Baltimore Orioles vs Washington Senators
April 29, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 29, 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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Baltimore Orioles 4, Washington Senators 5

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Adams 3b 4 1 2 0
Smith c 2 1 1 1
  Boyd ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Philley rf,lf 5 1 2 1
Triandos 1b,c 4 1 3 1
Pyburn cf 4 0 0 0
Gardner 2b 3 0 0 0
Diering lf 0 0 0 0
  Francona ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Miranda ss 1 0 0 1
  Marsh ss 3 0 0 0
Wilson p 3 0 0 0
  Zuverink p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 2 1 1 1
Tettelbach lf 5 0 1 1
Runnels 2b 4 0 1 0
Sievers 1b 3 1 1 2
Lemon rf 4 0 0 0
Olson cf 3 1 1 1
Berberet c 4 0 0 0
Snyder ss 4 2 2 0
Wiesler p 1 0 0 0
  Chakales p 1 0 0 0
  Oravetz ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 32 5 8 5
Baltimore 012 100 000480
Washington 200 100 101580
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson   7.1 5 4 4 4 4
  Zuverink  L(0-1) 1.0 3 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.1
8
5
5
5
5
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Wiesler   3.2 7 4 4 5 0
  Chakales  W(1-0) 5.1 1 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
7
2

  E–None.  DP–Baltimore 2. Snyder-Runnels-Sievers, Runnels-Snyder-Sievers, Washington 2. Snyder-Runnels-Sievers, Runnels-Snyder-Sievers.  2B–Baltimore Smith (3,off Wiesler).  3B–Baltimore Philley (1,off Wiesler); Adams (1,off Wiesler)..  HR–Washington Sievers (3,1st inning off Wilson 1 on 2 out); Olson (3,4th inning off Wilson 0 on 1 out).  HBP–Smith (1,by Wiesler).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Chakales (1,off Wilson).  IBB–Yost (1,by Zuverink).  Team–8.  SB–Runnels (1,2nd base off Wilson/Smith); Runnels (1,2nd base off Wilson/Smith).  U-HP–Joe Paparella, 1B–Eddie Hurley, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:38.  A–9,532.
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