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Orioles 2 @ White Sox 3
Comiskey Park
May 23, 1956

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Baltimore Orioles, played on May 23, 1956 at Comiskey Park. The home team White Sox beat the visiting Orioles with a score of 3 to 2.

Game Summary

DateMay 23, 1956 
Visiting Team
Baltimore Orioles
R: 2 H: 7 E: 0 LOB: 10
Runs: 2
Hits: 7
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Chicago White Sox
R: 3 H: 6 E: 0 LOB: 6
Runs: 3
Hits: 6
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 6
Winning PitcherJack Harshman  
Losing PitcherJohnny Schmitz  
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Game Winning RBISammy Esposito 

Game Info

DateMay 23, 1956 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBaltimore Orioles 
Home TeamChicago White Sox 
Visiting Starting PitcherJohnny Schmitz  
Home Starting PitcherJack Harshman  
BallparkComiskey Park 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance1,924 
Time of Game2 hours 25 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Jim Honochick
1B: Larry Napp
2B: Frank Umont
3B: Charlie Berry

Baltimore Orioles Lineup 

Name  Position 
Chuck Diering  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 
Johnny Schmitz  Pitcher 
Paul Richards  Manager 

Chicago White Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Luis Aparicio  Shortstop 
Nellie Fox  Second Baseman 
Minnie Minoso  Left Fielder 
Dave Philley  Right Fielder 
Larry Doby  Center Fielder 
Sherm Lollar  Catcher 
Walt Dropo  First Baseman 
Sammy Esposito  Third Baseman 
Jack Harshman  Pitcher 
Marty Marion  Manager 

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Orioles 2 @ White Sox 3
Comiskey Park
May 23, 1956

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         Game of 5/23/1956 -- Baltimore at Chicago (D)

  Baltimore          AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Diering C, cf         4  0  0  0   Aparicio L, ss        4  0  0  0   
Evers H, rf           5  2  2  0   Fox N, 2b             4  0  2  0   
Kell G, 3b            5  0  3  0   Minoso M, lf          4  0  0  0   
Nieman B, lf          4  0  2  0   Philley D, rf         4  0  0  0   
Triandos G, 1b        2  0  0  0   Doby L, cf            3  2  2  0   
Smith H, c            2  0  0  2   Lollar S, c           3  1  1  0   
Gardner B, 2b         4  0  0  0   Dropo W, 1b           2  0  0  0   
Miranda W, ss         3  0  0  0   Esposito S, 3b        2  0  1  2   
Schmitz J, p          1  0  0  0   Harshman J, p         2  0  0  1   
Moore R, p            2  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  2  7  2                        28  3  6  3

Baltimore        100 010 000 --  2
Chicago          010 200 00x --  3

  Baltimore            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Schmitz J (L)*        3.0  6  3  3  2  1
Moore R               5.0  0  0  0  3  2

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Harshman J (W)        9.0  7  2  2  5  6
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 4th

DP -- Baltimore 1
LOB -- Baltimore 10, Chicago 6
2B -- Esposito S
SH -- Schmitz J
SF -- Smith H
T -- 2:25
A -- 1924

    

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