Chicago White Sox vs Baltimore Orioles
May 1, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 1, 1956 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 2, Baltimore Orioles 3

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Rivera rf 6 2 3 0
Fox 2b 4 0 0 0
Kell 3b 4 0 2 0
  Phillips pr 0 0 0 0
  Kennedy 3b 1 0 1 0
Doby cf 5 0 0 2
Minoso lf 4 0 1 0
Lollar c 4 0 0 0
Dropo 1b 5 0 1 0
Aparicio ss 3 0 1 0
  Nieman ph 0 0 0 0
  Brideweser pr,ss 1 0 1 0
Harshman p 2 0 0 0
  Howell p 2 0 0 0
Totals 41 2 10 2
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Adams 3b 5 0 0 0
Diering lf,cf 4 1 1 0
Philley rf,lf 5 1 1 1
Triandos 1b 2 0 1 0
  Boyd ph,1b 2 1 2 1
Pyburn cf 3 0 0 0
  Francona ph,rf 0 0 0 0
Gardner 2b 4 0 0 0
Smith c 3 0 1 0
Miranda ss 1 0 0 0
  Dyck ph 1 0 0 0
  Marsh ss 1 0 0 0
Palica p 2 0 0 0
  Hale ph 1 0 0 0
  Besana p 1 0 0 0
  Zuverink p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 6 2
Chicago 100 000 010 002104
Baltimore 000 000 020 01362
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Harshman   7.1 4 2 2 4 7
  Howell  L(1-1) 2.2 2 1 0 2 3
Totals
10.0
6
3
2
6
10
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palica   7.0 4 1 1 2 3
  Besana   2.1 4 1 1 2 1
  Zuverink  W(1-1) 1.2 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
11.0
10
2
2
4
6

  E–Fox (1), Lollar (1), Aparicio (1), Howell (1), Adams (2), Triandos (2).  DP–Chicago 3. Aparicio-Fox-Dropo, Fox-Dropo, Lollar-Kennedy, Baltimore 2. Miranda-Gardner-Triandos, Smith-Adams-Gardner.  2B–Chicago Rivera (1,off Besana), Baltimore Smith (4,off Harshman); Philley (4,off Harshman); Boyd (1,off Howell).  SH–Harshman (2,off Palica); Gardner (1,off Howell).  Team LOB–11.  IBB–Francona 2 (2,by Howell 2).  Team–9.  CS–Doby (1,3rd base by Zuverink/Smith).  SB–Diering (1,2nd base off Harshman/Lollar).  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–3:13.  A–12,169.
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