New York Yankees vs Washington Senators
April 18, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 1956 at Griffith Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 9, Washington Senators 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Bauer rf 4 1 1 0
Lumpe ss 3 2 2 0
Mantle cf 3 2 1 1
Berra c 2 2 1 2
Skowron 1b 5 2 3 0
Martin 2b 5 0 2 4
Howard lf 5 0 2 1
Carey 3b 5 0 0 0
Kucks p 3 0 0 0
  Konstanty p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 12 8
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 2 1 0 1
Tettelbach lf 4 0 1 2
Herzog rf 5 0 0 0
Sievers 1b 5 0 1 0
Runnels 2b 5 1 1 1
Courtney c 5 1 3 0
Olson cf 4 1 2 0
Valdivielso ss 3 0 0 0
  Berberet ph 0 0 0 0
  Snyder pr,ss 0 1 0 0
Wiesler p 0 0 0 0
  Oravetz ph 1 0 0 0
  Griggs p 0 0 0 0
  Lemon ph 1 0 0 0
  Stewart p 0 0 0 0
  Wright ph 1 0 0 0
  Chakales p 0 0 0 0
  Plews ph 1 0 1 1
  Brodowski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 9 5
New York 402 300 0009123
Washington 001 100 030592
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Kucks  W(1-0) 7.2 7 5 4 4 0
  Konstanty   1.1 2 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
4
6
1
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Wiesler  L(0-1) 3.0 6 6 5 4 1
  Griggs   1.0 3 3 3 2 0
  Stewart   3.0 1 0 0 2 0
  Chakales   1.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Brodowski   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
9
8
8
4

  E–Lumpe (1), Carey 2 (2), Runnels (1), Courtney (1).  DP–New York 1. Martin-Lumpe-Skowron, Washington 1. Runnels-Sievers.  2B–New York Skowron (1,off Griggs); Bauer (1,off Stewart).  3B–Washington Tettelbach (1,off Kucks).  HR–Washington Runnels (1,4th inning off Kucks 0 on 1 out).  SH–Mantle (1,off Griggs).  Team LOB–9.  Team–11.  SB–Lumpe (1,2nd base off Griggs/Courtney).  CS–Martin (1,2nd base by Wiesler/Courtney).  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–Ed Runge, 2B–Frank Tabacchi, 3B–Eddie Rommel.  T–2:42.  A–5,206.
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