Washington Senators vs New York Yankees
September 8, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1956 at Yankee 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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Washington Senators 2, New York Yankees 16

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 4 0 0 0
Herzog cf 4 0 0 0
Runnels 1b 4 1 3 1
Sievers lf 4 1 1 1
Plews 2b 3 0 0 0
Lemon rf 3 0 0 0
Berberet c 3 0 1 0
  Wiesler pr 0 0 0 0
  Roig ss 1 0 1 0
Valdivielso ss 2 0 1 0
  Courtney ph,c 2 0 0 0
Pascual p 1 0 0 0
  Oravetz ph 1 0 0 0
  Stone p 0 0 0 0
  Killebrew ph 1 0 0 0
  Griggs p 0 0 0 0
  Grob p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Bauer rf 5 1 3 4
Slaughter lf 4 1 0 0
  Howard lf 0 0 0 0
Mantle cf 4 1 1 0
Berra c 5 3 3 1
  Silvera c 0 0 0 0
Collins 1b 4 3 3 2
McDougald 2b 4 1 1 0
Carey 3b 5 3 3 3
Hunter ss 5 2 3 1
Sturdivant p 3 0 2 3
  Wilson ph 1 1 1 0
  Turley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 16 20 14
Washington 000 001 001271
New York 210 102 55x16200
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Pascual  L(6-15) 4.0 5 4 3 2 1
  Stone   2.0 5 2 2 0 1
  Griggs   1.0 4 5 5 2 0
  Grob   1.0 6 5 5 0 0
Totals
8.0
20
16
15
4
2
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Sturdivant  W(14-7) 8.0 5 1 1 1 6
  Turley  SV(1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
7

  E–Runnels (14).  DP–Washington 1. Runnels-Valdivielso-Plews, New York 1. Turley-Collins-Hunter.  2B–Washington Roig (4,off Turley), New York Carey 2 (16,off Pascual,off Grob); Bauer (18,off Stone); Berra (27,off Griggs); Collins (5,off Griggs).  3B–New York Bauer (7,off Grob).  HR–Washington Runnels (7,6th inning off Sturdivant 0 on 2 out); Sievers (27,9th inning off Turley 0 on 0 out), New York Bauer (23,2nd inning off Pascual 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–6.  SF–Sturdivant (1,off Pascual); Bauer (5,off Griggs).  IBB–Collins (2,by Pascual).  Team–6.  SB–Collins (3,Home off Griggs/Courtney); Collins (3,Home off Griggs/Courtney).  U-HP–Bill McKinley, 1B–Bill Summers, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–2:35.  A–13,874.
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