Starting Lineups:
Kansas City Athletics Baltimore Orioles
1. Power 1b Marsh 2b
2. Slaughter rf Abrams rf
3. Valo lf Philley lf
4. Simpson cf Dyck 3b
5. Lopez 3b Smith c
6. DeMaestri ss Triandos 1b
7. Littrell 2b Diering cf
8. Billy Shantz c Miranda ss
9. Ceccarelli p Zuverink p
ATHLETICS 1ST: Power singled to left; Slaughter flied out to
left; Valo lined into a double play (second to first) [Power out
at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 0.
ORIOLES 1ST: Marsh grounded out (second to first); Abrams
reached on an error by Littrell; Philley flied out to center;
Dyck forced Abrams (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Orioles 0.
ATHLETICS 2ND: Simpson doubled to left; Lopez lined to
shortstop; DeMaestri made an out to second; Littrell struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 0.
ORIOLES 2ND: Smith lined to shortstop; Triandos grounded out
(shortstop to first); Diering walked; Miranda grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 0.
ATHLETICS 3RD: Billy Shantz singled to shortstop; Ceccarelli
reached on an error by Miranda [Billy Shantz to second]; Power
reached on an error by Zuverink on a sacrifice bunt [Ceccarelli
to second, Billy Shantz scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Slaughter
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Ceccarelli to third, Power out at second]; Valo made an out to
second; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 0.
ORIOLES 3RD: Zuverink struck out; Marsh flied out to right;
Abrams flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1,
Orioles 0.
ATHLETICS 4TH: Simpson grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopez
struck out; DeMaestri grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 0.
ORIOLES 4TH: Philley made an out to catcher; Dyck flied out to
center; Smith flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Orioles 0.
ATHLETICS 5TH: Littrell grounded out (third to first); Billy
Shantz singled to left; Ceccarelli hit into a double play
(pitcher to second) [Billy Shantz out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 0.
ORIOLES 5TH: Triandos grounded out (shortstop to first); Diering
flied out to center; Miranda grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 0.
ATHLETICS 6TH: Power popped to third in foul territory;
Slaughter grounded out (third to first); Valo singled to center;
Simpson singled to center [Valo scored (error by Diering)
(unearned) (no RBI), Simpson to second]; Lopez made an out to
first; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Orioles 0.
ORIOLES 6TH: Zuverink made an out to first; Marsh singled to
center; Abrams grounded out (first unassisted) [Marsh to
second]; Philley walked; Dyck popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Orioles 0.
ATHLETICS 7TH: DeMaestri singled to left; Littrell singled to
right [DeMaestri to third]; FINIGAN RAN FOR LITTRELL; Billy
Shantz doubled to left [Finigan to third, DeMaestri scored];
Ceccarelli hit into a triple play (first to shortstop to
catcher) [Finigan out at home, Billy Shantz out at third];
Gus Triandos fielded the grounder and stepped on 1B; he threw to
Willie Miranda to trap Billy Shantz between 2B and 3B; Jim
Finigan started for HP so Miranda threw to Hal Smith who ran
Finigan back to 3B where Shantz was also standing; Smith tagged
Shantz and, when Finigan stepped off 3B, tagged him too; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Orioles 0.
ORIOLES 7TH: FINIGAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Smith grounded
out (second to first); Triandos singled to left; Diering flied
out to center; Miranda was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Athletics 3, Orioles 0.
ATHLETICS 8TH: Power flied out to left; Slaughter popped to
third in foul territory; Valo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Athletics 3, Orioles 0.
ORIOLES 8TH: POPE BATTED FOR ZUVERINK; Pope singled to third;
Marsh struck out; Abrams walked [Pope to second]; Philley
singled to left [Abrams to third, Pope scored]; GORMAN REPLACED
CECCARELLI (PITCHING); Dyck singled to center [Philley to
second, Abrams scored]; Smith grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Dyck out at second]; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Orioles 2.
ATHLETICS 9TH: POPE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); GRAY REPLACED
DYCK (PITCHING); DIERING CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Simpson
flied out to center; Lopez lined to third; DeMaestri grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3,
Orioles 2.
ORIOLES 9TH: Triandos singled to left; BROWN RAN FOR TRIANDOS;
Diering reached on an error by DeMaestri [Brown to second]; HALE
BATTED FOR MIRANDA; Hale doubled to left [Diering scored
(unearned), Brown scored]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 3, Orioles 4.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Athletics 3 9 2 3
Orioles 4 7 3 7
