Washington Senators vs Baltimore Orioles
September 23, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Washington Senators 0, Baltimore Orioles 6

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Plews 2b 4 0 2 0
Herzog cf 4 0 0 0
Runnels 1b 4 0 0 0
Sievers lf 4 0 0 0
Lemon rf 3 0 0 0
Courtney c 3 0 1 0
Killebrew 3b 2 0 0 0
Luttrell ss 3 0 0 0
Stobbs p 1 0 0 0
  Oravetz ph 0 0 0 0
  Brodowski p 0 0 0 0
  Berberet ph 1 0 0 0
  Wiesler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 3 0
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Williams cf 4 2 3 1
Boyd 1b 4 0 1 1
Francona rf 4 1 2 1
Nieman lf 4 0 2 1
Triandos c 3 0 0 0
Gardner 2b 4 0 0 0
Robinson 3b 4 1 2 0
Miranda ss 3 1 2 1
Johnson p 3 1 1 0
Totals 33 6 13 5
Washington 000 000 000031
Baltimore 201 100 20x6131
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Stobbs  L(15-14) 5.0 8 4 4 0 3
  Brodowski   2.0 5 2 2 1 2
  Wiesler   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
6
6
1
6
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  W(9-11) 9.0 3 0 0 2 9
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
2
9

  E–Plews (15), Gardner (17).  DP–Washington 1. Stobbs-Runnels, Baltimore 2. Gardner-Miranda-Boyd, Miranda-Gardner-Boyd.  2B–Baltimore Robinson (3,off Stobbs).  3B–Washington Courtney (3,off Johnson), Baltimore Francona (4,off Stobbs).  HR–Baltimore Williams (11,3rd inning off Stobbs 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–4.  Team–4.  SB–Miranda (3,Home off Brodowski/Courtney); Johnson (1,2nd base off Brodowski/Courtney); Miranda (3,Home off Brodowski/Courtney); Johnson (1,2nd base off Brodowski/Courtney).  CS–Williams (5,2nd base by Stobbs/Courtney); Nieman (7,2nd base by Brodowski/Courtney); Williams (5,2nd base by Stobbs/Courtney); Nieman (7,2nd base by Brodowski/Courtney).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Bill McKinley.  T–2:14.  A–8,766.
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