Cleveland Indians vs Washington Senators
June 2, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 2, 1956 at Griffith Stadium. The Cleveland Indians 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)
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Cleveland Indians 15, Washington Senators 0

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Carrasquel ss 5 1 3 1
Avila 2b 3 2 1 0
Mele lf 5 2 3 4
Smith 3b 5 1 1 1
  Strickland 3b 0 0 0 0
Wertz 1b 4 1 1 1
  Ward 1b 2 1 1 1
Busby cf 3 2 1 0
Colavito rf 3 3 1 2
Hegan c 5 1 1 4
Score p 4 1 1 1
Totals 39 15 14 15
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 5 0 2 0
Herzog lf 5 0 1 0
Runnels 2b 4 0 0 0
Sievers 1b 3 0 0 0
Lemon rf 3 0 0 0
Olson cf 2 0 0 0
Luttrell ss 4 0 0 0
Fitz Gerald c 3 0 0 0
Stone p 0 0 0 0
  Oravetz ph 0 0 0 0
  Clevenger p 0 0 0 0
  Killebrew ph 1 0 0 0
  Grob p 0 0 0 0
  Paula ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 3 0
Cleveland 000 600 26115141
Washington 000 000 000030
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Score  W(6-4) 9.0 3 0 0 8 13
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
8
13
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Stone  L(2-1) 5.0 7 6 6 4 5
  Clevenger   2.0 3 2 2 1 1
  Grob   2.0 4 7 7 3 0
Totals
9.0
14
15
15
8
6

  E–Avila (5).  DP–Cleveland 1. Avila-Ward, Washington 1. Luttrell-Runnels-Sievers.  2B–Cleveland Mele (3,off Stone).  HR–Cleveland Wertz (9,7th inning off Clevenger 0 on 0 out); Colavito (4,7th inning off Clevenger 0 on 1 out); Hegan (1,8th inning off Grob 3 on 2 out); Mele (1,9th inning off Grob 0 on 2 out)..  SH–Avila (1,off Stone).  HBP–Busby 2 (2,by Stone,by Grob).  Team LOB–8.  Team–11.  U-HP–Bill Summers, 1B–Bill McKinley, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–John Rice.  T–2:49.  A–2,317.
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