Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Indians
September 9, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 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 6, Cleveland Indians 2

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Hatfield 3b 5 0 1 0
Fox 2b 4 1 1 0
Doby cf 4 1 2 2
Minoso lf 4 2 2 1
Dropo 1b 3 0 0 1
Moss c 3 0 1 0
  Phillips pr 0 1 0 0
  Lollar c 0 0 0 0
Rivera rf 2 1 0 0
Aparicio ss 4 0 1 2
Staley p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 8 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Smith cf 3 1 2 1
Avila 2b 4 0 1 0
Pope lf 4 0 0 0
Wertz 1b 4 1 1 1
Colavito rf 4 0 2 0
Rosen 3b 4 0 1 0
Carrasquel ss 3 0 0 0
  Lemon ph 1 0 0 0
Naragon c 3 0 0 0
Aguirre p 0 0 0 0
  Kuhn ph 1 0 0 0
  Garcia p 0 0 0 0
  Woodling ph 1 0 0 0
  Mossi p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Chicago 301 100 001680
Cleveland 100 100 000273
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Staley  W(6-2) 9.0 7 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
0
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Aguirre  L(2-4) 3.0 4 4 2 1 2
  Garcia   4.0 1 1 0 1 3
  Mossi   2.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
6
3
2
5

  E–Carrasquel (19), Naragon 2 (2).  DP–Chicago 2. Hatfield-Fox-Dropo, Fox-Dropo, Cleveland 1. Carrasquel-Wertz.  2B–Chicago Moss (3,off Mossi).  HR–Chicago Doby (18,1st inning off Aguirre 1 on 1 out); Minoso (16,3rd inning off Aguirre 0 on 1 out), Cleveland Smith (14,1st inning off Staley 0 on 0 out); Wertz (27,4th inning off Staley 0 on 0 out).  SH–Rivera (5,off Mossi); Staley (1,off Mossi).  SF–Dropo (5,off Aguirre).  Team LOB–4.  HBP–Garcia (1,by Staley).  Team–5.  SB–Minoso (10,2nd base off Aguirre/Naragon); Rivera (19,2nd base off Garcia/Naragon).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Charlie Berry, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:11.  A–28,457.
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