Baltimore Orioles vs Washington Senators
September 30, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 30, 1956 at Griffith 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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Baltimore Orioles 6, Washington Senators 3

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Williams cf 5 0 2 1
Causey 2b 5 0 0 0
Hale 1b 4 0 0 0
Frazier rf 4 1 2 1
Robinson 3b 4 2 2 0
Gardner ss 4 2 1 0
  Miranda ss 0 0 0 0
Nelson lf 4 1 2 3
Ginsberg c 2 0 1 0
  Triandos c 1 0 1 0
Ferrarese p 1 0 0 0
  Boyd ph 1 0 0 0
  Beamon p 2 0 0 1
Totals 37 6 11 6
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Plews 2b 4 1 3 1
Fitz Gerald c 4 0 2 1
Lemon rf 5 0 1 0
Sievers 1b 4 0 0 0
Killebrew 3b 5 0 0 0
Olson cf 3 1 0 0
Oravetz lf 4 0 2 0
Luttrell ss 3 0 0 1
  Berberet ph 1 0 0 0
Abernathy p 3 0 0 0
  Herzog ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 37 3 9 3
Baltimore 000 000 0246111
Washington 000 100 002390
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Ferrarese   5.0 4 1 1 3 8
  Beamon  W(2-0) 4.0 5 2 2 1 5
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
4
13
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Abernathy  L(1-3) 9.0 11 6 6 1 5
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
1
5

  E–Gardner (18).  DP–Washington 1. Abernathy-Luttrell-Sievers.  2B–Baltimore Frazier (6,off Abernathy); Nelson (2,off Abernathy), Washington Plews (10,off Beamon).  3B–Washington Herzog (7,off Beamon).  HR–Baltimore Frazier (1,9th inning off Abernathy 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–5.  Team–11.  U-HP–Bill Summers, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–1:52.  A–3,060.
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