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Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Yankees 2, Washington Senators 1

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New York Yankees 2, Washington Senators 1

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Game Played on Sunday, September 9, 1956 (D) at Yankee Stadium I

WAS A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  6  2
NY  A    0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   2  5  1
BATTING
Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Yost 3b                       3   0   2   0       1   0       0   4
FitzGerald c                  4   0   1   0       0   2       7   0
Runnels 1b                    4   0   1   0       0   1       6   1
Sievers lf                    4   0   0   0       0   3       0   0
Lemon rf                      1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Oravetz rf                  3   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
Olson cf                      2   0   0   0       2   1       1   0
Plews 2b                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Roig ph,2b,ss               4   1   2   0       0   0       2   1
Valdivielso ss                2   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
  Killebrew ph,2b             1   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Stobbs p                      2   0   0   0       0   1       2   1
  Courtney ph                 0   0   0   1       0   0       0   0
  Chakales p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       30   1   6   1       3  11      24   8
FIELDING - 
E: Yost (18), FitzGerald (5).
BATTING - 
2B: Roig (5,off Ford).
3B: Roig (2,off Ford).
SF: Courtney (3,off Ford).
GDP: Runnels (16,off Ford).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Roig (2,3rd base off Ford/Berra).
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bauer rf                      4   0   1   0       0   1       1   0
Carey 3b                      3   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Mantle cf                     4   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Berra c                       3   0   1   0       1   1      12   0
Skowron 1b                    4   0   1   0       0   0       8   1
  Collins 1b                  0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
McDougald 2b                  2   1   1   0       0   0       1   3
Howard lf                     2   1   0   0       1   1       2   0
Hunter ss                     3   0   1   2       0   1       2   4
Ford p                        3   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       28   2   5   2       2   6      27   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Skowron-Hunter-Skowron, McDougald-Skowron.
E: Berra (9).
BATTING - 
3B: Hunter (4,off Stobbs).
SH: McDougald (7,off Stobbs); Carey (5,off Chakales).
IBB: Howard (6,by Stobbs); Berra (9,by Chakales).
Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Washington Senators          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Stobbs L(15-11)               7     4   2   0   1   5   0  27
Chakales                      1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5
Totals                        8     5   2   0   2   6   0  32
IBB: Stobbs (3,Howard); Chakales (7,Berra).
New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ford W(17-5)                  9     6   1   1   3  11   0  34

Umpires: HP - Bill Summers, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Red Flaherty, 3B - Bill McKinley
Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 17711
Starting Lineups:

   Washington Senators           New York Yankees         
1. Yost                3b        Bauer               rf
2. FitzGerald          c         Carey               3b
3. Runnels             1b        Mantle              cf
4. Sievers             lf        Berra               c
5. Lemon               rf        Skowron             1b
6. Olson               cf        McDougald           2b
7. Plews               2b        Howard              lf
8. Valdivielso         ss        Hunter              ss
9. Stobbs              p         Ford                p

SENATORS 1ST: Yost singled to center; FitzGerald struck out;
Runnels grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
first) [Yost out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Bauer flied out to right; Carey lined to pitcher;
Mantle popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0,
Yankees 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Sievers flied out to left; Lemon grounded out
(shortstop to first); Olson grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: ORAVETZ REPLACED LEMON (PLAYING RF); Berra struck
out; Skowron flied out to right; McDougald flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees 0.

SENATORS 3RD: ROIG BATTED FOR PLEWS; Roig doubled to center;
Valdivielso was called out on strikes; Stobbs struck out; Roig
stole third; Yost walked; FitzGerald struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: ROIG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Howard was called
out on strikes; Hunter struck out; Ford was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees 0.

SENATORS 4TH: Runnels struck out; Sievers struck out; Oravetz
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators
0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Bauer grounded out (pitcher to first); Carey
grounded out (third to first); Mantle grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees 0.

SENATORS 5TH: Berra dropped a foul fly hit by Olson for an
error; Olson walked; Roig lined into a double play (second to
first) [Olson out at first]; Valdivielso grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Berra singled to right; Skowron singled to right
[Berra to second]; McDougald out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Berra to third, Skowron to second]; Howard was walked
intentionally; Hunter popped to first in foul territory; Ford
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Senators
0, Yankees 0.

SENATORS 6TH: Stobbs popped to first; Yost popped to catcher in
foul territory; FitzGerald grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: FitzGerald dropped a foul fly hit by Bauer for an
error; Bauer was called out on strikes; Carey flied out to
center; Mantle grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees 0.

SENATORS 7TH: Runnels singled to right; Sievers struck out;
Oravetz was called out on strikes; Olson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Berra grounded out (second to first); Skowron
popped to catcher in foul territory; McDougald singled to left;
Howard reached on an error by Yost [McDougald to second]; Hunter
tripled to center [McDougald scored (unearned), Howard scored
(unearned)]; Ford lined to second; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Senators 0, Yankees 2.

SENATORS 8TH: Roig tripled to center; KILLEBREW BATTED FOR
VALDIVIELSO; Killebrew struck out; COURTNEY BATTED FOR STOBBS;
Courtney hit a sacrifice fly to left [Roig scored]; Yost singled
to center; FitzGerald singled to shortstop [Yost to second];
Runnels popped to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 1,
Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: KILLEBREW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); ROIG CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); CHAKALES REPLACED COURTNEY (PITCHING);
Bauer singled to third; Carey out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Bauer to second]; Mantle struck out; Berra was
walked intentionally; Skowron flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Senators 1, Yankees 2.

SENATORS 9TH: COLLINS REPLACED SKOWRON (PLAYING 1B); Sievers
struck out; Oravetz grounded out (second to first); Olson
walked; Roig flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators
1, Yankees 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Senators         1   6   2    6
 Yankees          2   5   1    6
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