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Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Yankees 4, Chicago White Sox 0 (1)

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New York Yankees 4, Chicago White Sox 0 (1)

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Game Played on Sunday, May 6, 1956 (D) at Yankee Stadium I

CHI A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  1
NY  A    1  0  2    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   4 12  1
BATTING
Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Fox 2b                        4   0   1   0       0   1       6   5
Kell 3b                       3   0   0   0       1   1       0   1
Minoso lf                     4   0   2   0       0   0       2   0
Nieman rf                     2   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
  Rivera rf                   1   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
  Kennedy ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Dahlke p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Doby cf                       4   0   1   0       0   1       2   0
Dropo 1b                      3   0   1   0       1   0       9   1
Lollar c                      4   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
  Battey pr                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Aparicio ss                   4   0   2   0       0   1       0   3
Harshman p                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Keegan p                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Phillips ph,rf              1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       33   0   8   0       2   6      24  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Fox-Dropo.
E: Doby (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Aparicio (1,off Ford); Lollar (2,off Ford).
GDP: Nieman (1,off Ford); Aparicio (1,off Ford).
Team LOB: 8.
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bauer rf                      4   1   2   1       1   0       2   0
Martin 2b                     3   1   2   0       1   0       3   5
Mantle cf                     4   1   2   0       0   1       2   0
Berra c                       4   1   1   2       0   0       6   1
Skowron 1b                    4   0   2   0       0   0      13   0
McDougald ss                  4   0   0   0       0   0       0   5
Howard lf                     4   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Carey 3b                      3   0   1   0       1   0       1   1
Ford p                        4   0   1   0       0   1       0   3
Totals                       34   4  12   3       3   2      27  15
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Ford-Martin-Skowron, McDougald-Martin-Skowron.
E: Carey (6).
BATTING - 
2B: Mantle (3,off Harshman); Skowron (5,off Harshman); Howard (1,off Keegan).
HR: Berra (8,3rd inning off Harshman 1 on 0 out); Bauer (6,4th inning off Harshman
0 on 0 out).
IBB: Carey (1,by Harshman).
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Bauer (1,2nd base by Keegan/Lollar).
PITCHING
Chicago White Sox            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Harshman L(1-1)               3     8   4   3   2   0   2  19
Keegan                        4     4   0   0   1   1   0  15
Dahlke                        1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        8    12   4   3   3   2   2  37
Harshman faced 1 batter in the 4th inning
IBB: Harshman (1,Carey).
New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ford W(4-0)                   9     8   0   0   2   6   0  35

Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Joe Paparella, 3B - Eddie Hurley
Time of Game: 2:15   
Starting Lineups:

   Chicago White Sox             New York Yankees         
1. Fox                 2b        Bauer               rf
2. Kell                3b        Martin              2b
3. Minoso              lf        Mantle              cf
4. Nieman              rf        Berra               c
5. Doby                cf        Skowron             1b
6. Dropo               1b        McDougald           ss
7. Lollar              c         Howard              lf
8. Aparicio            ss        Carey               3b
9. Harshman            p         Ford                p

WHITE SOX 1ST: Fox was called out on strikes; Kell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Minoso grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Bauer flied to left; On a bunt Martin singled to
third; Mantle doubled to center [Martin scored (error by Doby)
(unearned) (no RBI), Mantle to third]; Berra lined to first;
Skowron grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Nieman grounded out (shortstop to first); Doby
struck out; Dropo singled to left; Dropo was picked off first
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees
1.

YANKEES 2ND: McDougald flied to right; Howard popped to second;
Carey singled to center; Ford singled to center [Carey to
third]; Bauer walked [Ford to second]; Martin flied to center; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Lollar grounded out (third to first); Aparicio
singled to right; Harshman lined to right; Fox singled to left
[Aparicio to second]; Kell flied to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 White Sox 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Mantle singled to pitcher; Berra homered to right
[Mantle scored]; Bob Nieman cut his left hip when he crashed
into the RF gate; stitches were required to close the wound;
Skowron doubled to right; McDougald flied to right [Skowron to
third]; Howard grounded out (pitcher to first); Carey was walked
intentionally; Ford popped to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
White Sox 0, Yankees 3.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Minoso singled to center; Nieman grounded into a
double play (pitcher to second to first) [Minoso out at second];
Doby singled to center; Dropo walked [Doby to second]; Lollar
forced Dropo (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 4TH: RIVERA REPLACED NIEMAN (PLAYING RF); Bauer homered
to left; KEEGAN REPLACED HARSHMAN (PITCHING); Martin walked;
Mantle flied to left; Berra lined into a double play to second
[Martin out at first (second to first)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
White Sox 0, Yankees 4.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Aparicio doubled to left; Keegan popped to
catcher in foul territory; Fox flied to center; Kell struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 5TH: Skowron flied to right; McDougald grounded out
(second to first); Howard doubled; Carey flied to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 4.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Minoso grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivera
struck out; Doby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Ford grounded out (second to first); Bauer singled
to shortstop; Bauer was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to second); Martin singled to center; Mantle
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Dropo grounded out (pitcher to first); Lollar
reached on an error by Carey [Lollar to first]; Aparicio
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Lollar out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Yankees 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Berra grounded out (second to first); On a bunt
Skowron singled to pitcher; McDougald forced Skowron (shortstop
to second); Howard forced McDougald (shortstop to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: PHILLIPS BATTED FOR KEEGAN; Phillips struck out;
Fox grounded out (second to first); Kell walked; Minoso singled
to center [Kell to second]; KENNEDY BATTED FOR RIVERA; Kennedy
forced Kell (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox
0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 8TH: PHILLIPS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); DAHLKE
REPLACED KENNEDY (PITCHING); Carey grounded out (second to
first); Ford struck out; Bauer grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Doby flied to center; Dropo popped to first;
Lollar doubled to shortstop; BATTEY RAN FOR LOLLAR; Aparicio
struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
0, Yankees 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 White Sox        0   8   1    8
 Yankees          4  12   1    9
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