Baltimore Orioles vs Washington Senators
April 27, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 27, 1956 at Griffith Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Baltimore Orioles 5, Washington Senators 8

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Adams 2b 1 0 0 0
  Hale ph 1 0 1 2
  Marsh pr,2b 0 0 0 0
  Nelson ph 1 0 0 0
  Causey 3b 0 0 0 0
Dyck lf 3 0 0 0
Philley rf 5 0 1 0
Triandos 1b,c 4 1 1 0
Pyburn cf 5 1 2 1
Gardner 3b,2b 4 1 0 0
Smith c 4 1 3 0
  Palica p 0 0 0 0
  Pope ph 1 0 0 0
Miranda ss 3 1 1 1
Besana p 2 0 0 0
  Boyd ph 0 0 0 1
  Held p 0 0 0 0
  Francona ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 5
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 4 2 2 0
Tettelbach lf 3 2 0 0
Olson cf 2 0 0 2
Sievers 1b 4 0 1 1
Lemon rf 3 1 1 1
Courtney c 2 1 0 0
  Fitz Gerald c 1 0 0 0
Snyder 2b 4 1 2 0
Valdivielso ss 4 0 2 2
Stone p 1 1 0 0
  Brodowski p 1 0 0 0
  Grob p 1 0 1 1
Totals 30 8 9 7
Baltimore 000 003 200591
Washington 020 030 21x890
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Besana   5.0 5 5 5 2 1
  Held   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Palica  L(0-3) 2.0 4 3 1 0 2
Totals
8.0
9
8
6
2
3
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Stone   5.2 5 3 3 6 4
  Brodowski   1.0 3 2 2 2 1
  Grob  W(1-0) 2.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
8
6

  E–Palica (1).  DP–Baltimore 1. Pyburn-Smith, Washington 1. Yost-Snyder-Sievers.  2B–Baltimore Smith (2,off Stone); Philley (3,off Grob)., Washington Valdivielso (1,off Besana).  3B–Baltimore Miranda (1,off Brodowski), Washington Sievers (1,off Besana).  HR–Baltimore Pyburn (1,7th inning off Brodowski 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–11.  SH–Yost (2,off Besana); Tettelbach (2,off Palica).  SF–Olson 2 (2,off Besana,off Palica).  HBP–Lemon (1,by Besana); Courtney (2,by Besana)..  Team–6.  SB–Pyburn (1,2nd base off Stone/Courtney).  U-HP–Eddie Hurley, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Joe Paparella.  T–2:43.  A–4,753.
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