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Baltimore Orioles @ Washington Senators

1956-09-29 · Night game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 1129 · 2:02

Washington Senators defeated Baltimore Orioles 7–1. Washington Senators put up 3 in the 5th. Evelio Hernandez earned the win. Brooks Robinson went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6
WS1	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	1		7	11

W: Evelio Hernandez L: Ron Moeller SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Hank Soar · 1B: Red Flaherty · 2B: Bill Summers · 3B: John Rice · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Baltimore Orioles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Wayne Causey	3	0	1	0	1	0
Bob Hale	4	0	1	0	0	0
Tito Francona	4	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Frazier	4	0	0	0	0	0
Brooks Robinson	4	1	3	1	0	0
Billy Gardner	4	0	1	0	0	0
Tex Nelson	4	0	0	0	0	3
Joe Ginsberg	3	0	0	0	0	1
Ron Moeller	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Boyd	1	0	0	0	0	0
Grady Hatton	0	0	0	0	1	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Herb Plews	4	1	0	1	1	0
Ed FitzGerald	5	1	1	0	0	0
Pete Runnels	4	2	2	1	1	1
Roy Sievers	4	1	2	0	1	0
Jim Lemon	4	0	2	3	0	0
Harmon Killebrew	3	1	1	0	2	0
Karl Olson	4	1	1	0	0	0
Lyle Luttrell	4	0	1	1	0	0
Evelio Hernandez	4	0	1	0	0	0

Baltimore Orioles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ron Moeller	5.0	9	2	0
Bill Wight	2.0	1	1	1
George Werley	1.0	1	2	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Evelio Hernandez	9.0	6	2	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Wayne Causey: W
Bob Hale: 56(1)3/GDP
Tito Francona: 43

Bot 1

Herb Plews: W
Ed FitzGerald: 9
Pete Runnels: S8.1-2
Roy Sievers: 6
Jim Lemon: S7.2-H;1-2
Harmon Killebrew: 54(1)/FO

Top 2

Joe Frazier: E4
Brooks Robinson: 9
Billy Gardner: 3
Tex Nelson: K

Bot 2

Karl Olson: E5
Lyle Luttrell: 9
Evelio Hernandez: S/78.1-3
Herb Plews: 36(1)/FO.3-H(UR)
Ed FitzGerald: 53

Top 3

Joe Ginsberg: 9
Ron Moeller: 7
Wayne Causey: 8

Bot 3

Pete Runnels: 63
Roy Sievers: S7
Jim Lemon: 8
Harmon Killebrew: S7.1-2
Karl Olson: 7

Top 4

Bob Hale: 43
Tito Francona: 13
Joe Frazier: 5

Bot 4

Lyle Luttrell: 9
Evelio Hernandez: 43
Herb Plews: 7

Top 5

Brooks Robinson: D9/G
Billy Gardner: 3/G.2-3
Tex Nelson: K
Joe Ginsberg: K/C

Bot 5

Ed FitzGerald: S7
Pete Runnels: D8.1-H;B-3(E4)
Roy Sievers: 6/L
Jim Lemon: 8/SF.3-H
Harmon Killebrew: W
Karl Olson: S9.1-3
Lyle Luttrell: D7.3-H;1-3
Evelio Hernandez: 53

Top 6

Bob Boyd: 63
Wayne Causey: S/89
Bob Hale: 7
Tito Francona: 6/L

Bot 6

Herb Plews: 43
Ed FitzGerald: 8
Pete Runnels: K

Top 7

Joe Frazier: 3/G
Brooks Robinson: S7
Billy Gardner: S9.1-2
Tex Nelson: 8
Joe Ginsberg: 43

Bot 7

Roy Sievers: D7
Jim Lemon: 63
Harmon Killebrew: W
Karl Olson: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Lyle Luttrell: E5.3-H(NR)(UR);1-2
Evelio Hernandez: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

Grady Hatton: W
Wayne Causey: 36(1)23/GDP
Bob Hale: D7
Tito Francona: 8

Bot 8

Herb Plews: 31
Ed FitzGerald: 63
Pete Runnels: W
Roy Sievers: W.1-2
Jim Lemon: S/78.2-H;1-2
Harmon Killebrew: 63

Top 9

Joe Frazier: 7
Brooks Robinson: HR/7
Billy Gardner: 63
Tex Nelson: K/C