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 9, Cleveland Indians 8

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Hatfield 3b 4 1 1 0
  Esposito ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Fox 2b 4 2 2 1
Minoso lf 4 0 1 1
Doby cf 5 0 1 2
Philley 1b 4 1 2 0
Rivera rf 4 1 1 0
Moss c 4 2 2 2
Aparicio ss 4 1 1 2
Staley p 4 1 2 0
  Harshman p 0 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
  Consuegra p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 9 13 8
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Busby cf 5 0 0 0
Locklin rf 2 0 1 0
  Colavito ph,rf 3 1 1 2
Smith 3b 4 2 2 1
Wertz 1b 4 1 0 0
Ward lf 5 2 2 4
Avila 2b 4 0 1 0
Naragon c 3 0 0 0
  Hegan ph 2 0 0 0
Carrasquel ss 4 1 3 1
Garcia p 1 0 0 0
  Mossi p 1 0 0 0
  Mitchell ph 1 0 1 0
  McLish p 0 0 0 0
  Daley p 0 0 0 0
  Mele ph 0 1 0 0
Totals 39 8 11 8
Chicago 110 031 0309131
Cleveland 000 002 0068110
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Staley  W(1-0) 7.0 7 2 2 1 1
  Harshman   1.2 2 5 5 3 0
  Howell   0.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Consuegra   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
8
8
4
1
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia  L(3-5) 4.1 8 5 5 0 1
  Mossi   2.2 2 1 1 0 1
  McLish   0.1 3 3 3 1 0
  Daley   1.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
13
9
9
2
3

  E–Fox (3).  DP–Cleveland 1. Avila-Carrasquel-Wertz.  2B–Chicago Doby (5,off Mossi).  3B–Chicago Fox (2,off Garcia).  HR–Chicago Moss 2 (3,2nd inning off Garcia 0 on 0 out,6th inning off Mossi 0 on 1 out), Cleveland Smith (7,6th inning off Staley 0 on 1 out); Ward 2 (2,6th inning off Staley 0 on 2 out,9th inning off Howell 2 on 2 out); Carrasquel (2,9th inning off Harshman 0 on 1 out); Colavito (3,9th inning off Harshman 1 on 2 out).  HBP–Minoso (4,by Mossi).  Team LOB–5.  Team–8.  SB–Aparicio (2,2nd base off McLish/Naragon).  CS–Staley (1,Home by Daley/Naragon).  U-HP–Joe Paparella, 1B–Eddie Hurley, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:35.  A–26,788.
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