Top 1

• Senators, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yost vs. Schallock
  
  Yost hits a fly ball into right field. Dagres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Runnels vs. Schallock
  
  Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Vernon vs. Schallock
  
  Vernon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Senators, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Leppert vs. Abernathy
  
  Leppert hits a popup towards short. Valdivielso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Abrams vs. Abernathy
  
  Abrams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Philley vs. Abernathy
  
  Philley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Abernathy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Abrams moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hale vs. Abernathy
  
  Hale hits a line drive into right field. Paula picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Paula. Abrams scores. Philley goes all the way around to score. Hale moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Triandos vs. Abernathy
  
  Triandos strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Dagres vs. Abernathy
  
  Dagres takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Diering vs. Abernathy
  
  Diering hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Umphlett. Diering reaches second base with a double. Umphlett throws the ball in to Yost who tags Diering trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Hale scores. Dagres goes all the way around to score. View Play 

Top 2

• Senators, 0 - Orioles, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sievers vs. Schallock
  
  Sievers hits a fly ball into left field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Orioles, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Paula vs. Schallock
  
  Paula hits a fly ball into right field. Dagres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Orioles, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Umphlett vs. Schallock
  
  Umphlett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Orioles, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fitz Gerald vs. Schallock
  
  Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Senators, 0 - Orioles, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miranda vs. Abernathy
  
  Miranda hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Abernathy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Orioles, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schallock vs. Abernathy
  
  Schallock hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Orioles, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Leppert vs. Abernathy
  
  Leppert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Orioles, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Abrams vs. Abernathy
  
  Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Senators, 0 - Orioles, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Valdivielso vs. Schallock
  
  Valdivielso takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Orioles, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Abernathy vs. Schallock
  
  Abernathy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Diering fields it and throws to first for the out. Valdivielso moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Orioles, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Yost vs. Schallock
  
  Yost hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Valdivielso scores. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Orioles, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Runnels vs. Schallock
  
  Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Senators, 1 - Orioles, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Philley vs. Abernathy
  
  Philley hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Orioles, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hale vs. Abernathy
  
  Hale is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Orioles, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Triandos vs. Abernathy
  
  Triandos hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Umphlett. Triandos reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Orioles, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Dagres vs. Abernathy
  
  Dagres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Triandos moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Orioles, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Diering vs. Abernathy
  
  Diering hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Senators, 1 - Orioles, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Vernon vs. Schallock
  
  Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hale scoops it up and throws to first, with Schallock covering, for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Orioles, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sievers vs. Schallock
  
  Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Diering fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Orioles, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Paula vs. Schallock
  
  Paula hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Orioles, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Umphlett vs. Schallock
  
  Umphlett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Paula moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Orioles, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Fitz Gerald vs. Schallock
  
  Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Senators, 1 - Orioles, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miranda vs. Abernathy
  
  Miranda hits a line drive into center field. Umphlett picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Umphlett. Miranda moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Orioles, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Schallock vs. Abernathy
  
  Schallock bunts towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. Miranda moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Orioles, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Leppert vs. Abernathy
  
  Leppert hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Miranda tags and scores. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Abrams vs. Abernathy
  
  Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Abernathy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Philley vs. Abernathy
  
  There goes Abrams. The throw from Fitz Gerald and he is out, Valdivielso applying the tag. View Play 

Top 5

• Senators, 1 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Valdivielso vs. Schallock
  
  Valdivielso hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schallock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Groth vs. Schallock
  
  Johnny Groth pinch hits for Ted Abernathy.
  
  Groth hits a fly ball into center field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yost vs. Schallock
  
  Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Runnels vs. Schallock
  
  Runnels hits a popup, foul, towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Senators, 1 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Philley vs. Chakales
  
  Bob Chakales now pitching.
  
  Philley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Philley for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hale vs. Chakales
  
  Hale hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Triandos vs. Chakales
  
  Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 6

• Senators, 1 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Vernon vs. Schallock
  
  Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hale scoops it up and throws to first, with Schallock covering, for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sievers vs. Schallock
  
  Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Paula vs. Schallock
  
  Paula hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leppert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Senators, 1 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dagres vs. Chakales
  
  Dagres hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Diering vs. Chakales
  
  Diering hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Miranda vs. Chakales
  
  There goes Diering. The throw from Fitz Gerald and he is safe. Diering steals second. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Miranda vs. Chakales
  
  Miranda hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Schallock vs. Chakales
  
  Schallock takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Leppert vs. Chakales
  
  Leppert is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 7

• Senators, 1 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Umphlett vs. Schallock
  
  Umphlett hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fitz Gerald vs. Schallock
  
  Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Diering fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lemon vs. Schallock
  
  Jim Lemon pinch hits for Jose Valdivielso.
  
  Lemon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fitz Gerald moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Oravetz vs. Schallock
  
  Ernie Oravetz pinch hits for Bob Chakales.
  
  Oravetz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hale settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Yost vs. Schallock
  
  Yost hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fitz Gerald scores. Lemon moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Runnels vs. Schallock
  
  Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leppert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lemon scores. Yost moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Vernon vs. Wight
  
  Bill Wight now pitching.
  
  Vernon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yost scores. Runnels moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 4 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Sievers vs. Zuverink
  
  George Zuverink now pitching.
  
  Sievers strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Senators, 4 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Abrams vs. Ramos
  
  Pedro Ramos now pitching. Bobby Kline now playing shortstop.
  
  Abrams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 4 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Philley vs. Ramos
  
  Philley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kline scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 4 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hale vs. Ramos
  
  Hale hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Senators, 4 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Paula vs. Zuverink
  
  Paula hits a fly ball into center field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 4 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Umphlett vs. Zuverink
  
  Umphlett hits a popup towards first. Hale settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 4 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wright vs. Zuverink
  
  Tom Wright pinch hits for Ed Fitz Gerald.
  
  Wright hits a fly ball into left field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Senators, 4 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Triandos vs. Ramos
  
  Steve Korcheck now catching.
  
  Triandos hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 4 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dagres vs. Ramos
  
  Dagres hits a fly ball into right field. Paula settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 4 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Diering vs. Ramos
  
  Diering hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kline scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Senators, 4 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Becquer vs. Zuverink
  
  Fred Marsh now playing third base. Chuck Diering now playing center field. Cal Abrams now playing right field. Julio Becquer pinch hits for Pedro
  
  Becquer hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 4 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McDermott vs. Zuverink
  
  Mickey McDermott pinch hits for Bobby Kline.
  
  McDermott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 4 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Yost vs. Zuverink
  
  Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

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         Game of 9/16/1955, game 1 -- Washington at Baltimore (N)

  Washington         AB  R  H RBI    Baltimore          AB  R  H RBI
Yost E, 3b            4  1  2  2   Leppert D, 2b         3  0  1  1   
Runnels P, 2b         4  0  1  1   Abrams C, cf-rf       4  1  2  0   
Vernon M, 1b          4  0  1  1   Philley D, lf         4  1  1  0   
Sievers R, lf         4  0  0  0   Hale B, 1b            4  1  2  1   
Paula C, rf           4  0  1  0   Triandos G, c         4  0  1  0   
Umphlett T, cf        4  0  2  0   Dagres A, rf          3  1  1  0   
Fitz Gerald E, c      3  1  1  0   Marsh F, 3b           0  0  0  0   
Wright T, ph          1  0  0  0   Diering C, 3b-cf      4  0  2  2   
Korcheck S, c         0  0  0  0   Miranda W, ss         3  1  1  0   
Valdivielso J, ss     1  1  0  0   Schallock A, p        1  0  0  0   
Lemon J, ph           1  1  1  0   Wight B, p            0  0  0  0   
Ramos P, p            0  0  0  0   Zuverink G, p         0  0  0  0   
Becquer J, ph         1  0  0  0                                      
Abernathy T, p        1  0  0  0                                      
Groth J, ph           1  0  0  0                                      
Chakales B, p         0  0  0  0                                      
Oravetz E, ph         1  0  0  0                                      
Kline B, ss           0  0  0  0                                      
McDermott M, ph       1  0  1  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  4 10  4                        30  5 11  4

Washington       001 000 300 --  4
Baltimore        400 100 00x --  5

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Abernathy T (L)       4.0  9  5  5  1  2
Chakales B            2.0  2  0  0  1  1
Ramos P               2.0  0  0  0  0  0

  Baltimore            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Schallock A (W)       6.2  8  4  4  2  0
Wight B*              0.0  1  0  0  0  0
Zuverink G (S)        2.1  1  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 7th

E -- Paula C, Umphlett T
DP -- Washington 1, Baltimore 2
LOB -- Washington 6, Baltimore 5
2B -- Diering C, Triandos G
SB -- Diering C
CS -- Abrams C
SH -- Schallock A
SF -- Leppert D
T -- 2:19
A -- 0

    

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