Cleveland Indians vs Washington Senators
July 18, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 1956 at Griffith Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 5, Washington Senators 7

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Carrasquel ss 3 0 1 0
  Ward ph 1 0 1 0
  Kuhn ss 0 0 0 0
Woodling lf 5 1 2 1
Smith rf 4 1 0 0
Rosen 3b 4 0 1 0
Wertz 1b 5 2 4 4
Busby cf 4 0 0 0
Hegan c 1 0 0 0
  Feller p 2 0 0 0
  Mossi p 0 0 0 0
  Mitchell ph 1 0 0 0
  Houtteman p 0 0 0 0
  Aguirre p 0 0 0 0
Strickland 2b 3 0 0 0
  Avila ph,2b 1 0 1 0
Score p 0 0 0 0
  McLish p 0 0 0 0
  Averill ph,c 3 1 2 0
Totals 37 5 12 5
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 4 1 1 0
Roig 2b 3 1 1 0
Runnels 1b 3 1 2 4
Lemon rf 4 1 1 1
Sievers lf 4 0 1 0
  Oravetz pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Fitz Gerald c 3 1 1 1
Herzog cf 4 0 0 0
Valdivielso ss 4 1 3 1
Wiesler p 0 0 0 0
  Ramos p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 10 7
Cleveland 003 000 1015120
Washington 400 000 21x7100
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Score   0.0 3 4 4 1 0
  McLish   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Feller  L(0-2) 4.2 4 2 2 1 2
  Mossi   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Houtteman   0.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Aguirre   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
10
7
7
4
7
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Wiesler   2.0 2 3 3 4 1
  Ramos  W(6-7) 7.0 10 2 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
5
3

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 2. Ramos-Fitz Gerald-Runnels, Valdivielso-Roig-Runnels, Washington 2. Ramos-Fitz Gerald-Runnels, Valdivielso-Roig-Runnels.  2B–Cleveland Averill (2,off Wiesler), Washington Valdivielso (3,off McLish); Sievers (16,off Houtteman).  HR–Cleveland Wertz 2 (21,7th inning off Ramos 0 on 2 out,9th inning off Ramos 0 on 2 out), Washington Runnels (6,1st inning off Score 2 on 0 out); Lemon (14,1st inning off Score 0 on 0 out); Fitz Gerald (2,7th inning off Feller 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Wiesler (4,off McLish).  IBB–Yost (7,by Feller).  Team–6.  CS–Runnels (3,2nd base by Feller/Averill); Runnels (3,2nd base by Feller/Averill).  U-HP–Eddie Rommel, 1B–Frank Tabacchi, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–2:37.
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