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Yankees 10 @ White Sox 3
Comiskey Park
May 17, 1956

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees, played on May 17, 1956 at Comiskey Park. The home team White Sox were bested by the visiting Yankees with a score of 10 to 3.

Game Summary

DateMay 17, 1956 
Visiting Team
New York Yankees
R: 10 H: 12 E: 3 LOB: 11
Runs: 10
Hits: 12
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Chicago White Sox
R: 3 H: 8 E: 2 LOB: 5
Runs: 3
Hits: 8
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 5
Winning PitcherWhitey Ford  
Losing PitcherJack Harshman  
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Game Winning RBIPhil Rizzuto 

Game Info

DateMay 17, 1956 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Yankees 
Home TeamChicago White Sox 
Visiting Starting PitcherWhitey Ford  
Home Starting PitcherJack Harshman  
BallparkComiskey Park 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance10,335 
Time of Game2 hours 43 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Joe Paparella
1B: Eddie Hurley
2B: Hank Soar
3B: Nestor Chylak

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Phil Rizzuto  Shortstop 
Billy Martin  Second Baseman 
Mickey Mantle  Center Fielder 
Yogi Berra  Catcher 
Bill Skowron  First Baseman 
Hank Bauer  Right Fielder 
Gil McDougald  Third Baseman 
Elston Howard  Left Fielder 
Whitey Ford  Pitcher 
Casey Stengel  Manager 

Chicago White Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jim Rivera  Center Fielder 
Nellie Fox  Second Baseman 
Minnie Minoso  Left Fielder 
George Kell  Third Baseman 
Sherm Lollar  Catcher 
Bob Nieman  Right Fielder 
Ron Jackson  First Baseman 
Luis Aparicio  Shortstop 
Jack Harshman  Pitcher 
Marty Marion  Manager 

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Yankees 10 @ White Sox 3
Comiskey Park
May 17, 1956

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/17/1956 -- New York at Chicago (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Rizzuto P, ss         5  1  3  2   Rivera J, cf          4  0  2  0   
Martin B, 2b          3  1  1  2   Fox N, 2b             4  1  1  0   
Mantle M, cf          6  1  1  2   Minoso M, lf          3  0  0  0   
Berra Y, c            4  1  2  1   Kell G, 3b            4  0  1  0   
Skowron B, 1b         4  1  1  2   Hatfield F, 3b        0  0  0  0   
Collins J, 1b         0  0  0  0   Lollar S, c           2  0  0  0   
Bauer H, rf           3  0  0  0   Moss L, c             2  0  0  0   
McDougald G, 3b       4  1  1  0   Nieman B, rf          4  0  0  0   
Howard E, lf          4  3  1  0   Jackson R, 1b         4  1  1  0   
Ford W, p             4  1  2  1   Aparicio L, ss        4  1  2  0   
                                   Harshman J, p         1  0  0  0   
                                   Dahlke J, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Consuegra S, p        0  0  0  0   
                                   Dropo W, ph           1  0  1  0   
                                   Martin M, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Esposito S, ph        1  0  0  0   
                                   Johnson C, p          0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37 10 12 10                        34  3  8  0

New York         030 600 001 -- 10
Chicago          100 020 000 --  3

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ford W (W)            9.0  8  3  0  1  4

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Harshman J (L)*       3.0  3  6  5  5  4
Dahlke J              0.1  3  3  3  2  0
Consuegra S           1.2  1  0  0  0  1
Martin M              2.0  3  0  0  1  0
Johnson C             2.0  2  1  1  0  1
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 4th

E -- Rizzuto P 3, Aparicio L, Martin M
DP -- New York 2, Chicago 2
LOB -- New York 11, Chicago 5
2B -- Fox N, Martin B
HR -- Berra Y
SB -- Rizzuto P
CS -- Berra Y
SH -- Rizzuto P, Martin B
HBP -- by Harshman J (Berra Y)
WP -- Johnson C
T -- 2:43
A -- 10335

    

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