New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox
August 6, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 6, 1956 at Fenway Park. The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox 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 4, Boston Red Sox 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Martin 2b 5 0 1 0
Bauer rf 4 1 1 0
Mantle cf 3 0 0 0
Berra c 4 1 2 1
Skowron 1b 4 1 1 0
Howard lf 4 1 2 0
Carey 3b 3 0 0 1
Coleman ss 4 0 2 2
Terry p 3 0 0 0
  Morgan p 0 0 0 0
  Byrne p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Goodman 2b 5 0 1 0
Klaus 3b 4 0 1 0
Williams lf 2 0 1 0
Vernon 1b 2 1 1 0
  Zauchin ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Jensen rf 4 0 0 0
Piersall cf 4 2 2 2
White c 3 0 1 0
Buddin ss 3 0 0 1
Brewer p 1 0 0 0
  Gernert ph 1 0 1 0
  Hurd p 0 0 0 0
  Throneberry ph 1 0 0 0
  Delock p 0 0 0 0
  Lepcio ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 3
New York 000 310 000490
Boston 000 012 000380
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Terry  W(1-0) 5.2 7 3 3 3 4
  Morgan   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Byrne   2.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
4
5
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Brewer  L(15-4) 5.0 8 4 4 2 7
  Hurd   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Delock   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
2
11

  E–None.  DP–New York 1. J. Coleman-Martin-Skowron.  2B–New York Martin (15,off Brewer); Bauer (12,off Brewer); J. Coleman (4,off Hurd), Boston Klaus (15,off Morgan).  3B–New York Howard (1,off Brewer).  HR–Boston Piersall (8,6th inning off Terry 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–6.  SF–Buddin (6,off Terry).  Team–7.  CS–Howard (1,Home by Brewer/White).  U-HP–Frank Tabacchi, 1B–Ed Runge, 2B–Eddie Rommel, 3B–Johnny Stevens.  T–2:47.  A–35,923.
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