Cleveland Indians vs New York Yankees
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 Yankee Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the New York Yankees 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 6, New York Yankees 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Busby cf 5 1 2 0
Avila 2b 4 1 0 0
Rosen 3b 3 2 2 3
Wertz 1b 3 0 0 0
Smith lf 4 0 1 2
Colavito rf 4 0 0 0
Carrasquel ss 4 1 0 0
Hegan c 3 0 0 0
  Woodling ph 1 0 0 0
  Mossi p 0 0 0 0
Score p 2 1 0 0
  Naragon ph,c 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 5 5
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Bauer rf 3 1 1 0
Martin 2b 5 0 1 1
Mantle cf 4 1 3 0
Berra c 4 2 1 1
Skowron 1b 4 0 0 1
McDougald ss 5 0 1 2
Howard lf 4 0 1 0
  Carroll pr 0 0 0 0
  Morgan p 0 0 0 0
Carey 3b 3 0 2 0
Larsen p 2 1 0 0
  Grim p 1 0 0 0
  Konstanty p 0 0 0 0
  Cerv ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
Cleveland 100 004 001651
New York 300 100 1005102
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Score  W(2-3) 8.0 9 5 5 4 6
  Mossi   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
4
8
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Larsen   5.1 3 5 5 2 2
  Grim   2.1 2 0 0 2 1
  Konstanty   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Morgan  L(0-3) 1.0 0 1 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
5
6
5
5
3

  E–Carrasquel (3), Mantle (1), Morgan (1).  DP–Cleveland 1. Rosen-Avila-Wertz.  3B–Cleveland Smith (1,off Grim).  HR–Cleveland Rosen (3,1st inning off Larsen 0 on 2 out), New York Berra (9,7th inning off Score 0 on 1 out).  IBB–Naragon (1,by Morgan); Bauer (2,by Score).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Carey (1,off Score).  HBP–Skowron (1,by Score).  Team–10.  CS–Busby (2,2nd base by Grim/Berra).  SB–Mantle (2,2nd base off Score/Hegan).  U-HP–Eddie Hurley, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Joe Paparella.  T–2:50.  A–12,225.
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