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Washington Senators @ Baltimore Orioles

1956-08-15 · Night game · Memorial Stadium · 12 innings · Att: 9851 · 3:20

Baltimore Orioles defeated Washington Senators 3–2. Baltimore Orioles put up 2 in the 6th. Bill Wight earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
WS1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	7
BAL	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	7

W: Bill Wight L: Bud Byerly SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Larry Napp · 1B: Frank Umont · 2B: Charlie Berry · 3B: Jim Honochick · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Yost	5	1	2	0	0	0
Whitey Herzog	5	0	1	0	0	0
Pete Runnels	4	0	2	2	0	1
Roy Sievers	4	0	0	0	1	1
Jim Lemon	4	0	0	0	1	3
Herb Plews	5	0	1	0	0	1
Lou Berberet	3	0	0	0	1	0
Tony Roig	5	0	0	0	0	2
Camilo Pascual	2	0	0	0	0	1
Ernie Oravetz	1	1	1	0	0	0
Bud Byerly	2	0	0	0	0	1
Ed FitzGerald	1	0	0	0	0	1

Baltimore Orioles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Williams	5	0	1	0	0	1
Bob Boyd	5	1	2	0	0	2
Tito Francona	5	1	2	1	0	1
Bob Nieman	3	1	0	0	2	1
Gus Triandos	2	0	0	0	0	2
Grady Hatton	4	0	0	0	1	0
Billy Gardner	5	0	2	1	0	0
Willy Miranda	4	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Fornieles	3	0	0	0	0	2
Bob Hale	1	0	0	1	0	0
Tom Gastall	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Wight	1	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Camilo Pascual	7.0	6	1	7
Bud Byerly	4.1	1	2	3

Baltimore Orioles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Fornieles	9.1	7	3	5
Bill Wight	2.2	0	0	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Yost: 9
Whitey Herzog: 43
Pete Runnels: S8
Roy Sievers: W.1-2
Jim Lemon: W.2-3;1-2
Herb Plews: 8

Bot 1

Dick Williams: S8
Bob Boyd: CS2(26)
Bob Boyd: K
Tito Francona: 9

Top 2

Lou Berberet: 63
Tony Roig: 43
Camilo Pascual: 43

Bot 2

Bob Nieman: 53
Gus Triandos: K
Grady Hatton: 6

Top 3

Eddie Yost: S8
Whitey Herzog: 8
Pete Runnels: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Pete Runnels: 8/SF.3-H(UR)
Roy Sievers: 8

Bot 3

Billy Gardner: S9
Willy Miranda: 7
Mike Fornieles: K+CS2(26)/DP

Top 4

Jim Lemon: 43
Herb Plews: D7
Lou Berberet: 43.2-3
Tony Roig: 53

Bot 4

Dick Williams: 63
Bob Boyd: S9
Tito Francona: S9.1-3
Bob Nieman: W.1-2
Gus Triandos: K
Grady Hatton: 43

Top 5

Camilo Pascual: K/C
Eddie Yost: 9
Whitey Herzog: 7/FL

Bot 5

Billy Gardner: 6
Willy Miranda: E9/F.B-2
Mike Fornieles: 63
Dick Williams: FC5.2X3(5)

Top 6

Pete Runnels: 4
Roy Sievers: 7
Jim Lemon: K

Bot 6

Bob Boyd: S7
Tito Francona: T8.1-H
Bob Nieman: K/C
Bob Hale: 43.3-H
Grady Hatton: 9

Top 7

Herb Plews: 13
Lou Berberet: 5/FL
Tony Roig: 63

Bot 7

Billy Gardner: 63
Willy Miranda: K
Mike Fornieles: K

Top 8

Ernie Oravetz: S3
Eddie Yost: 14/SH.1-2
Whitey Herzog: 43.2-3
Pete Runnels: D9.3-H
Roy Sievers: K

Bot 8

Dick Williams: 53
Bob Boyd: 2/FL
Tito Francona: 7

Top 9

Jim Lemon: K
Herb Plews: 43
Lou Berberet: W
Tony Roig: K

Bot 9

Bob Nieman: 9
Tom Gastall: 63
Grady Hatton: 43

Top 10

Bud Byerly: 53
Eddie Yost: S8
Whitey Herzog: S9.1-3
Pete Runnels: K
Roy Sievers: 9

Bot 10

Billy Gardner: 53
Willy Miranda: 8
Bill Wight: 13

Top 11

Jim Lemon: K
Herb Plews: K
Ed FitzGerald: K/C

Bot 11

Dick Williams: K
Bob Boyd: K
Tito Francona: K

Top 12

Tony Roig: K/C
Bud Byerly: K
Eddie Yost: 53

Bot 12

Bob Nieman: W
Tom Gastall: 34/SH.1-2
Grady Hatton: IW
Billy Gardner: S7.2-H;1-2