Boston Red Sox vs Chicago White Sox
September 12, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 1956 at Comiskey Park I. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Chicago White 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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Boston Red Sox 4, Chicago White Sox 1

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Goodman 2b 0 0 0 0
  Bolling pr,3b 3 1 0 0
Klaus ss 4 1 1 0
Williams lf 4 1 2 0
  Stephens lf 1 0 1 0
Gernert 1b 4 0 1 1
Jensen rf 4 1 1 2
Piersall cf 4 0 2 1
Lepcio 3b,2b 4 0 1 0
White c 4 0 1 0
Sullivan p 3 0 1 0
Totals 35 4 11 4
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Hatfield 3b 4 0 1 0
Fox 2b 4 0 1 0
Doby cf 4 0 0 0
Minoso lf 3 0 0 0
Rivera rf 4 1 1 0
Philley 1b 3 0 1 0
Moss c 3 0 0 0
  Donovan ph 1 0 0 0
Aparicio ss 3 0 1 0
  Northey ph 1 0 0 0
Harshman p 3 0 0 0
  Kinder p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 5 0
Boston 201 000 0104113
Chicago 000 100 000151
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Sullivan  W(13-7) 9.0 5 1 0 2 5
Totals
9.0
5
1
0
2
5
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Harshman  L(13-10) 8.2 11 4 3 3 4
  Kinder   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
3
3
4

  E–Klaus (22), Jensen (10), Sullivan (1), Harshman (4).  DP–Boston 1. Klaus-Lepcio-Gernert, Chicago 1. Fox-Aparicio-Philley.  2B–Boston Piersall (37,off Harshman); Williams (25,off Harshman), Chicago Philley (18,off Sullivan).  HR–Boston Jensen (19,8th inning off Harshman 0 on 0 out).  SH–Klaus (4,off Harshman); Sullivan (7,off Harshman).  SF–Jensen (4,off Harshman).  Team LOB–10.  Team–7.  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Bill McKinley, 2B–Bill Summers, 3B–John Rice.  T–2:28.  A–3,084.
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