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White Sox
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 26, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox, played on August 26, 1956 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 26, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 26, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Billy Pierce |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Wight |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Joe Paparella 3B: Eddie Hurley |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
| Les Moss | Catcher |
| Bubba Phillips | Right Fielder |
| Fred Hatfield | Third Baseman |
| Billy Pierce | Pitcher |
| Marty Marion | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Williams | Center Fielder |
| Bob Boyd | First Baseman |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Bob Nieman | Left Fielder |
| Gus Triandos | Catcher |
| Tito Francona | Right Fielder |
| Billy Gardner | Second Baseman |
| Willie Miranda | Shortstop |
| Bill Wight | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 26, 1956
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Wight
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Wight
Fox hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Wight
Doby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Pierce
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyd vs. Pierce
Boyd hits a line driveMinoso throws the ball in to Hatfield who tags Boyd trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Williams goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Pierce
Kell hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Pierce
Nieman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Pierce
Triandos strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Wight
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Wight
Dropo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Dropo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moss vs. Wight
Moss hits a line drive into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Wight
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Pierce
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Pierce
Gardner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Francona moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miranda vs. Pierce
Miranda hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Doby. Miranda reaches second base with a double. Francona scores. Gardner goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wight vs. Pierce
Wight strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Pierce
Williams hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Doby chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Aparicio. Aparicio fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Aparicio. Miranda scores. Williams moves all the way to home. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Pierce
Boyd hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Fox reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Pierce
Kell hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Wight
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops it up and throws to first, with Wight covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pierce vs. Wight
Pierce hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Wight
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Pierce
Nieman is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Pierce
Triandos strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Pierce
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Pierce
Gardner hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Wight
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops it up and throws to first, with Wight covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Wight
Doby is hit by the pitch. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Wight
Minoso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Doby moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dropo vs. Wight
Dropo hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moss vs. Wight
Moss takes first base on ball four. Doby moves to third. Minoso moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Phillips vs. Wight
Phillips takes first base on ball four. Doby scores. Minoso moves to third. Moss moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hatfield vs. Wight
Hatfield is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Pierce
Miranda hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wight vs. Pierce
Wight hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Pierce
Williams strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyd vs. Pierce
Boyd is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pierce vs. Wight
Pierce hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Wight
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Wight
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Pierce
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Pierce
Nieman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Pierce
Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Pierce
Francona strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Wight
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Wight
Minoso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Wight
Dropo strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moss vs. Wight
Moss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Pierce
Gardner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Moss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Pierce
Miranda hits a fly ball into right field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wight vs. Pierce
Wight hits a fly ball into right field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Wight
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Wight
Hatfield strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pierce vs. Wight
Pierce hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Wight
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Pierce
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Pierce
Boyd hits a fly ball into right field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Pierce
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Wight
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Wight
Doby is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Wight
Minoso takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Wight
Dropo hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Pierce
Jim Delsing now playing center field.
Nieman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Pierce
Triandos hits a line drive into left field. Minoso picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Minoso. Nieman moves to third. Triandos moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Francona vs. Pierce
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields it and throws to home to get Nieman. Triandos moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gardner vs. Pierce
Gardner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Miranda vs. Pierce
Miranda hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Miranda reaches second base with a double. Triandos scores. Francona moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wight vs. Pierce
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wight vs. Pierce
There's a wild pitch. Miranda scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wight vs. Pierce
Wight strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Wight
Moss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Wight
Phillips hits a popup, foul, towards first. Boyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Wight
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/26/1956, game 1 -- Chicago at Baltimore (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Aparicio L, ss 4 0 0 0 Williams D, cf 3 2 1 1
Fox N, 2b 4 0 0 0 Boyd B, 1b 4 0 1 0
Doby L, cf 3 1 0 0 Kell G, 3b 4 0 0 0
Delsing J, cf 0 0 0 0 Nieman B, lf 4 0 2 0
Minoso M, lf 3 0 2 0 Triandos G, c 4 1 2 0
Dropo W, 1b 4 0 1 0 Francona T, rf 4 2 2 0
Moss L, c 3 0 0 0 Gardner B, 2b 4 1 1 0
Phillips B, rf 3 0 0 1 Miranda W, ss 4 2 2 3
Hatfield F, 3b 4 0 0 0 Wight B, p 4 0 1 0
Pierce B, p 3 0 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 5 1 35 8 12 4
Chicago 000 100 000 -- 1
Baltimore 140 000 03x -- 8
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Pierce B (L) 8.0 12 8 6 1 8
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Wight B (W) 9.0 5 1 1 3 5
E -- Minoso M 2, Aparicio L
DP -- Baltimore 1
LOB -- Chicago 7, Baltimore 4
2B -- Dropo W, Miranda W 2
3B -- Williams D
SB -- Miranda W, Francona T
HBP -- by Wight B (Doby L)
WP -- Pierce B
T -- 2:12
A -- 0
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