April 20, 1956 Washington Senators at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
WSH 2 CLE 3
DET 1 CHW 6
@KCA 3 NYY 7
BOS 1 CHC 12
CIN 1 PHI 2
NYG 1
(10) BRO 5
@PIT 0 MLN 5
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 29,083

Friday, April 20, 1956
Time of Game: 2:09

Senators

1-3

Lost 1

6th, 2½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Senators        0  0  1   1  0  0   0  0  0    2  7  0
Orioles         0  0  0   0  1  0   2  0  X    3  7  2

W: J Wilson (1-0), L: D Brodowski (0-1)

Orioles

1-3

Won 1

6th, 2½ GB

BATTING

Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Yost 3B                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .111  .751    0    3   2   2B
D Tettelbach LF               3   0   1   1    1   1  .200  .827    0    2   0   
P Runnels 2B                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .188  .673    0    2   2   
R Sievers 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .125  .301    0    6   1   GDP
K Olson CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .467 1.367    0    1   0   GDP
C Courtney C                  4   1   3   1    0   0  .600 1.500    0    4   0   HR
J Lemon RF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .375 1.250    0    4   0   SH
J Snyder SS                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .125  .250    0    1   1   
  L Berberet PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .333    0    0   0   
D Brodowski P                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   3   
Totals                       31   2   7   2    3   6                    24   9

BATTING

2B: E Yost (1, off J Wilson).

HR: C Courtney (1, off J Wilson; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

SH: J Lemon (1, off J Wilson).

TB: C Courtney 6; E Yost 2; D Tettelbach; P Runnels; J Snyder.

GIDP: K Olson (1); R Sievers (1).

RBI: C Courtney (1); D Tettelbach (4).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Diering CF-3B-CF            1   0   0   0    2   0  .000  .667    0    1   1   SH
B Boyd 1B                     3   1   2   0    1   0  .500 1.404    0    9   0   3B
D Philley LF                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .133  .376    0    1   0   SF
G Triandos C                  4   1   1   2    0   0  .267  .980    0    7   1   HR
T Francona RF-CF-RF           3   0   0   0    1   0  .143  .607    0    2   0   
B Adams 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .767    0    5   1   SH
W Causey 3B                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .250    0    0   0   
  D Pope PH-RF                2   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .453    0    0   0   
  F Marsh 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         0   0   
W Miranda SS                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .067  .134    0    2   2   
J Wilson P                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .333  .833    0    0   5   
Totals                       28   3   7   3    5   3                    27  10

BATTING

3B: B Boyd (1, off D Brodowski).

HR: G Triandos (2, off D Brodowski; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

SF: D Philley (1, off D Brodowski).

SH: B Adams (1, off D Brodowski); C Diering (1, off D Brodowski).

TB: G Triandos 4; B Boyd 4; D Philley; J Wilson; D Pope; W Miranda.

RBI: G Triandos 2 (5); D Philley (2).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. W Miranda-B Adams-B Boyd; J Wilson-W Miranda-B Boyd.

E: D Philley 2 (2).

PITCHING

Washington Senators           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Brodowski, L (0-1)           8     7   3   3    5   3   1   3.00   36     -       ·  ·      9·11· 1· 7     54    -     1.65  -0.13
Totals                         8     7   3   3    5   3   1          36     -       ·  ·      9·11· 1· 7           -

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Wilson, W (1-0)              9     7   2   2    3   6   1   2.00   35     -       ·  ·      8·11· 0· 7     68    -     1.35   0.37
Totals                         9     7   2   2    3   6   1          35     -       ·  ·      8·11· 0· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Eddie Rommel, 1B - Frank Tabacchi, 2B - Johnny Stevens, 3B - Ed Runge.

Time of Game: 2:09.

Attendance: 29,083.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Washington Senators           Baltimore Orioles                    
1. E Yost               3B    1. C Diering            CF 
2. D Tettelbach         LF    2. B Boyd               1B 
3. P Runnels            2B    3. D Philley            LF 
4. R Sievers            1B    4. G Triandos           C  
5. K Olson              CF    5. T Francona           RF 
6. C Courtney           C     6. B Adams              2B 
7. J Lemon              RF    7. W Causey             3B 
8. J Snyder             SS    8. W Miranda            SS 
9. D Brodowski          P     9. J Wilson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  2-1  --3      31%  78% G Triandos      D Brodowski     Home Run; Boyd Scores
   t 8   0  3-2  12-      24%  78% R Sievers       J Wilson        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Tettelbach to 3B
   b 7   0  2-1  ---      21%  56% B Boyd          D Brodowski     Triple to CF
   t 3   1  0-0  -2-     -14%  33% D Tettelbach    J Wilson        Single to LF; Yost Scores; Tettelbach to 3B/Adv on E7/Adv on E7
   t 8   0  3-2  1--     -13%  54% P Runnels       J Wilson        Single to CF; Tettelbach to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Wilson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  E Yost          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  D Tettelbach    Groundout: P-1B
          ---      53%  P Runnels       Walk
   O      1--      55%  R Sievers       Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Brodowski facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  C Diering       Walk
   O      1--      55%  B Boyd          Foul Flyball: 3B
          1--      61%  D Philley       Single to LF; Diering to 3B
   O      1-3      55%  G Triandos      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1-3      50%  T Francona      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Wilson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  K Olson         Flyball: RF
          ---      50%  C Courtney      Single to CF
   O      1--      53%  J Lemon         Flyball: SS
   O      1--      55%  J Snyder        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Brodowski facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  B Adams         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      51%  W Causey        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  W Miranda       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 3rd, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Wilson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      52%  D Brodowski     Groundout: P-1B
          ---      48%  E Yost          Double to LF
   R      -2-      33%  D Tettelbach    Single to LF; Yost Scores; Tettelbach to 3B/Adv on E7/Adv on E7
   O      --3      39%  P Runnels       Groundout: P-1B
   O      --3      43%  R Sievers       Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Dick Brodowski facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      40%  J Wilson        Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      43%  C Diering       Walk
          1--      51%  B Boyd          Single to RF; Diering to 3B
   O      1-3      42%  D Philley       Fielder's Choice 3B; Diering out at Hm/3B-C; Boyd to 2B
   O      12-      37%  G Triandos      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 0.

Top of the 4th, Senators Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Wilson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      39%  K Olson         Flyball: 2B
   R      ---      28%  C Courtney      Home Run
   O      ---      29%  J Lemon         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      30%  J Snyder        Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 2, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Dick Brodowski facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      27%  T Francona      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      25%  B Adams         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      24%  W Causey        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 2, Orioles 0.

Top of the 5th, Senators Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Wilson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      26%  D Brodowski     Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      27%  E Yost          Strikeout
   O      ---      28%  D Tettelbach    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 2, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Dick Brodowski facing 8-9-1
          ---      33%  W Miranda       Single to CF
          1--      41%  J Wilson        Walk; Miranda to 2B
   O      12-      40%  C Diering       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Miranda to 3B; Wilson to 2B
          -23      42%  B Boyd          Walk
   RO     123      40%  D Philley       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Miranda Scores
   O      12-      33%  G Triandos      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 2, Orioles 1.

Top of the 6th, Senators Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jim Wilson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      36%  P Runnels       Flyball: LF
          ---      33%  R Sievers       Walk
   OO     1--      39%  K Olson         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 2, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Dick Brodowski facing 5-6-7
          ---      45%  T Francona      Walk
   O      1--      42%  B Adams         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Francona to 2B
                  Dave Pope pinch hits for Wayne Causey batting 7th
          -2-      45%  D Pope          Single to SS; Francona stays at 2B
   O      12-      38%  W Miranda       Lineout: RF
          12-      43%  J Wilson        Single to SS; Francona to 3B; Pope to 2B
   O      123      30%  C Diering       Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Senators 2, Orioles 1.

Top of the 7th, Senators Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jim Wilson facing 6-7-8
                  Chuck Diering moves to 3B; Tito Francona moves to CF; Dave Pope moves to RF
          ---      26%  C Courtney      Single to RF
   O      1--      28%  J Lemon         Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Courtney to 2B
          -2-      26%  J Snyder        Single to 3B; Courtney stays at 2B
   O      12-      29%  D Brodowski     Groundout: P-1B; Courtney to 3B; Snyder to 2B
   O      -23      35%  E Yost          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 2, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Dick Brodowski facing 2-3-4
          ---      56%  B Boyd          Triple to CF
   O      --3      46%  D Philley       Flyball: LF
   RR     --3      78%  G Triandos      Home Run; Boyd Scores
   O      ---      76%  T Francona      Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      75%  B Adams         Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 2, Orioles 3.

Top of the 8th, Senators Batting, Behind 2-3, Jim Wilson facing 2-3-4
          ---      67%  D Tettelbach    Walk
          1--      54%  P Runnels       Single to CF; Tettelbach to 2B
   OO     12-      78%  R Sievers       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Tettelbach to 3B
   O      --3      87%  K Olson         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 2, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dick Brodowski facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      86%  D Pope          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      85%  W Miranda       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      84%  J Wilson        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 2, Orioles 3.

Top of the 9th, Senators Batting, Behind 2-3, Jim Wilson facing 6-7-8
                  Fred Marsh replaces Dave Pope playing 3B batting 7th; Chuck Diering moves to CF; Tito Francona moves to RF
   O      ---      91%  C Courtney      Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      97%  J Lemon         Flyball: RF
                  Lou Berberet pinch hits for Jerry Snyder batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  L Berberet      Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 2, Orioles 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:BAL195604200

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation