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Yankees
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
July 6, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the New York Yankees, played on July 6, 1956 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 6, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 6, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Turley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Wiesler |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 12,513 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Frank Tabacchi 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Ed Runge |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gil McDougald | Shortstop |
| Bob Cerv | Center Fielder |
| Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Elston Howard | Left Fielder |
| Andy Carey | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Coleman | Second Baseman |
| Bob Turley | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Center Fielder |
| Pete Runnels | First Baseman |
| Roy Sievers | Left Fielder |
| Clint Courtney | Catcher |
| Jim Lemon | Right Fielder |
| Tony Roig | Second Baseman |
| Jose Valdivielso | Shortstop |
| Bob Wiesler | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
July 6, 1956
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Wiesler
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Wiesler
Cerv takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Wiesler
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Wiesler
Berra takes first base on ball four. Bauer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skowron vs. Wiesler
Skowron hits a fly ball into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Turley
Yost hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Turley
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman misplays the ball. That's an error on Coleman. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Turley
Runnels takes first base on ball four. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sievers vs. Turley
Sievers hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Courtney vs. Turley
Courtney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Herzog scores. Runnels moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lemon vs. Turley
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Roig vs. Turley
Roig hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Coleman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Wiesler
Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Wiesler
Carey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lemon who is chasing the ball. Carey reaches third base with a triple. Howard goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Coleman vs. Wiesler
Coleman hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Carey tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turley vs. Wiesler
Turley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. Wiesler
McDougald hits a line drive towards third. Yost catches it and throws to first to double up Turley. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdivielso vs. Turley
Valdivielso takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wiesler vs. Turley
Wiesler strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Turley
Yost hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Turley
Herzog strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Wiesler
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Wiesler
Bauer bunts towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. Cerv moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berra vs. Wiesler
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cerv moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Skowron vs. Wiesler
Skowron strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Turley
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Turley
Sievers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Turley
Courtney hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Courtney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Turley
Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Wiesler
Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Wiesler
Carey strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Wiesler
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roig vs. Turley
Roig hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdivielso vs. Turley
Valdivielso hits a popup towards short. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wiesler vs. Turley
Wiesler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turley vs. Wiesler
Turley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. Wiesler
McDougald strikes out. There goes Turley. The throw from Courtney to second, and Turley is out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Wiesler
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Turley
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Turley
Herzog hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bauer. Herzog reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Runnels vs. Turley
Runnels hits a line drive towards third. Carey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sievers vs. Turley
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Wiesler
Bauer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Wiesler
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first, with Wiesler covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Wiesler
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Turley
Courtney hits a fly ball into center field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Turley
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roig vs. Turley
Roig hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Wiesler
Howard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Wiesler
Carey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coleman vs. Wiesler
Coleman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Turley vs. Wiesler
Turley hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Wiesler scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Turley for the out. Howard moves to third. Carey moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McDougald vs. Wiesler
McDougald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Howard scores. Carey scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Wiesler
Cerv hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdivielso vs. Turley
Valdivielso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oravetz vs. Turley
Ernie Oravetz pinch hits for Bob Wiesler.
Oravetz strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Turley
Yost hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Chakales
Bob Chakales now pitching.
Bauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Chakales
Berra takes first base on ball four. Bauer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skowron vs. Chakales
Skowron takes first base on ball four. Bauer moves to third. Berra moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Howard vs. Chakales
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chakales throws to home for one, and Courtney throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Lemon throws it away. That's an error on Lemon. Berra scores. Skowron goes all the way around to score. Howard moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carey vs. Chakales
Carey hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Howard tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Chakales
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 7 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Turley
Herzog hits a popup towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Turley
Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Turley
Sievers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Courtney vs. Turley
Courtney strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 7 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turley vs. Chakales
Turley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Chakales
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Chakales
Cerv hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McDougald moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bauer vs. Chakales
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chakales fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McDougald scores. Cerv moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Chakales
Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skowron vs. Chakales
Skowron hits a fly ball into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 8 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Turley
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roig vs. Turley
Roig takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berberet vs. Turley
Lou Berberet pinch hits for Jose Valdivielso.
Berberet hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Roig moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Plews vs. Turley
Dean Stone pinch runs for Lou Berberet. Herb Plews pinch hits for Bob Chakales.
Plews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Roig moves to third. Stone moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Yost vs. Turley
Yost hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Roig tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herzog vs. Turley
Herzog takes first base on ball four. Stone moves to third. Plews moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Runnels vs. Byrne
Tommy Byrne now pitching.
Runnels takes first base on ball four. Stone scores. Plews moves to third. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sievers vs. Morgan
Tom Morgan now pitching.
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/6/1956 -- New York at Washington (N)
New York AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
McDougald G, ss 5 1 2 2 Yost E, 3b 4 1 1 2
Cerv B, cf 4 0 2 0 Herzog W, cf 4 1 1 0
Bauer H, rf 4 0 2 1 Runnels P, 1b 3 0 1 1
Berra Y, c 3 1 0 0 Sievers R, lf 5 0 0 0
Skowron B, 1b 4 1 0 0 Courtney C, c 4 0 2 1
Howard E, lf 4 3 2 0 Lemon J, rf 3 0 0 0
Carey A, 3b 3 2 2 2 Roig T, 2b 3 1 0 0
Coleman J, 2b 3 0 0 1 Valdivielso J, ss 2 0 0 0
Turley B, p 3 0 1 0 Berberet L, ph 1 0 1 0
Byrne T, p 0 0 0 0 Stone D, pr 0 1 0 0
Morgan T, p 0 0 0 0 Wiesler B, p 2 0 0 0
Oravetz E, ph 1 0 0 0
Chakales B, p 0 0 0 0
Plews H, ph 1 0 1 0
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33 8 11 6 33 4 7 4
New York 020 000 231 -- 8
Washington 200 000 002 -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Turley B (W) 8.2 7 4 3 5 6
Byrne T* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Morgan T (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Wiesler B (L) 7.0 7 4 4 3 4
Chakales B 2.0 4 4 1 2 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Coleman J, Courtney C, Lemon J
DP -- New York 1, Washington 2
LOB -- New York 6, Washington 9
2B -- Courtney C, Herzog W
3B -- Carey A
HR -- Yost E
CS -- Turley B
SH -- Bauer H
SF -- Coleman J, Carey A, Yost E
T -- 2:53
A -- 12513
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