Washington Senators vs Kansas City Athletics
May 23, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1956 at Municipal Stadium. The Kansas City Athletics defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 6, Kansas City Athletics 7

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Plews 3b 5 0 0 0
Snyder ss 8 0 0 0
Oravetz lf 7 1 1 0
Sievers 1b 7 3 3 2
Runnels 2b 7 0 3 0
Lemon rf 7 1 1 1
  Olson rf 0 0 0 0
Herzog cf 8 1 2 1
Berberet c 2 0 1 0
  Ramos pr 0 0 0 0
  Fitz Gerald c 0 0 0 0
  Courtney ph,c 4 0 3 2
Stone p 0 0 0 0
  Chakales p 2 0 0 0
  Yost ph 1 0 0 0
  Grob p 2 0 0 0
  Stobbs p 0 0 0 0
  Pascual p 0 0 0 0
Totals 60 6 14 6
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
DeMaestri ss 3 1 1 0
  Power ph 1 0 1 1
  Baxes pr,ss 2 0 0 0
Lopez cf 6 1 2 1
Zernial lf 3 1 0 0
  Renna lf 3 0 1 0
Simpson 1b 6 0 1 3
Groth rf 6 0 0 0
Finigan 2b,3b 6 1 2 1
Ginsberg c 6 1 1 0
Pless 3b 2 0 0 0
  Jacobs 2b 0 0 0 0
  Slaughter ph 0 1 0 0
  Boyer 2b 3 1 1 0
Ditmar p 3 0 0 0
  Thompson ph 1 0 0 0
  Gorman p 2 0 0 0
  Lasorda ph 0 0 0 0
  Kellner ph 1 0 1 0
  Herriage pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 54 7 11 6
Washington 200 100 002 000 000 016140
Kansas City 300 000 002 000 000 027111
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Stone   0.0 2 3 3 3 0
  Chakales   10.0 5 2 2 5 2
  Grob  L(1-3) 6.1 3 2 2 0 1
  Stobbs   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Pascual   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
16.1
11
7
7
9
3
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Ditmar   9.0 8 5 5 3 2
  Gorman  W(2-1) 8.0 6 1 1 4 1
Totals
17.0
14
6
6
7
3

  E–DeMaestri (7).  DP–Washington 3. Chakales-Berberet-Sievers, Snyder-Runnels-Sievers, Snyder-Sievers, Kansas City 1. Zernial-Jacobs.  2B–Washington Herzog 2 (2,off Ditmar,off Gorman); Courtney (7,off Gorman)., Kansas City Simpson (7,off Stone); Lopez (4,off Chakales).  HR–Washington Sievers (7,1st inning off Ditmar 1 on 2 out), Kansas City Finigan (1,17th inning off Grob 0 on 0 out).  SH–Chakales 2 (3,off Ditmar 2); Grob (1,off Gorman); Runnels (2,off Gorman).; Finigan (1,off Chakales).  SF–Lemon (1,off Ditmar).  IBB–Plews 2 (2,by Gorman 2); Courtney (1,by Gorman).; Ginsberg (3,by Chakales); Simpson (1,by Chakales)..  Team LOB–15.  Team–8.  CS–DeMaestri (2,2nd base by Chakales/Berberet); DeMaestri (2,2nd base by Chakales/Berberet).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Nestor Chylak, 2B–Joe Paparella, 3B–Eddie Hurley.  T–4:05.  A–5,251.
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