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1955 Baltimore Orioles (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1954/1956)
57-97, Finished 7th in American League
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Scored 540 runs, Allowed 754 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 54-100
Managed by Paul Richards

Ballpark: Memorial Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 852,039 (7th of 8)
Park Factors
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Batting - 93, Pitching - 96
  (one-year): Batting - 90, Pitching - 94
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1955 Stats / Schedule (1954/1956) / Transactions

Game Results

Season Summary   57-97 , Final Rank: 7, GB:   39.0
Days in First:               never

Most Games over  .500:       never
Most Games under .500:          50 (last on September 8)

Biggest Lead:                never led
Farthest Behind Leader:       41.5 (last on September 13)

Longest Winning Streak:          7 (September 16 to September 21)
Longest Losing Streak:          12 (June 18 to July 3)

Most Runs Allowed:              20 (August 14)
Most Runs Scored:               11 (May 10)

Times Shutout by Opponent:      22
Times Opponent Shutout:         10

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        57  97     540     754    .370

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           30  47     249     335    .390
Road           27  50     291     419    .351

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
April           4  12      54     104    .250
May            10  19     104     130    .345
June            6  19      49     119    .240
July           10  21     117     155    .323
August         11  15      96     134    .423
September      16  11     120     112    .593

By Season Half
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     23  55     243     389    .295
Second Half    34  42     297     365    .447
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        22  25     153     156    .468

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout        12  36     164     336    .250

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
BOS             8  14      97     123    .364
CHW            10  12      78      95    .455
CLE             3  19      36     107    .136
DET             9  13      82     120    .409
KCA            10  12      88      75    .455
NYY             3  19      65     148    .136
WSH            14   8      94      86    .636

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Mon, Apr 11     BAL @WSH  L   5-12       0-1     2     1.0  2:45 B Porterfiel               26,634 -
  2 Tue, Apr 12     BAL  BOS  L   1-7        0-2     7     1.5  2:25 F Sullivan                 38,085 --
  3 Sat, Apr 16     BAL @BOS  L   5-6        0-3     8     2.5  2:31 I Delock                    7,120 ---
  4 Sun, Apr 17     BAL @BOS  L   5-14       0-4     8     4.5  2:39 F Sullivan                      0 ----
  5                 BAL @BOS  L   9-12       0-5     8     4.5  3:08 H Brown                    15,345 -----
  6 Mon, Apr 18     BAL  NYY  L   0-6        0-6     8     5.0  2:26 W Ford                     35,372 ------
  7 Wed, Apr 20     BAL @NYY  W   6-3        1-6     8     5.0  2:51 E Palica                    4,725 +
  8 Thu, Apr 21     BAL @NYY  L   2-14       1-7     8     5.0  2:36 B Turley                    2,932 -
  9 Fri, Apr 22     BAL  WSH  L   2-3        1-8     8     5.0  2:48 M McDermott                18,723 --
 10 Sat, Apr 23     BAL  WSH  W   3-0        2-8     8     5.0  2:32 H Byrd                      7,891 +
 11 Sun, Apr 24     BAL  WSH  W   2-1        3-8     8     4.5  3:07 S Rogovin                       0 ++
 12                 BAL  WSH  L   2-5        3-9     8     4.5  2:24 J Schmitz                  22,896 -
 13 Tue, Apr 26     BAL @DET  L   2-3        3-10    8     5.5  2:12 N Garver                    1,319 --
 14 Wed, Apr 27     BAL @DET  L   3-11       3-11    8     5.5  2:31 S Gromek                    3,969 ---
 15 Fri, Apr 29     BAL @CLE  W   5-2        4-11    8     5.5  2:34 R Moore                     9,014 +
 16 Sat, Apr 30     BAL @CLE  L   2-5        4-12    8     6.5  2:09 B Lemon                     4,608 -
 17 Sun, May  1     BAL @CHW  W   9-8        5-12    8     6.5  4:29 B Alexander                     0 +
 18                 BAL @CHW  L   3-6        5-13    8     6.5  2:28 B Pierce                   19,083 -
 19 Tue, May  3     BAL @KCA  L   3-4        5-14    8     8.0  2:17 M Burtschy                 15,953 --
 20 Wed, May  4     BAL @KCA  L   5-6        5-15    8     8.0  2:16 T Gorman                   13,624 ---
 21 Fri, May  6     BAL @WSH  L   1-2        5-16    8     9.0  2:05 D Stone                     5,262 ----
 22 Sat, May  7     BAL @WSH  W   5-1        6-16    8     9.0  2:04 J Wilson                    4,584 +
 23 Sun, May  8     BAL @WSH  W   4-3        7-16    8    10.0  2:21 J McDonald                      0 ++
 24                 BAL @WSH  L   7-15       7-17    8    10.0  2:50 C Pascual                   8,644 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Tue, May 10     BAL  KCA  W  11-1        8-17    8    10.0  2:39 H Byrd                      9,747 +
 26 Wed, May 11     BAL  KCA  L   0-2        8-18    8    11.0  2:25 B Shantz                    3,965 -
 27 Thu, May 12     BAL  CHW  L   2-6        8-19    8    11.0  3:01 H Dorish                   14,014 --
 28 Sun, May 15     BAL  CLE  W   4-1        9-19    8    11.0  2:06 J Wilson                        0 +
 29                 BAL  CLE  L   0-5        9-20    8    11.0  2:21 M Garcia                   34,109 -
 30 Tue, May 17     BAL  DET  W   3-2       10-20    8    10.0  2:06 E Palica                   28,532 +
 31 Wed, May 18     BAL  DET  L   3-6       10-21    8    11.0  2:50 F Lary                      4,975 -
 32 Fri, May 20     BAL @NYY  L   5-7       10-22    8    11.0  3:20 B Turley                   16,614 --
 33 Sat, May 21     BAL @NYY  L   4-9       10-23    8    11.5  2:14 J Kucks                    11,479 ---
 34 Sun, May 22     BAL @NYY  L   0-5       10-24    8    13.5  1:46 E Lopat                         0 ----
 35                 BAL @NYY  L   5-7       10-25    8    13.5  2:40 T Sturdivant               25,409 -----
 36 Tue, May 24     BAL  BOS  W   6-1       11-25    8    12.5  2:50 J McDonald                 13,852 +
 37 Wed, May 25     BAL  BOS  W   6-2       12-25    8    13.0  2:30 H Byrd                          0 ++
 38                 BAL  BOS  L   2-5       12-26    8    13.0  2:40 I Delock                   16,516 -
 39 Thu, May 26     BAL  BOS  W   2-0       13-26    8    13.5  1:57 J Wilson                    3,483 +
 40 Fri, May 27     BAL  NYY  L   2-6       13-27    8    14.5  2:30 W Ford                     21,150 -
 41 Sat, May 28     BAL  NYY  L   2-3       13-28    8    15.5  2:36 E Lopat                    22,169 --
 42 Sun, May 29     BAL  NYY  L   0-1       13-29    8    16.5  2:35 B Grim                     20,900 ---
 43 Mon, May 30     BAL @BOS  W   8-6       14-29    8    16.5  2:45 R Moore                         0 +
 44                 BAL @BOS  L   1-8       14-30    8    16.5  2:26 I Delock                   17,732 -
 45 Tue, May 31     BAL @CLE  L   1-2       14-31    8    17.0  3:11 D Mossi                     7,037 --
 46 Wed, Jun  1     BAL @CLE  L   0-5       14-32    8    18.5  2:00 E Wynn                      7,442 ---
 47 Thu, Jun  2     BAL @CLE  L   3-9       14-33    8    19.5  2:32 H Score                     3,248 ----
 48 Fri, Jun  3     BAL @DET  L   2-7       14-34    8    19.5  2:27 N Garver                   19,968 -----
 49 Sat, Jun  4     BAL @DET  L   2-5       14-35    8    20.5  2:01 F Lary                      6,070 ------

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50 Sun, Jun  5     BAL @DET  L   0-10      14-36    8    20.5  2:15 D Maas                            -------
 51                 BAL @DET  W   6-5       15-36    8    20.5  2:50 J Wilson                   21,282 +
 52 Wed, Jun  8     BAL @CHW  W   3-2       16-36    8    19.5  2:30 D Johnson                   2,873 ++
 53 Fri, Jun 10     BAL @KCA  W   3-0       17-36    8    20.0  2:36 J Wilson                   10,499 +++
 54 Sat, Jun 11     BAL @KCA  L   1-2       17-37    8    20.0  2:12 V Raschi                    7,852 -
 55 Sun, Jun 12     BAL @KCA  W   7-2       18-37    8    19.0  2:28 H Dorish                        0 +
 56                 BAL @KCA  L   0-3       18-38    8    19.0  1:58 A Ceccarelli               18,110 -
 57 Tue, Jun 14     BAL  CHW  L   0-1       18-39    8    20.0  2:37 J Harshman                 29,725 --
 58 Wed, Jun 15     BAL  CHW  W   6-5       19-39    8    19.5  2:36 A Schallock                     0 +
 59                 BAL  CHW  L   0-2       19-40    8    19.5  2:28 M Fornieles                16,395 -
 60 Thu, Jun 16     BAL  CHW  L   0-8       19-41    8    20.5  2:28 V Trucks                   16,395 --
 61 Fri, Jun 17     BAL  DET  W   3-2       20-41    8    19.5  2:31 A Schallock                11,430 +
 62 Sat, Jun 18     BAL  DET  L   0-7       20-42    8    19.5  2:08 D Maas                      8,781 -
 63 Tue, Jun 21     BAL  CLE  L   1-3       20-43    8    21.5  2:36 B Lemon                    19,363 --
 64 Wed, Jun 22     BAL  CLE  L   0-5       20-44    8    22.5  2:21 E Wynn                     10,577 ---
 65 Thu, Jun 23     BAL  CLE  L   2-9       20-45    8    23.5  2:36 B Feller                    6,486 ----
 66 Fri, Jun 24     BAL  KCA  L   0-2       20-46    8    24.5  2:14 A Portocarre                9,320 -----
 67 Sat, Jun 25     BAL  KCA  -   3-3       20-46    8    25.0  2:46                             4,480 -----
 68 Sun, Jun 26     BAL  KCA  L   0-1       20-47    8    26.0  1:45 A Kellner                         ------
 69                 BAL  KCA  L   2-5       20-48    8    26.0  2:23 R Herbert                  16,489 -------
 70 Wed, Jun 29     BAL @NYY  L   2-9       20-49    8    28.0  2:49 B Turley                        0 --------
 71                 BAL @NYY  L   3-7       20-50    8    28.0  2:15 T Morgan                   11,178 ---------
 72 Fri, Jul  1     BAL  BOS  L   3-4       20-51    8    29.0  3:24 E Kinder                   10,200 ----------
 73 Sat, Jul  2     BAL  BOS  L   1-5       20-52    8    30.0  2:32 G Susce                    12,077 -----------
 74 Sun, Jul  3     BAL  BOS  L   2-7       20-53    8    30.0  2:14 F Sullivan                  7,362 ------------

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75 Mon, Jul  4     BAL  WSH  W   6-2       21-53    8    28.5  2:19 R Moore                     6,929 +
 76 Wed, Jul  6     BAL  NYY  W   4-0       22-53    8    27.5  2:22 J Wilson                   18,743 ++
 77 Fri, Jul  8     BAL @BOS  W   9-3       23-53    8    27.5  2:57 H Dorish                   24,520 +++
 78 Sat, Jul  9     BAL @BOS  L   4-5       23-54    8    28.5  2:56 E Kinder                   10,506 -
 79 Sun, Jul 10     BAL @BOS  L   7-10      23-55    8    29.0  2:34 T Hurd                     20,774 --
 80 Thu, Jul 14     BAL @KCA  W  10-7       24-55    8    27.5  2:38 D Johnson                         +
 81                 BAL @KCA  W   6-4       25-55    8    27.5  2:15 R Moore                    14,842 ++
 82 Fri, Jul 15     BAL @KCA  W   8-5       26-55    7    27.5  2:42 J McDonald                  4,946 +++
 83 Sat, Jul 16     BAL @CHW  L   3-4       26-56    8    27.0  2:39 D Howell                    5,880 -
 84 Sun, Jul 17     BAL @CHW  L   2-3       26-57    8    27.5  2:23 B Pierce                        0 --
 85                 BAL @CHW  L   4-5       26-58    8    27.5  2:50 D Donovan                  13,542 ---
 86 Mon, Jul 18     BAL @CHW  W   3-0       27-58    8    27.0  1:57 J Wilson                    4,334 +
 87 Tue, Jul 19     BAL @DET  L   4-12      27-59    8    28.0  2:30 F Lary                      6,527 -
 88 Wed, Jul 20     BAL @DET  W   6-3       28-59    8    27.0  2:36 R Moore                    28,796 +
 89 Thu, Jul 21     BAL @DET  L   0-1       28-60    8    27.0  2:03 B Hoeft                     4,442 -
 90 Fri, Jul 22     BAL @CLE  L   0-2       28-61    8    27.0  2:10 H Score                    11,727 --
 91 Sat, Jul 23     BAL @CLE  L   2-3       28-62    8    27.0  2:15 J Santiago                  5,710 ---
 92 Sun, Jul 24     BAL @CLE  L   1-5       28-63    8    29.0  2:37 B Feller                        0 ----
 93                 BAL @CLE  L   2-5       28-64    8    29.0  2:33 E Wynn                     16,718 -----
 94 Tue, Jul 26     BAL  DET  L   6-8       28-65    8    30.5  3:23 B Birrer                        0 ------
 95                 BAL  DET  L   2-7       28-66    8    30.5  2:26 N Garver                   29,150 -------
 96 Wed, Jul 27     BAL  DET  L   4-8       28-67    8    30.0  2:21 S Gromek                        0 --------
 97                 BAL  DET  W   8-7       29-67    8    30.0  3:55 H Dorish                   12,707 +
 98 Thu, Jul 28     BAL  DET  L   5-7       29-68    8    30.0  2:31 F Lary                      4,218 -
 99 Fri, Jul 29     BAL  CLE  L   1-7       29-69    8    31.0  2:36 M Garcia                   11,899 --

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100 Sat, Jul 30     BAL  CLE  L   0-7       29-70    8    31.0  2:33 H Score                     8,106 ---
101 Sun, Jul 31     BAL  CLE  W   4-3       30-70    8    32.0  2:29 R Moore                         0 +
102                 BAL  CLE  L   0-6       30-71    8    32.0  2:02 A Houtteman                13,708 -
103 Tue, Aug  2     BAL  KCA  W   5-1       31-71    8    32.0  2:14 B Wight                     8,329 +
104 Wed, Aug  3     BAL  KCA  W   4-3       32-71    8    31.5  2:00 T Gray                          0 ++
105                 BAL  KCA  L   1-5       32-72    8    31.5  2:26 A Kellner                  10,922 -
106 Thu, Aug  4     BAL  KCA  W   8-1       33-72    8    30.5  2:16 E Lopat                     3,660 +
107 Fri, Aug  5     BAL  CHW  W   2-1       34-72    8    29.5  3:01 J Wilson                   12,159 ++
108 Sat, Aug  6     BAL  CHW  W   8-1       35-72    8    28.5  2:25 E Palica                    7,244 +++
109 Sun, Aug  7     BAL  CHW  -   2-2       35-72    8    28.5  3:15                            16,232 +++
110 Tue, Aug  9     BAL  WSH  W   1-0       36-72    8    29.0  2:06 B Wight                         0 ++++
111                 BAL  WSH  L   3-6       36-73    8    29.0  2:49 B Chakales                 16,806 -
112 Sun, Aug 14     BAL  NYY  L   2-7       36-74    8    31.5  2:45 W Ford                          0 --
113                 BAL  NYY  L   6-20      36-75    8    31.5  3:47 T Byrne                    19,216 ---
114 Mon, Aug 15     BAL  NYY  L   4-5       36-76    8    33.0  2:29 J Kucks                         0 ----
115                 BAL  NYY  L   6-12      36-77    8    33.0  3:04 R Coleman                  13,152 -----
116 Tue, Aug 16     BAL @WSH  W   7-2       37-77    8    33.0  2:35 E Palica                    1,683 +
117 Fri, Aug 19     BAL @NYY  L   0-8       37-78    8    33.5  2:44 W Ford                     14,602 -
118 Sat, Aug 20     BAL @NYY  L   2-3       37-79    8    34.5  2:46 T Byrne                    10,869 --
119 Sun, Aug 21     BAL @NYY  L   1-6       37-80    8    35.5  2:34 D Larsen                   13,924 ---
120 Tue, Aug 23     BAL @CHW  L   2-6       37-81    8    35.0  2:19 V Trucks                        0 ----
121                 BAL @CHW  W  10-3       38-81    8    35.0  2:47 G Zuverink                 33,524 +
122 Wed, Aug 24     BAL @CHW  L   1-14      38-82    8    35.5  2:45 B Pierce                        0 -
123                 BAL @CHW  W   2-1       39-82    8    35.5  2:26 B Wight                    14,105 +
124 Thu, Aug 25     BAL @KCA  L   2-9       39-83    8    36.5  2:13 A Ceccarelli               12,590 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125 Fri, Aug 26     BAL @KCA  L   2-3       39-84    8    36.5  2:12 A Ditmar                   15,193 --
126 Mon, Aug 29     BAL @DET  W   6-0       40-84    8    35.0  2:01 E Palica                        0 +
127                 BAL @DET  W   4-3       41-84    8    35.0  2:26 R Moore                     7,230 ++
128 Tue, Aug 30     BAL @CLE  L   4-7       41-85    8    35.5  2:27 B Lemon                     9,008 -
129 Wed, Aug 31     BAL @CLE  L   1-5       41-86    8    36.5  2:30 H Score                     5,149 --
130 Fri, Sep  2     BAL  BOS  L   3-8       41-87    8    37.5  2:41 L Kiely                    13,451 ---
131 Sat, Sep  3     BAL  BOS  L   1-2       41-88    8    37.5  3:07 E Kinder                   10,537 ----
132 Sun, Sep  4     BAL  BOS  L   4-5       41-89    8    38.5  2:37 F Baumann                  12,422 -----
133 Mon, Sep  5     BAL  NYY  W   6-5       42-89    8    38.5  3:36 J Wilson                        0 +
134                 BAL  NYY  L   3-5       42-90    8    38.5  2:42 T Byrne                    28,795 -
135 Wed, Sep  7     BAL  CLE  L   0-6       42-91    8    39.5  2:10 E Wynn                     14,042 --
136 Thu, Sep  8     BAL  CLE  L   3-5       42-92    8    40.5  2:53 R Narleski                  3,819 ---
137 Fri, Sep  9     BAL  DET  W   8-3       43-92    8    40.5  2:37 B Wight                     7,233 +
138 Sat, Sep 10     BAL  DET  W   5-3       44-92    8    40.5  2:26 J Wilson                    5,985 ++
139 Sun, Sep 11     BAL  KCA  L   3-4       44-93    8    40.5  2:11 B Shantz                        0 -
140                 BAL  KCA  W   4-2       45-93    8    40.5  2:18 E Lopat                     9,305 +
141 Tue, Sep 13     BAL  CHW  W   2-0       46-93    8    41.5  2:20 R Moore                         0 ++
142                 BAL  CHW  L   6-9       46-94    8    41.5  2:52 H Byrd                     10,638 -
143 Wed, Sep 14     BAL  CHW  W   8-2       47-94    8    41.0  2:32 J Wilson                        0 +
144                 BAL  CHW  L   0-6       47-95    8    41.0  2:29 B Pierce                    4,042 -
145 Fri, Sep 16     BAL  WSH  W   5-4       48-95    8    39.5  2:19 A Schallock                       +
146                 BAL  WSH  W   8-7       49-95    8    39.5  2:39 G Zuverink                  8,693 ++
147 Sat, Sep 17     BAL  WSH  W   3-1       50-95    8    39.5  2:17 E Lopat                     5,486 +++
148 Sun, Sep 18     BAL  WSH  W   9-0       51-95    7    39.5  2:13 J Wilson                   15,810 ++++
149 Tue, Sep 20     BAL @BOS  W   3-2       52-95    7    39.5  2:38 B Wight                         0 +++++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
150                 BAL @BOS  W   7-4       53-95    7    39.5  2:38 R Moore                     2,101 ++++++
151 Wed, Sep 21     BAL @BOS  W   8-7       54-95    7    39.5  3:53 G Zuverink                  1,964 +++++++
152 Fri, Sep 23     BAL @WSH  L   4-6       54-96    7    40.5  2:21 M McDermott                     0 -
153                 BAL @WSH  L   3-7       54-97    7    40.5  2:15 J Schmitz                     766 --
154 Sat, Sep 24     BAL @WSH  W   8-5       55-97    7    39.5  2:43 R Moore                         0 +
155                 BAL @WSH  W   1-0       56-97    7    39.5  2:14 B Wight                       765 ++
156 Sun, Sep 25     BAL @WSH  W   5-4       57-97    7    39.0  2:06 G Zuverink                  2,343 +++

Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.


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