Washington Senators vs Kansas City Athletics
June 20, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 20, 1956 at Municipal Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Kansas City Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 5, Kansas City Athletics 4

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 2 1 0 0
Herzog cf 5 0 1 0
Runnels 2b,ss 5 2 2 2
Sievers 1b 4 0 0 0
Lemon rf 3 0 0 0
Courtney c 2 0 1 0
  Plews pr,2b 0 1 0 1
Olson lf 3 1 0 0
Valdivielso ss 3 0 1 0
  Paula ph 1 0 0 0
  Byerly p 1 0 0 0
Wiesler p 2 0 0 0
  Oravetz ph 0 0 0 0
  Grob p 0 0 0 0
  Berberet ph,c 2 0 1 1
Totals 33 5 6 4
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
DeMaestri ss 3 2 2 0
  Ginsberg ph 1 0 0 0
  Baxes ss 0 0 0 0
Lopez 3b 3 1 0 0
Zernial lf 2 0 2 0
  Shantz pr 0 0 0 0
  Robinson 1b 1 0 0 0
Simpson rf 5 1 1 1
Power 1b,lf 5 0 2 3
Groth cf 3 0 1 0
Thompson c 4 0 0 0
Boyer 2b 3 0 1 0
  Finigan ph,2b 0 0 0 0
Herriage p 3 0 2 0
  Ditmar p 0 0 0 0
  Slaughter ph 0 0 0 0
  Lasorda p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 11 4
Washington 000 020 021560
Kansas City 002 010 0014111
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Wiesler   6.0 9 3 3 5 4
  Grob  W(3-5) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Byerly  SV(2) 2.0 2 1 1 3 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
9
4
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Herriage  L(1-6) 7.0 5 4 4 5 7
  Ditmar   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Lasorda   1.0 0 1 0 3 1
Totals
9.0
6
5
4
9
9

  E–Lopez (8).  DP–Washington 2. Valdivielso-Runnels, Plews-Runnels-Sievers.  2B–Kansas City Zernial (7,off Wiesler); Power (8,off Byerly)..  HR–Washington Runnels (2,5th inning off Herriage 1 on 2 out).  SF–Plews (1,off Lasorda).  HBP–Courtney 2 (6,by Herriage 2).  IBB–Olson (1,by Lasorda); Groth (2,by Wiesler).  Team LOB–13.  SH–Finigan (4,off Byerly).  Team–12.  SB–Runnels (4,2nd base off Lasorda/Thompson).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Charlie Berry, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–3:19.  A–8,250.
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