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Orioles 5 @ Senators 8
Griffith Stadium
April 27, 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 April 27, 1956 at Griffith Stadium. The home team Senators beat the visiting Orioles with a score of 8 to 5.

Game Summary

DateApril 27, 1956 
Visiting Team
Baltimore Orioles
R: 5 H: 9 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 5
Hits: 9
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Washington Senators
R: 8 H: 9 E: 0 LOB: 6
Runs: 8
Hits: 9
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 6
Winning PitcherConnie Grob  
Losing PitcherErv Palica  
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Game Winning RBI(none) 

Game Info

DateApril 27, 1956 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBaltimore Orioles 
Home TeamWashington Senators 
Visiting Starting PitcherFred Besana  
Home Starting PitcherDean Stone  
BallparkGriffith Stadium 
CityWashington 
StateDC 
Attendance4,753 
Time of Game2 hours 43 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Eddie Hurley
1B: Hank Soar
2B: Nestor Chylak
3B: Joe Paparella

Baltimore Orioles Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bobby Adams  Second Baseman 
Jim Dyck  Left Fielder 
Dave Philley  Right Fielder 
Gus Triandos  First Baseman 
Jim Pyburn  Center Fielder 
Billy Gardner  Third Baseman 
Hal Smith  Catcher 
Willie Miranda  Shortstop 
Fred Besana  Pitcher 
Paul Richards  Manager 

Washington Senators Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Yost  Third Baseman 
Dick Tettelbach  Left Fielder 
Karl Olson  Center Fielder 
Roy Sievers  First Baseman 
Jim Lemon  Right Fielder 
Clint Courtney  Catcher 
Jerry Snyder  Second Baseman 
Jose Valdivielso  Shortstop 
Dean Stone  Pitcher 
Chuck Dressen  Manager 

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Orioles 5 @ Senators 8
Griffith Stadium
April 27, 1956

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         Game of 4/27/1956 -- Baltimore at Washington (N)

  Baltimore          AB  R  H RBI    Washington         AB  R  H RBI
Adams B, 2b           1  0  0  0   Yost E, 3b            4  2  2  0   
Hale B, ph            1  0  1  2   Tettelbach D, lf      3  2  0  0   
Marsh F, pr-2b        0  0  0  0   Olson K, cf           2  0  0  2   
Nelson T, ph          1  0  0  0   Sievers R, 1b         4  0  1  1   
Causey W, 3b          0  0  0  0   Lemon J, rf           3  1  1  1   
Dyck J, lf            3  0  0  0   Courtney C, c         2  1  0  0   
Philley D, rf         5  0  1  0   Fitz Gerald E, c      1  0  0  0   
Triandos G, 1b-c      4  1  1  0   Snyder J, 2b          4  1  2  0   
Pyburn J, cf          5  1  2  1   Valdivielso J, ss     4  0  2  2   
Gardner B, 3b-2b      4  1  0  0   Stone D, p            1  1  0  0   
Smith H, c            4  1  3  0   Brodowski D, p        1  0  0  0   
Palica E, p           0  0  0  0   Grob C, p             1  0  1  1   
Pope D, ph            1  0  0  0                                      
Miranda W, ss         3  1  1  1                                      
Besana F, p           2  0  0  0                                      
Boyd B, ph            0  0  0  1                                      
Held M, p             0  0  0  0                                      
Francona T, ph-1b     1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  5  9  5                        30  8  9  7

Baltimore        000 003 200 --  5
Washington       020 030 21x --  8

  Baltimore            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Besana F              5.0  5  5  5  2  1
Held M                1.0  0  0  0  0  0
Palica E (L)          2.0  4  3  1  0  2

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Stone D               5.2  5  3  3  6  4
Brodowski D           1.0  3  2  2  2  1
Grob C (W)            2.1  1  0  0  0  1

E -- Palica E
DP -- Baltimore 1, Washington 1
LOB -- Baltimore 11, Washington 6
2B -- Valdivielso J, Smith H, Philley D
3B -- Sievers R, Miranda W
HR -- Pyburn J
SB -- Pyburn J
SH -- Yost E, Tettelbach D
SF -- Olson K 2
HBP -- by Besana F (Lemon J), by Besana F (Courtney C)
T -- 2:43
A -- 4753

    

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