New York Yankees vs Washington Senators
July 6, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 6, 1956 at Griffith Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Washington Senators 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 8, Washington Senators 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
McDougald ss 5 1 2 2
Cerv cf 4 0 2 0
Bauer rf 4 0 2 1
Berra c 3 1 0 0
Skowron 1b 4 1 0 0
Howard lf 4 3 2 0
Carey 3b 3 2 2 2
Coleman 2b 3 0 0 1
Turley p 3 0 1 0
  Byrne p 0 0 0 0
  Morgan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 11 6
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 4 1 1 2
Herzog cf 4 1 1 0
Runnels 1b 3 0 1 1
Sievers lf 5 0 0 0
Courtney c 4 0 2 1
Lemon rf 3 0 0 0
Roig 2b 3 1 0 0
Valdivielso ss 2 0 0 0
  Berberet ph 1 0 1 0
  Stone pr 0 1 0 0
Wiesler p 2 0 0 0
  Oravetz ph 1 0 0 0
  Chakales p 0 0 0 0
  Plews ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
New York 020 000 2318111
Washington 200 000 002472
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Turley  W(4-2) 8.2 7 4 3 5 6
  Byrne   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Morgan  SV(1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
3
6
6
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Wiesler  L(3-5) 7.0 7 4 4 3 4
  Chakales   2.0 4 4 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
11
8
5
5
5

  E–J. Coleman (4), Courtney (6), Lemon (7).  DP–New York 1. Carey-J. Coleman-Skowron, Washington 2. Yost-Runnels, Courtney-Roig.  2B–Washington Courtney (11,off Turley); Herzog (7,off Turley)..  3B–New York Carey (1,off Wiesler).  HR–Washington Yost (4,1st inning off Turley 0 on 0 out).  SH–Bauer (3,off Wiesler).  SF–J. Coleman (1,off Wiesler); Carey (2,off Chakales).; Yost (1,off Turley).  Team LOB–6.  Team–9.  CS–Turley (1,2nd base by Wiesler/Courtney).  U-HP–Eddie Rommel, 1B–Frank Tabacchi, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–2:53.  A–12,513.
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