New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
May 24, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 24, 1956 at Briggs Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers 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 11, Detroit Tigers 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
McDougald ss 4 1 1 0
Martin 2b 5 1 2 0
Bauer rf 5 2 1 1
Mantle cf 5 3 5 3
Collins lf 5 2 2 1
Robinson 1b 5 1 1 4
Howard c 3 0 1 0
Carey 3b 5 1 2 1
Turley p 2 0 0 0
  Sturdivant p 3 0 2 0
Totals 42 11 17 10
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 4 1 1 1
Torgeson 1b 4 0 2 2
Kaline rf 3 0 0 0
Tuttle cf 3 0 0 1
Boone 3b 4 0 1 0
House c 4 1 1 0
Maxwell lf 4 0 0 0
Brideweser 2b 2 1 0 0
Maas p 1 0 0 0
  Masterson p 0 0 0 0
  Belardi ph 0 1 0 0
  Garver p 0 0 0 0
  Gromek p 0 0 0 0
  Kennedy ph 1 0 0 0
  Aber p 0 0 0 0
  Small ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 5 4
New York 023 050 00111170
Detroit 100 300 000452
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Turley   3.2 3 4 4 6 5
  Sturdivant  W(3-1) 5.1 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
4
4
6
6
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Maas  L(0-3) 2.0 6 4 4 0 2
  Masterson   2.0 1 1 0 1 2
  Garver   0.0 1 3 3 2 0
  Gromek   2.0 5 2 2 1 0
  Aber   3.0 4 1 1 2 2
Totals
9.0
17
11
10
6
6

  E–Kaline (1), Masterson (1), Kaline (1), Masterson (1).  2B–New York Martin (4,off Maas); Bauer (3,off Maas)., Detroit Boone (5,off Sturdivant).  HR–New York Mantle (17,2nd inning off Maas 0 on 0 out); Collins (2,2nd inning off Maas 0 on 0 out); Robinson (1,5th inning off Gromek 3 on 0 out); Carey (2,5th inning off Gromek 0 on 1 out).  SH–McDougald (1,off Gromek); Martin (3,off Aber)..  IBB–Mantle (2,by Aber).  Team LOB–12.  SF–Tuttle (1,off Turley).  Team–7.  SB–Kuenn 2 (5,2nd base off Turley/Howard,3rd base off Turley/Howard); Kuenn 2 (5,2nd base off Turley/Howard,3rd base off Turley/Howard).  U-HP–Bill McKinley, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Bill Summers.  T–3:01.  A–8,305.
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