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Retrosheet Boxscore: Washington Senators 6, New York Yankees 5

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Washington Senators 6, New York Yankees 5

Day

Game Played on Friday, September 7, 1956 (N) at Yankee Stadium I

WAS A    0  0  0    1  1  0    2  2  0  -   6 15  2
NY  A    0  0  4    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   5  7  0
BATTING
Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Yost 3b                       4   0   0   0       0   0       0   3
Herzog cf                     3   0   0   1       2   1       3   0
Runnels 1b                    3   1   1   0       2   1      14   2
Sievers lf                    5   2   4   1       0   0       1   0
Courtney c                    5   0   2   2       0   0       3   0
Lemon rf                      5   0   1   0       0   1       2   0
Plews 2b                      5   1   4   1       0   0       4   5
Roig ss                       3   0   0   0       0   1       0   4
  Oravetz ph                  1   1   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Valdivielso ss              1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Chakales p                    2   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Berberet ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Stewart p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  FitzGerald ph               1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Griggs p                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       40   6  15   6       4   5      27  14
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Runnels.
E: Lemon (12), Roig (8).
BATTING - 
2B: Sievers (24,off Kucks); Oravetz (3,off Morgan).
HBP: Yost (8,by Larsen).
GDP: Runnels (15,off Kucks).
Team LOB: 12.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Herzog (5,2nd base by Kucks/Berra).
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bauer rf                      5   2   1   1       0   0       3   0
Slaughter lf                  5   1   2   0       0   1       3   0
Mantle cf                     3   1   0   0       2   0       3   0
Berra c                       4   1   2   4       0   0       7   1
Skowron 1b                    4   0   0   0       0   0       7   0
McDougald ss,2b               3   0   1   0       1   1       3   3
Martin 2b                     3   0   0   0       0   0       1   3
  J. Coleman 3b               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Carey 3b                      3   0   1   0       0   0       0   1
  Noren ph                    0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Carroll pr                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Turley p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Kucks p                       1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Byrne p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Collins ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Morgan p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Larsen p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Siebern ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hunter ss                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   5   7   5       4   2      27   8
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Martin-McDougald-Skowron, Skowron.
BATTING - 
HR: Bauer (22,3rd inning off Chakales 0 on 1 out); Berra (27,3rd inning off
Chakales 2 on 1 out).
SH: Kucks (6,off Chakales); Martin (8,off Griggs).
HBP: Berra (5,by Chakales).
Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
Washington Senators          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Chakales                      5     6   4   4   1   2   2  23
Stewart W(5-7)                2     1   1   0   1   0   0   9
Griggs SV(1)                  2     0   0   0   2   0   0   8
Totals                        9     7   5   4   4   2   2  40
HBP: Chakales (3,Berra).
New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Kucks                         6.2  10   4   4   3   4   0  31
Byrne                         0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2
Morgan L(5-6)                 0     2   2   2   0   0   0   2
Larsen                        1     0   0   0   1   0   0   6
Turley                        1     2   0   0   0   1   0   4
Totals                        9    15   6   6   4   5   0  45
Morgan faced 2 batters in the 8th inning
HBP: Larsen (6,Yost).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Byrne 2-2; Larsen 1-1.
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Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - Bill McKinley, 2B - Bill Summers, 3B - John Rice
Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 16853
Starting Lineups:

   Washington Senators           New York Yankees         
1. Yost                3b        Bauer               rf
2. Herzog              cf        Slaughter           lf
3. Runnels             1b        Mantle              cf
4. Sievers             lf        Berra               c
5. Courtney            c         Skowron             1b
6. Lemon               rf        McDougald           ss
7. Plews               2b        Martin              2b
8. Roig                ss        Carey               3b
9. Chakales            p         Kucks               p

SENATORS 1ST: Yost popped to catcher in foul territory; Herzog
walked; Runnels grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Herzog out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Senators 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Bauer grounded out (shortstop to first); Slaughter
singled to shortstop; Mantle grounded out (second to first)
[Slaughter to second]; Berra was hit by a pitch; Skowron
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators
0, Yankees 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Sievers singled to center; Courtney lined to left;
Lemon forced Sievers (third to second); Plews singled to left
[Lemon to second]; Roig flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: McDougald was called out on strikes; Martin
grounded out (shortstop to first); Carey grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees 0.

SENATORS 3RD: Chakales grounded out (shortstop to first); Yost
grounded out (shortstop to first); Herzog walked; Herzog was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Kucks grounded out (third to first); Bauer homered
to center; Slaughter singled to first; Mantle walked [Slaughter
to second]; Berra homered to right [Slaughter scored, Mantle
scored]; Skowron popped to catcher; McDougald singled to left;
Martin forced McDougald (third to second); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Senators 0, Yankees 4.

SENATORS 4TH: Runnels was called out on strikes; Sievers singled
to center; Courtney singled to right [Sievers to second]; Lemon
struck out; Plews singled to right [Sievers scored, Courtney to
second]; Roig flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Senators 1, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 4TH: Carey singled to third; Kucks out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Carey to second]; Bauer grounded out
(second to first) [Carey to third]; Slaughter was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Yankees 4.

SENATORS 5TH: Chakales singled to left; Yost flied out to right;
Herzog was called out on strikes; Runnels walked [Chakales to
second]; Sievers singled to center [Chakales scored, Runnels to
second]; Courtney lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators
2, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 5TH: Mantle grounded out (second to first); Berra flied
out to center; Skowron flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Senators 2, Yankees 4.

SENATORS 6TH: Lemon flied out to center; Plews singled to left;
Roig was called out on strikes; BERBERET BATTED FOR CHAKALES;
Berberet flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 2,
Yankees 4.

YANKEES 6TH: STEWART REPLACED BERBERET (PITCHING); McDougald
reached on an error by Roig; Martin lined into a double play
(first unassisted) [McDougald out at first]; Carey flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 2, Yankees 4.

SENATORS 7TH: Yost flied out to left; Herzog grounded out
(second to first); Runnels singled to left; Sievers doubled to
left [Runnels to third]; BYRNE REPLACED KUCKS (PITCHING);
Courtney singled to right [Runnels scored, Sievers scored];
Lemon popped to catcher; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 4,
Yankees 4.

YANKEES 7TH: COLLINS BATTED FOR BYRNE; Collins grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bauer reached on an error by Lemon [Bauer
to second]; Slaughter flied out to center; Mantle walked; Berra
singled to right [Bauer scored (unearned), Mantle to third];
Skowron forced Berra (third to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Senators 4, Yankees 5.

SENATORS 8TH: MORGAN REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Plews singled
to center; ORAVETZ BATTED FOR ROIG; Oravetz doubled [Plews
scored]; FITZGERALD BATTED FOR STEWART; LARSEN REPLACED MORGAN
(PITCHING); FitzGerald grounded out (second to first) [Oravetz
to third]; Yost was hit by a pitch; Herzog reached on a
fielder's choice [Oravetz scored, Yost to second]; Runnels
walked [Yost to third, Herzog to second]; Sievers popped to
shortstop; Courtney flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Senators 6, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 8TH: VALDIVIELSO REPLACED ORAVETZ (PLAYING SS); GRIGGS
REPLACED FITZGERALD (PITCHING); McDougald walked; Martin out on
a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [McDougald to second]; NOREN
BATTED FOR CAREY; Noren walked; CARROLL RAN FOR NOREN; SIEBERN
BATTED FOR LARSEN; Siebern flied out to right [McDougald to
third]; Bauer popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators
6, Yankees 5.

SENATORS 9TH: TURLEY REPLACED CARROLL (PITCHING); HUNTER
REPLACED SIEBERN (PLAYING SS); MCDOUGALD CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 2B); J. COLEMAN REPLACED MARTIN (PLAYING 3B); Lemon
singled to second; Plews lined into a double play (first
unassisted) [Lemon out at first]; Valdivielso singled to third;
Griggs struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 6, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 9TH: Slaughter flied out to left; Mantle grounded out
(second to first); Berra grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 6, Yankees 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Senators         6  15   2   12
 Yankees          5   7   0    8
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