New York Yankees vs Chicago White Sox
May 18, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1956 at Comiskey Park I. The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 8, Chicago White Sox 7

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rizzuto ss 4 1 1 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 0 0
  Carey 3b 1 0 1 1
Martin 2b 4 1 1 0
  McDermott ph 1 0 0 0
  Coleman J. 2b 0 0 0 0
Mantle cf 4 4 4 3
Berra c 5 1 4 3
Skowron 1b 4 0 2 1
  Collins 1b 0 0 0 0
Bauer rf 4 0 0 0
McDougald 3b,ss 5 1 1 0
Howard lf 5 0 1 0
Coleman R. p 3 0 0 0
  Grim p 0 0 0 0
  Larsen p 1 0 0 0
  Byrne p 0 0 0 0
  Sturdivant p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 8 15 8
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Phillips cf 3 0 1 0
  Rivera ph,cf 2 1 2 1
Fox 2b 4 1 1 1
Minoso lf 5 1 1 0
Lollar c 4 1 1 0
Kell 3b 4 0 1 2
Nieman rf 4 0 1 1
  Howell p 1 0 0 0
Jackson 1b 4 1 2 1
Aparicio ss 2 0 0 0
  Hatfield ph,ss 3 1 1 0
Pierce p 1 0 0 0
  Fornieles p 0 0 0 0
  Dropo ph 1 0 0 0
  Pollet pr 0 0 0 0
  Consuegra p 0 0 0 0
  Delsing ph,rf 1 1 0 0
Totals 39 7 11 6
New York 102 020 101 18153
Chicago 010 002 220 07110
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman   5.0 4 3 2 3 1
  Grim   1.0 1 2 2 3 0
  Larsen   1.1 1 2 2 2 0
  Byrne   0.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Sturdivant  W(1-1) 2.2 3 0 0 0 2
Totals
10.0
11
7
6
8
3
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Pierce   4.1 9 5 5 2 2
  Fornieles   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Consuegra   2.0 2 1 1 0 2
  Howell  L(2-3) 3.0 4 2 2 1 3
Totals
10.0
15
8
8
3
7

  E–Rizzuto (5), Berra (3), R. Coleman (1).  DP–New York 3. McDougald-Martin, McDougald-Skowron, Grim-McDougald-Martin, Chicago 1. Aparicio.  2B–New York Skowron (7,off Pierce); Berra 2 (7,off Pierce,off Howell); Mantle (6,off Consuegra)..  HR–New York Berra (12,3rd inning off Pierce 1 on 2 out); Mantle 2 (15,5th inning off Pierce 1 on 0 out,9th inning off Howell 0 on 2 out), Chicago Jackson (1,2nd inning off R. Coleman 0 on 2 out).  SH–Sturdivant (1,off Howell); Fox (1,off R. Coleman).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Kell (1,off Larsen).  Team–12.  CS–Carey (2,2nd base by Howell/Lollar).  U-HP–Eddie Hurley, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Joe Paparella.  T–3:30.  A–36,192.
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