New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
August 1, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 1, 1956 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the New York Yankees 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 1, Cleveland Indians 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Martin 2b 4 0 0 0
  Hunter ss 0 0 0 0
Collins lf 4 0 1 0
Mantle cf 3 0 0 0
Berra c 3 0 0 0
Skowron 1b 4 0 1 0
Bauer rf 2 1 1 1
Carey 3b 3 0 2 0
Coleman J. ss,2b 3 0 1 0
Byrne p 0 0 0 0
  Coleman R. p 1 0 0 0
  McDermott p 2 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 6 1
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Avila 2b 3 0 1 0
Busby cf 3 2 0 0
Smith 3b,lf 4 1 2 2
Wertz 1b 4 0 1 2
  Ward 1b 0 0 0 0
Mele lf 1 0 0 1
  Strickland 3b 1 0 0 0
Colavito rf 2 0 2 0
Hegan c 3 0 0 0
Carrasquel ss 4 1 1 0
Lemon p 3 1 0 0
Totals 28 5 7 5
New York 000 010 000163
Cleveland 230 000 00x570
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Byrne  L(6-2) 1.1 4 5 3 3 0
  Coleman   1.2 0 0 0 1 0
  McDermott   5.0 3 0 0 1 7
Totals
8.0
7
5
3
5
7
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon  W(14-8) 9.0 6 1 1 3 2
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
3
2

  E–Berra (5), Carey (19), Byrne (1).  DP–New York 1. J. Coleman-Martin-Skowron, Cleveland 4. Carrasquel-Avila-Wertz, Avila-Carrasquel-Wertz, Strickland-Avila-Wertz, Carrasquel-Avila-Wertz.  2B–Cleveland Smith 2 (19,off Byrne 2); Carrasquel (10,off Byrne); Colavito (5,off McDermott).  HR–New York Bauer (21,5th inning off Lemon 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Lemon (4,off Byrne); Hegan (2,off McDermott).  SF–Mele (2,off Byrne).  Team–7.  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–Frank Tabacchi, 2B–Ed Runge, 3B–Eddie Rommel.  T–2:21.  A–32,915.
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Fred Schwed, Jr., in How to Watch a Baseball Game (1957) wrote our favorite baseball box score quote, "The baseball box score is the pithiest form of written communication in America today. It is abbreviated history. It is two or three hours (the box score even gives that item to the minute) of complex activity, virtually inscribed on the head of a pin, yet no knowing reader suffers from eyestrain."

     

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