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Senators 5 @ Orioles 6
Memorial Stadium
May 28, 1956

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Washington Senators, played on May 28, 1956 at Memorial Stadium. The home team Orioles beat the visiting Senators with a score of 6 to 5.

Game Summary

DateMay 28, 1956 
Visiting Team
Washington Senators
R: 5 H: 10 E: 3 LOB: 10
Runs: 5
Hits: 10
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Baltimore Orioles
R: 6 H: 10 E: 1 LOB: 14
Runs: 6
Hits: 10
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 14
Winning PitcherMike Fornieles  
Losing PitcherBob Chakales  
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Game Winning RBIChuck Diering 

Game Info

DateMay 28, 1956 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamWashington Senators 
Home TeamBaltimore Orioles 
Visiting Starting PitcherBob Wiesler  
Home Starting PitcherConnie Johnson  
BallparkMemorial Stadium 
CityBaltimore 
StateMD 
Attendance8,541 
Time of Game3 hours 9 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Red Flaherty
1B: John Rice
2B: Bill Summers
3B: Bill McKinley

Washington Senators Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Yost  Third Baseman 
Whitey Herzog  Center Fielder 
Pete Runnels  Second Baseman 
Roy Sievers  First Baseman 
Clint Courtney  Catcher 
Jim Lemon  Right Fielder 
Ernie Oravetz  Left Fielder 
Jerry Snyder  Shortstop 
Bob Wiesler  Pitcher 
Chuck Dressen  Manager 

Baltimore Orioles Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jim Pyburn  Center Fielder 
Hoot Evers  Right Fielder 
George Kell  Third Baseman 
Bob Nieman  Left Fielder 
Gus Triandos  First Baseman 
Hal Smith  Catcher 
Billy Gardner  Second Baseman 
Willie Miranda  Shortstop 
Connie Johnson  Pitcher 
Paul Richards  Manager 

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Senators 5 @ Orioles 6
Memorial Stadium
May 28, 1956

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         Game of 5/28/1956 -- Washington at Baltimore (N)

  Washington         AB  R  H RBI    Baltimore          AB  R  H RBI
Yost E, 3b            4  1  1  0   Pyburn J, cf          2  0  0  1   
Herzog W, cf          5  0  2  0   Francona T, ph-rf-1b  1  1  0  0   
Runnels P, 2b         4  2  2  1   Evers H, rf           1  0  0  0   
Sievers R, 1b         4  1  1  1   Hale B, ph            1  0  0  0   
Courtney C, c         4  0  2  2   Diering C, pr-cf      2  0  1  1   
Lemon J, rf           3  0  1  1   Kell G, 3b            3  1  1  1   
Oravetz E, lf         5  0  0  0   Marsh F, pr-3b        1  0  0  0   
Snyder J, ss          5  0  1  0   Nieman B, lf          5  1  1  1   
Wiesler B, p          2  0  0  0   Triandos G, 1b        5  0  4  1   
Clevenger T, p        0  0  0  0   Brown H, pr           0  0  0  0   
Killebrew H, ph       0  1  0  0   Nelson T, rf          0  0  0  0   
Chakales B, p         2  0  0  0   Smith H, c            3  0  0  0   
                                   Gardner B, 2b         4  1  2  0   
                                   Miranda W, ss         4  1  0  0   
                                   Johnson C, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Ferrarese D, p        0  0  0  0   
                                   Zuverink G, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   Fornieles M, p        2  1  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  5 10  5                        34  6 10  5

Washington       000 002 300 0 --  5
Baltimore        200 102 000 1 --  6
  0 outs when winning run was scored.

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wiesler B             5.1  5  5  3  6  1
Clevenger T           0.2  1  0  0  1  0
Chakales B (L)        3.0  4  1  1  3  0

  Baltimore            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Johnson C*            5.0  5  2  2  2  5
Ferrarese D           0.1  2  0  0  0  0
Zuverink G            1.0  1  3  2  2  0
Fornieles M (W)       3.2  2  0  0  3  1
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 6th

E -- Runnels P, Snyder J, Courtney C, Marsh F
DP -- Washington 2, Baltimore 2
LOB -- Washington 10, Baltimore 14
2B -- Nieman B, Gardner B, Sievers R, Triandos G, Fornieles M
SB -- Herzog W
SH -- Johnson C, Zuverink G
SF -- Pyburn J
T -- 3:09
A -- 8541

    

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