New York Yankees vs Washington Senators
August 9, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 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 15, Washington Senators 7

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Bauer rf 6 2 4 1
  Collins rf 0 0 0 0
Martin 2b 6 1 3 4
Berra c 3 3 0 0
  Silvera c 1 0 1 0
Mantle cf 3 2 2 2
Skowron 1b 5 1 3 2
Howard lf 6 2 1 1
Carey 3b 4 3 3 3
  Carroll 3b 1 0 0 0
Coleman ss 5 0 1 2
Kucks p 4 1 2 0
  Morgan p 1 0 0 0
Totals 45 15 20 15
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 2 1 0 0
Herzog cf 5 1 3 0
Runnels 1b 5 1 3 2
Courtney c 2 0 0 2
Sievers lf 4 0 0 0
Lemon rf 5 1 2 0
Plews 2b 4 1 1 1
Roig ss 3 0 0 0
Stewart p 0 0 0 0
  Wiesler p 0 0 0 0
  Grob ph,p 1 0 0 0
  Berberet ph 1 0 1 2
  Chakales p 0 0 0 0
  Oravetz ph 1 1 1 0
  Griggs p 0 0 0 0
  Olson ph 1 1 1 0
  Stone p 0 0 0 0
  Fitz Gerald ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 12 7
New York 521 311 20015200
Washington 000 212 0207121
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Kucks  W(15-6) 5.0 9 5 5 4 1
  Morgan  SV(2) 4.0 3 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
7
7
5
1
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Stewart  L(4-5) 1.2 5 7 7 3 1
  Wiesler   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Grob   2.0 8 4 4 0 1
  Chakales   2.0 3 2 2 2 2
  Griggs   2.0 2 2 2 1 1
  Stone   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
20
15
15
7
7

  E–Roig (5).  DP–New York 1. J. Coleman-Martin-Skowron, Washington 1. Roig-Plews-Runnels.  PB–Courtney (3).  2B–New York J. Coleman (5,off Grob); Carey (14,off Griggs).  HR–New York Martin (7,1st inning off Stewart 1 on 0 out); Carey (7,1st inning off Stewart 2 on 2 out); Mantle (39,7th inning off Griggs 1 on 0 out).  Team LOB–10.  SF–Plews (2,off Kucks); Courtney 2 (2,off Morgan 2).  HBP–Yost (7,by Kucks); Sievers (5,by Kucks).  Team–11.  SB–Skowron (3,2nd base off Grob/Courtney); Carey (8,2nd base off Chakales/Courtney).  CS–J. Coleman (2,Home by Grob/Courtney).  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–Frank Tabacchi, 2B–Ed Runge, 3B–Eddie Rommel.  T–2:44.  A–6,948.
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