Cleveland Indians vs Baltimore Orioles
May 3, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 1956 at Memorial Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Baltimore Orioles 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)
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Cleveland Indians 7, Baltimore Orioles 1

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Busby cf 5 3 3 3
Woodling lf 4 0 1 1
Avila 2b 4 1 1 0
Wertz 1b 3 1 1 0
Smith rf 4 0 1 0
  Colavito rf 0 0 0 0
Rosen 3b 4 0 2 3
Carrasquel ss 4 1 1 0
Averill c 3 1 0 0
Garcia p 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 10 7
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Causey 3b 3 0 0 0
  Adams 2b 1 0 1 0
Boyd 1b,rf 4 1 2 0
Philley lf,3b 4 0 2 0
Triandos c 4 0 0 0
Francona cf 4 0 0 0
Gardner 2b 2 0 0 0
  Hale ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Nelson rf,lf 3 0 0 0
Miranda ss 3 0 1 0
Wight p 1 0 0 0
  Pope ph 1 0 0 0
  Besana p 0 0 0 0
  Dorish p 0 0 0 0
  Pyburn ph 1 0 0 0
  Held p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 0
Cleveland 300 000 2027101
Baltimore 100 000 000160
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia  W(1-1) 9.0 6 1 0 1 7
Totals
9.0
6
1
0
1
7
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Wight  L(0-4) 5.0 3 3 3 1 3
  Besana   1.2 5 2 2 0 1
  Dorish   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Held   2.0 2 2 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
10
7
7
2
6

  E–Wertz (2).  DP–Baltimore 2. Triandos-Gardner, Philley-Adams-Hale.  2B–Cleveland Busby (2,off Besana); Woodling (2,off Besana), Baltimore Miranda (2,off Garcia).  HR–Cleveland Busby (2,9th inning off Held 1 on 2 out).  SH–Garcia 2 (2,off Besana,off Held).  HBP–Wertz (3,by Wight).  Team LOB–4.  Team–6.  U-HP–Charlie Berry, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–2:25.  A–12,378.
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