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Retrosheet Boxscore: Cleveland Indians 5, New York Yankees 1

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Cleveland Indians 5, New York Yankees 1

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Discrepancies

Game Played on Wednesday, August 1, 1956 (N) at Cleveland Stadium

NY  A    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  3
CLE A    2  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   5  7  0
BATTING
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Martin 2b                     4   0   0   0       0   0       4   3
  Hunter ss                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Collins lf                    4   0   1   0       0   1       1   0
Mantle cf                     3   0   0   0       1   0       2   0
Berra c                       3   0   0   0       1   0       8   0
Skowron 1b                    4   0   1   0       0   0       6   0
Bauer rf                      2   1   1   1       1   0       2   0
Carey 3b                      3   0   2   0       0   0       0   2
J. Coleman ss,2b              3   0   1   0       0   1       1   4
Byrne p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  R. Coleman p                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  McDermott p                 2   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       29   1   6   1       3   2      24  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. J. Coleman-Martin-Skowron.
E: Berra (5), Carey (19), Byrne (1).
BATTING - 
HR: Bauer (21,5th inning off Lemon 0 on 1 out).
GDP: Bauer (8,off Lemon); R. Coleman (1,off Lemon); Skowron (12,off Lemon);
Carey (6,off Lemon).
Team LOB: 4.
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Avila 2b                      3   0   1   0       1   0       5   6
Busby cf                      3   2   0   0       1   1       3   0
Smith 3b,lf                   4   1   2   2       0   0       2   0
Wertz 1b                      4   0   1   2       0   0       5   1
  Ward 1b                     0   0   0   0       0   0       3   2
Mele lf                       1   0   0   1       0   0       0   0
  Strickland 3b               1   0   0   0       1   1       1   2
Colavito rf                   2   0   2   0       2   0       1   0
Hegan c                       3   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Carrasquel ss                 4   1   1   0       0   1       2   5
Lemon p                       3   1   0   0       0   3       3   0
Totals                       28   5   7   5       5   7      27  16
FIELDING - 
DP: 4. Carrasquel-Avila-Wertz, Avila-Carrasquel-Wertz, Strickland-Avila-Wertz,
Carrasquel-Avila-Wertz.
BATTING - 
2B: Smith 2 (19,off Byrne 2); Carrasquel (10,off Byrne); Colavito (5,off McDermott).
SH: Lemon (4,off Byrne); Hegan (2,off McDermott).
SF: Mele (2,off Byrne).
GDP: Hegan (4,off R. Coleman).
Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Byrne L(6-2)                  1.1   4   5   3   3   0   0  12
R. Coleman                    1.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   5
McDermott                     5     3   0   0   1   7   0  19
Totals                        8     7   5   3   5   7   0  36
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Coleman 2-1.
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Cleveland Indians            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Lemon W(14-8)                 9     6   1   1   3   2   1  32

Umpires: HP - Johnny Stevens, 1B - Frank Tabacchi, 2B - Ed Runge, 3B - Eddie Rommel
Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 32915
Starting Lineups:

   New York Yankees              Cleveland Indians        
1. Martin              2b        Avila               2b
2. Collins             lf        Busby               cf
3. Mantle              cf        Smith               3b
4. Berra               c         Wertz               1b
5. Skowron             1b        Mele                lf
6. Bauer               rf        Colavito            rf
7. Carey               3b        Hegan               c
8. J. Coleman          ss        Carrasquel          ss
9. Byrne               p         Lemon               p

YANKEES 1ST: Martin flied out to right; Collins made an out to
second; Mantle flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Avila walked; Busby forced Avila (shortstop to
second); Smith doubled to center [Busby to third]; Wertz singled
to right [Smith to third, Busby scored]; Mele hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Smith scored]; Wertz safe on a pick-off error by
Berra [Wertz to second]; Colavito walked; Colavito safe on a
pick-off error by Byrne [Colavito to second, Wertz to third];
Hegan grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. 
Yankees 0, Indians 2.

YANKEES 2ND: Berra grounded out (second to first); Skowron
singled to center; Bauer grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Skowron out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Carrasquel doubled to left; Lemon reached on an
error by Carey on a sacrifice bunt [Carrasquel to third]; Avila
made an out to second; Busby walked [Lemon to second]; Smith
doubled to left [Busby to third, Lemon scored (unearned),
Carrasquel scored]; R. COLEMAN REPLACED BYRNE (PITCHING); Wertz
grounded out (second to first) [Smith to third, Busby scored
(unearned)]; Mele flied out to right; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 5.

YANKEES 3RD: STRICKLAND REPLACED MELE (PLAYING 3B); SMITH
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Carey singled to left; J.
Coleman forced Carey (third to second); R. Coleman grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [J. Coleman out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 5.

INDIANS 3RD: Colavito walked; Hegan grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Colavito out at second];
Carrasquel grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Yankees 0, Indians 5.

YANKEES 4TH: Martin flied out to center; Collins struck out;
Mantle walked; Berra flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Yankees 0, Indians 5.

INDIANS 4TH: MCDERMOTT REPLACED R. COLEMAN (PITCHING); Lemon was
called out on strikes; On a bunt Avila singled to third; Busby
forced Avila (shortstop to second); Smith lined to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 5.

YANKEES 5TH: Skowron flied out to left; Bauer homered to left;
Carey singled to right; J. Coleman singled to center [Carey to
second]; McDermott grounded out (first to pitcher) [J. Coleman
to second, Carey to third]; Martin made an out to third; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 5.

INDIANS 5TH: Wertz grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first);
Strickland walked; Colavito singled to center [Strickland to
second]; Hegan struck out; Carrasquel struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 5.

YANKEES 6TH: Collins singled to center; Mantle flied out to
center; Berra walked [Collins to second]; Skowron grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Berra out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 5.

INDIANS 6TH: Lemon was called out on strikes; Avila popped to
catcher in foul territory; Busby was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 5.

YANKEES 7TH: Bauer walked; Carey grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Bauer out at second]; J. Coleman
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Indians 5.

INDIANS 7TH: Smith flied out to center; Wertz grounded out
(first unassisted); Strickland struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Yankees 1, Indians 5.

YANKEES 8TH: WARD REPLACED WERTZ (PLAYING 1B); McDermott
grounded out (first to pitcher); Martin grounded out (shortstop
to first); Collins grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 5.

INDIANS 8TH: HUNTER REPLACED MARTIN (PLAYING SS); J. COLEMAN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Colavito doubled to left; Hegan
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Colavito to third];
Carrasquel flied out to center; Lemon struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 5.

YANKEES 9TH: Mantle grounded out (second to first); Berra made
an out to shortstop; Skowron grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Yankees          1   6   3    4
 Indians          5   7   0    7
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