Baltimore Orioles vs Chicago White Sox
August 4, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 1956 at Comiskey Park I. The Chicago White Sox 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, Chicago White Sox 15

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Williams rf 4 0 0 0
Gardner 2b,3b 2 1 0 0
Kell 3b 3 1 1 0
  Hatton 2b 1 0 0 0
Nieman lf 3 1 1 0
Triandos 1b 3 1 2 2
Smith c 3 0 1 1
  Brown p 0 0 0 0
  Francona ph 1 0 0 0
Pyburn cf 4 0 1 1
Miranda ss 4 0 1 0
Wight p 1 0 0 0
  Fornieles p 1 0 0 0
  Gastall c 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 7 4
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Esposito 3b,2b 3 0 0 1
Fox 2b 4 1 0 0
  Hatfield 3b 0 0 0 0
Doby cf 3 1 1 2
  Philley lf 1 0 0 0
Minoso lf 4 3 3 0
  Delsing cf 1 0 0 0
Dropo 1b 5 2 2 2
Moss c 3 3 2 2
  Lollar c 1 0 1 0
Rivera rf 3 2 2 4
Aparicio ss 4 2 1 1
Harshman p 4 1 1 2
Totals 36 15 13 14
Baltimore 100 201 000472
Chicago 022 155 00x15130
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Wight  L(6-9) 2.2 5 4 4 5 2
  Fornieles   2.1 3 6 3 1 1
  Brown   3.0 5 5 5 1 1
Totals
8.0
13
15
12
7
4
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Harshman  W(8-7) 9.0 7 4 4 3 3
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
3
3

  E–Kell (5), Miranda (20).  DP–Baltimore 2. Gardner-Miranda-Triandos, Smith-Kell-Gardner, Chicago 1. Harshman-Dropo.  2B–Baltimore Kell (19,off Harshman); Triandos (13,off Harshman), Chicago Minoso (19,off Brown).  HR–Chicago Moss (9,3rd inning off Wight 1 on 2 out); Rivera 2 (7,5th inning off Fornieles 2 on 2 out,6th inning off Brown 0 on 1 out); Harshman (4,5th inning off Fornieles 1 on 2 out); Doby (13,6th inning off Brown 1 on 0 out); Dropo (3,6th inning off Brown 1 on 0 out).  SF–Triandos (3,off Harshman).  Team LOB–4.  Team–4.  CS–Nieman (5,Home by Harshman/Moss); Rivera (6,2nd base by Fornieles/Smith).  SB–Aparicio (9,3rd base off Fornieles/Smith).  U-HP–Charlie Berry, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–2:35.  A–4,631.
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