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."

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Washington Senators 7, Baltimore Orioles 8

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 4 1 1 2
Oravetz cf 4 1 1 0
Vernon 1b 4 1 2 0
Sievers lf 5 1 2 5
Runnels 2b 4 0 1 0
Paula rf 4 0 1 0
Korcheck c 4 1 1 0
Valdivielso ss 2 1 1 0
Clarke p 1 0 0 0
  Chakales p 1 0 0 0
  Wright ph 1 0 0 0
  Delis pr 0 1 0 0
  McDermott p 0 0 0 0
  Ramos p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 10 7
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Diering 3b 3 1 0 0
Abrams cf 2 1 0 0
Philley rf 5 1 2 1
Triandos 1b,c 4 1 1 0
Dyck lf 4 2 2 0
Marsh 2b 1 0 0 0
  Dagres ph 1 1 1 0
  Leppert 2b 1 0 0 0
Smith c 1 0 0 0
  Hale ph,1b 4 0 2 2
Miranda ss 3 1 1 3
Brown p 3 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Locke p 0 0 0 0
  Pope ph 1 0 1 1
  Zuverink p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 10 7
Washington 001 000 6007101
Baltimore 000 310 0318102
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Clarke   3.1 3 3 3 2 0
  Chakales   2.2 1 1 0 4 2
  McDermott   0.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Ramos  L(5-9) 2.2 6 4 4 1 0
Totals
8.2
10
8
7
9
2
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Brown   6.1 8 5 4 2 2
  Moore   0.2 2 2 2 1 0
  Locke   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Zuverink  W(2-8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
7
6
3
3

  E–Runnels (17), Marsh (13), Hale (7).  DP–Washington 1. Runnels-Valdivielso-Vernon, Baltimore 1. Philley-Miranda-Diering.  2B–Baltimore Philley (16,off Clarke).  3B–Baltimore Miranda (6,off Ramos).  HR–Washington Sievers (25,7th inning off Moore 3 on 1 out).  SH–Oravetz (3,off Brown); Valdivielso (3,off Locke); Triandos (3,off Ramos).  IBB–Vernon (9,by Moore); Dyck (1,by Ramos).  Team LOB–6.  Team–9.  CS–Runnels (9,2nd base by Moore/Triandos); Marsh (4,Home by Chakales/Korcheck).  U-HP–Eddie Rommel, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–2:39.  A–8,639.
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