New York Yankees vs Washington Senators
August 8, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1956 at Griffith Stadium. The New York Yankees 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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New York Yankees 12, Washington Senators 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Siebern lf 3 1 1 0
  Howard ph,lf 2 1 1 3
Martin 2b 5 0 1 1
Mantle cf 4 2 1 2
Berra c 5 1 2 1
Skowron 1b 4 2 2 1
Bauer rf 4 1 2 0
Carey 3b 4 1 1 1
Coleman ss 4 1 1 1
Turley p 4 2 2 1
Totals 39 12 14 11
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 3 1 1 0
Herzog cf 5 0 0 0
Runnels 1b 4 0 0 0
Sievers lf 5 1 2 1
Lemon rf 4 0 1 0
Plews 2b 5 0 4 1
Berberet c 3 0 1 0
Valdivielso ss 2 0 0 0
  Roig ph,ss 2 0 0 0
Pascual p 0 0 0 0
  Oravetz ph 1 0 0 0
  Stone p 0 0 0 0
  Byerly p 0 0 0 0
  Fitz Gerald ph 0 0 0 0
  Griggs p 0 0 0 0
  Courtney ph 1 0 1 0
  Grob p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 10 2
New York 201 106 20012140
Washington 000 020 0002102
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Turley  W(6-2) 9.0 10 2 2 9 7
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
9
7
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Pascual  L(5-13) 4.0 6 4 4 0 6
  Stone   1.2 4 5 5 1 2
  Byerly   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Griggs   2.0 2 2 1 2 0
  Grob   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
12
11
3
8

  E–Lemon (10), Griggs (1).  DP–New York 1. Skowron-J. Coleman, Washington 2. Valdivielso-Plews-Runnels, Griggs-Valdivielso-Runnels.  2B–New York Turley (1,off Pascual), Washington Plews 3 (5,off Turley 3).  HR–New York Mantle (38,1st inning off Pascual 1 on 1 out); Skowron (18,4th inning off Pascual 0 on 0 out); Howard (5,6th inning off Byerly 2 on 2 out).  Team LOB–3.  Team–15.  U-HP–Eddie Rommel, 1B–Johnny Stevens, 2B–Frank Tabacchi, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–3:15.  A–17,852.
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