Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Indians
September 8, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1956 at Cleveland Stadium. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians 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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Chicago White Sox 4, Cleveland Indians 2

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Hatfield 3b 4 0 1 0
Fox 2b 5 0 1 0
Doby cf 4 1 2 1
Minoso lf 3 1 1 1
Rivera rf 3 1 1 1
Lollar c 4 0 1 0
Dropo 1b 3 0 1 1
Esposito ss 4 0 0 0
Pierce p 4 1 2 0
Totals 34 4 10 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Smith lf 4 0 0 0
Avila 2b 4 1 1 0
Rosen 3b 3 0 1 0
Colavito rf 4 0 2 1
Mele 1b 4 1 1 1
Busby cf 4 0 0 0
Carrasquel ss 4 0 2 0
Hegan c 4 0 0 0
Wynn p 2 0 0 0
  Pope ph 1 0 0 0
  Mossi p 0 0 0 0
  Woodling ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
Chicago 010 101 1004100
Cleveland 000 000 110271
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Pierce  W(19-7) 9.0 7 2 2 3 8
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
8
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn  L(16-9) 7.0 8 4 3 2 3
  Mossi   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
3
2
4

  E–Rosen (17), Rosen (17).  DP–Chicago 1. Rosen-Avila-Mele, Cleveland 1. Rosen-Avila-Mele.  2B–Chicago Doby (20,off Wynn).  HR–Chicago Minoso (15,4th inning off Wynn 0 on 1 out), Cleveland Mele (4,7th inning off Pierce 0 on 0 out).  SH–Minoso (4,off Wynn); Hatfield (2,off Wynn).  SF–Rivera (5,off Wynn).  Team LOB–8.  Team–8.  SB–Rivera (18,2nd base off Wynn/Hegan).  U-HP–Charlie Berry, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–2:23.  A–5,583.
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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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