Cleveland Indians vs Washington Senators
June 1, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 1, 1956 at Griffith Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Cleveland Indians 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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Cleveland Indians 3, Washington Senators 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Busby cf 4 1 0 0
Carrasquel ss 5 0 1 0
Avila 2b 5 0 1 0
Smith lf 4 1 1 0
Wertz 1b 5 0 1 0
Regalado 3b 4 0 1 0
Colavito rf 2 0 1 0
Hegan c 3 0 1 0
Lemon p 3 1 1 1
  Narleski p 0 0 0 0
  Mele ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 8 1
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 4 1 2 2
Herzog lf 4 0 0 0
Runnels 2b 5 0 1 0
Sievers 1b 3 1 2 0
Lemon rf 3 0 1 1
Olson cf 4 0 1 0
Luttrell ss 4 1 2 1
Berberet c 3 1 2 1
  Paula pr 0 1 0 0
  Fitz Gerald c 0 0 0 0
Wiesler p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 11 5
Cleveland 011 000 001381
Washington 000 021 11x5112
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon  L(6-2) 7.1 11 5 4 3 3
  Narleski   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
5
4
3
4
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Wiesler  W(1-2) 9.0 8 3 2 5 4
Totals
9.0
8
3
2
5
4

  E–Regalado (5), Sievers (4), Wiesler (1).  DP–Washington 1. Luttrell-Runnels-Sievers.  2B–Washington Luttrell (2,off Lemon); Yost (9,off Lemon)..  3B–Washington Berberet (2,off Lemon).  HR–Cleveland Lemon (1,3rd inning off Wiesler 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–11.  SH–Herzog (4,off Lemon); Wiesler (2,off Lemon)..  HBP–Lemon (2,by Lemon).  Team–10.  SB–Luttrell (1,2nd base off Lemon/Hegan); Luttrell (1,2nd base off Lemon/Hegan).  CS–Luttrell (1,2nd base by Lemon/Hegan); Luttrell (1,2nd base by Lemon/Hegan).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Bill Summers, 2B–Bill McKinley, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–2:20.  A–4,738.
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