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Yankees
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 18, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees, played on August 18, 1956 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 18, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 18, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Turley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Erv Palica |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 27,425 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Tabacchi 1B: Ed Runge 2B: Eddie Rommel 3B: Johnny Stevens |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gil McDougald | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Norm Siebern | Left Fielder |
| Elston Howard | Right Fielder |
| Billy Hunter | Third Baseman |
| Bob Turley | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Williams | Center Fielder |
| Bob Boyd | First Baseman |
| Tito Francona | Right Fielder |
| Bob Nieman | Left Fielder |
| Gus Triandos | Catcher |
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Billy Gardner | Second Baseman |
| Willie Miranda | Shortstop |
| Erv Palica | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 18, 1956
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Palica
McDougald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Palica
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Palica
Mantle strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Turley
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyd vs. Turley
Boyd hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Turley
Francona strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Turley
Nieman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Triandos vs. Turley
Triandos is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Palica
Berra hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Palica
Skowron hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Palica
Siebern strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Palica
Howard hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Howard reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hunter vs. Palica
Hunter hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Howard scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Turley vs. Palica
Turley hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Williams. Turley reaches second base with a double. Hunter goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDougald vs. Palica
McDougald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Turley scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Palica
Martin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Turley
Hatton hits a popup towards short. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Turley
Gardner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miranda vs. Turley
Miranda hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Palica vs. Turley
Palica hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Palica
Mantle hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Palica
Berra hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gardner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Palica
Skowron hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Skowron reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Siebern vs. Palica
Siebern hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Turley
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Turley
Boyd is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Turley
Francona hits a line drive towards first. Skowron reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Palica
Howard hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Palica
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turley vs. Palica
Turley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Turley
Nieman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Turley
Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hunter fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Turley
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Turley
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Palica
McDougald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Palica
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palica fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Palica
Mantle hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Turley
Miranda hits a line drive into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palica vs. Turley
Palica hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hunter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Turley
Williams hits a popup towards short. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyd vs. Turley
Boyd hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Palica
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Palica
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Palica
Siebern takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Palica
Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Turley
Francona takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Turley
Nieman hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Turley
Triandos takes first base on ball four. Francona moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hatton vs. Turley
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron fields it and throws to second for the out. Francona moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gardner vs. Turley
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hunter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Francona scores. Hatton moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frazier vs. Turley
Joe Frazier pinch hits for Willie Miranda.
Frazier hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Palica
Joe Frazier now playing right field. Dick Williams now playing second base. Tito Francona now playing center field. Billy Gardner now playing shor
Hunter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Turley vs. Palica
Turley bunts towards the mound. Palica juggles the ball. That's an error on Palica. Hunter moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McDougald vs. Palica
McDougald bunts in front of the plate. Triandos fields it and throws to first for the out. Hunter moves to third. Turley moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Martin vs. Palica
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hunter tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantle vs. Palica
Mantle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Turley scores. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Palica
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berra for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Turley
Wayne Causey pinch hits for Erv Palica.
Causey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Turley
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Turley
Boyd hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Siebern. Boyd reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Francona vs. Turley
Francona strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nieman vs. Turley
Nieman hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Zuverink
George Zuverink now pitching.
Skowron strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Zuverink
Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Zuverink
Howard hits a fly ball towards left. Nieman settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Nieman. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Zuverink
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zuverink fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Turley
Triandos takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Turley
There's a wild pitch. Triandos moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatton vs. Turley
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hatton for the out. Triandos moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gardner vs. Turley
Gardner hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Frazier vs. Turley
Frazier hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turley vs. Zuverink
Turley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Zuverink
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zuverink fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Zuverink
Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Zuverink
Mantle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Martin moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berra vs. Zuverink
Berra hits a fly ball into right field. Frazier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Turley
George Kell pinch hits for George Zuverink.
Kell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Turley
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyd vs. Turley
Boyd hits a line drive into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Turley
Francona hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/18/1956, game 2 -- New York at Baltimore (N)
New York AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
McDougald G, ss 3 0 2 1 Williams D, cf-2b 3 0 0 0
Martin B, 2b 4 0 1 1 Boyd B, 1b 5 0 1 0
Mantle M, cf 5 0 2 1 Francona T, rf-cf 4 1 0 0
Berra Y, c 5 1 1 1 Nieman B, lf 3 0 1 0
Skowron B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Triandos G, c 2 0 0 0
Siebern N, lf 3 0 0 0 Hatton G, 3b 3 0 0 0
Howard E, rf 4 1 1 0 Gardner B, 2b-ss 4 0 2 1
Hunter B, 3b 3 2 1 1 Miranda W, ss 2 0 0 0
Turley B, p 3 2 1 1 Frazier J, ph-rf 2 0 0 0
Palica E, p 2 0 1 0
Causey W, ph 1 1 1 1
Zuverink G, p 0 0 0 0
Kell G, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 6 10 6 32 2 6 2
New York 040 000 200 -- 6
Baltimore 000 001 100 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Turley B (W) 9.0 6 2 2 7 4
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Palica E (L) 7.0 8 6 6 3 3
Zuverink G 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
E -- Palica E, Nieman B
DP -- New York 1, Baltimore 2
LOB -- New York 7, Baltimore 10
2B -- Turley B, Boyd B
3B -- Howard E, Skowron B
HR -- Berra Y, Causey W
SH -- Turley B, McDougald G
SF -- Martin B
WP -- Turley B
T -- 2:37
A -- 27425
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