lopez (2,2nd base by Pascual/Berberet).  U-HP–Eddie Hurley, 1B–Nestor Chylak, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Joe Paparella.  T–2:13.  A–2,352.
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