Washington Senators vs Baltimore Orioles
August 15, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 1956 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 2, Baltimore Orioles 3

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 5 1 2 0
Herzog cf 5 0 1 0
Runnels 1b 4 0 2 2
Sievers lf 4 0 0 0
Lemon rf 4 0 0 0
Plews 2b 5 0 1 0
Berberet c 3 0 0 0
  Fitz Gerald pr,c 1 0 0 0
Roig ss 5 0 0 0
Pascual p 2 0 0 0
  Oravetz ph 1 1 1 0
  Byerly p 2 0 0 0
Totals 41 2 7 2
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Williams cf 5 0 1 0
Boyd 1b 5 1 2 0
Francona rf 5 1 2 1
Nieman lf 3 1 0 0
Triandos c 2 0 0 0
  Hale ph 1 0 0 1
  Gastall c 1 0 0 0
Hatton 3b 4 0 0 0
Gardner 2b 5 0 2 1
Miranda ss 4 0 0 0
Fornieles p 3 0 0 0
  Wight p 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 3 7 3
Washington 001 000 010 000271
Baltimore 000 002 000 001371
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Pascual   7.0 6 2 2 1 7
  Byerly  L(1-3) 4.1 1 1 1 2 3
Totals
11.1
7
3
3
3
10
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Fornieles   9.1 7 2 1 3 5
  Wight  W(7-10) 2.2 0 0 0 0 6
Totals
12.0
7
2
1
3
11

  E–Lemon (11), Triandos (10).  DP–Washington 1. Berberet-Roig.  2B–Washington Plews (6,off Fornieles); Runnels (18,off Fornieles).  3B–Baltimore Francona (2,off Pascual).  SH–Yost (8,off Fornieles); Gastall (1,off Byerly).  SF–Runnels (4,off Fornieles).  Team LOB–8.  IBB–Hatton (1,by Byerly).  Team–6.  SB–Yost (7,2nd base off Fornieles/Triandos).  CS–Williams (3,2nd base by Pascual/Berberet); Gardner (4,2nd base by Pascual/Berberet).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Charlie Berry, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–3:20.  A–9,851.
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