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Baltimore Orioles 12-15-1956
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| Breaking News | | Thursday, October 11th, 1956: Baltimore's White Wins 1956 Newcomer Trophy
Bill White, the rookie first baseman for the Orioles, assured himself of a place in American League history with an outstanding performance in the 1956 season. He now has a place reserved for him in the league record book under "Rookie of the Year," courtesy of the SION Baseball Writers Association.
The association will honor Bill White as the league's best newcomer and present him the Rookie of the Year Award this weekend at its annual meeting.
The 22-year-old Baltimore newcomer took the trophy by hitting .302 in 146 games this season and finished up with 164 hits, 26 home runs, 81 RBIs and 82 runs scored.
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| Sunday, September 16th, 1956: Sisler Guns Down Athletics
Today at Memorial Stadium Dave Sisler baffled Kansas City batters on 5 hits en route to a 4-0 shutout.
"He was able to keep hitters off balance and got the ball down," said the Orioles skipper about his starter's performance.
Sisler had 4 strikeouts and 4 walks in the game.
This season Sisler has a 1-2 record with a 4.94 ERA in 4 starts.
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 | Saturday, September 1st, 1956: August's Top AL Rookie Named
Ken Boyer was voted the top rookie in the American League for his solid performance last month.
In August, the Baltimore third baseman posted a .324 average while racking up 35 hits, 5 home runs and 21 RBIs.
This year Boyer has 16 home runs and a .339 batting average.
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 79-75, .513 PCT | | Position in Division | 3rd, 17.0 GB | | Record at home | 41-36, .532 PCT | | Record on the road | 38-39, .494 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 7-10, .412 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 20-22, .476 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 16-22, .421 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 63-53, .543 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 4-6, .400 PCT | | Record in April | 10-17, .370 PCT | | Record in May | 16-13, .552 PCT | | Record in June | 16-10, .615 PCT | | Record in July | 19-9, .679 PCT | | Record in August | 14-15, .483 PCT | | Record in September | 4-11, .267 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .266 - 4th in AL | | On-Base Percentage | .316 - 7th in AL | | Slugging Percentage | .405 - 4th in AL | | On-Base + Slugging | .721 - 5th in AL | | Runs Scored | 659 - 6th in AL | | Hits | 1440 - 2nd in AL | | Extra-Base Hits | 437 - 4th in AL | | Home Runs | 134 - tied for 4th in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 391 - 8th in AL | | Strikeouts | 677 - 3rd in AL | | Stolen Bases | 7 - 8th in AL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.44 - 1st in AL | | Starters' ERA | 3.41 - 2nd in AL | | Bullpen ERA | 3.53 - 1st in AL | | Runs allowed | 641 - 2nd in AL | | Hits allowed | 1251 - 2nd in AL | | Opponents AVG | .241 - 1st in AL | | BABIP | .267 - 1st in AL | | Home Runs allowed | 114 - 1st in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 622 - 8th in AL | | Strikeouts | 814 - 2nd in AL |
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