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 Cleveland Indians 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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Cleveland Indians 11, Washington Senators 1

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Avila 2b 4 0 2 2
Woodling lf 5 0 0 1
Wertz 1b 4 0 1 0
  Ward pr,1b 1 1 0 0
Rosen 3b 4 1 1 0
Mele rf 2 1 0 0
  Smith rf 1 2 1 0
Busby cf 5 1 2 0
Naragon c 2 1 1 1
  Averill ph 0 0 0 1
  Hegan pr,c 1 2 0 0
Carrasquel ss 2 0 0 0
  Mitchell ph 1 0 1 1
  Strickland ss 2 2 1 3
Wynn p 0 0 0 0
  Aguirre p 3 0 0 0
  McLish ph 0 0 0 1
  Lemon p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 11 10 10
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 4 0 2 0
Herzog cf 4 0 0 0
Lemon rf 4 0 1 0
Runnels 1b 3 0 1 0
Sievers lf 3 0 1 0
Berberet c 1 0 0 0
  Fitz Gerald ph,c 2 0 0 0
Roig 2b 3 1 1 0
Valdivielso ss 3 0 1 1
Pascual p 2 0 0 0
  Oravetz ph 1 0 0 0
  Stone p 0 0 0 0
  Grob p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 7 1
Cleveland 000 000 35311100
Washington 000 000 100172
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn   1.2 1 0 0 3 2
  Aguirre  W(1-0) 5.1 6 1 1 1 0
  Lemon  SV(1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
4
5
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Pascual  L(4-11) 7.0 4 3 3 4 11
  Stone   0.1 2 5 3 2 0
  Grob   1.2 4 3 3 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
11
9
6
12

  E–Herzog (5), Fitz Gerald (4).  DP–Cleveland 2. Rosen-Avila-Wertz, Avila-Carrasquel-Wertz, Washington 1. Pascual-Valdivielso-Runnels.  3B–Washington Roig (1,off Aguirre).  HR–Cleveland Strickland (2,9th inning off Grob 2 on 2 out).  SH–Smith (1,off Stone).  Team LOB–7.  SF–Valdivielso (1,off Aguirre).  Team–7.  CS–Runnels (4,2nd base by Wynn/Naragon); Runnels (4,2nd base by Wynn/Naragon).  U-HP–Frank Tabacchi, 1B–Johnny Stevens, 2B–Ed Runge, 3B–Eddie Rommel.  T–2:59.  A–8,022.
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