Boston Red Sox vs Washington Senators
July 3, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 3, 1956 at Griffith Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 5, Washington Senators 6

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Goodman 2b 5 0 2 1
Klaus 3b 5 0 1 1
Williams lf 5 0 2 0
Gernert 1b 5 0 0 0
Jensen rf 5 1 1 0
Piersall cf 3 1 0 0
White c 5 1 2 2
Buddin ss 3 1 1 1
Sisler p 1 0 0 0
  Lepcio ph 1 0 0 0
  Dorish p 0 0 0 0
  Zauchin ph 1 0 0 0
  Hurd p 0 0 0 0
  Daley ph 1 0 1 0
  Consolo pr 0 1 0 0
  Kiely p 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 5 10 5
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 2 1 0 0
Herzog cf 5 0 0 0
  Olson ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Runnels 1b 6 0 1 0
Sievers lf 5 2 2 0
Lemon rf 5 1 4 2
Roig 2b 5 1 1 1
Berberet c 2 1 1 1
  Fitz Gerald ph,c 1 0 1 0
Valdivielso ss 4 0 1 2
Stone p 4 0 1 0
  Pascual p 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 6 12 6
Boston 010 010 003 005100
Washington 500 000 000 016120
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Sisler   4.0 5 5 5 3 5
  Dorish   2.0 3 0 0 2 2
  Hurd   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Kiely  L(0-2) 2.1 3 1 1 1 2
Totals
10.1
12
6
6
7
9
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Stone   8.2 8 5 5 3 2
  Pascual  W(4-8) 2.1 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
11.0
10
5
5
3
3

  E–None.  DP–Boston 1. Valdivielso-Roig-Runnels, Washington 1. Valdivielso-Roig-Runnels.  2B–Boston Jensen (6,off Stone); Daley (5,off Stone), Washington Lemon (16,off Dorish); Stone (1,off Hurd).  3B–Boston White (2,off Stone), Washington Lemon (6,off Kiely).  SF–Buddin (3,off Stone).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Valdivielso (1,off Kiely).  HBP–Yost (6,by Sisler).  IBB–Berberet (4,by Dorish); Yost (5,by Kiely)..  Team–13.  SB–Yost (4,2nd base off Sisler/White); Yost (4,2nd base off Sisler/White).  CS–Yost (2,2nd base by Dorish/White); Yost (2,2nd base by Dorish/White).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–3:03.  A–2,188.
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