Chicago White Sox vs Boston Red Sox
May 9, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1956 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Chicago White 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)
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Chicago White Sox 5, Boston Red Sox 7

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Rivera rf 3 0 0 0
  Brideweser ss 0 0 0 0
Fox 2b 4 0 0 0
Minoso lf 5 0 1 0
  Fischer p 0 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
Doby cf 5 1 2 0
Kell 3b 4 1 2 1
  Phillips pr 0 0 0 0
Jackson 1b 5 1 1 0
Lollar c 5 2 4 2
  Esposito pr 0 0 0 0
Donovan p 0 0 0 0
  Fornieles p 2 0 0 0
  Dahlke p 0 0 0 0
  Consuegra p 0 0 0 0
  Northey ph,lf 1 0 0 1
Aparicio ss 3 0 2 1
  Abrams ph,rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 12 5
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Goodman 2b 5 1 4 1
  Consolo pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Klaus 3b 3 0 0 0
Throneberry rf 5 1 2 0
Gernert lf 3 1 0 0
  Stephens lf 0 0 0 0
Zauchin 1b 3 1 1 1
Piersall cf 4 1 2 1
Buddin ss 3 1 2 2
White c 3 1 1 1
Porterfield p 2 0 0 0
  Hurd p 1 0 1 1
  Sisler p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 13 7
Chicago 010 003 0105120
Boston 400 003 00x7130
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Donovan   0.1 4 4 4 2 0
  Fornieles  L(0-1) 5.0 6 3 3 1 1
  Dahlke   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Consuegra   1.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Fischer   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Howell   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
13
7
7
6
3
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Porterfield   5.1 7 4 4 2 2
  Hurd  W(1-1) 2.0 3 1 1 3 1
  Sisler   1.2 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
5
4

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 4. Rivera-Jackson, Aparicio-Fox-Jackson, Fox-Aparicio-Jackson, Aparicio-Fox-Jackson.  2B–Chicago Minoso (3,off Porterfield); Doby (2,off Porterfield); Kell (4,off Porterfield); Aparicio (2,off Hurd); Lollar (3,off Hurd)., Boston Throneberry (1,off Donovan); Goodman 3 (9,off Fornieles,off Dahlke,off Fischer).  HR–Chicago Lollar (1,2nd inning off Porterfield 0 on 1 out).  SH–Fornieles (1,off Hurd).  SF–Northey (2,off Hurd).  Team LOB–12.  IBB–Gernert (1,by Donovan).  Team–8.  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Bill Summers, 3B–Bill McKinley.  T–2:48.  A–7,611.
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