Washington Senators vs Baltimore Orioles
September 16, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 1955 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Washington Senators 4, Baltimore Orioles 5

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 4 1 2 2
Runnels 2b 4 0 1 1
Vernon 1b 4 0 1 1
Sievers lf 4 0 0 0
Paula rf 4 0 1 0
Umphlett cf 4 0 2 0
Fitz Gerald c 3 1 1 0
  Wright ph 1 0 0 0
  Korcheck c 0 0 0 0
Valdivielso ss 1 1 0 0
  Lemon ph 1 1 1 0
  Ramos p 0 0 0 0
  Becquer ph 1 0 0 0
Abernathy p 1 0 0 0
  Groth ph 1 0 0 0
  Chakales p 0 0 0 0
  Oravetz ph 1 0 0 0
  Kline ss 0 0 0 0
  McDermott ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 4 10 4
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Leppert 2b 3 0 1 1
Abrams cf,rf 4 1 2 0
Philley lf 4 1 1 0
Hale 1b 4 1 2 1
Triandos c 4 0 1 0
Dagres rf 3 1 1 0
  Marsh 3b 0 0 0 0
Diering 3b,cf 4 0 2 2
Miranda ss 3 1 1 0
Schallock p 1 0 0 0
  Wight p 0 0 0 0
  Zuverink p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 11 4
Washington 001 000 3004102
Baltimore 400 100 00x5110
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Abernathy  L(5-8) 4.0 9 5 5 1 2
  Chakales   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Ramos   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
5
5
2
3
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Schallock  W(3-5) 6.2 8 4 4 2 0
  Wight   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Zuverink  SV(2) 2.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
2
1

  E–Paula (9), Umphlett (3).  DP–Washington 1. Yost-Runnels-Vernon, Baltimore 2. Miranda-Hale, Miranda-Leppert-Hale.  2B–Baltimore Diering (14,off Abernathy); Triandos (14,off Abernathy).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Schallock (3,off Abernathy).  SF–Leppert (1,off Abernathy).  Team–5.  SB–Diering (5,2nd base off Chakales/Fitz Gerald).  CS–Abrams (9,2nd base by Abernathy/Fitz Gerald).  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Eddie Rommel, 2B–Joe Paparella, 3B–Larry Napp.
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