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Orioles
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 12, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles, played on August 12, 1956 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 12, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 12, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Wight |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Turley |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 27,178 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Berry 1B: Jim Honochick 2B: Larry Napp 3B: Frank Umont |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Williams | Center Fielder |
| Tito Francona | First Baseman |
| Joe Frazier | Right Fielder |
| Bob Nieman | Left Fielder |
| Gus Triandos | Catcher |
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Billy Gardner | Second Baseman |
| Willie Miranda | Shortstop |
| Bill Wight | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
| Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Elston Howard | Left Fielder |
| Andy Carey | Third Baseman |
| Billy Hunter | Shortstop |
| Bob Turley | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 12, 1956
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Turley
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Turley
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Turley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frazier vs. Turley
Frazier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Turley
Nieman hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Frazier moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Triandos vs. Turley
Triandos hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Wight
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Wight
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Wight
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Wight
Mantle is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Turley
Hatton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Turley
Gardner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bauer. Gardner reaches second base with a double. Hatton moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Miranda vs. Turley
Miranda is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wight vs. Turley
Wight hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Turley
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Wight
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Wight
Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Frazier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Wight
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Turley
Francona hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frazier vs. Turley
There goes Francona. The throw from Berra and he is out, Martin applying the tag. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frazier vs. Turley
Frazier hits a popup towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Turley
Nieman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Turley
Triandos hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Wight
Hunter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Turley vs. Wight
Turley hits a popup towards first. Francona settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Wight
Bauer takes first base on ball four. Hunter moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Wight
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Wight
Berra hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Berra reaches third base with a triple. Frazier throws the ball in to Triandos who tags Berra trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Hunter scores. Bauer goes all the way around to score. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Turley
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hatton for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Turley
Gardner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miranda vs. Turley
Miranda hits a popup, foul, towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wight vs. Turley
Wight hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Gardner moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Turley
Williams hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Berra settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Berra. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Turley
Williams hits a popup towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Wight
Mantle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Wight
There's a wild pitch. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skowron vs. Wight
Skowron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mantle scores. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Wight
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Wight
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Turley
Francona hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Francona reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Byrne
Tommy Byrne now pitching. Hal Smith pinch hits for Joe Frazier.
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nieman vs. Byrne
Nieman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Francona moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Triandos vs. Byrne
The ball gets by Berra for a passed ball. Francona scores. Nieman moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Triandos vs. Byrne
Triandos takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pyburn vs. Byrne
Jim Pyburn pinch hits for Grady Hatton.
Pyburn takes first base on ball four. Nieman moves to third. Triandos moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gardner vs. Morgan
Tom Morgan now pitching.
Gardner hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Berra juggles the ball. That's an error on Berra. Nieman scores. Triandos moves to third. Pyburn moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hale vs. Morgan
Bob Hale pinch hits for Willie Miranda.
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morgan fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Wight
Hal Smith now catching. Dick Williams now playing second base. Tito Francona now playing right field. Gus Triandos now playing first base. Jim Py
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Wight
Morgan strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Wight
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wight vs. Morgan
Wight hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Morgan
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Morgan
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Wight
Martin bunts towards third. Causey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Wight
Berra bunts towards the mound. Wight fields it and throws to first for the out. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantle vs. Wight
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skowron vs. Wight
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Williams makes the out and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Williams. Martin scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Wight
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Williams fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Morgan
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Morgan
Nieman strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Morgan
Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Wight
Carey hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Wight
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Wight
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pyburn vs. Morgan
Pyburn strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Morgan
Gardner hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Morgan
Causey hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Wight
Bauer hits a fly ball into center field. Pyburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Wight
Martin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Wight
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Triandos fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Wight
Mantle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Berra moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skowron vs. Wight
Skowron strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gastall vs. Morgan
Joe Collins now playing first base. Tom Gastall pinch hits for Bill Wight.
Gastall hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Morgan
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Morgan
Francona hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Morgan
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/12/1956, game 2 -- Baltimore at New York (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Williams D, cf-2b 5 0 1 0 Bauer H, rf 3 1 0 0
Francona T, 1b-rf 5 1 3 0 Martin B, 2b 3 1 1 0
Frazier J, rf 2 0 1 0 Berra Y, c 3 0 2 2
Smith H, ph-c 3 0 1 0 Mantle M, cf 3 1 2 0
Nieman B, lf 3 1 2 0 Skowron B, 1b 4 0 1 1
Triandos G, c-1b 3 0 0 0 Collins J, 1b 0 0 0 0
Hatton G, 3b 2 0 1 0 Howard E, lf 3 0 0 0
Pyburn J, ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Carey A, 3b 3 0 0 0
Gardner B, 2b-ss 3 0 1 0 Hunter B, ss 3 1 1 0
Miranda W, ss 2 0 0 0 Turley B, p 1 0 0 0
Hale B, ph 1 0 0 0 Byrne T, p 0 0 0 0
Causey W, 3b 1 0 0 0 Morgan T, p 2 0 0 0
Wight B, p 3 0 1 0
Gastall T, ph 1 0 0 0
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35 2 11 0 28 4 7 3
Baltimore 000 020 000 -- 2
New York 002 101 00x -- 4
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Wight B (L) 8.0 7 4 3 3 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Turley B* 4.0 7 1 1 2 1
Byrne T 0.1 1 1 0 2 1
Morgan T (W) 4.2 3 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 5th
E -- Berra Y 2, Williams D
DP -- Baltimore 1, New York 3
LOB -- Baltimore 10, New York 4
2B -- Gardner B, Francona T
3B -- Berra Y
CS -- Francona T
SH -- Berra Y
WP -- Wight B
PB -- Berra Y
T -- 2:30
A -- 27178
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