Baltimore Orioles vs Washington Senators
September 29, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 29, 1956 at Griffith Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Baltimore Orioles 1, Washington Senators 7

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Causey 2b 3 0 1 0
Hale 1b 4 0 1 0
Francona cf 4 0 0 0
Frazier rf 4 0 0 0
Robinson 3b 4 1 3 1
Gardner ss 4 0 1 0
Nelson lf 4 0 0 0
Ginsberg c 3 0 0 0
Moeller p 1 0 0 0
  Boyd ph 1 0 0 0
  Wight p 0 0 0 0
  Hatton ph 0 0 0 0
  Werley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Plews 2b 4 1 0 1
Fitz Gerald c 5 1 1 0
Runnels 1b 4 2 2 1
Sievers lf 4 1 2 0
Lemon rf 4 0 2 3
Killebrew 3b 3 1 1 0
Olson cf 4 1 1 0
Luttrell ss 4 0 1 1
Hernandez p 4 0 1 0
Totals 36 7 11 6
Baltimore 000 000 001163
Washington 110 030 11x7111
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Moeller  L (0-1) 5.0 9 5 4 2 0
  Wight   2.0 1 1 0 1 1
  Werley   1.0 1 1 1 2 0
Totals 8.0 11 7 5 5 1
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Hernandez  W (1-1) 9.0 6 1 1 2 4
Totals 9.0 6 1 1 2 4

  E–Causey (2), Robinson 2 (2), Plews (17).  DP–Washington 2. Killebrew-Luttrell-Runnels, Runnels-Luttrell-Fitz Gerald-Runnels.  2B–Baltimore Robinson (4,off Hernandez); Hale (9,off Hernandez), Washington Runnels (29,off Moeller); Luttrell (5,off Moeller); Sievers (27,off Wight).  HR–Baltimore Robinson (1,9th inning off Hernandez 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–6.  SF–Lemon (6,off Moeller).  Team–11.  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–Bill Summers, 3B–John Rice.  T–2:02.  A–1,129.

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