Chicago White Sox vs Washington Senators
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 Griffith Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 1, Washington Senators 3

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Minoso lf 4 0 1 0
Fox 2b 3 0 0 0
Doby cf 4 0 1 1
Philley 1b 4 0 0 0
Rivera rf 4 0 1 0
Lollar c 4 0 0 0
Hatfield 3b 3 0 0 0
Aparicio ss 3 0 0 0
Harshman p 1 0 0 0
  Phillips ph 1 1 1 0
  Pollet p 0 0 0 0
  Esposito ph 0 0 0 0
  Consuegra p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 2 1 1 0
Snyder 2b 4 1 1 0
Herzog 1b 2 0 0 0
Paula rf 3 1 1 1
Olson cf 3 0 0 1
Lemon lf 3 0 1 0
Luttrell ss 4 0 1 0
Berberet c 3 0 0 0
Stobbs p 3 0 0 0
Totals 27 3 5 2
Chicago 000 001 000142
Washington 201 000 00x351
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Harshman  L(2-4) 5.0 5 3 2 3 0
  Pollet   2.0 0 0 0 2 2
  Consuegra   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
5
3
2
5
2
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Stobbs  W(4-4) 9.0 4 1 1 2 7
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
2
7

  E–Philley (7), Aparicio (7), Luttrell (4).  DP–Washington 1. Herzog.  2B–Washington Lemon (11,off Harshman).  3B–Washington Paula (1,off Harshman).  Team LOB–5.  SF–Paula (1,off Harshman); Olson (4,off Harshman)..  Team–7.  SB–Rivera (2,2nd base off Stobbs/Berberet).  U-HP–Bill Summers, 1B–Bill McKinley, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–John Rice.  T–2:00.  A–9,652.
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