Cleveland Indians vs Washington Senators
July 19, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 19, 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 4, Washington Senators 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Avila 2b 1 1 1 0
Woodling lf 4 0 1 1
Wertz 1b 4 0 1 1
  Ward 1b 0 0 0 0
Rosen 3b 3 0 1 0
Mele rf 3 1 0 0
Busby cf 4 1 1 0
Naragon c 4 1 1 1
Carrasquel ss 4 0 0 0
Garcia p 2 0 0 1
  Averill ph 0 0 0 0
  Strickland pr 0 0 0 0
  McLish p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 6 4
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 4 2 3 2
Herzog cf 4 1 3 0
Lemon rf 4 1 0 0
Runnels 1b 4 0 0 0
Sievers lf 3 0 0 0
  Ramos pr 0 1 0 0
  Olson lf 0 0 0 0
Courtney c 4 0 2 3
Roig 2b 3 0 0 0
  Fitz Gerald ph 1 0 0 0
  Plews 2b 0 0 0 0
Valdivielso ss 4 0 1 0
Griggs p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart p 4 0 1 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
Cleveland 130 000 000462
Washington 000 002 1115100
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia   8.0 9 4 2 2 5
  McLish  L(2-3) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.2
10
5
3
2
5
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Griggs   1.2 4 4 4 3 1
  Stewart  W(4-2) 7.1 2 0 0 4 2
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
7
3

  E–Carrasquel 2 (14).  DP–Cleveland 2. Carrasquel-Avila-Wertz, Garcia-Avila-Wertz, Washington 1. Courtney-Yost.  2B–Cleveland Busby (14,off Griggs), Washington Courtney (15,off Garcia).  3B–Washington Courtney (1,off Garcia).  HR–Washington Yost 2 (7,7th inning off Garcia 0 on 2 out,9th inning off McLish 0 on 2 out).  SH–Woodling (5,off Stewart).  SF–Garcia (2,off Griggs).  Team LOB–7.  Team–6.  SB–Avila (7,2nd base off Stewart/Courtney).  CS–Wertz (1,2nd base by Griggs/Courtney); Avila (2,3rd base by Stewart/Courtney).  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–Ed Runge, 2B–Eddie Rommel, 3B–Frank Tabacchi.  T–2:32.  A–3,178.
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