Cleveland Indians vs Baltimore Orioles
June 6, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 6, 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 5, Baltimore Orioles 1

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Carrasquel ss 5 0 0 0
Avila 2b 4 1 0 0
Smith lf 4 1 1 0
Wertz 1b 2 2 0 0
Rosen 3b 4 1 2 2
  Strickland 3b 0 0 0 0
Colavito rf 3 0 2 2
Busby cf 4 0 1 0
Averill c 4 0 1 1
Houtteman p 3 0 0 0
  Narleski p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 7 5
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Adams 2b 4 0 2 0
Hale 1b 4 0 0 0
Kell 3b 4 0 1 0
Nieman lf 4 0 1 0
Triandos c 4 0 0 0
Francona rf 3 1 1 0
Diering cf 4 0 0 0
Miranda ss 4 0 1 0
Johnson p 2 0 0 0
  Nelson ph 1 0 0 0
  Brown p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 6 0
Cleveland 000 230 000571
Baltimore 000 000 001161
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Houtteman  W(1-1) 5.2 5 0 0 0 2
  Narleski   3.1 1 1 0 1 5
Totals
9.0
6
1
0
1
7
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L(1-2) 8.0 7 5 5 3 5
  Brown   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
3
6

  E–Busby (1), Hale (3).  2B–Cleveland Smith (8,off Johnson); Rosen (2,off Johnson); Colavito (4,off Johnson)., Baltimore Adams (6,off Houtteman).  SF–Colavito (2,off Johnson).  IBB–Wertz (2,by Johnson).  Team LOB–6.  Team–7.  SB–Francona (3,2nd base off Houtteman/Averill); Francona (3,2nd base off Houtteman/Averill).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Nestor Chylak, 2B–Joe Paparella, 3B–Eddie Hurley.  T–2:22.  A–12,363.
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