Boston Red Sox vs Washington Senators
September 3, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 1956 at Griffith Stadium. The Boston Red Sox 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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Boston Red Sox 16, Washington Senators 0

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Buddin ss 5 2 2 0
Klaus 3b 5 2 3 2
Gernert lf 5 2 2 3
Jensen rf 4 1 2 0
  Stephens rf 1 0 0 0
Piersall cf 5 2 3 3
Zauchin 1b 3 2 1 0
Lepcio 2b 4 2 3 4
Daley c 4 2 2 2
Brewer p 5 1 2 2
Totals 41 16 20 16
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 4 0 1 0
Herzog cf 4 0 1 0
Runnels 1b 4 0 1 0
Sievers lf 4 0 1 0
Lemon rf 4 0 1 0
Plews 2b 4 0 1 0
Berberet c 3 0 0 0
Valdivielso ss 1 0 0 0
Wiesler p 0 0 0 0
  Grob p 1 0 0 0
  Chakales p 0 0 0 0
  Oravetz ph 1 0 0 0
  Griggs p 0 0 0 0
  Courtney ph 1 0 0 0
  Stewart p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 6 0
Boston 400 601 32016200
Washington 000 000 000061
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Brewer  W(18-7) 9.0 6 0 0 3 1
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
3
1
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Wiesler  L(3-11) 0.1 4 4 4 0 0
  Grob   2.2 7 5 5 2 0
  Chakales   3.0 3 2 2 1 1
  Griggs   1.0 4 3 3 1 1
  Stewart   2.0 2 2 2 3 0
Totals
9.0
20
16
16
7
2

  E–Valdivielso (21).  DP–Boston 2. Klaus-Lepcio-Zauchin, Lepcio-Buddin-Zauchin, Washington 5. Yost-Plews-Runnels, Grob-Plews-Runnels, Lemon-Runnels-Yost, Valdivielso-Plews-Runnels, Yost-Plews.  2B–Boston Lepcio (8,off Grob); Klaus (23,off Grob); Piersall (35,off Chakales); Jensen (21,off Chakales), Washington Runnels (21,off Brewer); Herzog (12,off Brewer).  3B–Boston Daley (2,off Grob).  HR–Boston Lepcio (13,7th inning off Griggs 1 on 0 out).  SF–Piersall (8,off Chakales).  HBP–Daley (2,by Stewart).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  SB–Buddin (2,2nd base off Grob/Berberet).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Bill McKinley, 2B–Bill Summers, 3B–John Rice.
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