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Orioles
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
July 4, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Baltimore Orioles, played on July 4, 1956 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 4, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 4, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hal Brown |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Chuck Stobbs |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Paparella 1B: Eddie Hurley 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Hank Soar |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Gardner | Second Baseman |
| Dick Williams | Right Fielder |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Bob Nieman | Left Fielder |
| Gus Triandos | First Baseman |
| Jim Pyburn | Center Fielder |
| Tom Gastall | Catcher |
| Willie Miranda | Shortstop |
| Hal Brown | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Center Fielder |
| Pete Runnels | First Baseman |
| Roy Sievers | Left Fielder |
| Clint Courtney | Catcher |
| Jim Lemon | Right Fielder |
| Tony Roig | Second Baseman |
| Jose Valdivielso | Shortstop |
| Chuck Stobbs | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
July 4, 1956
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Stobbs
Gardner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Stobbs
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Stobbs
Kell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sievers. Kell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nieman vs. Stobbs
Nieman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Brown
Yost hits a fly ball into center field. Pyburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Brown
Herzog hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Brown
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards first. Triandos scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Runnels for the out. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sievers vs. Brown
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Stobbs
Triandos hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pyburn vs. Stobbs
Pyburn hits a fly ball into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gastall vs. Stobbs
Gastall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Triandos moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miranda vs. Stobbs
Miranda hits a popup, foul, towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Stobbs
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Brown
Courtney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Brown
Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roig vs. Brown
Roig hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valdivielso vs. Brown
Valdivielso hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stobbs vs. Brown
Stobbs hits a fly ball into center field. Pyburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Stobbs
Gardner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Roig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Stobbs
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Stobbs
Kell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sievers. Kell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nieman vs. Stobbs
Nieman hits a fly ball into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Brown
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Brown
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Brown
Runnels hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Herzog moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sievers vs. Brown
Sievers hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Pyburn. Sievers reaches second base with a double. Herzog scores. Runnels moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Courtney vs. Brown
Courtney is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lemon vs. Brown
Lemon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Runnels scores. Sievers scores. Courtney moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roig vs. Brown
Roig is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Valdivielso vs. Brown
Valdivielso hits a line drive into center field. Pyburn picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Pyburn. Courtney scores. Lemon goes all the way around to score. Valdivielso moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stobbs vs. Schmitz
Johnny Schmitz now pitching.
Stobbs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Triandos scoops it up and throws to first, with Schmitz covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Stobbs
Triandos hits a fly ball into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pyburn vs. Stobbs
Pyburn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gastall vs. Stobbs
Gastall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pyburn moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miranda vs. Stobbs
Miranda strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Schmitz
Yost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Schmitz
Herzog hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Schmitz
Runnels hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Schmitz
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Courtney vs. Schmitz
Karl Olson pinch runs for Roy Sievers.
Courtney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yost scores. Olson moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Senators, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lemon vs. Schmitz
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 0 - Senators, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmitz vs. Stobbs
Karl Olson now playing left field.
Schmitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost juggles the ball. That's an error on Yost. Schmitz moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Senators, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gardner vs. Stobbs
Gardner hits a fly ball into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Stobbs
Williams hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Stobbs
Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Stobbs
Nieman hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Olson. Nieman reaches second base with a double. Kell moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Triandos vs. Stobbs
Triandos hits a popup towards short. Valdivielso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Senators, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pyburn vs. Stobbs
Pyburn hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 2 - Senators, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roig vs. Schmitz
Roig is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdivielso vs. Schmitz
Valdivielso hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Senators, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stobbs vs. Schmitz
Stobbs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Senators, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Schmitz
Yost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stobbs moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Senators, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herzog vs. Schmitz
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Miranda fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 2 - Senators, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gastall vs. Stobbs
Gastall hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Stobbs
Miranda hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Courtney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Senators, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmitz vs. Stobbs
Schmitz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stobbs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 2 - Senators, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Schmitz
Runnels hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Schmitz
Olson hits a fly ball into center field. Pyburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Senators, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Schmitz
Courtney strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 2 - Senators, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Stobbs
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Stobbs
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Stobbs
Kell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Olson. Kell reaches second base with a double. Williams goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nieman vs. Ramos
Pedro Ramos now pitching.
Nieman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kell scores. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Ramos
Triandos hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nieman moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Francona vs. Ramos
Tito Francona pinch hits for Jim Pyburn.
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels fields the ball and throws to Ramos covering. Safe. Nieman moves to third. Triandos moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hale vs. Ramos
Bob Hale pinch hits for Tom Gastall.
Hale hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Frazier vs. Ramos
Joe Frazier pinch hits for Willie Miranda.
Frazier hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Olson. Frazier reaches second base with a double. Nieman scores. Triandos scores. Francona goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Senators, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nelson vs. Ramos
Tex Nelson pinch hits for Johnny Schmitz.
Nelson hits a line drive into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 7 - Senators, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Fornieles
Tito Francona now playing center field. Hal Smith now catching. Bobby Adams now playing second base. Mike Fornieles now pitching. Billy Gardner n
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Senators, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roig vs. Fornieles
Roig hits a ball on the ground towards second. Adams picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Adams. Lemon moves to third. Roig moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Senators, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Valdivielso vs. Fornieles
Valdivielso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ramos vs. Fornieles
Ramos hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Senators, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yost vs. Fornieles
Yost hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lemon scores. Roig scores. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Senators, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Fornieles
Herzog hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Senators, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Runnels vs. Fornieles
There goes Yost. The throw from Smith and he is out, Kell applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 7 - Senators, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Ramos
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Senators, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Ramos
Williams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lemon. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Senators, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kell vs. Ramos
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Senators, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nieman vs. Ramos
Nieman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Senators, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Triandos vs. Ramos
Triandos hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams scores. Nieman moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Senators, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Francona vs. Stewart
Bunky Stewart now pitching.
Francona strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 8 - Senators, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Wight
Bill Wight now pitching.
Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Senators, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Wight
Olson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Senators, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Wight
Courtney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Senators, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Wight
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 8 - Senators, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Stewart
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Senators, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Stewart
Adams hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Senators, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Stewart
Hoot Evers pinch hits for Bill Wight.
Evers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Senators, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Stewart
Gardner hits a fly ball into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/4/1956, game 1 -- Baltimore at Washington (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Gardner B, 2b-ss 6 0 0 0 Yost E, 3b 4 1 3 2
Williams D, rf 4 3 2 2 Herzog W, cf 5 1 2 0
Kell G, 3b 5 1 4 1 Runnels P, 1b 5 1 1 0
Nieman B, lf 4 1 2 1 Sievers R, lf 3 1 2 1
Triandos G, 1b 5 1 3 1 Olson K, pr-lf 2 0 0 0
Pyburn J, cf 3 0 1 0 Courtney C, c 3 2 2 1
Francona T, ph-cf 2 1 1 0 Lemon J, rf 4 2 1 2
Gastall T, c 3 0 1 0 Roig T, 2b 4 1 1 0
Hale B, ph 1 0 0 0 Valdivielso J, ss 4 1 2 3
Smith H, c 1 0 0 0 Stobbs C, p 3 0 1 0
Miranda W, ss 3 0 0 0 Ramos P, p 1 0 0 0
Frazier J, ph 1 0 1 3 Stewart B, p 0 0 0 0
Adams B, 2b 1 0 0 0
Brown H, p 1 0 0 0
Schmitz J, p 2 1 0 0
Nelson T, ph 1 0 0 0
Fornieles M, p 0 0 0 0
Wight B, p 0 0 0 0
Evers H, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
44 8 16 8 38 10 15 9
Baltimore 000 020 510 -- 8
Washington 025 100 20x -- 10
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Brown H (L) 2.2 7 7 6 2 1
Schmitz J 3.1 5 1 1 0 2
Fornieles M 1.0 3 2 2 1 0
Wight B 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Stobbs C (W) 6.1 9 4 3 1 1
Ramos P 1.1 6 4 4 1 0
Stewart B (S) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Pyburn J, Yost E, Adams B
LOB -- Baltimore 11, Washington 8
2B -- Kell G 3, Sievers R, Nieman B, Frazier J, Williams D
HR -- Valdivielso J, Williams D
CS -- Yost E
T -- 2:56
A -- 0
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