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1956 Baltimore Orioles Lineups and Defense
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1955 / 1957)
69-85, Finished 6th in American League
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Scored 571 runs, Allowed 705 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 62-92
Manager: Paul Richards (69-85)
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 901,201 (6th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 92, Pitching - 94;   one-year: Batting - 94, Pitching - 96
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1955 / 1957 Lineups and Defense

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Game C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF SP DH
1. Tue,4/17 at BOS L (1-8) Smith Triandos Marsh Adams Miranda Dyck Francona Philley Wight  
2. Wed,4/18 at BOS L (4-8) Smith Triandos Marsh Adams Miranda Dyck Francona Philley Moore  
3. Thu,4/19 at BOS L (2-4) Smith Triandos Adams Causey Miranda Philley Francona Pope Palica  
4. Fri,4/20 vs WSH W (3-2) Triandos Boyd Adams Causey Miranda Philley Diering Francona Wilson  
5. Sat,4/21 vs WSH L (4-8)# Smith Triandos Adams Diering Miranda Dyck Pyburn Philley Wight  
6. Sun,4/22 vs WSH W (7-3)# Smith Triandos Adams Marsh Miranda Dyck Pyburn Philley Besana  
7. Sun,4/22 vs WSH L (1-4) Triandos Boyd Adams Causey Miranda Pope Francona Philley Moore  
8. Wed,4/25 vs NYY L (2-4)# Smith Triandos Adams Gardner Miranda Dyck Pyburn Philley Palica  
9. Thu,4/26 vs NYY W (7-5)# Smith Triandos Adams Gardner Miranda Dyck Pyburn Philley Wilson  
10. Fri,4/27 at WSH L (5-8)# Smith Triandos Adams Gardner Miranda Dyck Pyburn Philley Besana  
11. Sat,4/28 at WSH L (3-5) Triandos Boyd Gardner Causey Miranda Philley Pyburn Francona Wight  
12. Sun,4/29 at WSH W (8-6)# Smith Triandos Gardner Adams Miranda Dyck Pyburn Philley Moore  
13. Sun,4/29 at WSH L (4-5)# Smith Triandos Gardner Adams Miranda Diering Pyburn Philley Wilson  
14. Tue,5/1 vs CHW W (3-2)# Smith Triandos Gardner Adams Miranda Diering Pyburn Philley Palica  
15. Thu,5/3 vs CLE L (1-7) Triandos Boyd Gardner Causey Miranda Philley Francona Nelson Wight  
16. Fri,5/4 vs CLE W (4-3)# Smith Triandos Gardner Adams Miranda Diering Pyburn Philley Wilson  
17. Sat,5/5 vs CLE L (1-2) Smith Boyd Gardner Adams Miranda Philley Diering Francona Ferrarese  
18. Sun,5/6 vs DET W (6-2) Triandos Boyd Gardner Adams Miranda Philley Diering Francona Moore  
19. Sun,5/6 vs DET W (4-3) Smith Boyd Gardner Adams Miranda Philley Diering Francona Palica  
20. Mon,5/7 vs DET W (4-3) Triandos Boyd Gardner Adams Miranda Philley Diering Francona Wight  
21. Tue,5/8 vs KCA W (7-4)# Smith Triandos Gardner Adams Miranda Dyck Diering Philley Brown  
22. Wed,5/9 vs KCA L (0-4) Smith Boyd Gardner Adams Miranda Philley Diering Pope Wilson  
23. Fri,5/11 at NYY L (2-3)# Smith Triandos Gardner Adams Marsh Pyburn Diering Philley Palica  
24. Sat,5/12 at NYY W (1-0) Smith Boyd Gardner Causey Miranda Philley Diering Francona Ferrarese  
25. Sun,5/13 at NYY L (2-11) Triandos Boyd Gardner Adams Miranda Philley Diering Francona Moore  
26. Sun,5/13 at NYY W (5-1) Triandos Boyd Gardner Adams Miranda Pyburn Diering Philley Wight  
27. Tue,5/15 at KCA W (9-5) Triandos Hale Gardner Adams Miranda Philley Diering Boyd Wilson  
28. Wed,5/16 at KCA W (8-6)# Smith Triandos Gardner Adams Miranda Pyburn Diering Philley Palica  
29. Fri,5/18 at DET L (2-3)# Smith Triandos Gardner Adams Miranda Pyburn Diering Philley Ferrarese  
30. Sat,5/19 at DET W (5-4) Smith Boyd Gardner Adams Miranda Philley Diering Francona Wight  
31. Sun,5/20 at CLE L (1-6) Smith Boyd Gardner Adams Miranda Philley Diering Francona Wilson  
32. Sun,5/20 at CLE L (1-5) Triandos Hale Gardner Philley Miranda Boyd Diering Francona Palica  
33. Wed,5/23 at CHW L (2-3)# Smith Triandos Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Diering Evers Schmitz  
34. Fri,5/25 vs NYY L (2-10) Smith Hale Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Diering Francona Ferrarese  
35. Sat,5/26 vs NYY W (9-4)# Smith Triandos Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Pyburn Evers Wight  
36. Mon,5/28 vs WSH W (6-5)# Smith Triandos Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Pyburn Evers Johnson  
37. Tue,5/29 vs WSH L (5-6)# Gastall Triandos Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Pyburn Evers Palica  
38. Wed,5/30 vs BOS W (2-1) Triandos Hale Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Pyburn Nelson Moore  
39. Wed,5/30 vs BOS W (5-4) Triandos Hale Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Francona Nelson Brown  
40. Thu,5/31 vs BOS L (1-4) Triandos Hale Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Francona Nelson Wight  
41. Fri,6/1 vs CHW W (3-2) Triandos Hale Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Francona Evers Johnson  
42. Sun,6/3 vs CHW L (0-12) Triandos Hale Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Francona Evers Palica  
43. Sun,6/3 vs CHW L (2-9) Smith Hale Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Francona Evers Fornieles  
44. Mon,6/4 vs CHW L (4-13)# Smith Triandos Adams Kell Miranda Nieman Diering Evers Ferrarese  
45. Tue,6/5 vs CLE L (3-8) Smith Hale Adams Kell Miranda Nieman Diering Francona Moore  
46. Wed,6/6 vs CLE L (1-5) Triandos Hale Adams Kell Miranda Nieman Diering Francona Johnson  
47. Thu,6/7 vs CLE W (5-2) Triandos Hale Adams Kell Miranda Nieman Pyburn Francona Wight  
48. Fri,6/8 vs KCA W (6-3) Triandos Hale Adams Kell Miranda Nieman Pyburn Francona Palica  
49. Sat,6/9 vs KCA W (4-1) Triandos Hale Adams Kell Miranda Nieman Francona Nelson Moore  
50. Sat,6/9 vs KCA W (7-5) Smith Hale Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Francona Nelson Fornieles  
51. Sun,6/10 vs KCA L (3-7) Triandos Hale Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Francona Evers Johnson  
52. Mon,6/11 vs DET W (5-4) Triandos Hale Gardner Causey Miranda Nieman Francona Evers Ferrarese  
53. Tue,6/12 vs DET L (1-8)# Smith Triandos Gardner Causey Miranda Nieman Diering Evers Wight  
54. Wed,6/13 vs DET L (0-2) Triandos Hale Gardner Causey Miranda Nieman Francona Evers Loes  
55. Fri,6/15 at KCA W (1-0) Smith Hale Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Francona Evers Moore  
56. Sat,6/16 at KCA W (6-2) Smith Hale Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Evers Nelson Johnson  
57. Sun,6/17 at KCA W (7-2) Smith Hale Gardner Causey Miranda Nieman Francona Evers Brown  
58. Mon,6/18 at CHW L (2-5) Smith Hale Gardner Causey Miranda Nieman Francona Evers Wight  
59. Tue,6/19 at CHW L (1-5)# Smith Triandos Gardner Adams Miranda Nieman Pyburn Evers Moore  
60. Wed,6/20 at CHW L (8-12)# Smith Triandos Gardner Adams Miranda Nieman Pyburn Evers Loes  
61. Thu,6/21 at CHW L (0-1)# Smith Triandos Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Pyburn Evers Johnson  
62. Fri,6/22 at DET W (3-2) Triandos Hale Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Francona Nelson Wight  
63. Sun,6/24 at DET W (3-2) Triandos Hale Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Pyburn Evers Loes  
64. Sun,6/24 at DET W (3-2) Triandos Hale Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Pyburn Francona Moore  
65. Tue,6/26 at CLE L (3-4) Smith Hale Gardner Williams Miranda Nieman Francona Frazier Johnson  
66. Wed,6/27 at CLE L (11-12) Gastall Hale Gardner Williams Miranda Nieman Francona Frazier Wight  
67. Fri,6/29 vs BOS L (6-7)# Gastall Williams Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Pyburn Evers Moore  
68. Sat,6/30 vs BOS L (2-4) Smith Hale Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Francona Frazier Loes  
69. Sat,6/30 vs BOS L (3-6) Gastall Hale Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Francona Frazier Ferrarese  
70. Sun,7/1 vs BOS W (5-3) Smith Williams Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Pyburn Francona Johnson  
71. Tue,7/3 at NYY L (3-4)# Smith Triandos Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Williams Evers Wight  
72. Wed,7/4 at WSH L (8-10)# Gastall Triandos Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Pyburn Williams Brown  
73. Wed,7/4 at WSH W (7-4) Smith Triandos Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Francona Williams Johnson  
74. Sat,7/7 at BOS L (3-4) Smith Triandos Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Francona Williams Loes  
75. Sun,7/8 at BOS L (0-9) Gastall Triandos Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Francona Williams Moore  
76. Sun,7/8 at BOS L (4-8) Smith Triandos Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Francona Williams Johnson  
77. Thu,7/12 vs KCA W (4-0) Triandos Francona Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Pyburn Williams Wight  
78. Fri,7/13 vs KCA L (2-3)# Smith Triandos Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Pyburn Williams Johnson  
79. Sat,7/14 vs KCA W (1-0)# Smith Triandos Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Williams Evers Fornieles  
80. Sun,7/15 vs DET W (7-2) Triandos Hale Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Moore  
81. Sun,7/15 vs DET W (6-3) Triandos Hale Gardner Williams Miranda Nieman Francona Frazier Brown  
82. Tue,7/17 vs CHW W (5-3)# Smith Triandos Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Williams Evers Ferrarese  
83. Tue,7/17 vs CHW W (5-3) Triandos Hale Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Wight  
84. Wed,7/18 vs CHW W (4-3) Triandos Hale Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Johnson  
85. Thu,7/19 vs CHW L (2-3)# Smith Triandos Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Williams Evers Fornieles  
86. Sat,7/21 vs CLE L (3-4) Triandos Hale Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Moore  
87. Sat,7/21 vs CLE L (3-4)# Smith Triandos Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Williams Evers Brown  
88. Sun,7/22 vs CLE L (0-8) Triandos Hale Gardner Causey Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Wight  
89. Tue,7/24 at DET L (7-9) Triandos Francona Gardner Kell Miranda Nelson Williams Frazier Johnson  
90. Tue,7/24 at DET W (11-5)# Smith Triandos Gardner Kell Miranda Williams Francona Evers Ferrarese  
91. Wed,7/25 at DET L (2-6) Triandos Francona Gardner Kell Miranda Nelson Williams Frazier Moore  
92. Thu,7/26 at DET W (11-6)# Triandos Francona Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Williams Evers Wight  
93. Fri,7/27 at CLE L (2-3) Triandos Francona Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Williams Evers Schmitz  
94. Sat,7/28 at CLE W (8-6) Smith Triandos Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Johnson  
95. Sun,7/29 at CLE L (0-3)# Gastall Triandos Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Williams Evers Palica  
96. Sun,7/29 at CLE L (0-4)# Smith Triandos Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Ferrarese  
97. Mon,7/30 at KCA W (4-3) Smith Triandos Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Moore  
98. Tue,7/31 at KCA W (5-1) Gastall Triandos Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Brown  
99. Wed,8/1 at KCA L (4-9) Smith Triandos Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Johnson  
100. Thu,8/2 at KCA L (2-3)# Triandos Williams Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Pyburn Francona Fornieles  
101. Fri,8/3 at CHW L (3-13)# Smith Triandos Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Pyburn Williams Schmitz  
102. Sat,8/4 at CHW L (4-15)# Smith Triandos Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Pyburn Williams Wight  
103. Sun,8/5 at CHW W (5-4) Triandos Hale Hatton Kell Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Ferrarese  
104. Sun,8/5 at CHW W (7-2) Triandos Hale Hatton Kell Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Moore  
105. Wed,8/8 at BOS L (2-7)# Smith Triandos Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Johnson  
106. Thu,8/9 at BOS L (1-3) Triandos Hale Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Fornieles  
107. Fri,8/10 at NYY L (4-5)# Smith Triandos Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Moore  
108. Sat,8/11 at NYY W (10-5) Triandos Francona Hatton Kell Miranda Nieman Williams Nelson Brown  
109. Sun,8/12 at NYY L (2-6) Triandos Francona Hatton Kell Miranda Nieman Williams Frazier Ferrarese  
110. Sun,8/12 at NYY L (2-4) Triandos Francona Gardner Hatton Miranda Nieman Williams Frazier Wight  
111. Tue,8/14 vs WSH W (3-0)# Gastall Triandos Gardner Hatton Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Johnson  
112. Wed,8/15 vs WSH W (3-2) Triandos Boyd Gardner Hatton Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Fornieles  
113. Fri,8/17 vs NYY W (6-4) Triandos Boyd Gardner Hatton Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Moore  
114. Sat,8/18 vs NYY L (1-4) Gastall Boyd Gardner Hatton Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Brown  
115. Sat,8/18 vs NYY L (2-6) Triandos Boyd Gardner Hatton Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Palica  
116. Sun,8/19 vs NYY W (3-2) Triandos Boyd Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Johnson  
117. Tue,8/21 vs KCA W (4-3)# Triandos Boyd Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Wight  
118. Wed,8/22 vs KCA L (2-7) Ginsberg Boyd Hatton Kell Gardner Nieman Williams Francona Fornieles  
119. Thu,8/23 vs DET W (3-0) Triandos Boyd Hatton Kell Gardner Nieman Williams Francona Moore  
120. Fri,8/24 vs DET L (1-4)# Triandos Boyd Hatton Kell Gardner Nieman Williams Francona Johnson  
121. Sat,8/25 vs DET L (3-7) Ginsberg Boyd Hatton Kell Gardner Nieman Williams Francona Ferrarese  
122. Sun,8/26 vs CHW W (8-1)# Triandos Boyd Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Wight  
123. Sun,8/26 vs CHW L (1-5) Triandos Boyd Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Brown  
124. Tue,8/28 vs CLE W (1-0)# Triandos Boyd Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Moore  
125. Wed,8/29 vs CLE L (2-3) Triandos Boyd Gardner Causey Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Fornieles  
126. Fri,8/31 at BOS W (13-6) Triandos Boyd Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Johnson  
127. Sat,9/1 at BOS L (2-4) Triandos Boyd Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Brown  
128. Sun,9/2 at BOS W (11-10) Triandos Boyd Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Moore  
129. Mon,9/3 at NYY L (1-6) Ginsberg Boyd Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Palica  
130. Mon,9/3 at NYY L (0-5) Triandos Boyd Gardner Hatton Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Wight  
131. Wed,9/5 at WSH L (0-2)# Triandos Boyd Gardner Kell Miranda Williams Pyburn Francona Johnson  
132. Thu,9/6 at WSH L (5-7)# Triandos Boyd Gardner Kell Miranda Williams Pyburn Evers Moore  
133. Fri,9/7 vs BOS L (5-7)# Gastall Boyd Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Pyburn Williams Fornieles  
134. Fri,9/7 vs BOS W (5-0) Triandos Boyd Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Brown  
135. Sat,9/8 vs BOS L (1-6) Ginsberg Boyd Gardner Hatton Miranda Nieman Pyburn Francona Loes  
136. Sun,9/9 vs BOS L (2-3) Triandos Boyd Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Pyburn Francona Johnson  
137. Tue,9/11 at CLE L (1-3) Triandos Boyd Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Moore  
138. Wed,9/12 at CLE L (1-2) Triandos Boyd Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Brown  
139. Thu,9/13 at CLE W (4-1)# Triandos Boyd Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Johnson  
140. Fri,9/14 at CHW L (2-3) Triandos Boyd Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Wight  
141. Sat,9/15 at CHW W (4-1) Triandos Boyd Gardner Robinson Miranda Nieman Williams Francona O'Dell  
142. Sun,9/16 at KCA W (3-2) Triandos Boyd Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Moore  
143. Sun,9/16 at KCA L (1-10) Triandos Boyd Gardner Robinson Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Fornieles  
144. Tue,9/18 at DET L (2-6) Triandos Boyd Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Johnson  
145. Wed,9/19 at DET L (1-9) Triandos Boyd Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Brown  
146. Fri,9/21 vs WSH W (7-3) Triandos Boyd Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Wight  
147. Sat,9/22 vs WSH W (8-6) Triandos Boyd Gardner Kell Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Moore  
148. Sun,9/23 vs WSH W (6-0)# Triandos Boyd Gardner Robinson Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Johnson  
149. Mon,9/24 vs NYY W (5-4) Triandos Boyd Gardner Robinson Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Palica  
150. Tue,9/25 vs NYY L (6-11) Triandos Boyd Gardner Robinson Miranda Nieman Williams Francona Harrison  
151. Wed,9/26 vs NYY W (1-0)# Triandos Boyd Causey Robinson Gardner Nieman Williams Francona Beamon  
152. Sat,9/29 at WSH L (1-7) Ginsberg Hale Causey Robinson Gardner Nelson Francona Frazier Moeller  
153. Sun,9/30 at WSH W (4-2)# Ginsberg Hale Causey Robinson Gardner Nelson Williams Frazier Consuegra  
154. Sun,9/30 at WSH W (6-3) Ginsberg Hale Causey Robinson Gardner Nelson Williams Frazier Ferrarese  
154 games 4 players 5 players 5 players 10 players 3 players 9 players 5 players 8 players 16 players 0 players
Most Common-games Triandos-77
Smith-59
Gastall-11		 Boyd-54
Triandos-48
Hale-41		 Gardner-126
Adams-14
Hatton-8		 Kell-93
Adams-22
Causey-13		 Miranda-145
Gardner-8
Marsh-1		 Nieman-114
Philley-14
Dyck-9		 Williams-66
Pyburn-34
Francona-30		 Francona-73
Evers-30
Philley-17		 Moore-27
Wight-26
Johnson-25		 -
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Most Common Lineups

18 Games
C. Triandos
1B. Boyd
2B. Gardner
3B. Kell
SS. Miranda
LF. Nieman
CF. Williams
RF. Francona
P. Pitcher

6 Games
C. Smith
1B. Triandos
2B. Gardner
3B. Kell
SS. Miranda
LF. Nieman
CF. Williams
RF. Francona
P. Pitcher

5 Games
C. Smith
1B. Triandos
2B. Gardner
3B. Kell
SS. Miranda
LF. Nieman
CF. Williams
RF. Evers
P. Pitcher

5 Games
C. Triandos
1B. Boyd
2B. Gardner
3B. Robinson
SS. Miranda
LF. Nieman
CF. Williams
RF. Francona
P. Pitcher

5 Games
C. Triandos
1B. Hale
2B. Gardner
3B. Kell
SS. Miranda
LF. Nieman
CF. Williams
RF. Francona
P. Pitcher

4 Games
C. Triandos
1B. Boyd
2B. Gardner
3B. Hatton
SS. Miranda
LF. Nieman
CF. Williams
RF. Francona
P. Pitcher

85 total lineups (129 when including pitchers)


1955 / 1957 Lineups and Defense

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