Washington Senators vs Kansas City Athletics
May 22, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 22, 1956 at Municipal Stadium. The Kansas City Athletics defeated the Washington Senators 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Washington Senators 1, Kansas City Athletics 6

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 3 0 0 0
Snyder ss 4 0 1 0
Runnels 2b 3 0 0 0
Paula lf 3 0 0 0
Sievers 1b 4 0 0 0
Lemon rf 4 1 1 0
Courtney c 2 0 0 0
Olson cf 4 0 0 0
Stewart p 1 0 1 1
  Clevenger p 0 0 0 0
  Killebrew ph 1 0 0 0
  Griggs p 0 0 0 0
  Herzog ph 1 0 0 0
  Wiesler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 3 1
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
DeMaestri ss 4 1 0 0
Lopez cf 3 0 0 0
Zernial lf 3 0 1 1
  Renna lf 0 0 0 0
Simpson 1b 4 0 1 2
Groth rf 3 2 1 1
Finigan 2b,3b 2 1 1 0
Ginsberg c 2 0 0 0
Pless 3b 1 1 0 1
  Jacobs 2b 1 0 0 0
Herriage p 2 1 0 1
Totals 25 6 4 6
Washington 010 000 000130
Kansas City 050 000 10x641
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Stewart  L(2-1) 1.0 1 4 4 4 1
  Clevenger   3.0 2 1 1 3 3
  Griggs   2.0 0 0 0 2 2
  Wiesler   2.0 1 1 1 2 1
Totals
8.0
4
6
6
11
7
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Herriage  W(1-2) 9.0 3 1 1 5 6
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
5
6

  E–DeMaestri (6).  DP–Washington 3. Runnels-Snyder-Sievers, Courtney-Runnels, Runnels-Snyder-Sievers, Kansas City 1. DeMaestri-Finigan-Simpson.  2B–Washington Lemon (8,off Herriage), Kansas City Finigan (3,off Stewart); Simpson (6,off Clevenger).  HR–Kansas City Groth (2,7th inning off Wiesler 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–7.  HBP–DeMaestri (2,by Griggs).  Team–7.  SB–Lopez (1,2nd base off Stewart/Courtney); Finigan (2,2nd base off Wiesler/Courtney); Lopez (1,2nd base off Stewart/Courtney); Finigan (2,2nd base off Wiesler/Courtney).  CS–DeMaestri (1,2nd base by Griggs/Courtney); DeMaestri (1,2nd base by Griggs/Courtney).  U-HP–Eddie Hurley, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Joe Paparella.  T–2:22.  A–9,258.
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