Cleveland Indians vs Baltimore Orioles
June 5, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 5, 1956 at Memorial Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Baltimore Orioles 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 8, Baltimore Orioles 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Carrasquel ss 3 2 3 0
  Kuhn ss 0 0 0 0
Avila 2b 5 1 2 2
Smith rf,lf 5 1 2 0
Wertz 1b 5 0 1 2
Rosen 3b 4 1 1 0
  Strickland 3b 1 0 0 0
Ward lf 2 1 0 0
  Colavito rf 1 0 0 0
Busby cf 3 1 2 2
Averill c 4 1 1 2
Lemon p 4 0 1 0
Totals 37 8 13 8
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Adams 2b 3 1 1 1
Hale 1b 5 0 0 0
Kell 3b 4 0 2 0
  Dorish p 0 0 0 0
Nieman lf 2 0 1 0
Francona rf 4 0 1 1
Smith c 4 1 1 1
Diering cf 4 0 0 0
Miranda ss 4 1 2 0
Moore p 1 0 0 0
  Causey ph 1 0 0 0
  Fornieles p 0 0 0 0
  Gardner ph,3b 2 0 1 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
Cleveland 300 220 0018131
Baltimore 100 100 001391
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon  W(7-2) 9.0 9 3 2 3 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
2
3
2
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Moore  L(4-4) 4.0 7 5 5 2 2
  Fornieles   3.0 4 2 2 1 2
  Dorish   2.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
8
8
4
4

  E–Avila (6), Moore (3).  DP–Cleveland 1. Carrasquel-Avila-Wertz, Baltimore 1. Miranda-Adams-Hale.  2B–Cleveland Carrasquel (5,off Moore); Smith (7,off Moore); Wertz (10,off Moore); Rosen (1,off Fornieles); Busby (8,off Fornieles); Avila (7,off Dorish)., Baltimore Adams (5,off Lemon).  HR–Cleveland Averill (2,4th inning off Moore 1 on 1 out), Baltimore Smith (3,4th inning off Lemon 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–6.  SF–Adams (2,off Lemon).  Team–8.  U-HP–Eddie Hurley, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Joe Paparella.  T–2:26.  A–25,041.
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