Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Indians
May 30, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 30, 1956 at Cleveland Stadium. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 3

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Esposito 3b 5 0 0 0
Fox 2b 4 1 0 0
Minoso lf 3 3 2 1
Doby cf 4 0 1 0
Philley 1b 4 0 1 2
  Dropo 1b 0 0 0 0
Rivera rf 3 1 1 1
Lollar c 3 1 1 2
Aparicio ss 4 0 1 0
Pierce p 2 0 0 0
  Wilson p 1 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 7 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Busby cf 5 0 1 0
Carrasquel ss 5 0 1 0
Avila 2b 4 0 0 0
Smith lf 5 0 1 0
Wertz 1b 4 2 3 2
Regalado 3b 5 0 1 0
Colavito rf 3 1 1 0
Hegan c 2 0 1 0
  Mitchell ph 1 0 0 0
  Naragon c 0 0 0 0
Houtteman p 0 0 0 0
  Strickland ph 1 0 0 0
  Mossi p 0 0 0 0
  Mele ph 1 0 1 1
  Locklin pr 0 0 0 0
  Narleski p 0 0 0 0
  Ward ph 1 0 0 0
  Daley p 0 0 0 0
  McLish p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 10 3
Chicago 001 030 002673
Cleveland 010 000 1103102
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Pierce  W(6-2) 6.2 7 2 2 2 4
  Wilson   2.0 3 1 1 1 0
  Howell   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
4
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Houtteman  L(0-1) 5.0 6 4 4 2 1
  Mossi   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Narleski   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Daley   0.2 1 2 2 1 0
  McLish   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
6
6
3
6

  E–Minoso (4), Philley (6), Aparicio (5), Avila (4), Regalado (4).  DP–Chicago 1. Aparicio-Fox, Cleveland 1. Wertz.  2B–Cleveland Wertz (7,off Pierce); Hegan (4,off Pierce).  3B–Chicago Minoso (3,off Daley).  HR–Chicago Lollar (3,5th inning off Houtteman 1 on 2 out), Cleveland Wertz 2 (8,2nd inning off Pierce 0 on 1 out,8th inning off Wilson 0 on 0 out).  SH–Pierce (2,off Houtteman); Houtteman (1,off Pierce).  SF–Philley (2,off Daley).  HBP–Minoso (3,by Houtteman); Lollar 2 (4,by Houtteman,by Narleski); Fox (2,by Daley); Doby (1,by Daley)..  Team LOB–10.  Team–12.  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–3:15.
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