New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
May 16, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1956 at Cleveland Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians 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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New York Yankees 4, Cleveland Indians 1

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Martin 2b 4 2 2 1
Collins rf 5 0 1 0
Mantle cf 4 1 3 1
Berra c 3 0 1 1
Robinson 1b 3 0 1 0
  Skowron ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Bauer lf 5 0 0 0
McDougald 3b 4 1 3 0
McDermott p 2 0 0 0
  Morgan p 2 0 1 0
Rizzuto ss 4 0 1 1
Totals 37 4 13 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Busby cf 4 0 1 0
Avila 2b 4 0 0 0
Rosen 3b 4 1 1 0
Wertz 1b 3 0 0 0
Smith lf 2 0 0 0
Colavito rf 3 0 1 1
Carrasquel ss 2 0 0 0
Hegan c 2 0 0 0
  Naragon ph,c 1 0 0 0
Garcia p 2 0 0 0
  Daley p 0 0 0 0
  McLish p 0 0 0 0
  Locklin ph 1 0 0 0
  Mossi p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 3 1
New York 100 011 1004130
Cleveland 000 100 000132
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
McDermott   3.1 3 1 1 4 0
  Morgan  W(1-3) 5.2 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
4
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia  L(2-3) 4.1 7 2 2 2 3
  Daley   2.0 3 2 2 1 1
  McLish   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Mossi   2.0 2 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
13
4
4
6
6

  E–Rosen (1), Wertz (4).  DP–New York 1. Rizzuto-Martin-Robinson.  HR–New York Martin (1,1st inning off Garcia 0 on 0 out); Mantle (13,7th inning off Daley 0 on 0 out).  SH–Rizzuto (2,off Daley).  SF–Berra (1,off Daley); Colavito (1,off McDermott).  HBP–Berra (1,by Daley).  Team LOB–15.  Team–5.  CS–Robinson (1,2nd base by Garcia/Hegan); Berra (1,2nd base by Daley/Hegan).  U-HP–Eddie Rommel, 1B–Frank Tabacchi, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–3:06.  A–6,263.
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Fred Schwed, Jr., in How to Watch a Baseball Game (1957) wrote our favorite baseball box score quote, "The baseball box score is the pithiest form of written communication in America today. It is abbreviated history. It is two or three hours (the box score even gives that item to the minute) of complex activity, virtually inscribed on the head of a pin, yet no knowing reader suffers from eyestrain."

     

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