North American Baseball League

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1955 Season
Top 100 Prospects List Published
Monday, April 11th, 1955
The season is about to start, so it's time to publish the annual Top 100 Prospects list. This year 17-year-old catcher Jim Pagliaroni of the Chicago White Sox is the #1 prospect overall.

Here is the top 10:
1) C Jim Pagliaroni, 17, Chicago White Sox
2) SP Pedro Ramos, 19, Kansas City Athletics
3) SP Herb Score, 21, Chicago Cubs
4) SS Ken Boyer, 23, Cincinnati Redlegs
5) C Johnny Blanchard, 22, Chicago White Sox
6) SP Frank Lary, 25, Philadelphia Phillies
7) MR Lindy McDaniel, 19, Detroit Tigers
8) SP Don Kaiser, 20, Chicago White Sox
9) SP Duke Maas, 26, Pittsburgh Pirates
10) C Hal W Smith, 24, New York Yankees

AMERICAN LEAGUE PREDICTED STANDINGS

Team W L PCT GB Runs AVG HR SB Runs against ERA K BB Washington Senators 95 59 .617 - 764 .265 195 64 630 3.58 636 524 Kansas City Athletics 93 61 .604 2 789 .268 167 73 632 3.70 699 512 Cleveland Indians 81 73 .526 14 770 .265 185 19 717 4.20 608 572 Boston Red Sox 76 78 .494 19 753 .285 152 35 760 4.58 693 523 Detroit Tigers 75 79 .487 20 687 .264 147 77 728 4.00 597 558 New York Yankees 72 82 .468 23 607 .250 107 33 641 3.58 681 492 Baltimore Orioles 66 88 .429 29 644 .252 109 59 704 3.96 712 586 Chicago White Sox 59 95 .383 36 577 .244 106 51 779 4.54 562 720

TOP 10 HITTERS Player Team G AB HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG W. Mays, CF WS1 152 632 40 110 44 .325 .388 .583 H. Sauer, RF KC1 152 601 49 150 0 .303 .375 .578 H. Aaron, RF BOS 153 656 28 100 5 .345 .384 .558 S. Musial, RF CLE 153 615 31 100 1 .309 .388 .528 W. Post, LF WS1 152 622 38 118 6 .294 .349 .526 B. Skowron, 1B NYA 154 612 24 84 4 .316 .389 .496 D. Snider, CF CLE 153 591 35 110 4 .280 .348 .519 M. Minoso, LF KC1 152 610 18 96 38 .289 .381 .455 D. Long, 1B BOS 154 577 30 100 1 .298 .350 .525 D. Rhodes, LF CLE 134 466 29 101 0 .311 .382 .544 TOP 10 PITCHERS Player Team G W L S ERA IP HA BB K K/9 C. Stobbs KC1 35 20 7 0 3.08 266.2 259 73 118 3.99 H. Haddix CLE 35 19 10 0 3.34 281.2 262 63 197 6.31 C. Johnson WS1 34 19 10 0 3.39 264.0 237 97 174 5.95 W. Spahn KC1 35 18 11 0 3.28 279.1 283 65 136 4.39 S. Gromek WS1 33 17 7 0 3.35 254.1 252 77 91 3.22 B. Rush WS1 34 18 12 0 3.60 264.1 245 91 123 4.18 F. Sullivan DET 33 16 12 0 3.72 257.1 249 96 132 4.61 J. Podres BOS 33 15 12 0 3.63 255.1 240 75 156 5.50 B. Pierce NYA 35 12 17 0 3.17 277.1 240 95 180 5.84 C. Cuccurullo CLE 95 10 5 13 2.73 145.1 150 45 48 3.01

NATIONAL LEAGUE PREDICTED STANDINGS

Team W L PCT GB Runs AVG HR SB Runs against ERA K BB Chicago Cubs 91 63 .591 - 742 .265 133 18 626 3.58 879 717 Philadelphia Phillies 83 71 .539 8 725 .257 150 33 653 3.80 766 517 Brooklyn Dodgers 82 72 .532 9 743 .268 170 5 672 3.96 719 548 Pittsburgh Pirates 81 73 .526 10 729 .259 163 44 695 3.86 561 669 New York Giants 73 81 .474 18 647 .249 141 82 695 3.96 686 600 St. Louis Cardinals 73 81 .474 18 686 .257 147 46 737 4.43 584 624 Cincinnati Redlegs 72 82 .468 19 695 .252 158 40 761 4.49 704 613 Milwaukee Braves 64 90 .416 27 584 .241 67 42 712 4.12 688 593

TOP 10 HITTERS Player Team G AB HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG M. Mantle, CF CHN 151 572 47 121 4 .341 .460 .637 E. Mathews, 3B SLN 148 548 43 118 8 .282 .394 .576 T. Williams, LF PHI 149 542 28 90 0 .315 .453 .526 E. Banks, SS PIT 149 601 35 114 11 .314 .377 .557 G. Hodges, 1B PHI 153 607 37 122 4 .280 .360 .521 J. Adcock, 1B BRO 153 635 40 113 0 .287 .348 .532 A. Kaline, RF SLN 147 597 21 93 9 .326 .389 .509 K. Boyer, SS CIN 149 615 34 115 19 .299 .333 .524 B. Nieman, LF CIN 151 595 25 95 1 .311 .383 .500 L. Doby, CF BRO 149 569 27 96 0 .283 .388 .480 TOP 10 PITCHERS Player Team G W L S ERA IP HA BB K K/9 W. Ford PHI 37 21 12 0 2.93 290.1 253 104 197 6.13 H. Score CHN 35 19 11 0 3.13 268.0 177 157 302 10.14 B. Turley CHN 33 19 7 0 3.24 235.0 165 180 191 7.31 R. Crone NY1 34 16 5 0 3.12 210.2 190 73 113 4.86 D. Newcombe BRO 33 17 8 0 3.71 259.2 263 47 149 5.16 A. Worthington PHI 33 17 11 0 3.59 265.0 235 110 133 4.51 J. Nuxhall PHI 35 13 12 0 3.31 262.0 241 81 141 4.85 S. Maglie NY1 32 14 12 0 3.80 243.0 225 82 138 5.11 D. Donovan CIN 33 14 15 0 3.79 267.2 277 74 128 4.33 I. Delock PIT 29 11 9 0 3.10 159.0 145 77 86 4.88

1955 Baltimore Orioles

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Baltimore vs Washington
Single game series

Monday 4/11
Game 1
Baltimore 5 Washington 1
WP Curt Simmons (1-0)
LP Connie Johnson (0-1)
Joe Gargiola 2-4, 2 RBIs. Simmons shines in Oriole debut

Boston vs Baltimore
2 game series

Tuesday 4/12
Baltimore 2 Boston 1:
WP Windy McCall (1-0)
LP Bob Friend (0-1)
HR Richie Ashburn
Orioles win on Ashburn's 9th inning HR.

Wednesday 4/13
Baltimore 4 Boston 3:
WP Gene Conely (1-0)
LP Jack Harshman (0-1)
HR Jackie Robinson Vern Stephens 2 (2)
Stephens second HR lifts Orioles in the 9th.

Baltimore vs Washington
Single game series

Thursday 4/14
Baltimore 3 Washington 2:
WP Tom Sturdivant (1-0)
LP Herm Wehmeier (0-1)
HR Willie Mays
Jackie Robinson 2 RBIs.

Baltimore vs Boston
3 game series

Saturday 4/16
Baltimore 7 Boston 6 (10)
WP Tom Sturdivant (2-0)
LP Murry Dickson (0-1)
HR Vern Stephens (3) Gene Woodling 2 (2)
Orioles win in 10th on Woodling's second HR.

Sunday 4/17
Game 1
Baltimore 3 Boston 2 (11):
WP Tom Sturdivant (3-0)
LP Woody Main (1-2)
Red Schoendienst 3-5, 2 RBIs.

Game 2
Baltimore 9 Boston 4:
WP Gene Conley (2-0)
LP Johnny Podres (0-1)
HR Sammy White Hector Lopez Johnny Temple Willie Jones
White 2-4, 3 RBIs.

New York vs Baltimore
Single game series

Monday 4/18
Baltimore 5 NY 3:
WP George O'Donnell (1-0)
LP Robin Roberts (0-2)
HR Bill Skowron (5) Ray Jablonski Gordon Goldsberry
Jablonski 3 RBIs.

Baltimore vs New York
2 game series

Wednesday 4/20
NY 6 Baltimore 4:
WP Jim Waugh (1-0)
LP Curt Simmons (1-1)
HR Jackie Robinson (2)
Orioles 8 game win streak snapped

Thursday 4/21
Baltimore 4 NY 1:
WP Bob Grim (1-0)
LP Bob Porterfield (0-1)
Red Schoendienst 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Washington vs Baltimore
4 game series

Friday 4/22
Washington 9 Baltimore 4:
WP Bob Rush (1-2)
LP Gene Conley (2-1)
HR Randy Jackson (3) George Vico (2)
Alex Grammas 2 RBIs.

Saturday 4/23
Washington 8 Baltimore 2:
WP Steve Gromek (3-0)
LP Art Houtteman (0-1)
HR Wally Post 2 (3)
Post 2-3, 5 RBIs, 5th inning GRAND SLAM

Sunday 4/24
Game 1
Washington 4 Baltimore 3:
WP Herm Wehmeier (1-2)
LP Curt Simmons (1-2)
HR Willie Mays (5) Wally Post (4) Ray Jablonski (2) Joe Gargiola
Mays 2 RBIs.

Game 2
Baltimore 2 Washington 1:
WP Bob Grim (2-0)
LP Art Ditmar (1-1)
HR Wally Post (5)
Orioles win on three hits and a two run 1st.

Baltimore vs Detroit
2 game series

Tuesday 4/26
Baltimore 6 Detroit 4:
WP Gene Conley (3-1)
LP Vern Law (2-1)
Gordon Goldsberry 2-4, 2 RBIs. Frank Thomas 3 RBIs.

Wednesday 4/27
Baltimore 7 Detroit 4 (10):
WP Windy McCall (2-0)
LP Nellie King (1-2)
HR Gene Woodling (3)
Orioles win on Woodling's 10th inning HR.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Baltimore Orioles	12	4	.750	-
Kansas City Athletics	8	5	.615	2.5
New York Yankees	8	7	.533	3.5
Detroit Tigers	7	7	.500	4.0
Washington Senators	8	9	.471	4.5
Cleveland Indians	6	7	.462	4.5
Chicago White Sox	5	8	.385	5.5
Boston Red Sox	5	12	.294	7.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Chicago Cubs	10	6	.625	-
Pittsburgh Pirates	10	7	.588	.5
Philadelphia Phillies	10	7	.588	.5
Milwaukee Braves	7	7	.500	2.0
New York Giants	8	9	.471	2.5
Cincinnati Redlegs	6	9	.400	3.5
Brooklyn Dodgers	6	9	.400	3.5
St. Louis Cardinals	5	8	.385	3.5

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Andy Carey - KC1 .395 2 Billy Klaus ML1 .385 2 Hank Sauer KC1 .385 4 Sherm Lollar CLE .370 5 Hank Aaron BOS .357	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Willie Mays - WS1 9 2 Hank Aaron BOS 8 3 Yogi Berra PHI 6 3 Mickey Mantle CHN 6 3 Wally Post WS1 6	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Hank Aaron - BOS 19 2 Ernie Banks PIT 16 2 Willie Mays WS1 16 4 Wally Post WS1 15 5 3 tied with 13
LEAGUE LEADERS W 11 tied with 3 1 Johnny Antonelli BRO 3 1 Hi Bithorn NY1 3 1 Gene Conley BAL 3 1 8 more tied with 3	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Allie Reynolds - ML1 0.36 2 Tom Sturdivant BAL 0.90 3 Paul Minner NY1 0.96 4 Bob Grim BAL 1.09 5 Mike Fornieles SLN 1.32	LEAGUE LEADERS K Herb Score - CHN 38 2 Billy Pierce NYA 28 3 Johnny Antonelli BRO 27 3 Harvey Haddix CLE 27 5 2 tied with 24

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Baltimore vs Cleveland
2 game series

Friday 4/29
Cleveland 6 Baltimore 2:
WP Marion Fricano (2-2)
LP Curt Simmons (1-3)
HR Granny Hamner (2)
Boyd Bartley 2 RBIs. Hamner 2 RBIs. Stan Musial 3-4, RBI.

Saturday 4/30
Cleveland 4 Baltimore 2:
WP Russ Meyer (1-1)
LP Tom Sturdivant (3-1) AL Pitcher for April
HR Dusty Rhodes (3)
Rhodes 2-4, RBIs.

Baltimore vs Chicago
2 game series

Sunday 5/1
Game 1
Chicago 5 Baltimore 2
WP Mickey McDermott (2-2)
LP Gene Conley (3-2)
HR Wally Falger
Flager 2 RBIs.

Game 2
Chicago 6 Baltimore 4:
WP Joe Dobson (1-1)
LP Art Houtteman (0-2)
HR Frank Thomas Jackie Robinson (3) Wally Moon
Frankie Zak 3-5, 2 RBIs.

Baltimore vs Kansas City
2 game series

Tuesday 5/3
Kansas City 3 Baltimore 2 (10):
WP Jim Suchecki (3-1)
LP Tom Sturdivant (3-2)
HR Ray Jablonski (3) Hank Sauer (6)
KC hands Orioles 5th straight loss.

Wednesday 5/4
Kansas City 6 Baltimore 2:
WP Jim Suchecki (4-1)
LP Tom Sturdivant (3-3)
HR Frank Thomas (2) Earl Torgeson
Torgeson PH 3 run HR.

Baltimore vs Washington
3 game series

Friday 5/6
Baltimore 3 Washington 1:
WP Gene Conley (4-2)
LP Connie Johnson (1-5)
HR Ray Boone (3)
Orioles end 6 game skid.

Saturday 5/7
Washington 4 Baltimore 2:
WP Bob Rush (4-2)
LP Tom Sturdivant (3-4)
HR Ray Jablonski (4) Wally Post (8)
Another come from behind loss.

Sunday 5/8
Washington 7 Baltimore 6
WP Steve Gromek (5-0)
LP Curt Simmons (1-4)
HR Ray Jablonski (5) Gordon Goldsberry (2) Joe Garagiola (2) Willie Mays (11)
Simmons 4th straight loss.

Kansas City vs Baltimore
2 game series

Tuesday 5/10
Baltimore 5 Kansas City 2:
WP Bob Grim (3-0)
LP Charlie Sproull (0-1)
HR Hank Sauer (10) Roy Campanella (4) Frank Thomas (3)
Grim scatters 4 hits over 6 innings.

Wednesday 5/11
Baltimore 2 Kansas City 1:
WP Gene Conley (5-2)
LP Dick Littlefield (0-2)
Gene Woodling scores winning run on a ground out

Chicago vs Baltimore
3 game series

Thursday 5/12
Baltimore 3 Chicago 0:
WP Curt Simmons (2-4)
LP Joe Dobson 91-3)
HR Ray Jablonski (6)
Simmons and Sturdivant combine on a one hitter

Friday 5/13
Chicago 3 Baltimore 0:
WP Don Kaiser (4-3)
LP Warren Hacker (0-1)
HR Wayne Belardi (3)
Belardi 2 RBIs.

Saturday 5/14
Baltimore 4 Chicago 3:
WP Windy McCall (3-0)
LP Max Surkont (2-4)
Orioles score twice in the bottom of the ninth.

Cleveland vs Baltimore
2 game series

Sunday 5/15
Game 1
Baltimore 15 Cleveland 6:
Gene Conley (6-2)
LP Don Gross (2-3)
HR Ray Jablonski (7) Sammy White (2) Gene Woodling (4) Jackie Robinson (4)
Jablonski and Woodling 3 RBIs.

Game 2
Baltimore 4 Cleveland 3:
WP Hank Aguirre (1-0)
LP Harvey Haddix (2-5)
HR Duke Snider (6) Vern Stephens (4)
Orioles win again on a two run ninth.

Detroit vs Baltimore
2 game series

Tuesday 5/17
Baltimore 3 Detroit 2 (12):
WP Tom Sturdivant (4-4)
LP Lindy McDaniel (3-1)
Tigers walk in winning run in the 12th.

Wednesday 5/18
Detroit 3 Baltimore (2):
WP Willard Nixon (4-0)
LP Bob Grim (3-1)
Nixon out duels Grim

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Washington Senators	21	14	.600	-
Baltimore Orioles	20	14	.588	.5
Kansas City Athletics	16	15	.516	3.0
Detroit Tigers	17	16	.515	3.0
New York Yankees	15	16	.484	4.0
Cleveland Indians	15	18	.455	5.0
Chicago White Sox	14	18	.438	5.5
Boston Red Sox	15	22	.405	7.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Phillies	22	14	.611	-
Pittsburgh Pirates	21	16	.568	1.5
Chicago Cubs	21	16	.568	1.5
Brooklyn Dodgers	18	15	.545	2.5
New York Giants	19	18	.514	3.5
St. Louis Cardinals	15	17	.469	5.0
Cincinnati Redlegs	13	21	.382	8.0
Milwaukee Braves	11	23	.324	10.0

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Vic Power - NY1 .386 2 Willie Mays WS1 .379 3 Hank Aaron BOS .359 4 Mickey Mantle CHN .350 5 Billy Klaus ML1 .347	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Willie Mays - WS1 14 2 Hank Aaron BOS 12 2 Yogi Berra PHI 12 2 Hank Sauer KC1 12 5 2 tied with 11	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI 2 tied with 32 1 Willie Mays WS1 32 1 Hank Sauer KC1 32 3 Wally Post WS1 31 4 Ted Kluszewski DET 29
LEAGUE LEADERS W Hi Bithorn - NY1 7 2 Johnny Antonelli BRO 6 2 Gene Conley BAL 6 2 Dick Donovan CIN 6 2 5 more tied with 6	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Bill Wight - CHN 1.51 2 Don Newcombe BRO 1.53 3 Bob Grim BAL 1.70 4 Sid Hudson CLE 1.72 5 Cookie Cuccurullo CLE 1.89	LEAGUE LEADERS K Herb Score - CHN 78 2 Whitey Ford PHI 51 3 Harvey Haddix CLE 48 3 Bob Turley CHN 48 5 Billy Pierce NYA 44

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Baltimore vs New York
4 game series

Friday 5/20
NY 4 Baltimore 1:
WP Robin Roberts (3-5)
LP Gene Conley (6-3)
HR Bill Skowron (8) Ed Bailey (4)
Roberts tossed a five hitter

Saturday 5/21
Baltimore 8 NY 4:
WP Warren Hacker (1-1)
LP Bob Porterfield (3-3)
HR Frank Thomas (4) Ed Bailey (5)
Gene Woodling 3 RBIs. Thomas 3-5, 2 RBIs.

Sunday 5/22
Game 1
NY 2 Baltimore 0:
WP Jim Waugh (4-0)
LP Curt Simmons (2-5)
Yankees slip past Orioles

Game 2
NP 4 Baltimore 3:
WP Robin Roberts (4-5)
LP Bob Grim (3-2)
HR Ed Bailey (6)
Orioles continue to struggle on the road

Boston vs Baltimore
3 game series

Tuesday 5/24
Baltimore 3 Boston 2:
WP Gene Conley (7-3)
LP Woody Main (2-6)
HR Vern Stephens (5)
Orioles win in the ninth on Stephens PH HR

Wednesday 5/25
Boston 4 Baltimore 0:
WP Bob Friend (5-3)
LP Warren Hacker (1-2)
Friend shuts down Orioles on four hits.

Thursday 5/26
Baltimore 6 Boston 2:
WP Curt Simmons (3-5)
LP Johnny Podres (3-6)
HR Ray Jablonski (8) Frank Thomas (5)
Jackie Robinson 2-3, 2 RBIs. Thomas 3-4, 2 RBIs.

New York vs Baltimore
3 Game series

Friday 5/27
Baltimore 6 NY 1:
WP Bob Grim (4-2)
LP Jim (4-1)
HR Frank Thomas (6) Gordon Goldsberry (3) Red Schoendienst
Thomas 2-5, 3 RBIs.

Saturday 5/28
NY 6 Baltimore 5 (13):
WP Al Aber (2-2)
LP George O'Donnell (1-1)
HR Bill Skowron (9) Frank Thomas (7) Gene Conley
Skowron's 12th inning HR lifts Yankees

Sunday 5/29
Baltimore 7 NY 6 (10):
WP Tom Sturdivant (5-4)
LP Al Aber (2-3)
HR Don Zimmer Ray Jablonski (9) Frank Thomas (8)
Jackie Robinson score winning run in the 10th.

Baltimore vs Boston
2 game series

Monday 5/30
Game 1
Boston 7 Baltimore 6 (10)
WP Woody Main (3-6)
LP George O'Donnell (1-2)
HR Ray Jablonski (10) Hank Aaron (14) Harvey Kuenn (3)
Red Sox win in the 10th on Kuenn's HR

Game 2
Boston 6 Baltimore 2:
WP Johnny Podres (4-6)
LP Bob Grim (4-3)
HR Gene Woodling (5) Harvey Kuenn (4) Monte Irvin 2 (7) Willies Jones (7)
Orioles are 2-11 on the road in May.

Baltimore vs Cleveland
3 game series

Tuesday 5/31
Cleveland 7 Baltimore 6:
WP Sid Hudson (5-1)
LP Gene Conley (7-4)
HR Joe Garagiola (3) Dusty Rhodes (8) Duke Snider (11)
Orioles close out May 2-12 on the road.

Wednesday 6/1
Baltimore 5 Cleveland 2:
WP Lou Kretlow (1-0)
LP Harvey Haddix (4-6)
HR Duke Snider (12)
Richie Ashburn 4-5, RBI.

Thursday 6/2
Baltimore 3 Cleveland 2 (10):
WP Curt Simmons (4-5)
HR Jackie Robinson (5)
Joe Garagiola drives in Robinson in the 10th.

Baltimore vs Detroit
4 game series

Friday 6/3
Baltimore 9 Detroit 4:
WP Tom Sturdivant (6-4)
LP Willard Nixon (4-2)
HR Jackie Robinson 2 (7)
Joe Garagiola 3 RBIs. Robinson 2-5, 4 RBIs.

Saturday 6/4
Baltimore 6 Detroit 4:
WP Gene Conley (8-4)
LP Art Fowler (6-3)
HR Bob Elliott Joe Garagiola (4) Jim Finigan (4) Ted Kluszewski (15)
Elliott 2-4, 5 RBIs. 6th inning GRAND SLAM.

Sunday 6/5
Game 1
Baltimore 5 Detroit 2:
WP Lou Kretlow (2-0)
LP Frank Sullivan (2-7)
HR Ray Jablonski (11) Gordon Goldsberry (4)
Goldsberry 3 RBIs.

Game 2
Detroit 6 Baltimore 0:
WP Julio Moreno (4-2)
LP Curt Simmons (4-6)
HR Roy Sievers (5)
Sievers 2-4, 2 RBIs

Baltimore vs Chicago
4 game series

Tuesday 6/7
Baltimore 8 Chicago 5:
WP Bob Grim (5-3)
LP Joe Dobson (1-5)
HR Wally Moon (6) Pete Whisenant
Ray Jablonski 2-5, 3 RBIs.

Wednesday 6/8
Chicago 7 Baltimore 5:
WP Les Mueller (1-1)
LP Gene Conley (8-5)
Tommy Brown 3-4, 2 RBIs.

Thursday 6/9
Game 1
Baltimore 4 Chicago 1:
WP Lou Kretlow (3-0)
LP Don Kaiser (4-9)
HR Jackie Robinson (8)
Robinson 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Game 2
Baltimore 5 Chicago 2:
WP Curt Simmons (5-6)
LP Mickey McDermott (6-4)
HR Stan Palys (4)
Richie Ashburn 3-4, 2 RBIs.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Baltimore Orioles	33	24	.579	-
Kansas City Athletics	30	24	.556	1.5
Cleveland Indians	28	26	.519	3.5
Washington Senators	29	27	.518	3.5
New York Yankees	26	28	.481	5.5
Boston Red Sox	27	30	.474	6.0
Detroit Tigers	24	29	.453	7.0
Chicago White Sox	22	31	.415	9.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Phillies	35	23	.603	-
Chicago Cubs	34	23	.596	.5
Brooklyn Dodgers	30	25	.545	3.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	31	28	.525	4.5
St. Louis Cardinals	26	28	.481	7.0
New York Giants	28	31	.475	7.5
Cincinnati Redlegs	23	32	.418	10.5
Milwaukee Braves	19	36	.345	14.5

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Hank Aaron - BOS .381 2 Hank Sauer KC1 .338 2 Willie Mays WS1 .338 4 Harvey Kuenn BOS .333 5 Vic Power NY1 .332	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Eddie Mathews - SLN 19 2 Ernie Banks PIT 18 3 Wally Post WS1 17 3 Hank Sauer KC1 17 5 Gil Hodges PHI 16	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Hank Sauer - KC1 57 2 Duke Snider CLE 51 3 Wally Post WS1 50 4 Gil Hodges PHI 49 5 Ernie Banks PIT 48
LEAGUE LEADERS W Johnny Antonelli - BRO 10 2 Don Newcombe BRO 9 2 Warren Spahn KC1 9 2 Chuck Stobbs KC1 9 5 2 tied with 8	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Bill Wight - CHN 1.98 2 Warren Spahn KC1 2.43 3 Howie Pollet PIT 2.54 4 Al Worthington PHI 2.57 5 Herb Score CHN 2.65	LEAGUE LEADERS K Herb Score - CHN 119 2 Whitey Ford PHI 92 3 Bob Turley CHN 80 4 Billy Pierce NYA 73 5 Don Newcombe BRO 70

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Baltimore vs Kansas City
4 game series

Friday 6/10
Baltimore 7 Kansas City 5:
WP Bob Grim (6-3)
LP Chuck Stobbs (9-2)
HR Sammy White (3) Gene Woodling 2 (7) Roy Campanella (11)
White 2-4, 4th inning GRAND SLAM

Saturday 6/11
Baltimore 8 Kansas City 5:
WP Gene Conley (9-5)
LP Jake Thies (4-4)
Gordon Goldsberry 2-3, 2 RBIs.

Sunday 6/12
Game 1
Kansas City 4 Baltimore 2:
WP Warren Spahn (10-0)
LP Curt Simmons (5-7)
HR Jackie Robinson (9) Billy Cox (3)
Spahn scatters four hits.

Game 2
Baltimore 10 Kansas City 2:
WP Lou Kretlow (4-0)
LP Chuck Stobbs (9-3)
HR Frank Thomas (9) Jackie Robinson (10)
Thomas 3-5, 3 RBIs. Robinson 3-5, 2 RBIs.

Chicago vs Baltimore
2 game series

Tuesday 6/14
Baltimore 7 Chicago 4:
WP Bob Grim (7-3)
LP Don Kaiser (4-10)
HR Hobie Landrith (3)
Frank Thomas 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Wednesday 6/15
Baltimore 7 Chicago 3:
WP Gene Conley (10-5)
LP Max Surkont (6-6)
HR Hobie Landrith (4)
Red Schoendiest 2-3, 3 RBIs.

Detroit vs Baltimore
4 game series

Friday 6/17
Baltimore 7 Detroit 3:
WP Curt Simmons (6-7)
LP Willard Nixon (5-4)
Simmons fires a five hitter. Orioles score 7 in the 5th.

Saturday 6/18
Detroit 4 Baltimore 1:
WP Fred Caligiuri (1-0)
LP Lou Kretlow (4-1)
Tigers score three in the 10th.

Sunday 6/19
Game 1
Baltimore 8 Detroit 1:
WP Bob Grim (8-3)
LP Vern Law (2-9)
HR Gus Bell (11)
Joe Garagiola 2-4, 3 RBIs.

Game 2
Baltimore 11 Detroit 2:
WP Gene Conley (11-5)
LP Art Flowler (7-5)
HR Gus Bell (12) Frank Thomas (10) Red Schoendienst (2)
Thomas 5th inning GRAND SLAM

Cleveland vs Baltimore
3 game series

Tuesday 6/21
Baltimore 5 Cleveland 1:
WP Curt Simmons (7-7)
LP Bob Feller (3-3)
HR Stan Musial (8) Gordon Goldsberry (5) Gene Woodling (8)
Simmons fires three hitter

Wednesday 6/22
Cleveland 3 Baltimore 2:
WP Walt Masterson (3-2)
LP Lou Kretlow (4-2)
HR Dusty Rhodes (15)
Rhodes 1st inning 3 run shot.

Thursday 6/23
Baltimore 10 Cleveland 7:
WP Larry Jackson (1-0)
LP Art Johnson (5-5)
HR Gene Woodling (9) Art Johnson
Duke Snider 4-5, 2 RBIs. Woodling 2-4, 3 RBIs. Sammy White 3-4, 3 RBIs.

Kansas City vs Baltimore
4 game series

Friday 6/24
Kansas City 1 Baltimore 0:
WP Dick Littlefield (1-6)
LP Gene Conley (11-6)
HR Ted Kluszewski (2)
Kluszewski 3-3, RBI.

Saturday 6/25
Kansas City 4 Baltimore 1:
WP Karl Drews (2-4)
LP Curt Ssimmons (7-8)
HR Eddie Yost (2) Red Schoendienst (3)
Yost 3 RBIs.

Sunday 6/26
Game 1
Baltimore 8 Kansas City 7:
WP Lou Kretlow (5-2)
LP Jake Thies (5-6)
HR Roy Campanella (14)
Red Schoendienst 2-5, 3 RBIs.

Game 2
Baltimore 4 Kansas City 3:
WP Windy McCall (4-0)
LP Don Mossi (2-8)
HR Dick Littlefield (2) Carl Abrams (3)
Orioles score four in the bottom of the ninth

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Baltimore Orioles	45	29	.608	-
Washington Senators	39	35	.527	6.0
Kansas City Athletics	37	35	.514	7.0
Cleveland Indians	37	35	.514	7.0
Boston Red Sox	38	36	.514	7.0
Detroit Tigers	34	36	.486	9.0
New York Yankees	33	39	.458	11.0
Chicago White Sox	26	44	.371	17.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Chicago Cubs	45	30	.600	-
Brooklyn Dodgers	41	30	.577	2.0
Philadelphia Phillies	41	35	.539	4.5
New York Giants	37	37	.500	7.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	37	40	.481	9.0
Cincinnati Redlegs	35	38	.479	9.0
St. Louis Cardinals	32	38	.457	10.5
Milwaukee Braves	26	46	.361	17.5

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Hank Aaron - BOS .368 2 Willie Mays WS1 .347 3 Hank Sauer KC1 .340 4 Harvey Kuenn BOS .335 5 Mickey Mantle CHN .333	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Eddie Mathews - SLN 29 2 Willie Mays WS1 24 3 Hank Aaron BOS 21 3 Ernie Banks PIT 21 5 3 tied with 20	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Hank Sauer - KC1 72 2 Wally Post WS1 71 3 Duke Snider CLE 69 4 Eddie Mathews SLN 68 5 Ernie Banks PIT 62
LEAGUE LEADERS W Johnny Antonelli - BRO 12 2 Gene Conley BAL 11 2 Don Newcombe BRO 11 2 Warren Spahn KC1 11 5 3 tied with 10	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Herb Score - CHN 2.47 2 Howie Pollet PIT 2.63 3 Julio Moreno DET 2.64 4 Bill Wight CHN 2.68 5 Warren Spahn KC1 2.73	LEAGUE LEADERS K Herb Score - CHN 144 2 Whitey Ford PHI 113 3 Bob Turley CHN 99 4 Billy Pierce NYA 98 5 Harvey Haddix CLE 91

[scott1964]

Baltimore vs New York
2 game series

Tuesday 6/28
Baltimore 4 NY 3:
WP Gene Conley (12-6)
LP Robin Roberts (6-9)
HR Frank Thomas (11) Gene Woodling (10) Jackie Robinson (11) bill Skowron (15) Bill Serena (2)
Robinson 2 RBIs.

Wednesday 6/29
Baltimore 6 NY 0:
WP Curt Simmons (8-8)
LP Karl Spooner (4-5)
HR Frank Thomas (12)
Simmons fires a seven hit shut out.

Boston vs Baltimore
3 game series

Friday 7/1
Boston 9 Baltimore 7:
WP Ron Kline (8-6)
LP Tom Sturdivant (6-5)
HR Dale Long (14) Bob Elliott (2) HR Frank Thomas (13)
Hank Aaron 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Saturday 7/2
Baltimore 7 Boston 4:
WP Gene Conley (13-6)
LP Carl Erskine (4-8)
Richie Ashburn 2-3, 3 RBIs.

Sunday 7/3
Baltimore 6 Boston 4:
WP Tom Sturdivant (7-5)
LP Bob Friend (9-5)
HR Joe Garagiola (5)
Garagiola 3-3, 5 RBIs.

Washington vs Baltimore
2 Game series

Monday 7/4
Game 1
Baltimore 3 Washington 2:
WP Curt Simmons (9-8)
LP Bob Rush (10-4)
HR Willie Mays (27) Jim Lemon (10)
Gordon Goldsberry's RBI single in the 9th lifts Orioles

Game 2
Baltimore 6 Washington 4:
WP Bob Grim (9-3)
LP Connie Johnson (5-11)
Jim Lemon (11) Bob Grim
Grim 2 RBIs. Gene Woodling 2-4, 2 RBIs.

New York vs Baltimore
Single Game series

Wednesday 7/6
NY 5 Baltimore 3;
WP Billy Pierce (6-8)
LP Gene Conley (13-7)
HR Bob Skinner (6)
Yankees stop 12 game losing streak

Baltimore vs Boston
4 game series

Friday 7/8
Boston 11 Baltimore 6:
WP Jack Harshman (2-2)
LP Tom Sturdivant (7-6)
HR Jackie Robinson (12) Harvey Kuenn (8) Monte Irvin (14)
Kuenn 4-5, 3 RBIs. Irvin 3 RBIs.

Saturday 7/9
Boston 7 Baltimore 4:
WP Jack Harshman (3-2)
LP Windy McCall (4-11)
HR Dale Long (17) Johnny Temple (3)
Temple hits a 9th inning game winning pinch hit GRAND SLAM

Sunday 7/10
Game 1
Boston 5 Baltimore 4:
WP Ron Kline (10-6)
LP Tom Sturdivant (7-7)
3rd straight come from behind loss.

Game 2
Baltimore 10 Boston 3:
WP Lou Kretlow (6-2)
LP Carl Erskine (4-9)
HR Ray Jablonski (12) Frank Thomas (14) Monte Irvin (15)
Thomas 5-5.

1955 All Star Game

NORTH AMERICAN BASEBALL LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE ALL-STARS AT AMERICAN LEAGUE ALL-STARS

GAME ID: 1234 - TUESDAY, JULY 12TH, 1955 - GAME LOG

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E National League All-Stars 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 5 4 2 American League All-Stars 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 7 12 1

WP Warren Spahn (Kansas City)
LP Johnny Antonelli (Brooklyn)
HR Mickey Mantle 2 (Cubs) Del Crandel (Giants) Bill Skowron (Yankees) Willie Mays (Washington) Duke Snider (Cleveland)
MVP Duke Snider (Cleveland) 10th inning game winning two run HR.

Baltimore vs Kansas City
2 game series

Thursday 7/14
Baltimore 5 Kansas City 1 (10):
WP Hank Aguirre (2-0)
LP Jim Suchecki (6-5)
HR Frank Thomas (15) Ted Kluszewski (6)
Orioles score 4 in the 10th.

Friday 7/15
Baltimore 4 Kansas City 3:
WP Lou Kretlow (7-2)
LP Don Mossi (3-9)
HR Andy Carey (2)
Jackie Robinson 2 RBIs.

Baltimore vs Chicago
3 game series

Saturday 7/16
Chicago 6 Baltimore 2:
WP Art Fowler (9-6)
LP Curt Simmons (9-9)
HR Gene Woodling (11) Tommy Brown (5)
Brown 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Sunday 7/17
Game 1
Chicago 6 Baltimore 5:
WP Mike Modak (2-3)
LP Windy McCall (4-2)
HR Gene Woodling (12) Wally Moon (11)
Moon 2-3, 3 RBIs.

Game 2
Chicago 4 Baltimore 2:
WP Joe Dobson (2-7)
LP Gene Conley (13-8)
Chuck Tanner 2-4, 2 RBIs.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Baltimore Orioles	54	37	.593	-
Kansas City Athletics	48	42	.533	5.5
Washington Senators	48	43	.527	6.0
Cleveland Indians	48	43	.527	6.0
Boston Red Sox	47	45	.511	7.5
Detroit Tigers	44	45	.494	9.0
New York Yankees	38	51	.427	15.0
Chicago White Sox	34	55	.382	19.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Chicago Cubs	54	40	.574	-
Brooklyn Dodgers	51	40	.560	1.5
Philadelphia Phillies	51	44	.537	3.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	48	48	.500	7.0
New York Giants	45	46	.495	7.5
Cincinnati Redlegs	43	49	.467	10.0
St. Louis Cardinals	40	49	.449	11.5
Milwaukee Braves	37	53	.411	15.0

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Hank Aaron - BOS .358 2 Willie Mays WS1 .352 3 Hank Sauer KC1 .330 4 Hector Lopez BOS .326 5 2 tied with .324	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Eddie Mathews - SLN 35 2 Willie Mays WS1 31 3 Ernie Banks PIT 27 4 Hank Sauer KC1 26 4 Duke Snider CLE 26	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Hank Sauer - KC1 96 2 Duke Snider CLE 91 3 Wally Post WS1 84 4 Ernie Banks PIT 79 5 Eddie Mathews SLN 78
LEAGUE LEADERS W Johnny Antonelli - BRO 16 2 Gene Conley BAL 13 2 Don Newcombe BRO 13 2 Warren Spahn KC1 13 2 Chuck Stobbs KC1 13	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Whitey Ford - PHI 2.61 2 Howie Pollet PIT 2.71 3 Bill Wight CHN 2.75 4 Don Newcombe BRO 2.76 5 Warren Spahn KC1 2.85	LEAGUE LEADERS K Herb Score - CHN 183 2 Whitey Ford PHI 133 3 Harvey Haddix CLE 125 4 Gene Conley BAL 121 5 Bob Turley CHN 119

New York-Baltimore Announce Deal
Monday, July 18th, 1955
The Yankees have reached a deal with Baltimore, sending 28-year-old left fielder Don Mueller to the Orioles in exchange for 27-year-old catcher Sammy White and 18-year-old minor league center fielder Jim Small. Reports had been hinting at a deal in recent days, but weren't confirmed until this afternoon.

This year Mueller is hitting .343 with 1 home run.

White has a .222 average and a .287 on-base percentage for the year. He has picked up 26 hits, 3 home runs and driven in 22 runs.

[scott1964]

Baltimore vs Detroit
3 Game series

Tuesday 7/19
Baltimore 13 Detroit 10:
WP Larry Jackson (2-0)
LP Vern Law (3-13)
HR Jackie Robinson (13) Bill Bruton (5)
Robinson 3-5, 5 RBIs.

Wednesday 7/20
Detroit 4 Baltimore 0:
WP Frank Sullivan (6-11)
LP Curt Simmons (9-10)
HR Gus Bell (17) Johnny Groth
Sullivan five hit shut out.

Thursday 7/21
Baltimore 10 Detroit 2:
WP Bob Grim (10-3)
LP Paul Foytack (1-4)
HR Jackie Robinson (14)
Robinson 3-5, 4 RBIs. Frank Thomas 3-5, 3 RBIs.

Baltimore vs Cleveland
4 game series

Friday 7/22
Baltimore 7 Cleveland 2:
WP Gene Conley (14-8)
LP Harvey Haddix (11-8)
HR Bill Virdon (3)
Jackie Robinson 2-3, 2 RBIs.

Saturday 7/23
Baltimore 2 Cleveland 1:
WP Lou Kretlow (8-2)
LP Bob Feller (7-5)
HR Jackie Robinson (15)
Robinson 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Sunday 7/24
Game 1
Baltimore 8 Cleveland 5:
WP Curt Simmons (10-10)
LP Russ Meyer (4-5)
HR Bob Elliott (3) Frank Thomas (16) Ralph Kiner (6)
Frank Thomas and Bill Virdon 2 RBIs

Game 2
Cleveland 5 Baltimore 3:
WP Bob Feller (8-5)
LP Bob Grim (10-4)
HR Dusty Rhodes (18) Duke Snider (29)
Rhodes 2 RBIs.

Detroit vs Baltimore
3 game series

Tuesday 7/26
Baltimore 4 Detroit 0:
WP Gene Conley (15-8)
LP Paul Foytack (1-5)
Conley picks up his shut out of the season.

Wednesday 7/27
Detroit 8 Baltimore 3:
WP Willard Nixon (9-5)
LP Lou Kretlow (8-3)
HR Bill Bruton (6)
Bruton 2-5, 3 RBIs.

Thursday 7/28
Baltimore 6 Detroit 2:
WP Curt Simmons (11-10)
LP Don Liddle (0-1)
HR Roy McMillan (2)
Gordon Goldsberry 2-3, 3 RBIs.

Cleveland vs Baltimore
4 game series

Friday 7/29
Cleveland 4 Baltimore 2:
WP Russ Meyer (5-5)
LP Bob Grim (10-5)
HR Dusty Rhodes (19) Duke Snider (33)
Snider 2-4, 3 RBIs.

Saturday 7/30
Cleveland 6 Baltimore 3:
WP Bob Feller (9-5)
LP Gene Conley (15-9)
HR Dusty Rhodes (20) Jackie Robinson (16)
Rhodes 8th inning GRAND SLAM

Sunday 7/31
Game 1
Baltimore 4 Cleveland 3:
WP Tom Sturdivant (8-7)
LP Cookie Cuccurullo (2-5)
HR Bill Virdon (4) Stan Musial (14) Granny Hamner (7) Frank Thomas (17) Red Schoendienst (4)
Orioles win in the ninth on Schoendienst HR.

Game 2
Cleveland 3 Baltimore 2:
WP Art Johnson (11-5)
LP Curt Simmons (11-11)
HR Duke Snider (34)
Snider 2 RBIs.

Kansas City vs Baltimore
3 game series

Tuesday 8/2
Baltimore 8 Kansas City 1:
WP Bob Grim (11-5)
LP Warren Spahn (14-3)
HR Ted Kluszewski (29) Ray Jablonski (13) Jackie Robinson (17) Frank Thomas (18)
Thomas 2-4, 3 RBIs.

Wednesday 8/3
Baltimore 5 Kansas City 1:
WP Gene Conley (16-9)
LP Jake Thies (7-7)
HR Hank Sauer (28) Joe Gargiola (6)
Orioles win on four run 7th.

Thursday 8/4
Baltimore 3 Kansas City 2:
WP Curt Simmons (12-11)
LP Dick Littlefield (2-9)
HR Andy Carey (4) Vern Stephens (60
Carey and Stephens 2 RBIs.

Chicago vs Baltimore
4 game series

Friday 8/5
Baltimore 10 Chicago 3:
WP Lou Kretlow (9-3)
LP Mickey McDermott (11-11)
HR Chuck Tanner (6) Wally Moon (15) Ray Jablonski (14) Jackie Robinson (18)
Jablonski 2-4, 4 RBIs. Robinson 3-3, 3 RBIs.

Saturday 8/6
Baltimore 1 Chicago 0:
WP Bob Grim (12-5)
LP Art Fowler (12-7)
Orioles win on a first inning bases loaded walk

Sunday 8/7
Game 1
Baltimore 8 Chicago 3:
WP Gene Conley (17-9)
LP Max Surkont (7-14)
HR Tommy Brown (8) Hank Landrith (5)
Joe Garagiola 2-3, 2 RBIs.

Game 2
Chicago 13 Baltimore 8:
WP Lew Mueller (4-9)
LP Lou Kretlow (9-4)
HR Chuck Tanner (7)
Tanner 2-4, 3 RBIs.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Baltimore Orioles	68	44	.607	-
Cleveland Indians	59	52	.532	8.5
Washington Senators	59	53	.527	9.0
Boston Red Sox	58	54	.518	10.0
Kansas City Athletics	56	55	.505	11.5
Detroit Tigers	53	57	.482	14.0
New York Yankees	49	61	.445	18.0
Chicago White Sox	42	68	.382	25.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Chicago Cubs	68	49	.581	-
Philadelphia Phillies	66	50	.569	1.5
Brooklyn Dodgers	62	50	.554	3.5
Cincinnati Redlegs	57	57	.500	9.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	56	61	.479	12.0
New York Giants	52	62	.456	14.5
St. Louis Cardinals	48	61	.440	16.0
Milwaukee Braves	46	65	.414	19.0

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Hank Aaron - BOS .365 2 Willie Mays WS1 .350 3 Harvey Kuenn BOS .327 4 Duke Snider CLE .325 5 Mickey Mantle CHN .319	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Eddie Mathews - SLN 40 2 Willie Mays WS1 37 3 Duke Snider CLE 34 4 Ted Kluszewski KC1 31 5 2 tied with 30	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Duke Snider - CLE 117 2 Hank Sauer KC1 106 3 Ernie Banks PIT 93 3 Wally Post WS1 93 5 2 tied with 87
LEAGUE LEADERS W Johnny Antonelli - BRO 18 2 Gene Conley BAL 17 3 Don Newcombe BRO 16 3 Chuck Stobbs KC1 16 5 2 tied with 15	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Whitey Ford - PHI 2.89 2 Willard Nixon DET 2.93 2 Don Newcombe BRO 2.93 4 Bill Wight CHN 3.06 5 Bob Grim BAL 3.10	LEAGUE LEADERS K Herb Score - CHN 236 2 Whitey Ford PHI 153 2 Harvey Haddix CLE 153 4 Gene Conley BAL 150 5 Bob Turley CHN 142

[scott1964]

Washington vs Baltimore
2 game series

Tuesday 8/9
Baltimore 4 Washington 3:
WP Larry Jackson (3-0)
LP Herm Wehmeier (4-8)
HR Randy Jackson (18) Red Schoendienst (5) Jackie Robinson (19)
Robinson 3-4, 2 RBIs.

Wednesday 8/10
Washington 5 Baltimore 2:
WP Art Ditmar (5-7)
LP Bob Grim (12-6)
HR Frank Thomas (19)
Ray Boone 3-5, 2 RBIs.

New York vs Baltimore
4 game series

Friday 8/12
Baltimore 6 NY 1:
WP Gene Conley (18-9)
LP Billy Pierce ( 7-10)
Conley scatters six hits.

Saturday 8/13
NY 10 Baltimore 1:
WP Jim Waugh (8-8)
LP Lou Kretlow (9-5)
HR Bill Skowron 2 (19) Ed Bailey (19) Frank Thomas (20)
Skowron 2-3, 3 RBIs.

Sunday 8/14
Game 1
Baltimore 3 NY 0:
WP Curt Simmons (13-11)
LP Dean Stone (0-2)
Simmons pitches a five hit shut out.

Game 2
Baltimore 5 NY 4 (11):
WP Windy McCall (5-2)
LP Robin Roberts (6-14)
HR Jerry Lynch (10) Frank Thomas (21) Gordon Goldsberry (6)
Orioles win on Goldsberry's 11th inning HR.

Baltimore vs Washington
3 game series

Tuesday 8/16
Washington 5 Baltimore 3:
WP Art Ditmar (6-7)
LP Gene Conley (18-10)
HR Don Mueller (2)
Senators score 5 in the second

Wednesday 8/17
Washington 7 Baltimore 5:
WP Bob Rush (15-7)
LP Lou Kretlow (9-6)
HR Willie Mays (39) Wally Post (29)
Mays and Post 2 RBIs.

Thursday 8/18
Washington 7 Baltimore 3:
WP Hersh Freeman (6-3)
LP Curt Simmons (13-12)
HR Willie Mays (40) Joe Demaestri (2) Jim Lemon (19)
Senators sweep Orioles

Baltimore vs New York
3 game series

Friday 8/19
NY 2 Baltimore 1:
WP Nellie King (4-1)
LP Tom Sturdivant (8-8)
Orioles 4th straight loss.

Saturday 8/20
NY 9 Baltimore 0:
WP Dean Stone (1-2)
LP Gene Conley (18-11)
HR Bill Skowron (21) Ed Bailey (22)
Skowron 3 RBIs.

Sunday 8/21
Baltimore 4 NY 3:
WP Art Houtteman (1-2)
LP Willard Schmidt (1-1)
HR Bill Serena (7)
Orioles hang on to stop 5th straight loss

Baltimore vs Chicago
2 game series

Tuesday 8/23
Baltimore 6 Chicago 5:
WP Curt Simmons (14-12)
LP Max Surkont (8-15)
HR Joe Garagiola (7) Wayne Belardi (12) Carlos Bernier (4)
Garagiola 2 -4, 2 RBIs.

Wednesday 8/24
Chicago 5 Baltimore 1:
WP Don Kaiser (7-19)
LP Bob Grim (12-7)
Kaiser one hits Orioles over 8.

Baltimore vs Kansas City
3 game series

Thursday 8/25
Kansas City 5 Baltimore 3:
WP Dom Mossi (8-12)
LP Gene Conley (18-12)
HR Frank Thomas (22) Minnie Minoso 914) Hank Sauer 2 (32)
Orioles struggling on the road.

Friday 8/26
Kansas City 13 Baltimore 2:
WP Chuck Stobbs (17-8)
LP Art Houtteman (1-3)
HR Hank Sauer 3 (35) Roy Campanella (28) Alvin Dark (8) Bobby Thomson
Sauer hits three home runs

Saturday 8/27
Kansas City 5 Baltimore 1:
WP Dutch McCall (1-2)
LP Curt Simmons (14-13)
HR Hank Sauer (36)
Sauer hits 8 for 13 (.615), 6 HR, and 11 RBIs. Orioles are 2-9 in last 11 games.

Baltimore vs Detroit
2 game series

Sunday 8/28
Baltimore 8 Detroit 3:
WP Bob Grim (13-7)
LP Willard Nixon (10-8)
Red Schoendienst 4 RBIs.

Monday 8/29
Baltimore 8 Detroit 4:
WP Warren Hacker (2-2)
LP Vern Law (5-16)
HR Gene Woodling (13) Red Schoendienst (6)
Jackie Robinson 3-3, 3 RBIs.

Baltimore vs Cleveland
2 game series

Tuesday 8/30
Cleveland 5 Baltimore 1:
WP Art Johnson (12-6)
LP Gene Conley (18-13)
HR Marv Blaylock (7) Ralph Kiner (9) Duke Snider (40)
Kiner 3 RBIs.

Wednesday 8/31
Cleveland 5 Baltimore 3:
WP Don Johnson (2-7)
LP Tom Sturdivant (8-9)
HR Ray Jablonski (15) Joe Garagiola (8) Ralph Kiner 2 (11)
Kiner's second HR a three run ninth inning shot lifts Indians.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Baltimore Orioles	76	57	.571	-
Washington Senators	71	61	.538	4.5
Cleveland Indians	71	61	.538	4.5
Kansas City Athletics	67	65	.508	8.5
Detroit Tigers	66	66	.500	9.5
Boston Red Sox	66	67	.496	10.0
New York Yankees	61	71	.462	14.5
Chicago White Sox	51	81	.386	24.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Phillies	78	57	.578	-
Brooklyn Dodgers	76	56	.576	.5
Chicago Cubs	78	59	.569	1.0
Cincinnati Redlegs	68	68	.500	10.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	63	72	.467	15.0
New York Giants	61	73	.455	16.5
St. Louis Cardinals	59	72	.450	17.0
Milwaukee Braves	53	79	.402	23.5

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Hank Aaron - BOS .353 2 Willie Mays WS1 .352 3 Duke Snider CLE .330 4 Ted Williams PHI .321 5 Harvey Kuenn BOS .319	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Willie Mays - WS1 44 2 Eddie Mathews SLN 43 3 Duke Snider CLE 40 4 Hank Sauer KC1 37 5 Ernie Banks PIT 35	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Duke Snider - CLE 135 2 Hank Sauer KC1 133 3 Ernie Banks PIT 108 4 Dale Long BOS 105 4 Willie Mays WS1 105
LEAGUE LEADERS W Johnny Antonelli - BRO 21 2 Don Newcombe BRO 19 3 Gene Conley BAL 18 4 Vinegar Bend Mizell CHN 17 4 2 more tied with 17	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Don Newcombe - BRO 2.79 2 Whitey Ford PHI 2.85 3 Bob Grim BAL 3.13 4 Bill Wight CHN 3.21 5 2 tied with 3.24	LEAGUE LEADERS K Herb Score - CHN 269 2 Whitey Ford PHI 181 3 Harvey Haddix CLE 168 4 Gene Conley BAL 167 5 Bob Turley CHN 166

[scott1964]

Boston vs Baltimore
3 game series

Friday 9/2
Baltimore 2 Boston 0:
WP Bob Grim (14-7)
LP Ron Kline (12-14)
Gordon Goldsberry 2-3, RBI.

Saturday 9/3
Boston 5 Baltimore 0:
WP Bob Friend (13-9)
LP Warren Hacker (2-3)
HR Dale Long (31)
Red Sox score 5 in the 9th.

Sunday 9/4
Baltimore 1 Boston 0:
WP Curt Simmons (15-13)
LP Carl Erskine (6-15)
Simmons records his 3rd shut out of the season

New York vs Baltimore
2 game series

Monday 9/5
Game 1
NY 3 Baltimore 1:
WP Karl Spooner (7-9)
LP Gene Conley (18-15)
Conley loses 5th straight

Game 2
NY 6 Baltimore 3:
WP Don Bissent (5-3)
LP Warren Hacker (2-4)
HR Ed Bailey (24)
Bailey 2-4, 4 RBIs.

Cleveland vs Baltimore
2 game series

Wednesday 9/7
Cleveland 5 Baltimore 3:
WP Harvey Haddix (16-12)
LP Tom Sturdivant (8-10)
HR Stan Musial (19) Sherm Lollar (14) Joe Garagiola (9)
Musial 3 run shot in the 7th.

Thursday 9/8
Baltimore 7 Cleveland 5:
WP George O'Donnell (2-2)
LP Cookie Cuccurullo (4-7)
HR Al Rosen (26)
Frank Thomas 2-3, 2 RBIs. Ray Jablonski 3-5, 3 RBIs.

Detroit vs Baltimore
2 game series

Friday 9/9
Baltimore 4 Detroit 3:
WP Gene Conley (19-14)
LP Don Liddle (2-2)
Conley scatters five hits.

Saturday 9/10
Baltimore 8 Detroit 7:
WP Windy McCall (6-2)
LP Johnny Schmitz (4-5)
Jackie Robinson 3-4, 2 RBIs. Red Schoendienst 4 RBIs.

Kansas City vs Baltimore
2 game series

Sunday 9/11
Game 1
Baltimore 4 Kansas City 1:
WP Bob Grim (15-7)
LP Warren Spahn (15-7)
HR Ted Kluszewski (34) Ray Jablonski (16)
Jablonski and Joe Gararola 2-3, RBI.

Game 2
Kansas City 3 Baltimore 1:
WP Jake Thies (9-9)
LP Gene Conley (19-15)
HR Roy Campanella (30) Ray Jablonski (17)
Athletics score 3 in the 5th.

Chicago vs Baltimore
2 game series

Tuesday 9/13
Baltimore 5 Chicago 4:
WP Curt Simmons (16-13)
LP Mickey McDermott (15-14)
HR Jackie Robinson (20)
Robinson 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Wednesday 9/14
Chicago 3 Baltimore 2:
WP Art Fowler (15-11)
LP Hank Aguirre (2-1)
Fowler scatters six hits over 8.

Washington vs Baltimore
3 game series

Friday 9/16
Washington 6 Baltimore 5 (11):
WP Hersh Freeman (10-3)
LP Hank Aguirre (2-2)
Don Mueller 3-6, 2 RBIs.

Saturday 9/17
Washington 5 Baltimore 4 (13):
WP Dale Mathewson (1-0)
LP Tom Sturdivant (8-12)
HR Willie Mays 2 (50) Joe DeMaestri (4) Jim Lemon (23)
Senators in first now.

Sunday 9/18
Washington 6 Baltimore 3:
WP George Susce (6-4)
LP Gene Conley (19-16)
Jim Lemon 2-3, 2 RBIs.
Orioles choke

Baltimore vs Boston
2 game series

Tuesday 9/20
Baltimore 9 Boston 4:
WP Bob Grim (16-7)
LP Carl Erskine (6-17)
Frank Thomas 4 RBIs. Don Mueller 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Wednesday 9/21
Boston 6 Baltimore 5 (15):
WP Woody Main (5-8)
LP George O'Donnell (2-3)
HR Harvey Kuenn (11)
Monte Irvin scores in the 15th.

Baltimore vs Washington
3 game series

Friday 9/23
Washington 5 Baltimore 2:
WP George Susce (7-4)
LP Hank Aguirre (2-3)
HR Frank House (4)
House 3 RBIs.

Saturday 9/24
Baltimore 10 Washington 1:
WP Curt Simmons (17-13)
LP Art Ditmar (7-12)
HR Joe DeMaestri (5)
Simmons fires three hitter.

Sunday 9/25
Washington 3 Baltimore 2:
WP Bob Rush (20-8)
LP Gene Conley (19-17)
HR Randy Jackson (22) Wally Post (35) Orioles 33-35 after All Star game
Conley 1-8 in last 9 games.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Washington Senators	87	67	.565	-
Baltimore Orioles	85	69	.552	2.0
Cleveland Indians	83	71	.539	4.0
Detroit Tigers	76	78	.494	11.0
Boston Red Sox	75	79	.487	12.0
New York Yankees	74	80	.481	13.0
Kansas City Athletics	74	80	.481	13.0
Chicago White Sox	62	92	.403	25.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Chicago Cubs	89	65	.578	-
Philadelphia Phillies	87	67	.565	2.0
Brooklyn Dodgers	87	67	.565	2.0
Cincinnati Redlegs	77	77	.500	12.0
Pittsburgh Pirates	72	82	.468	17.0
New York Giants	71	83	.461	18.0
St. Louis Cardinals	68	86	.442	21.0
Milwaukee Braves	65	89	.422	24.0

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Hank Aaron - BOS .354 2 Willie Mays WS1 .336 3 Duke Snider CLE .321 3 Ken Boyer CIN .321 5 Stan Musial CLE .320	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Willie Mays - WS1 53 2 Eddie Mathews SLN 51 3 Duke Snider CLE 43 4 Joe Adcock BRO 41 4 Hank Sauer KC1 41	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Duke Snider - CLE 148 2 Hank Sauer KC1 147 3 Dale Long BOS 124 4 Ernie Banks PIT 121 5 Willie Mays WS1 120
LEAGUE LEADERS W Johnny Antonelli - BRO 23 2 Don Newcombe BRO 22 3 Herb Score CHN 21 4 Bob Rush WS1 20 4 Chuck Stobbs KC1 20	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Don Newcombe - BRO 2.74 2 Frank Lary PHI 2.87 2 Whitey Ford PHI 2.87 4 Bob Grim BAL 2.99 5 Vinegar Bend Mizell CHN 3.01	LEAGUE LEADERS K Herb Score - CHN 315 2 Whitey Ford PHI 200 2 Harvey Haddix CLE 200 4 Bob Turley CHN 191 5 Gene Conley BAL 187

Boyer Hits .321 to Earn NL Crown
Monday, September 26th, 1955
Cincinnati Redlegs third baseman Ken Boyer put the final touch on a fine season by winning the 1955 National League batting crown. The 24-year-old hitter was a pitcher's nightmare, hitting .321. Boyer rapped out 203 hits in 633 at-bats with 34 doubles, 5 triples and 32 home runs. In addition, he played in 150 games, scored 100 runs and batted in 114.

Hank Aaron Wins 1955 AL Batting Crown
Monday, September 26th, 1955
The 1955 baseball season has come to a close. And what a year it has been for Boston's Hank Aaron. He finished off an all-star caliber year with the American League batting title. He topped all comers with a .354 batting average and registered 36 home runs and 109 RBIs in 153 games.

NABL News: Draft Pool Revealed
Monday, September 12th, 1955
The list of players who have declared for the first-year player draft was announced earlier today. BNN will have special coverage dedicated to this draft. Just look in the transaction section for the special page dedicated to the young players hoping to make a name for themselves in the show.

The top players available (in no particular order) seem to be:
1. Earl Battey, 20 year-old catcher out of college.
2. Elston Howard, 26 year-old left fielder out of college.
3. Bill D White, 21 year-old first baseman out of college.
4. Charlie Neal, 24 year-old shortstop out of college.
5. Felix Mantilla, 21 year-old shortstop out of college.
6. Wes Covington, 23 year-old left fielder out of college.
7. Roberto Clemente, 21 year-old right fielder out of college.
8. Norm Siebern, 22 year-old left fielder out of college.
9. Frank Robinson, 20 year-old left fielder out of college.
10. Moe Drabowsky, 20 year-old starting pitcher out of college.

NABL News: Playoffs begin
Monday, September 26th, 1955
Playoff baseball is a special time of year. General managers who have struggled all year to steer their club to the promised land love it as they make those final, pivotal roster selections going into the North American Series. For them, this is an elusive, exciting, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to win the North American BaseBall League North American Series. The playoff docket begins with these games today:
Washington Senators versus Chicago Cubs.

[scott1964]

Chicago Cubs Are Champs
Tuesday, October 4th, 1955
The 1955 North American BaseBall League season came to a close today at Wrigley Field, where the Chicago Cubs whipped the Washington Senators 4-3 and won their 4th North American Series in history.

The Cubs won the series 4-2 in games. MVP was Mickey Mantle 3 HR 4 RBIs.

Offseason


Orioles Salary Arbitration


1955 Draft
NABL News: First-Year Player Draft
Wednesday, October 12th, 1955
Rookie draft day is here! A day of excitement and anticipation in the baseball world. A big day for North American BaseBall League teams and all the aspiring amateur players eligible to be drafted. The first five choices will be made by Chicago, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Louis and Pittsburgh.

1. Roberto Clemente, 21 year-old right fielder out of college.
2. Felix Mantilla, 21 year-old shortstop out of college.
3. Norm Siebern, 22 year-old left fielder out of college.
4. Bill D White, 21 year-old first baseman out of college.
5. Sandy Koufax, 19 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
6. Ed Bouchee, 22 year-old first baseman out of college.
7. Don Drysdale, 19 year-old starting pitcher out of high-school.
8. Don Buddin, 21 year-old shortstop out of college.
9. Frank Robinson, 20 year-old left fielder out of college.
10. Earl Battey, 20 year-old catcher out of college.

Draft Results (Round One Only)


Awards
National League Announces Glove Wizard Award Winners
Sunday, October 16th, 1955
What does it take to win a Glove Wizard Award? It's a combination of good hands, knowing how to play the hitters, all-out hustle and a willingness to sacrifice your body to make a play. Good speed and a good arm never hurt, either, but not always required. This year's all-defense team in the National League consists of:

Pitcher: Dick Donovan (Cincinnati Redlegs)
Catcher: Stan Lopata (Cincinnati Redlegs)
First Baseman: Gil Hodges (Philadelphia Phillies)
Second Baseman: Hank Thompson (Brooklyn Dodgers)
Third Baseman: Eddie Mathews (St. Louis Cardinals)
Shortstop: Johnny Logan (Brooklyn Dodgers)
Left Fielder: Bill Tuttle (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Center Fielder: Larry Doby (Brooklyn Dodgers)
Right Fielder: Al Kaline (St. Louis Cardinals)

AL Honors Glove Wizard Award Winners
Sunday, October 16th, 1955
The Glove Wizard Award winners don't get the recognition of the home run hitters, but they are very much appreciated by managers, their teammates and by the fans, who know the value of defensive excellence. Great defense makes a difference in baseball. This year's top glovemen in the American League are:

Pitcher: Karl Spooner (New York Yankees)
Catcher: Smoky Burgess (Detroit Tigers)
First Baseman: Bill Skowron (New York Yankees)
Second Baseman: Jackie Robinson (Baltimore Orioles)
Third Baseman: Randy Jackson (Washington Senators)
Shortstop: Andy Carey (Kansas City Athletics)
Left Fielder: Jim King (Detroit Tigers)
Center Fielder: Richie Ashburn (Baltimore Orioles)
Right Fielder: Gus Bell (Detroit Tigers)

Boyer Is NL's Top Rookie
Monday, October 17th, 1955
He was a "talented and gifted ballplayer." That the way one BNN writer described the rookie third baseman for Cincinnati in the article announcing him as the National League Newcomer of the Year Award recipient. Ken Boyer came on the scene this year and quickly established himself as player to be reckoned with.

The 24-year-old Redlegs newcomer took the trophy by hitting .321 in 150 games this season and finished with 203 hits, 32 home runs, 114 RBIs and 100 runs scored.

Lopez Top AL Rookie in 1955
Monday, October 17th, 1955
The American League Newcomer of the Year Award has been given to Hector Lopez of the Boston Red Sox.

In the 1955 season the 26-year-old second baseman played in 138 games, recording a .313 batting average with 20 home runs, 78 RBIs and 89 runs scored.

Newcombe Scores NL Best Hurler Honors
Wednesday, October 19th, 1955
Don Newcombe had a marvelous 1955 season. The Brooklyn mound mainstay garnered the most votes and has been named the NL Walter Johnson Award honoree.

The Dodgers star dominated his opposition, finishing with 22 wins, 8 losses and a 2.74 ERA. In 34 starts he worked a total of 279 innings, striking out 180, while walking 69. Other clubs managed to hit only .220 against him.

Washington Star, Walter Johnson Award Winner
Wednesday, October 19th, 1955
The Walter Johnson Award for 1955 has been presented and the American League winner is Bob Rush of Washington.

"It's always nice to receive an award like this," said Rush. "I just hope I can improve on my performance next year and be in the running again," the Senators star told reporters.

Rush excelled with an impressive 20-8 record in 35 starts. In 272 innings he yielded 255 hits and 84 walks, while striking out 136 and compiling a fine 3.24 ERA.

Best Bat In NL Belongs To Williams
Thursday, October 20th, 1955
Ted Williams has visions of big money next year. And why shouldn't he? He did everything Philadelphia asked of him in 1955 and even exceeded the expectations of some in the final year of his contract. He might or might not re-sign with Philadelphia, but he's certainly earned the right to demand a big deal by wrapping up the National League's Ty Cobb Award today.

He clobbered the opposition with 169 hits, 30 doubles, 1 triple, 33 home runs and 92 RBI, while hitting .315 and scoring 105 runs.

Willie Mays Named AL's Best Batter
Thursday, October 20th, 1955
It was a season to remember for Willie Mays. He was one of the most dangerous men in the league when he had a bat in his hand, and the American League announced today that he has won the Ty Cobb Award for 1955.

The Washington center fielder dominated opposing pitchers with a .336 batting average, 26 doubles, 14 triples, 53 home runs and 120 RBIs while compiling a .417 on-base percentage and scoring 142 runs.

Accomplishments
Andy Pafko, Hank Sauer, and Wally Post slam 3 HRs in one game
Nellie Fox and Harvey Kuenn record 6 hits in on game
Frank Baumholtz 20 game hitting streak
Bob Feller 250th win.

Top 10
Home Runs

Rank	Player	HR	YEAR
1	Babe Ruth*	766	1914-1936
2	Ted Williams#	646	1939-1955
3	Mel Ott	596	1926-1948
4	Lou Gehrig	551	1923-1942
5	Jimmie Foxx	522	1925-1945
6	Johnny Mize	502	1936-1953
7	Joe DiMaggio#	438	1937-1955
8	Hank Greenberg	424	1930-1948
9	Stan Musial#	395	1941-1955
10	Rogers Hornsby*	346	1915-1934

Hits

Rank	Player	H	YEAR
1	Ty Cobb*	5223	1905-1929
2	Tris Speaker*	4111	1908-1930
3	Eddie Collins*	4055	1907-1930
4	Rogers Hornsby*	3859	1915-1934
5	Nap Lajoie*	3779	1896-1913
6	Joe Jackson*	3760	1908-1930
7	Luke Appling	3558	1930-1952
8	Honus Wagner*	3456	1897-1914
9	Jesse Burkett*	3407	1890-1910
10	Tuck Turner*	3293	1893-1914

[joefromchicago]

Ouch, that musta' hurt. After leading the league for most of the season, Washington gets red hot at the end and passes you at the post. Still, it wasn't a total loss. At least the Cubs won the World Series

[scott1964]

Originally Posted by joefromchicago

Ouch, that musta' hurt. After leading the league for most of the season, Washington gets red hot at the end and passes you at the post. Still, it wasn't a total loss. At least the Cubs won the World Series

Yeah. My pitching and batting went south.

[scott1964]

NABL Hall of Fame induction

Paul Waner


Waner in North American BaseBall League HOF
Saturday, November 19th, 1955
109 home runs, 2747 hits and 1255 RBIs are the stuff of legend, but Paul Waner doesn't see it that way.

"For me, baseball is about the team winning. I could have taken an 0-for-4 that day, but if our team won, I don't think you could have come into the locker room and been able to tell that I did not get a hit because the most important thing to me was that we won. That was what we intended to do when we took the field. That's what it was about."

Fortunately for baseball's newest immortal, he had far more good days than bad days. That's why Waner has been installed into the North American BaseBall League Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association. In his historic career the standout right fielder participated in 2315 games, batted .319, scored 1345 runs... and won a few games, too.

[scott1964]

Offseason Moves

Signing Free Agents



Star 2B Fox Settles on Baltimore
Wednesday, January 4th, 1956
Baltimore officials were grinning from ear to ear as they introduced their latest blockbuster signing to the media earlier today.

Nellie Fox, one of the game's marquee talents, opted for the Orioles after receiving a 2-year, $144,200 offer.

Fox is hitting .291 lifetime with 884 hits, 107 doubles, 32 triples, 9 home runs and 312 RBIs to date. He has scored 381 runs, walked 234 times and has a .345 OBP.

[scott1964]

1956 Baltimore Orioles

Batters


Pitchers



Preseason Predictions

AMERICAN LEAGUE PREDICTED STANDINGS

Team W L PCT GB Runs AVG HR SB Runs against ERA K BB Cleveland Indians 93 61 .604 - 810 .273 168 6 660 3.81 702 493 Washington Senators 89 65 .578 4 753 .266 178 63 653 3.71 737 559 Kansas City Athletics 83 71 .539 10 708 .257 143 40 670 3.98 664 475 Baltimore Orioles 82 72 .532 11 655 .258 108 69 602 3.46 668 531 Boston Red Sox 79 75 .513 14 819 .286 208 31 801 4.61 758 544 New York Yankees 74 80 .481 19 697 .264 135 72 661 3.87 740 572 Detroit Tigers 71 83 .461 22 602 .248 97 72 676 4.00 651 573 Chicago White Sox 47 107 .305 46 556 .238 109 26 876 5.01 618 737

TOP 10 HITTERS Player Team G AB HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG H. Aaron, CF BOS 148 625 40 132 1 .343 .391 .613 W. Mays, CF WS1 150 592 41 121 45 .311 .382 .609 D. Long, 1B BOS 151 560 44 130 0 .319 .391 .619 D. Snider, CF CLE 150 591 34 130 1 .300 .377 .549 S. Musial, RF CLE 151 628 28 101 1 .318 .386 .525 W. Post, RF WS1 149 600 36 123 6 .298 .346 .537 W. Jones, 3B BOS 150 617 26 84 5 .299 .380 .472 E. Bouchee, 1B CLE 152 617 16 73 0 .290 .405 .440 H. Lopez, 2B BOS 149 579 30 97 1 .303 .367 .520 W. Covington, LF BOS 149 601 26 96 3 .318 .367 .501 TOP 10 PITCHERS Player Team G W L S ERA IP HA BB K K/9 H. Haddix CLE 34 23 6 0 3.13 275.1 255 59 201 6.58 C. Johnson WS1 32 19 10 0 2.77 250.0 207 102 182 6.56 G. Conley BAL 26 15 5 0 2.34 213.2 179 71 113 4.79 W. Spahn KC1 34 18 10 0 3.39 268.0 257 67 134 4.51 B. Pierce NYA 36 16 16 0 2.95 295.2 264 83 199 6.07 R. Roberts CLE 33 18 13 0 3.73 264.1 261 54 135 4.60 B. Rush WS1 35 17 12 0 3.65 270.2 264 111 124 4.14 B. Friend BOS 35 16 13 0 3.76 284.2 305 74 164 5.20 J. Podres BOS 34 16 14 0 4.03 264.1 284 77 207 7.04 C. Pascual KC1 32 15 13 0 3.63 232.0 211 81 145 5.64

NATIONAL LEAGUE PREDICTED STANDINGS

Team W L PCT GB Runs AVG HR SB Runs against ERA K BB Chicago Cubs 92 62 .597 - 781 .265 131 24 629 3.54 1089 664 Brooklyn Dodgers 90 64 .584 2 807 .271 197 18 705 3.97 781 538 St. Louis Cardinals 83 71 .539 9 774 .264 173 29 691 3.96 770 589 Milwaukee Braves 76 78 .494 16 657 .247 75 47 682 3.87 750 556 Cincinnati Redlegs 73 81 .474 19 836 .274 182 40 812 4.80 764 649 New York Giants 69 85 .448 23 619 .248 148 60 698 3.90 672 580 Pittsburgh Pirates 68 86 .442 24 638 .251 145 61 772 4.59 646 710 Philadelphia Phillies 66 88 .429 26 645 .243 165 113 768 4.28 739 593

TOP 10 HITTERS Player Team G AB HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG M. Mantle, CF CHN 148 560 50 124 7 .351 .471 .690 T. Williams, RF CIN 152 524 37 122 0 .348 .479 .630 E. Mathews, 3B SLN 152 567 46 124 4 .297 .415 .600 J. Adcock, 1B BRO 154 617 41 146 0 .301 .371 .568 A. Kaline, RF SLN 153 621 33 104 8 .318 .390 .547 L. Skizas, 3B CIN 148 598 35 134 5 .319 .371 .550 L. Doby, CF BRO 149 565 28 85 0 .294 .395 .496 K. Boyer, CF CIN 149 629 26 115 23 .305 .342 .483 B. Nieman, LF CIN 149 641 21 85 3 .294 .374 .468 G. McDougald, 2B CHN 151 623 16 83 3 .295 .391 .441 TOP 10 PITCHERS Player Team G W L S ERA IP HA BB K K/9 H. Score CHN 37 18 10 0 2.91 289.1 197 170 333 10.38 J. Antonelli BRO 34 20 10 0 3.20 271.1 254 79 176 5.83 D. Drysdale ML1 36 19 11 0 3.17 278.2 252 83 191 6.18 B. Hoeft NY1 35 17 14 0 3.53 269.1 254 100 173 5.78 V. Mizell CHN 34 15 11 0 3.38 254.1 222 91 201 7.12 B. Turley CHN 29 16 6 0 3.68 207.2 165 143 174 7.53 D. Donovan CIN 37 17 16 0 3.86 298.0 313 81 143 4.33 B. Loes SLN 35 15 10 0 3.97 257.0 250 102 146 5.13 J. Nuxhall BRO 32 14 9 0 4.04 230.2 229 75 141 5.52 L. Burdette SLN 32 14 13 0 3.82 255.1 286 72 100 3.54

Top 10 Prospects
Top 100 Prospects List Published
Tuesday, April 17th, 1956
The season is about to start, so it's time to publish the annual Top 100 Prospects list. This year 20-year-old starting pitcher Sandy Koufax of the Chicago White Sox is the #1 prospect overall.

Here is the top 10:
1) SP Sandy Koufax, 20, Chicago White Sox
2) SP Don Drysdale, 19, Milwaukee Braves
3) C Jim Pagliaroni, 18, Chicago White Sox
4) CF Roberto Clemente, 21, St. Louis Cardinals
5) 1B Bill D White, 22, Pittsburgh Pirates
6) MR Turk Farrell, 22, Boston Red Sox
7) C Johnny Blanchard, 23, Detroit Tigers
8) SP Ralph Terry, 20, Kansas City Athletics
9) SS Don Buddin, 21, Detroit Tigers
10) 3B Brooks Robinson, 18, Boston Red Sox

[scott1964]

1956 Season

Baltimore vs Boston
3 game series

Tuesday 4/17
Boston 8 Baltimore 7:
WP Turk Farrell
LP Tom Sturdivant
HR Charlie Neal Hank Aaron
Neal belts first career HR

Wednesday 4/18
Baltimore 5 Boston 3:
WP Curt Simmons
LP Johnny Podres
Orioles score twice in the ninth.

Thursday 4/19
Baltimore Boston:
WP Gene Conley
LP Ron Kline
HR Hector Lopez Willie Jones
Conley seven hitter

Washington vs Baltimore
3 game series

Friday 4/20
Baltimore 5 Washington 4:
WP Larry Jackson
LP Al Worthington
HR Ray Boone Randy Jackson Frank Thomas 2 (2)
Thomas 3-3, 3 RBIs.

Saturday 4/21
Washington 7 Baltimore 4:
WP Steve Gromek
LP Tom Sturdivant (0-2)
HR Frank Thomas (3)
Thomas 2-4, 3 RBIs.

Sunday 4/22
Game 1
Baltimore 2 Washington 1:
WP Curt Simmons (2-0)
LP Moe Drabowsky
HR Willie Mays (2)
Simmons fires a three hitter

Game 2
Washington 3 Baltimore 2 (10):
WP Hi Bithorn
LP Bob Grim
HR Willie Mays (3) Wes Westrum Richie Ashburn
Nellie Fox 2-4, RBI.

Boston vs Baltimore
2 game series

Monday 4/23
Boston 3 Baltimore 1:
WP Johnny Podres (1-1)
LP Larry Jackson (1-1)
HR Hector Lopez (2) Frank Thomas (4)
Nellie Fox 2-4

Tuesday 4/24
Baltimore 4 Boston 0:
WP Tom Sturdivant (1-2)
LP Ron Kline (0-2)
HR Jackie Robinson
Sturdivant fires a three hitter over 8 innings.

New York vs Baltimore
2 game series

Wednesday 4/25
NY 5 Baltimore 2:
WP Jim Waugh (1-1)
LP Curt Simmons (2-1)
HR Frank Malzone Gene Woodling
Richie Ashburn 2-4, RBI.

Thursday 4/26
Baltimore 3 NY 2:
WP Gene Conley (2-0)
LP Roger Craig (0-2)
HR Frank Thomas (5)
Thomas 9th inning game winning two run HR.

Baltimore vs Washington
4 game series

Friday 4/27
Baltimore 4 Washington 3:
WP Larry Jackson (2-1)
LP Moe Drabowsky (0-2)
HR Gene Woodling (2) Willie Mays (4)
Woodling 3-4, 2 RBIs.

Saturday 4/28
Washington 7 Baltimore 3:
WP Bob Rush (1-0)
LP Tom Sturdivant (1-3)
HR Nellie Fox Willie Mays 2 (6)
Whitey Lockman 2-3

Sunday 4/29
Game 1
Baltimore 4 Washington 2 (12)
WP Bob Grim (1-1)
LP Hersh Freeman
Frank Thomas 3-6, RBI. Whitey Lockman 2-5, RBI

Game 2
Washington 2 Baltimore 1 (10):
WP Earl Jones (4-0)
LP Gene Conley (2-1)
Ray Jablonski 3-4.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Detroit Tigers	8	4	.667	-
Washington Senators	8	6	.571	1.0
Boston Red Sox	7	6	.538	1.5
Baltimore Orioles	8	7	.533	1.5
Chicago White Sox	5	5	.500	2.0
Kansas City Athletics	6	8	.429	3.0
Cleveland Indians	5	7	.417	3.0
New York Yankees	4	8	.333	4.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Brooklyn Dodgers	9	4	.692	-
St. Louis Cardinals	7	5	.583	1.5
Milwaukee Braves	7	5	.583	1.5
Chicago Cubs	7	5	.583	1.5
New York Giants	7	7	.500	2.5
Philadelphia Phillies	5	7	.417	3.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	5	8	.385	4.0
Cincinnati Redlegs	3	9	.250	5.5

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Gil McDougald - CHN .412 2 Irv Noren CHN .394 3 Roy Sievers DET .375 4 Bill Bruton DET .370 5 Al Rosen CLE .366	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Ernie Banks - PIT 11 2 Del Crandall NY1 7 3 Joe Adcock BRO 6 3 Mickey Mantle CHN 6 3 Willie Mays WS1 6	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Ernie Banks - PIT 21 2 Del Crandall NY1 19 3 Joe Adcock BRO 15 4 Gil McDougald CHN 13 5 4 tied with 12
LEAGUE LEADERS W Earl Jones - WS1 4 2 Don Drysdale ML1 3 2 Frank Sullivan DET 3 4 Johnny Antonelli BRO 2 4 19 more tied with 2	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Eddie Yuhas - CHA 0.56 2 Frank Sullivan DET 0.69 3 Leo Cristante PIT 1.08 4 Bobby Shantz SLN 1.20 4 Don Kaiser CHA 1.20	LEAGUE LEADERS K Tom Sturdivant - BAL 25 2 Herb Score CHN 24 3 Don Drysdale ML1 23 4 Gene Conley BAL 21 5 Connie Johnson WS1 20

Baltimore Orioles April Report

[scott1964]

Chicago vs Baltimore
2 game series

Tuesday 5/1
Chicago 5 Baltimore 4:
WP Fred Caligiuri (2-0)
LP Windy McCall (0-1)
Jim Finigan 3-5, 4RBIs.

Wednesday 5/2
Baltimore 4 Chicago 2:
WP Tom Sturdivant (2-3)
LP Art Fowler (0-2)
HR Whitey Lockman
Lockman 2-3, 3 RBIs.

Cleveland vs Baltimore
3 game series

Thursday 5/3
Baltimore 4 Cleveland 1:
WP Curt Simmons (3-1)
LP Marion Fricano (0-3)
Joe Garagiola 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Friday 5/4
Baltimore 7 Cleveland 2:
WP Gene Conley (3-1)
LP Don Gross (0-1)
HR Stan Musial (2) Charlie Neal (2) Ray Jablonski Frank Thomas (6) Gene Woodling (3)
Jackie Robinson 3-5, 2 RBIs.

Saturday 5/5
Cleveland 3 Baltimore 2 (10):
WP Robin Roberts (2-2)
LP George O'Donnell (0-1)
HR Ed Bouchee (3)
Indians win on Bouchee's 10th inning HR.

Detroit vs Baltimore
3 game series

Sunday 5/6
Game 1
Baltimore 5 Detroit 1:
WP Tom Sturdivant (3-3)
LP Paul Foytack (1-2)
HR Frank Thomas (7) Gene Woodling (4)
Woodling 3-4, 2 RBIs.

Game 2
Baltimore 3 Detroit 0:
WP Curt Simmons (4-1)
LP Billy O'Dell (1-1)
Simmons fires a one hit shut out.

Monday 5/7
Baltimore 3 Detroit 2:
WP Gene Conley (4-1)
LP Lindy McDaniel (2-2)
HR Nellie Fox (2)
Fox 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Kansas City vs Baltimore
3 game series

Tuesday 5/8
Baltimore 6 Kansas City 0:
WP Larry Jackson (3-1)
LP Chuck Stobbs (0-4)
HR Jackie Robinson (2)
Robinson 2 RBIs.

Wednesday 5/9
Baltimore 2 Kansas City 1:
WP Windy McCall (1-1)
LP Bob Purkey (2-3)
HR Nellie Fox (3)
Gene Woodling singles in Richie Ashburn in the bottom of the ninth

Thursday 5/10
Baltimore 4 Kansas City 2:
WP Curt Simmons (5-1)
LP Warren Spahn (3-1)
Simmons out duels Spahn

Baltimore vs New York
4 game series

Friday 5/11
Baltimore 6 NY 4 (10):
WP Gene Conley (5-1)
LP Don Bessent (1-2)
Jackie Robinson 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Saturday 5/12
NY 4 Baltimore 3:
WP Jim Waugh (2-2)
LP Larry Jackson (3-2)
HR Frank Thomas (8) Bob Skinner Frank Bolling (4)
Tito Francona 2-3

Sunday 5/13
Game 1
NY 6 Baltimore 5 (16):
WP Roger Craig (2-3)
LP Hank Aguirre (0-1)
HR Frank Bolling (5)
Bill Skowron scores in the 16th.

Game 2
Baltimore 12 NY 5:
WP Curt Simmons (6-1)
LP Roger Craig (2-4)
HR Whitey Lockman (2)
Frank Thomas 2-5, 4 RBIs. Richie Ashburn 2-5, 3RBIs.

Baltimore vs Kansas City
2 game series

Tuesday 5/15
Baltimore 10 Kansas City 8 (11):
WP George O'Donnell (1-1)
LP Vern Law (2-3)
HR Ray Jablonski (2) Frank Thomas (9) Carl Abrams Ted Kluszewski (7)
Kluszewski 3-4, 3 RBIs. Thomas game winning 11th inning 2 run shot.

Wednesday 5/16
Baltimore 6 Kansas City 3:
WP Windy McCall (2-1)
LP Vern Law (2-4)
HR Red Schoendienst Jackie Robinson (3)
Orioles score three in the ninth.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Baltimore Orioles	21	11	.656	-
Boston Red Sox	18	10	.643	1.0
Detroit Tigers	15	13	.536	4.0
Cleveland Indians	15	14	.517	4.5
Chicago White Sox	12	13	.480	5.5
Washington Senators	13	17	.433	7.0
New York Yankees	11	18	.379	8.5
Kansas City Athletics	11	20	.355	9.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
St. Louis Cardinals	18	9	.667	-
Chicago Cubs	16	10	.615	1.5
Milwaukee Braves	13	13	.500	4.5
New York Giants	14	15	.483	5.0
Brooklyn Dodgers	13	15	.464	5.5
Cincinnati Redlegs	12	15	.444	6.0
Pittsburgh Pirates	12	16	.429	6.5
Philadelphia Phillies	10	15	.400	7.0

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Jackie Brandt - BOS .355 2 Ed Bouchee CLE .352 3 Roy McMillan DET .342 4 Ted Williams CIN .341 5 2 tied with .339	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Ernie Banks - PIT 15 2 Mickey Mantle CHN 11 2 Eddie Mathews SLN 11 4 Joe Adcock BRO 10 4 Al Kaline SLN 10	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Ernie Banks - PIT 30 2 Frank Thomas BAL 27 3 Willie Mays WS1 25 4 Joe Adcock BRO 24 4 4 more tied with 24
LEAGUE LEADERS W Curt Simmons - BAL 6 2 Gene Conley BAL 5 2 Don Drysdale ML1 5 4 Jim Bunning CHN 4 4 8 more tied with 4	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Jim Bunning - CHN 1.90 2 Frank Lary PHI 2.03 3 Bobby Shantz SLN 2.08 4 Bill Wight CHN 2.10 5 Herb Score CHN 2.23	LEAGUE LEADERS K Vinegar Bend Mizell - CHN 46 2 Gene Conley BAL 44 3 Herb Score CHN 43 4 Sam Jones CIN 42 4 Tom Sturdivant BAL 42

Baltimore Orioles Report

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Baltimore vs Detroit
3 game series

Thursday 5/17
Baltimore 4 Detroit 2:
WP Tom Sturdivant (4-3)
LP Paul Foytack (2-3)
HR Tom Sturdivant Frank Thomas (10)
Thomas 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Friday 5/18
Baltimore 11 Detroit 1:
WP Curt Simmons (7-1)
LP Frank Sullivan (4-3)
Nellie Fox 2-4, 3 RBIs. Frank Thomas 3-5, 2 RBIs.

Saturday 5/19
Detroit 5 Baltimore 3:
WP Willard Nixon (3-2)
LP Gene Conley (5-2)
HR Jackie Robinson (4)
Roy Sievers 2 RBIs

Baltimore vs Cleveland
2 game series

Sunday 5/20
Game 1
Baltimore 7 Cleveland 6:
WP Larry Jackson (4-2)
LP Don Gross (3-2)
HR Jackie Robinson (5) Stan Musial (4) Ralph Kiner (5)
Musial 3-5, 3 RBIs. Nellie Fox 3-5, 2 RBIs.

Game 2
Baltimore 5 Cleveland 2:
WP Tom Sturdivant (5-3)
LP Robin Roberts (3-4)
HR Gene Woodling (5) Stan Musial (5)
Woodling 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Baltimore vs Chicago
2 game series

Tuesday 5/22
Baltimore 13 Chicago 3:
WP Curt Simmons (8-1)
LP Art Fowler (2-4)
HR Gene Woodling (6) Frank Thomas (11) Sammy Esposito (2)
Thomas 4 RBIs. Simmons five hitter

Wednesday 5/23
Baltimore 9 Chicago 2:
WP Gene Conley (6-2)
LP Fred Baczewski (0-3)
HR Charlie Neal (3) Gene Conley Hobie Landrith (3)
Neal 4 RBIs. Nellie Fox 3 RBIs. Conley 3 hitter

New York vs Baltimore
3 game series

Friday 5/25
NY 8 Baltimore 0:
WP Jim Waugh (3-2)
LP Tom Sturdivant (5-4)
HR Bill Skowron (8) Frank Bolling (6)
Skowron 2-5, 4 RBIs.

Saturday 5/26
Baltimore 4 NY 1:
WP Curt Simmons (9-1)
LP Willard Schmidt (1-4)
HR Frank Thomas (12)
Simmons another three hitter.

Sunday 5/27
NY 3 Baltimore 1:
WP Billy Pierce (3-3)
LP Larry Jackson (4-3)
Don Zimmer RBI. Bob Skinner RBI

Washington vs Baltimore
2 game series

Monday 5/28
Washington 4 Baltimore 1:
WP Connie Johnson (6-2)
LP Gene Conley (6-3)
HR Ray Boone (7) Charlie Neal (4)
Johnson 4 hitter.

Tuesday 5/29
Baltimore 2 Washington 1:
WP Windy McCall (3-1)
LP Earl Jones (6-3)
Nellie Fox scores winning run in the ninth

Boston vs Baltimore
3 game series

Wednesday 5/30
Game 1
Boston 9 Baltimore 6:
WP Ron Kline (4-2)
LP Curt Simmons (9-2)
HR Harvey Kuenn (7) Willie Jones (10) Frank Thomas (13)
Jones 3-5, 4 RBIs. Thomas 2-5, 3 RBIs.

Game 2
Baltimore 5 Boston 4:
WP Gene Conley (7-3)
LP Taylor Phillips (4-1)
HR Willie Jones (11) Ray Jablonski (3)
Jablonski 2-4, 3 RBIs.

Thursday 5/31
Boston 2 Baltimore 1:
WP Bob Friend (6-1)
LP Larry Jackson (4-4)
HR Les Moss (8) Jackie Brandt (8) Frank Thomas (14)

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Boston Red Sox	29	14	.674	-
Baltimore Orioles	30	17	.638	1.0
Cleveland Indians	23	19	.548	5.5
Detroit Tigers	22	20	.524	6.5
Washington Senators	20	24	.455	9.5
New York Yankees	18	27	.400	12.0
Chicago White Sox	15	25	.375	12.5
Kansas City Athletics	17	28	.378	13.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
St. Louis Cardinals	29	14	.674	-
Chicago Cubs	24	18	.571	4.5
New York Giants	22	22	.500	7.5
Milwaukee Braves	20	20	.500	7.5
Cincinnati Redlegs	19	22	.463	9.0
Brooklyn Dodgers	19	23	.452	9.5
Philadelphia Phillies	18	22	.450	9.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	17	27	.386	12.5

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Mickey Vernon - PIT .348 2 Willie Mays WS1 .345 3 Mickey Mantle CHN .333 4 Gil McDougald CHN .331 4 2 more tied with .331	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Ernie Banks - PIT 18 2 Mickey Mantle CHN 17 3 Eddie Mathews SLN 16 4 Del Crandall NY1 14 4 Frank Thomas BAL 14	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Frank Thomas - BAL 43 2 Mickey Mantle CHN 40 3 Ernie Banks PIT 39 3 Willie Mays WS1 39 5 Eddie Mathews SLN 38
LEAGUE LEADERS W Curt Simmons - BAL 9 2 Gene Conley BAL 7 2 Mike Fornieles SLN 7 2 Connie Johnson WS1 7 2 Bobby Shantz SLN 7	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Bobby Shantz - SLN 1.48 2 Mike Fornieles SLN 1.88 3 Bill Wight CHN 2.09 4 Jake Thies KC1 2.15 5 Jim Waugh NYA 2.50	LEAGUE LEADERS K Herb Score - CHN 73 2 Vinegar Bend Mizell CHN 62 3 Jim Bunning CHN 60 4 Connie Johnson WS1 59 5 Gene Conley BAL 58

Baltimore's Simmons Top Pitcher in May
Friday, June 1st, 1956
Despite the number of years he's been in the league, Curt Simmons still gets excited when he puts together a quality stretch like he had in May. The 27-year-old starter for Baltimore was named American League Pitcher of the Month earlier today.

He collected 7 wins and 1 loss with 23 strikeouts in his 8 starts, putting up a fine 2.66 ERA in 67.2 innings of work.

This year Simmons has posted a 9-2 mark in 12 starts and has a 2.68 ERA.

Baltimore Orioles Report

[scott1964]

Chicago vs Baltimore
4 game series

Friday 6/1
Baltimore 3 Chicago 2:
WP Tom Sturdivant (6-4)
LP Eddie Yuhas (2-2)
HR Frank Thomas (15)
Thomas 2-4, 3 RBIs.

Saturday 6/2
Chicago 4 Baltimore 1:
WP Fred Baczewski (1-3)
LP Curt Simmons (9-3)
HR Pete Wisenant (3) Sammy Esposito (4) Norm Zauchin (10)
Wisenant 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Sunday 6/3
Game 1
Baltimore 6 Chicago 2:
WP Gene Conley (8-3)
LP Mickey McDermott (1-3)
HR Charlie Neal (5)
Neal 3 RBIs.

Game 2
Chicago 3 Baltimore 2:
WP Fred Caligiuri (3-3)
LP Larry Jackson (4-5)
HR Vern Stephens
Chuck Tanner 2-4, RBI.

Cleveland vs Baltimore
3 game series

Tuesday 6/5
Cleveland 4 Baltimore 3:
WP Don Gross (5-2)
LP Tom Sturdivant (6-5)
HR Stan Musial (7) Al Rosen 2 (10) Jackie Robinson (6)
Rosen 3-3, 3 RBIs.

Wednesday 6/6
Baltimore 7 Cleveland 0:
WP Curt Simmons (10-3)
LP Chris Van Cuyk (5-3)
Charlie Neal 2-3, 3 RBIs.

Thursday 6/7
Cleveland 4 Baltimore 1:
WP Marion Fricano (1-4)
LP Larry Jackson (4-6)
HR Stan Musial (8)
Al Rosen 2-3, 2 RBIs. Musial 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Kansas City vs Baltimore
3 game series

Friday 6/8
Baltimore 5 Kansas City 4 (10):
WP Bob Grim (2-1)
LP Warren Spahn (6-3)
HR Tommy Brown
Frank Thomas 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Saturday 6/9
Kansas City 2 Baltimore 1:
WP Vern Law (3-6)
LP Tom Sturdivant (6-6)
HR Walt Moryn (2) Frank Thomas (16)
Law scatters six hits.

Sunday 6/10
Kansas City 3 Baltimore 2:
WP Bob Purkey (3-6)
LP Curt Simmons (10-4)
HR Minnie Minoso (5)
Minoso 2 RBIs.

Detroit vs Baltimore
3 game series

Monday 6/11
Detroit 2 Baltimore 1:
WP Frank Sullivan (4-6)
LP Larry Jackson (4-7)
Orioles lose 3 straight one run game

Tuesday 6/12
Detroit 4 Baltimore 3:
WP Arnie Portocarrero (2-1)
LP Gene Conley (8-4)
Another one run loss.

Wednesday 6/13
Baltimore 4 Detroit 3 (12)
WP Hank Aguirre (1-1)
LP Johnny Schmitz (4-6)
HR Jim King (7) Jackie Robinson (7)
Orioles end 4 game skid on Robinson's 12th inning HR.

Baltimore vs Kansas City
3 game series

Friday 6/15
Kansas City 2 Baltimore 0:
WP Bob Purkey (4-6)
LP Curt Simmons (10-5)
HR Roy Campanella (6)
Campanella 2 RBIs.

Saturday 6/16
Baltimore 3 Kansas City 2 (10)
WP Gene Conley (9-4)
LP Jim Suchecki (1-2)
HR Andy Carey (3)
Ray Jablonski 3-5, game winning RBI.

Sunday 6/17
Kansas City 8 Baltimore 6:
WP Jim Brosnan (1-0)
LP Windy McCall (3-2)
HR Minnie Minoso (7) Bobby Avila (2) Cal Abrams (2)
Orioles give up another 9th inning HR.

Baltimore vs Chicago
3 game series

Tuesday 6/19
Chicago 8 Baltimore 1:
WP Mickey McDermott (3-3)
LP Larry Jackson (4-8)
HR Wally Moon (10) Norm Zuachin (12)
Jackson loses 6th straight

Wednesday 6/20
Baltimore 7 Chicago 6:
WP George O'Donnell (2-1)
LP Tom Acker (1-5)
HR Jackie Robinson (8)
Richie Ashburn 3-5, 2 RBIs.

Thursday 6/21
Baltimore 6 Chicago 2:
WP Tom Sturdivant (7-6)
LP Art Johnson (0-2)
Gene Woodling 3-5, 2 RBIs.

Standings


Orioles Report

[scott1964]

Baltimore vs Detroit
3 game series

Friday 6/22
Baltimore 11 Detroit 0:
WP Gene Conley (10-4)
LP Frank Sullivan (7-6)
HR Frank Thomas (17) Ritchie Ashburn (2)
Conley fires a five hit shut out.

Saturday 6/23
Baltimore 2 Detroit 1 (11):
WP Windy McCall (4-2)
LP Warren Spahn (0-1)
Charlie Neal 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Sunday 6/24
Detroit 5 Baltimore 4 (12):
WP Bob Kelly (4-2)
LP Evelio Hernandez (0-1)
HR Frank Thomas 2 (19) Gus Bell (15)
Bell's 12th inning HR lifts Tigers. Thomas 5-6, 2 RBI (AL Player of Week)

Baltimore vs Cleveland
2 game series

Tuesday 6/26
Cleveland 6 Baltimore 4:
WP Robin Roberts (6-4)
LP Tom Sturdivant (7-7)
HR Frank Thomas (20) Al Rosen (14) Sherm Lollar (6) Boyd Bartley (3)
Rosen 2-3, 3 RBIs.

Wednesday 6/27
Cleveland 7 Baltimore 2:
WP Marion Fricano (3-5)
LP Gene Conley (10-5)
HR Frank Thomas (21)
Thomas 2-3, 2 RBIs. Sherm Lollar 2-4, 2 RBIs

Boston vs Baltimore
3 game series

Friday 6/29
Baltimore 5 Boston 0:
WP Curt Simmons (11-5)
LP Johnny Pordes (5-8)
HR Joe Garagiola
Simmons pitches a five hit shut out

Saturday 6/30
Baltimore 5 Boston 2:
WP Dave Cole (1-0)
LP Carl Erskine (7-5)
Wes Covington 3-3. Frank Thomas 2-4, RBI.

Sunday 7/1
Boston 5 Baltimore 3 (10):
WP Turk Farrell (5-2)
LP Windy McCall (4-3)
HR Jackie Brandt (12) Hector Lopez (17)
Another come from behind loss.

Baltimore vs New York
Single game series

Tuesday 7/3
Baltimore 2 NY 0:
WP Gene Conley (11-5)
LP Karl Spooner (3-9)
Conley 2 hit shut out for his second of the season.

Baltimore vs Washington
2 game series

Wednesday 7/4
Game 1
Washington 8 Baltimore 0:
WP Connie Johnson (11-5)
LP Curt Simmons (11-6)
Johnson 8 hit shut out.

Game 2
Washington 4 Baltimore 2:
WP Bob Rush (5-6)
LP Gene Conley (11-6)
HR Willie Mays (17) Ray Boone (13)
Boone 2 RBIs.

Baltimore vs Boston
3 game series

Friday 7/6
Baltimore 7 Boston 6:
WP Tom Sturdivant (8-7)
LP Bob Friend (8-4)
HR Red Schoendienst (2) Charlie Neal (6)
Ray Jablonski 3-5, 3 RBIs.

Saturday 7/7
Boston 8 Baltimore 2:
WP Johnny Pordes (7-8)
LP Dave Cole (1-1)
HR Wes Covington (15) Hector Lopez 2 (21)
Covington 3-5, 4 RBIs. Lopez 2-3, 4 RBIs.

Sunday 7/8
Boston 9 Baltimore 8 (10):
WP Taylor Phillips (6-3)
LP Bob Grim (2-2)
HR Jackie Robinson (9)
Another ninth inning tie and come from behind loss. Hector Lopez 6-6

1956 all Star Game

NORTH AMERICAN BASEBALL LEAGUE AMERICAN LEAGUE ALL-STARS AT NATIONAL LEAGUE ALL-STARS

GAME ID: 4596 - TUESDAY, JULY 10TH, 1956 - GAME LOG

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E American League All-Stars 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 8 11 1 National League All-Stars 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 5 8 2

WP Bob Grim (Baltimore)
LP Don Drysdale (Braves)
HR Willie May (Senators) Del Crandall (Yankees) Sta Musial (Indians) Stan Lopata (Cincinnati)



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