Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees
April 21, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1956 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Boston Red Sox 10, New York Yankees 14

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Goodman 2b 5 0 2 1
Klaus 3b 4 1 1 0
Throneberry lf 4 2 1 2
  Stephens lf 0 0 0 0
  Gernert ph 0 0 0 0
Jensen rf 6 1 1 0
Vernon 1b 5 2 3 1
Piersall cf 5 1 2 2
Buddin ss 3 1 0 0
White c 2 0 0 0
  Keough ph 1 1 0 1
  Daley c 1 1 1 2
Susce p 0 0 0 0
  Schmitz p 1 0 0 0
  Williams ph 1 0 0 0
  Sisler p 0 0 0 0
  Hatton ph 1 0 1 1
  Brewer pr 0 0 0 0
  Hurd p 1 0 1 0
  Kiely p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 10 13 10
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Bauer lf,rf 5 3 2 2
Martin 2b,3b 5 2 0 0
Mantle cf 5 1 3 2
  Cerv lf 1 0 0 0
Berra c 3 2 2 2
Skowron 1b 3 1 2 0
Collins rf,cf 5 1 1 1
Lumpe ss 4 0 2 1
  Richardson pr,2b 0 1 0 0
Carey 3b 2 2 1 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 1 1
  Rizzuto pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Turley p 3 0 0 0
  Morgan p 0 0 0 0
  Grim p 0 0 0 0
  Konstanty p 0 0 0 0
  Byrne p 1 1 0 1
Totals 38 14 14 10
Boston 000 030 43010133
New York 242 001 05x14140
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Susce   1.1 5 6 6 2 0
  Schmitz   3.2 4 2 0 4 0
  Sisler   1.0 1 1 0 0 0
  Hurd  L(0-1) 1.1 3 4 3 1 2
  Kiely   0.2 1 1 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
14
14
9
7
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Turley   6.0 6 5 5 6 5
  Morgan   0.0 0 2 2 2 0
  Grim   0.2 2 0 0 1 1
  Konstanty   1.0 3 3 3 1 1
  Byrne  W(1-0) 1.1 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
13
10
10
11
8

  E–Klaus (1), Throneberry (1), Jensen (1).  DP–Boston 1. Goodman-Buddin-Vernon.  PB–White (1).  2B–Boston Goodman (4,off Grim), New York Berra (2,off Susce).  HR–Boston Throneberry (1,5th inning off Turley 1 on 1 out); Vernon (1,5th inning off Turley 0 on 2 out); Piersall (1,8th inning off Konstanty 0 on 2 out); Daley (1,8th inning off Konstanty 1 on 2 out), New York Bauer (1,2nd inning off Susce 1 on 1 out); Mantle (4,2nd inning off Susce 1 on 1 out); Berra (2,8th inning off Hurd 0 on 0 out)..  HBP–Buddin (1,by Turley); Martin (1,by Susce); Carey (1,by Sisler).  Team LOB–15.  SH–Turley (1,off Susce).  IBB–Lumpe (1,by Hurd).  Team–10.  SB–Bauer (1,2nd base off Susce/White); Skowron (1,2nd base off Hurd/Daley).  CS–Lumpe (1,2nd base by Sisler/White).  U-HP–Joe Paparella, 1B–Eddie Hurley, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–3:44.  A–26,644.
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