Cleveland Indians vs Baltimore Orioles
July 21, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1956 at Memorial Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Baltimore Orioles 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 4, Baltimore Orioles 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Avila 2b 5 1 1 0
Woodling lf 4 0 0 1
Wertz 1b 5 1 2 0
  Mele rf 0 0 0 0
Rosen 3b 5 0 2 2
  Strickland pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Ward rf,1b 5 0 1 0
Busby cf 3 0 1 0
Naragon c 5 0 1 0
  Hegan c 0 0 0 0
Carrasquel ss 4 1 1 0
Score p 3 1 2 0
  Mitchell ph 1 0 0 0
  Garcia p 0 0 0 0
  Mossi p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 4 11 3
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Williams cf,2b 5 1 1 2
Evers rf 4 0 1 0
Kell 3b 5 0 0 0
Nieman lf 3 1 0 0
Triandos 1b,c 5 0 1 0
Smith c 2 0 0 0
  Hale ph 0 0 0 0
  Pyburn pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Gardner 2b,ss 3 0 0 0
Miranda ss 2 0 1 0
  Frazier ph 0 0 0 0
  Loes p 0 0 0 0
Brown p 2 1 0 0
  Francona ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 4 2
Cleveland 002 100 000 14111
Baltimore 000 100 200 0341
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Score   8.0 4 3 2 5 8
  Garcia   0.1 0 0 0 2 0
  Mossi  W(4-3) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
10.0
4
3
2
8
9
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Brown   9.0 9 3 2 1 5
  Loes  L(1-3) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
10.0
11
4
3
2
5

  E–Carrasquel (15), Miranda (18).  DP–Baltimore 1. Kell-Triandos.  PB–Smith (1).  2B–Cleveland Wertz (14,off Loes); Rosen (10,off Loes), Baltimore Evers (3,off Score).  HR–Baltimore Williams (6,7th inning off Score 1 on 2 out).  SF–Woodling (1,off Brown).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Gardner (6,off Garcia).  IBB–Frazier (1,by Garcia).  Team–8.  SB–Avila (8,2nd base off Brown/Smith).  U-HP–Charlie Berry, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–3:03.  A–22,986.
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