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Baltimore Orioles @ Washington Senators

1956-07-04 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · 6 innings · Att: 7580 · 2:11

Baltimore Orioles defeated Washington Senators 7–4. Baltimore Orioles put up 4 in the 6th. Don Ferrarese earned the win and George Zuverink picked up the save. Eddie Yost went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
BAL	0	0	0	0	3	4	7	12
WS1	0	1	0	1	2	0	4	7

W: Don Ferrarese L: Hal Griggs SV: George Zuverink

Umpires — HP: Eddie Hurley · 1B: Nestor Chylak · 2B: Hank Soar · 3B: Joe Paparella · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Baltimore Orioles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Williams	3	0	1	0	1	0
George Kell	3	1	1	2	1	1
Bob Nieman	4	0	2	1	0	0
Gus Triandos	2	0	0	1	2	0
Tito Francona	3	0	1	0	0	0
Hal Smith	2	1	1	0	1	0
Billy Gardner	3	2	2	0	0	0
Willy Miranda	2	1	1	0	0	0
Connie Johnson	1	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Frazier	1	0	1	2	0	0
Bob Hale	1	1	1	1	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Yost	4	1	1	2	0	0
Whitey Herzog	3	0	0	0	0	2
Pete Runnels	2	0	2	0	1	0
Roy Sievers	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Lemon	3	0	0	0	0	1
Lou Berberet	3	2	3	0	0	0
Tony Roig	0	0	0	2	1	0
Jose Valdivielso	2	0	1	0	0	0
Hal Griggs	1	1	0	0	1	1
Clint Courtney	1	0	0	0	0	1
Herb Plews	1	0	0	0	0	0

Baltimore Orioles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Connie Johnson	4.0	4	1	2
Don Ferrarese	1.0	2	1	2
George Zuverink	1.0	1	1	1

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hal Griggs	5.1	10	5	1
Connie Grob	0.1	2	0	0
Bob Wiesler	0.1	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dick Williams: W
George Kell: 9
Bob Nieman: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Eddie Yost: E5
Whitey Herzog: SB2
Whitey Herzog: K
Pete Runnels: W
Roy Sievers: 5
Jim Lemon: 2/FL

Top 2

Gus Triandos: 63
Tito Francona: S8
Hal Smith: S8.1-2
Billy Gardner: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Lou Berberet: S9.B-3(E9)
Tony Roig: 9/SF.3-H(UR)
Jose Valdivielso: D8
Hal Griggs: K
Eddie Yost: 7

Top 3

Willy Miranda: 13
Connie Johnson: S8
Dick Williams: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Whitey Herzog: 31
Pete Runnels: S9
Roy Sievers: CS2(24)
Roy Sievers: 6

Top 4

George Kell: W
Bob Nieman: 64(1)3/GDP
Gus Triandos: W
Tito Francona: 8

Bot 4

Jim Lemon: 53
Lou Berberet: T8
Tony Roig: 14/SH.3-H
Jose Valdivielso: 53

Top 5

Hal Smith: W
Billy Gardner: S9.1-2
Willy Miranda: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Joe Frazier: S8.3-H;2-H
Dick Williams: S5/BG.1-2
George Kell: K/C
Bob Nieman: S4.2-3;1-2
Gus Triandos: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Tito Francona: 3/G

Bot 5

Hal Griggs: W
Eddie Yost: HR/7.1-H
Whitey Herzog: K
Pete Runnels: S3/BG
Roy Sievers: 7
Jim Lemon: K

Top 6

Hal Smith: 53
Billy Gardner: S8
Willy Miranda: S9.1-3
Bob Hale: S7.3-H;1-2
Dick Williams: 9
George Kell: T8.2-H;1-H
Bob Nieman: S9.3-H
Gus Triandos: 54(1)/FO

Bot 6

Lou Berberet: S8
Tony Roig: W.1-2
Clint Courtney: K/C
Herb Plews: 7
Eddie Yost: 7

Notes & reviews

30 minute rain delay
Clint Courtney was hit by a pitch but HP umpire Eddie Hurley ruled Courtney didn't get out of way; Courtney ejected by Hurley
Game called for rain with Roy Sievers at bat in top of 7th with one run in, Runnels on 3rd and no outs; plays were washed out and score reverted to 7-4 at end of 6th

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