April 21, 1956 Washington Senators at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

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WSH 8
@BAL 4 DET 7
@CLE 6 KCA 15
CHW 1 NYY 14
BOS 10 CHC 3
CIN 2
(11) PIT 3
BRO 1 STL 6
MLN 5

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 11,067

Saturday, April 21, 1956
Time of Game: 2:27

Senators

2-3

Won 1

5th, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Senators        4  0  0   1  0  3   0  0  0    8 11  1
Orioles         2  0  0   0  0  1   0  1  0    4  7  1

W: D Stone (1-0), L: B Wight (0-2)

Orioles

1-4

Lost 1

8th, 3 GB

BATTING

Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Yost 3B                     4   3   2   0    0   1  .231  .853    0    0   1   SB,HBP
D Tettelbach LF               3   1   1   3    1   1  .222  .929    0    4   0   3B,SF
K Olson CF                    4   1   2   1    1   1  .474 1.313    0    1   0   
R Sievers 1B                  4   1   1   1    1   0  .150  .377    0    9   0   
J Lemon RF                    4   0   1   2    1   1  .333 1.052    0    2   0   
J Snyder SS                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .154    0    1   5   2·GDP
P Runnels 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .638    0    4   1   
E Fitz Gerald C               4   1   3   1    0   0  .750 2.000    0    6   2   2B
D Stone P                     3   1   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   3   SH
Totals                       35   8  11   8    4   6                    27  12

BATTING

2B: E Fitz Gerald (1, off G Zuverink).

3B: D Tettelbach (2, off B Wight).

SF: D Tettelbach (1, off G Zuverink).

SH: D Stone (1, off G Zuverink).

HBP: E Yost (1, by G Zuverink).

TB: E Fitz Gerald 4; D Tettelbach 3; K Olson 2; E Yost 2; P Runnels; J Lemon; R Sievers.

GIDP: J Snyder 2 (2).

RBI: D Tettelbach 3 (7); J Lemon 2 (4); K Olson (4); E Fitz Gerald (2); R Sievers (3).

2-out RBI: E Fitz Gerald.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Snyder-P Runnels-R Sievers.

E: P Runnels (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: E Yost (1, 2nd base off G Zuverink/H Smith).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Diering 3B                  3   1   1   0    2   2  .250 1.125    0    1   1   2B
J Dyck LF                     4   0   0   0    1   1  .100  .508    0    1   0   
D Philley RF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .105  .301    0    3   0   
G Triandos 1B                 4   2   2   0    0   0  .316 1.034    0   11   0   2B
J Pyburn CF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .500    0    1   0   CS,GDP
B Adams 2B                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .231  .859    0    2   4   2B
H Smith C                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .200  .517    0    7   0   2B
W Miranda SS                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .059  .170    0    0   3   
  D Ferrarese P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  T Gastall PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
B Wight P                     0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Zuverink P                2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  F Marsh SS                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250    0    1   1   
Totals                       33   4   7   2    5   7                    27  10

BATTING

2B: G Triandos (1, off D Stone); B Adams (2, off D Stone); H Smith (1, off D Stone); C Diering (1, off D Stone).

TB: H Smith 3; G Triandos 3; C Diering 2; B Adams 2; J Pyburn.

GIDP: J Pyburn (1).

RBI: B Adams (1); J Pyburn (1).

2-out RBI: J Pyburn; B Adams.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. W Miranda-B Adams-G Triandos; B Adams-F Marsh-G Triandos.

E: H Smith (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Pyburn (1, 2nd base by D Stone/E Fitz Gerald).

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 Stone, W (1-0)               9     7   4   2    5   7   0   2.00   38     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 0· 7     63    -     0.70   0.14
Totals                         9     7   4   2    5   7   0          38     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 0· 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
B Wight, L (0-2)               0     4   4   4    1   0   0 216.00    5     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 4     25    -     1.23  -0.33
G Zuverink                     6     6   4   3    2   3   0   3.68   27     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 0· 6          2-1    0.70  -0.05
D Ferrarese                    3     1   0   0    1   3   0   0.00   10     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 1· 1          0-0    0.08   0.01
Totals                         9    11   8   7    4   6   0          42     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 1·11          2-1

B Wight faced 5 batters in the 1st inning.

Balks: None.

WP: D Stone (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: G Zuverink (1; E Yost).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:27.

Attendance: 11,067.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Washington Senators           Baltimore Orioles                    
1. E Yost               3B    1. C Diering            3B 
2. D Tettelbach         LF    2. J Dyck               LF 
3. K Olson              CF    3. D Philley            RF 
4. R Sievers            1B    4. G Triandos           1B 
5. J Lemon              RF    5. J Pyburn             CF 
6. J Snyder             SS    6. B Adams              2B 
7. P Runnels            2B    7. H Smith              C  
8. E Fitz Gerald        C     8. W Miranda            SS 
9. D Stone              P     9. B Wight              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-0  1--      15%  68% D Tettelbach    B Wight         Triple to RF; Yost Scores
   t 1   0  0-1  123       8%  83% J Lemon         B Wight         Single to LF; Tettelbach Scores; Olson Scores; Sievers to 2B
   b 1   2  4-1  -2-      -8%  68% J Pyburn        D Stone         Single to LF; Triandos Scores/unER
   b 1   2  4-0  1--      -8%  76% G Triandos      D Stone         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Diering Scores/No RBI/unER; Triandos to 2B
   t 1   2  0-3  12-       7%  84% E Fitz Gerald   G Zuverink      Double to LF; Sievers Scores; Lemon to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Wight facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  E Yost          Single to LF
   R      1--      68%  D Tettelbach    Triple to RF; Yost Scores
          --3      71%  K Olson         Single to SS; Tettelbach stays at 3B
          1-3      75%  R Sievers       Walk; Olson to 2B
   RR     123      83%  J Lemon         Single to LF; Tettelbach Scores; Olson Scores; Sievers to 2B
                  George Zuverink replaces Bill Wight pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      80%  J Snyder        Flyball: 2B
   O      12-      77%  P Runnels       Strikeout Looking
   R      12-      84%  E Fitz Gerald   Double to LF; Sievers Scores; Lemon to 3B
   O      -23      82%  D Stone         Strikeout
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 4, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-4, Dean Stone facing 1-2-3
          ---      79%  C Diering       Walk
   O      1--      81%  J Dyck          Strikeout
   O      1--      84%  D Philley       Strikeout
   R      1--      76%  G Triandos      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Diering Scores/No RBI/unER; Triandos to 2B
   R      -2-      68%  J Pyburn        Single to LF; Triandos Scores/unER
   O      1--      71%  B Adams         Pyburn Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Senators 4, Orioles 2.

Top of the 2nd, Senators Batting, Ahead 4-2, George Zuverink facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      69%  E Yost          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      68%  D Tettelbach    Flyball: RF
          ---      69%  K Olson         Single to CF
   O      1--      67%  R Sievers       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 4, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-4, Dean Stone facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      69%  B Adams         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      71%  H Smith         Flyball: SS
   O      ---      72%  W Miranda       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 4, Orioles 2.

Top of the 3rd, Senators Batting, Ahead 4-2, George Zuverink facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      70%  J Lemon         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      69%  J Snyder        Flyball: 1B
          ---      70%  P Runnels       Single to CF
   O      1--      68%  E Fitz Gerald   Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 4, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-4, Dean Stone facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      71%  G Zuverink      Strikeout Looking
          ---      66%  C Diering       Double to CF
          -2-      64%  J Dyck          Walk
   O      12-      69%  D Philley       Flyball: LF
   O      12-      74%  G Triandos      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 4, Orioles 2.

Top of the 4th, Senators Batting, Ahead 4-2, George Zuverink facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      72%  D Stone         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      74%  E Yost          Hit By Pitch
          1--      78%  D Tettelbach    Yost Steals 2B; Yost to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   RO     --3      80%  " "             Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Yost Scores/unER
   O      ---      80%  K Olson         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Senators 5, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-5, Dean Stone facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      82%  J Pyburn        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      84%  B Adams         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      82%  H Smith         Single to CF
          1--      80%  W Miranda       Walk; Smith to 2B
   O      12-      85%  G Zuverink      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 5, Orioles 2.

Top of the 5th, Senators Batting, Ahead 5-2, George Zuverink facing 4-5-6
          ---      86%  R Sievers       Single to LF
   O      1--      85%  J Lemon         Strikeout
   OO     1--      82%  J Snyder        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 5, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-5, Dean Stone facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      85%  C Diering       Strikeout
   O      ---      86%  J Dyck          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      87%  D Philley       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 5, Orioles 2.

Top of the 6th, Senators Batting, Ahead 5-2, George Zuverink facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      86%  P Runnels       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      87%  E Fitz Gerald   Single to CF
          1--      89%  D Stone         Fielder's Choice P/Sacrifice Bunt; Fitz Gerald to 2B; Stone to 1B
          12-      91%  E Yost          Single to 3B; Fitz Gerald to 3B; Stone to 2B
   R      123      95%  D Tettelbach    Walk; Fitz Gerald Scores; Stone to 3B; Yost to 2B
   R      123      97%  K Olson         Walk; Stone Scores; Yost to 3B; Tettelbach to 2B
   RO     123      98%  R Sievers       Groundout: 3B-1B; Yost Scores; Tettelbach to 3B; Olson to 2B
   O      -23      97%  J Lemon         Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 8, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-8, Dean Stone facing 4-5-6
          ---      96%  G Triandos      Single to RF
   OO     1--      98%  J Pyburn        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      98%  B Adams         Walk
          1--      97%  H Smith         Double to LF; Adams to 3B
   R      -23      96%  W Miranda       Wild Pitch; Adams Scores; Smith to 3B
   O      --3      97%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 8, Orioles 3.

Top of the 7th, Senators Batting, Ahead 8-3, Don Ferrarese facing 6-7-8
                  Don Ferrarese replaces Willy Miranda pitching and batting 8th; Fred Marsh replaces George Zuverink playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  J Snyder        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      97%  P Runnels       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      97%  E Fitz Gerald   Single to RF
   O      1--      97%  D Stone         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 8, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-8, Dean Stone facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      98%  F Marsh         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  C Diering       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      98%  J Dyck          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 8, Orioles 3.

Top of the 8th, Senators Batting, Ahead 8-3, Don Ferrarese facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      98%  E Yost          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      98%  D Tettelbach    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      98%  K Olson         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 8, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-8, Dean Stone facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  D Philley       Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      98%  G Triandos      Double to LF
   O      -2-      99%  J Pyburn        Flyball: LF
   R      -2-      97%  B Adams         Double to LF; Triandos Scores
   O      -2-      99%  H Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 8, Orioles 4.

Top of the 9th, Senators Batting, Ahead 8-4, Don Ferrarese facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  R Sievers       Lineout: RF
          ---      99%  J Lemon         Walk
   OO     1--      98%  J Snyder        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 8, Orioles 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 4-8, Dean Stone facing 8-9-1
                  Tom Gastall pinch hits for Don Ferrarese batting 8th
   O      ---      99%  T Gastall       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  F Marsh         Groundout: P-1B
          ---     100%  C Diering       Walk
   O      1--     100%  J Dyck          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 8, Orioles 4.

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