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Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Yankees 9, Detroit Tigers 2

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New York Yankees 9, Detroit Tigers 2

Day
Discrepancies

Game Played on Tuesday, May 1, 1956 (D) at Yankee Stadium I

DET A    0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  7  2
NY  A    1  0  4    0  2  2    0  0  x  -   9 11  0
BATTING
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Tuttle cf                     4   0   1   0       0   1       7   1
Torgeson 1b                   4   0   0   0       0   1       5   1
Kaline rf                     4   1   2   0       0   0       0   0
Kuenn ss                      4   1   1   1       0   0       0   1
Boone 3b                      3   0   2   0       1   0       2   2
Maxwell lf                    4   0   0   0       0   2       2   0
Bertoia 2b                    3   0   0   0       1   1       3   2
Streuli c                     2   0   1   1       1   0       3   0
  Small pr                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Wilson c                    0   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Gromek p                      1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Marlowe p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Phillips ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Maas p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  King ph                     1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Foytack p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   2   7   2       3   6      24   7
FIELDING - 
E: Kuenn (2), Streuli (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Streuli (1,off Ford); Boone (3,off Ford); Kuenn (3,off Ford).
GDP: Bertoia (2,off Ford).
Team LOB: 5.
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bauer rf                      4   2   2   2       1   0       2   0
McDougald 2b                  5   1   2   0       0   0       2   5
Mantle cf                     4   2   1   1       1   1       1   1
Berra c                       4   2   2   1       0   0       7   0
Skowron 1b                    3   1   0   0       1   0      14   0
Martin 3b                     3   0   1   1       0   1       0   2
Howard lf                     4   0   2   3       0   0       1   0
Lumpe ss                      3   0   0   0       1   1       0   5
Ford p                        4   1   1   0       0   1       0   1
Totals                       34   9  11   8       4   4      27  14
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Skowron, Lumpe-McDougald-Skowron.
BATTING - 
2B: Martin (1,off Gromek).
HR: Mantle (5,1st inning off Gromek 0 on 2 out); Bauer (3,6th inning off Maas
1 on 0 out).
SF: Martin (1,off Gromek).
IBB: Lumpe (2,by Gromek).
Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Gromek L(1-2)                 4     7   7   4   2   1   1  22
Marlowe                       1     1   0   0   1   1   0   4
Maas                          1     3   2   2   0   1   1   6
Foytack                       2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7
Totals                        8    11   9   6   4   4   2  39
Gromek faced 2 batters in the 5th inning
IBB: Gromek (1,Lumpe).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Marlowe 2-2.
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New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ford W(3-0)                   9     7   2   2   3   6   0  34

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Bill Summers, 2B - Bill McKinley, 3B - Red Flaherty
Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 6771
Starting Lineups:

   Detroit Tigers                New York Yankees         
1. Tuttle              cf        Bauer               rf
2. Torgeson            1b        McDougald           2b
3. Kaline              rf        Mantle              cf
4. Kuenn               ss        Berra               c
5. Boone               3b        Skowron             1b
6. Maxwell             lf        Martin              3b
7. Bertoia             2b        Howard              lf
8. Streuli             c         Lumpe               ss
9. Gromek              p         Ford                p

TIGERS 1ST: Tuttle was called out on strikes; Torgeson grounded
out (second to first); Kaline popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Bauer popped to third; McDougald grounded out
(third to first); Mantle homered to right; Berra popped to
third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Kuenn grounded out (third to first); Boone flied out
to center; Maxwell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Skowron flied out to center; Martin doubled to
left; Howard flied out to center; Lumpe was walked
intentionally; Ford was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Bertoia grounded out (third to first); Streuli
doubled to left; Gromek grounded out (shortstop to first);
Tuttle singled to center [Streuli out at home (center to
catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Bauer singled to center; McDougald singled to
center [Bauer to third]; Mantle popped to second; Berra singled
to left [Bauer scored, McDougald to second]; Skowron reached on
an error by Kuenn [McDougald scored (unearned), Berra to third];
Martin hit a sacrifice fly to left [Berra scored (unearned),
Skowron to second]; Howard singled to left [Skowron scored
(unearned), Howard to third (error by Streuli)]; Lumpe flied out
to center; 4 R (1 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 5.

TIGERS 4TH: Torgeson grounded out (pitcher to first); Kaline
singled to center; Kuenn lined into a double play (first
unassisted) [Kaline out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
0, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 4TH: Ford grounded out (second to first); Bauer flied
out to center; McDougald grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 5.

TIGERS 5TH: Boone doubled to left; Maxwell struck out; Bertoia
struck out; Streuli grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 5TH: Mantle walked; Berra singled to center [Mantle to
second]; MARLOWE REPLACED GROMEK (PITCHING); Skowron walked
[Mantle to third, Berra to second]; Martin flied out to left;
Howard singled to center [Mantle scored, Berra scored, Skowron
out at second (center to first to second)]; Lumpe struck out; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 7.

TIGERS 6TH: PHILLIPS BATTED FOR MARLOWE; Phillips grounded out
(shortstop to first); Tuttle grounded out (shortstop to first);
Torgeson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 7.

YANKEES 6TH: MAAS REPLACED PHILLIPS (PITCHING); Ford singled to
center; Bauer homered to left [Ford scored]; McDougald singled
to center; Mantle was called out on strikes; Berra flied out to
center; Skowron flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Tigers 0, Yankees 9.

TIGERS 7TH: Kaline singled to shortstop; Kuenn doubled to right
[Kaline scored]; Boone walked; Maxwell struck out; Bertoia
walked [Kuenn to third, Boone to second]; Streuli walked [Kuenn
scored, Boone to third, Bertoia to second]; SMALL RAN FOR
STREULI; KING BATTED FOR MAAS; King was called out on strikes;
Tuttle forced Small (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Tigers 2, Yankees 9.

YANKEES 7TH: WILSON REPLACED SMALL (PLAYING C ); FOYTACK
REPLACED KING (PITCHING); Martin struck out; Howard grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lumpe popped to catcher in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 9.

TIGERS 8TH: Torgeson grounded out (second to first); Kaline
flied out to right; Kuenn flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 9.

YANKEES 8TH: Ford flied out to center; Bauer walked; McDougald
popped to second; Mantle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 9.

TIGERS 9TH: Boone singled to second; Maxwell flied out to left;
Bertoia grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Boone out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Yankees 9.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Tigers           2   7   2    5
 Yankees          9  11   0    6
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