Cleveland Indians vs New York Yankees
May 10, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 10, 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 7, New York Yankees 2

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Busby cf 4 1 1 1
Avila 2b 3 1 0 0
Rosen 3b 3 1 2 2
Wertz 1b 5 1 1 2
Smith lf 4 0 1 0
Colavito rf 5 0 1 0
Carrasquel ss 5 1 1 0
Hegan c 1 2 1 1
Lemon p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 8 6
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Bauer rf 4 0 0 0
McDougald ss 4 0 1 0
Mantle cf 3 1 1 1
Berra c 4 1 1 1
Collins 1b 4 0 2 0
Howard lf 4 0 1 0
Martin 2b,3b 4 0 1 0
Carey 3b 2 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 0 0
  Richardson 2b 1 0 1 0
McDermott p 1 0 0 0
  Morgan p 0 0 0 0
  Skowron ph 1 0 0 0
  Coleman p 0 0 0 0
  Cerv ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Cleveland 003 010 003781
New York 000 001 001282
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon  W(4-1) 9.0 8 2 2 2 5
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
5
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
McDermott  L(1-2) 5.0 5 4 4 3 1
  Morgan   2.0 1 0 0 3 1
  Coleman   2.0 2 3 2 4 3
Totals
9.0
8
7
6
10
5

  E–Hegan (1), Martin (4), Carey (7).  DP–New York 1. McDougald-Martin-Collins.  2B–Cleveland Carrasquel (3,off McDermott); Wertz (4,off R. Coleman).  3B–Cleveland Rosen (1,off McDermott).  HR–New York Mantle (11,6th inning off Lemon 0 on 2 out); Berra (10,9th inning off Lemon 0 on 0 out).  SH–Busby (1,off McDermott).  SF–Rosen (1,off McDermott).  IBB–Hegan (1,by R. Coleman).  Team LOB–11.  Team–7.  CS–McDougald (1,2nd base by Lemon/Hegan); McDougald (1,2nd base by Lemon/Hegan).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Nestor Chylak, 2B–Joe Paparella, 3B–Eddie Hurley.  T–2:59.  A–10,382.
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