Washington Senators vs Cleveland Indians
June 23, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 1956 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 8, Cleveland Indians 9

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 2 4 2 0
Herzog cf 4 1 3 5
Runnels 2b 4 0 1 1
Sievers 1b 4 0 0 0
Courtney c 2 0 0 0
  Paula ph 0 0 0 0
  Berberet ph,c 2 0 0 1
Lemon rf 4 0 0 0
Olson lf 5 1 1 0
Valdivielso ss 5 1 1 1
Griggs p 1 0 0 0
  Grob p 1 0 0 0
  Oravetz ph 1 1 1 0
  Ramos p 2 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 9 8
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Avila 2b 5 1 1 0
Woodling lf 3 1 1 0
Smith rf 4 1 4 4
Wertz 1b 5 0 0 0
Rosen 3b 4 0 0 0
Busby cf 5 1 1 0
Carrasquel ss 4 2 2 1
  Mele ph 1 0 1 0
  Strickland pr 0 1 0 0
Naragon c 3 1 2 1
  Hegan pr,c 0 0 0 0
  Mitchell ph 0 1 0 0
Houtteman p 0 0 0 0
  Daley p 1 0 0 0
  McLish p 0 0 0 0
  Mossi p 0 0 0 0
  Ward ph 0 0 0 0
  Narleski p 0 0 0 0
  Lemon ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 36 9 13 7
Washington 110 220 200892
Cleveland 131 200 0029130
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Griggs   2.0 4 4 1 3 0
  Grob   2.0 4 3 3 1 0
  Ramos  L(4-6) 4.2 5 2 1 4 2
Totals
8.2
13
9
5
8
2
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Houtteman   1.1 4 2 2 2 2
  Daley   2.1 2 2 2 2 1
  McLish   1.0 2 2 2 2 0
  Mossi   2.1 1 2 2 2 3
  Narleski  W(1-2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
8
8
8
6

  E–Herzog (3), Valdivielso (6).  DP–Washington 3. Runnels-Valdivielso-Sievers, Runnels-Sievers, Runnels-Valdivielso-Sievers.  PB–Berberet (3).  2B–Cleveland Woodling (4,off Grob).  3B–Washington Herzog (4,off McLish), Cleveland Carrasquel (1,off Grob).  HR–Washington Valdivielso (1,4th inning off Daley 0 on 0 out); Herzog (2,7th inning off Mossi 1 on 2 out)., Cleveland Smith (10,4th inning off Grob 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Daley (1,off Griggs).  Team–10.  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Joe Paparella, 3B–Eddie Hurley.  T–3:04.  A–4,691.
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