New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
June 17, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 1956 at Cleveland Stadium. The New York Yankees 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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New York Yankees 9, Cleveland Indians 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
McDougald ss 2 1 0 0
Siebern lf 5 1 2 3
Mantle cf 4 2 1 0
Berra c 5 2 2 2
Collins 1b 5 1 2 1
Noren rf 2 0 0 0
  Bauer ph,rf 3 1 2 3
Carey 3b 3 1 1 0
Coleman J. 2b 4 0 0 0
Ford p 0 0 0 0
  Morgan p 0 0 0 0
  Cerv ph 1 0 0 0
  Coleman R. p 2 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 10 9
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Smith rf,2b 5 0 1 0
Avila 2b 0 0 0 0
  Woodling ph,lf 4 0 0 0
Mele lf 1 0 0 0
  Carrasquel ss 2 1 0 0
Rosen 3b 4 1 1 0
Wertz 1b 5 0 0 0
Busby cf 4 2 3 1
Hegan c 2 0 2 1
Strickland ss,2b 1 0 0 0
  Naragon ph 1 0 1 1
  Kuhn pr,2b 1 0 0 0
  Averill ph 1 0 0 0
  Houtteman p 0 0 0 0
Wynn p 0 0 0 0
  Mossi p 2 0 0 1
  McLish p 0 0 0 0
  Ward rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
New York 400 100 4009101
Cleveland 012 000 100482
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ford   1.2 2 1 0 4 0
  Morgan   1.1 4 2 2 0 1
  Coleman  W(2-1) 6.0 2 1 1 2 3
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
6
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn  L(6-4) 0.0 3 4 4 1 0
  Mossi   6.0 5 4 4 4 6
  McLish   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
  Houtteman   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
9
9
6
8

  E–Carey (11), Wertz (7), Kuhn (1).  DP–New York 2. McDougald-J. Coleman-Collins, Carey-Berra-Collins.  2B–New York Carey (8,off Houtteman).  HR–New York Siebern (1,1st inning off Wynn 1 on 0 out); Berra (17,1st inning off Wynn 1 on 0 out); Bauer (14,7th inning off McLish 2 on 0 out)..  SH–McDougald (3,off Mossi); J. Coleman (2,off Mossi).  Team LOB–8.  HBP–Carrasquel (1,by R. Coleman).  Team–10.  U-HP–Bill Summers, 1B–Bill McKinley, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–John Rice.  T–3:01.  A–41,765.
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