1956 AL Game of Note: Bal. at KC

May 15, 1956

Kansas City pitcher Lou Kretlow threw a 1-hitter today against the Baltimore Orioles and the Athletics came away with a close 1-0 victory. Lou walked 5 but didn't give up a hit until the 6th inning. Kansas City scored a run in the 7th and that was all they needed while Kretlow was throwing his gem.

BOXSCORE: 1956 Baltimore Orioles At 1956 Kansas City Athletics      5/15/1956
 
  Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Adams 3B          4  0  0  0 .179     S.Jacobs 2B         3  0  3  0 .163  
  B.Boyd RF           4  0  0  0 .245     E.Slaughter RF      4  0  0  0 .224  
  D.Philley LF        4  0  1  0 .243     G.Zernial LF        4  0  0  0 .184  
  B.Hale 1B           3  0  0  0 .000     H.Simpson 1B        2  1  0  0 .305  
  G.Triandos C        2  0  0  0 .256     H.Lopez CF          3  0  0  0 .257  
  C.Diering CF        2  0  0  0 .179     J.Finigan 3B        3  0  1  1 .157  
A-J.Pyburn PH         1  0  0  0 .191     J.Ginsberg C        3  0  0  0 .234  
  B.Gardner 2B        3  0  0  0 .227     J.Demaestri SS      3  0  1  0 .228  
  W.Miranda SS        2  0  0  0 .138     L.Kretlow P         2  0  0  0 .100  
  J.Wilson P          3  0  0  0 .077                                          
  H.Brown P           0  0  0  0 .167                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      28  0  1  0                 Totals      27  1  5  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For Diering In 9th Inning
 
Orioles......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  1  0
Athletics....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0    -  1  5  0
 
Orioles (12-15)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Wilson LOSS(2-2)        7       4   1   1   2   3   0   2.40
H.Brown                   1       1   0   0   0   0   0   3.70
Totals                    8       5   1   1   2   3   0
 
Athletics (7-16)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
L.Kretlow WIN(3-3)        9       1   0   0   5   3   0   3.95
Totals                    9       1   0   0   5   3   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 12,326 DATE- Tuesday, May 15th 1956 TIME- Night 
T- 2:19
LEFT ON BASE- Orioles: 6  Athletics: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Orioles: 0  Athletics: 0
STOLEN BASES- W.Miranda(3rd), S.Jacobs(5th)
SACRIFICE HITS- S.Jacobs
WALKS- B.Hale, G.Triandos-2, C.Diering, W.Miranda, H.Simpson, L.Kretlow
STRIKE OUTS- B.Adams, B.Boyd, D.Philley, G.Zernial, H.Simpson, H.Lopez
WILD PITCHES- J.Wilson
PASSED BALLS- G.Triandos
RLISP 2-out- H.Simpson, C.Diering, G.Zernial-2, J.Demaestri, B.Boyd
 
Lou Kretlow didn't allow a hit until the 6th inning at Municipal Stadium as
the Kansas City Athletics beat the Baltimore Orioles by the count of 1 to
0.
 
Kretlow(3-3) came through with a virtuoso performance against the Baltimore
hitters.  He allowed just 1 hit and 5 walks in 9 innings lowering his ERA
from 5.06 to 3.95.  The right-handed Kretlow lost his no-hit bid when Dave
Philley singled with two outs in the 6th inning.  Kansas City managed only 5
hits on the night.  
 
Jim Wilson(2-2) was tagged with the loss.  He gave up 1 run and 4 hits in 7
innings.