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Yankees
@ White Sox
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.
Game Summary
Date | May 17, 1956 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 17, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Whitey Ford |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Harshman |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 10,335 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Joe Paparella 1B: Eddie Hurley 2B: Hank Soar 3B: Nestor Chylak |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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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 |
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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 |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 17, 1956
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Harshman
Rizzuto hits a line drive towards first. Jackson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Harshman
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Harshman
Mantle strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Ford
Rivera hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Ford
Fox hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Fox reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minoso vs. Ford
Minoso takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. Ford
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron fields it and throws to second for the out. Fox moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lollar vs. Ford
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Rizzuto. Fox scores. Kell moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nieman vs. Ford
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Harshman
Berra hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Harshman
Skowron takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Harshman
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Skowron moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDougald vs. Harshman
McDougald hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Harshman
Howard is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ford vs. Harshman
Ford takes first base on ball four. Skowron moves to third. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rizzuto vs. Harshman
Rizzuto hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Skowron scores. Howard scores. Ford moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Martin vs. Harshman
There goes Rizzuto. The throw from Lollar and he is safe. Rizzuto steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Martin vs. Harshman
Martin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mantle vs. Harshman
Mantle strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Ford
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Ford
Aparicio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harshman vs. Ford
Ford fires to first and picks off Aparicio. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harshman vs. Ford
Harshman strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Harshman
Berra is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Harshman
Skowron strikes out. There goes Berra. The throw from Lollar to Fox, and back to Jackson, who tags Berra out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Harshman
Bauer hits a line drive towards short. Aparicio reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Ford
Rivera bunts in front of the plate. Berra fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Ford
Fox hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Ford scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fox for the out. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minoso vs. Ford
Minoso hits a fly ball towards right. Bauer catches it and throws to second to double up Rivera. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Harshman
McDougald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Harshman
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio misplays the ball. That's an error on Aparicio. McDougald moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ford vs. Harshman
Ford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McDougald scores. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rizzuto vs. Dahlke
Jerry Dahlke now pitching.
Rizzuto bunts towards the mound. Dahlke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Howard moves to third. Ford moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Martin vs. Dahlke
Martin takes first base on ball four. Howard scores. Ford moves to third. Rizzuto moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mantle vs. Dahlke
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ford scores. Rizzuto scores. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Dahlke
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Martin moves to third. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Skowron vs. Dahlke
Skowron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martin scores. Mantle scores. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Dahlke
Bauer takes first base on ball four. Skowron moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McDougald vs. Consuegra
Sandy Consuegra now pitching.
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. Skowron moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howard vs. Consuegra
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Ford
Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Ford
Lollar hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Ford
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Consuegra
Les Moss now catching.
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Consuegra fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Consuegra
Rizzuto hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Consuegra
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantle vs. Consuegra
Mantle strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Ford
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Ford
Aparicio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dropo vs. Ford
Walt Dropo pinch hits for Sandy Consuegra.
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rizzuto. Jackson scores. Aparicio goes all the way around to score. Dropo moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivera vs. Ford
Rivera is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Ford
Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minoso vs. Ford
Minoso hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Martin
Morrie Martin now pitching.
Berra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Martin
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Martin
Bauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. Martin
McDougald bunts towards third. Kell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bauer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Martin
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Ford
Kell hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Ford scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kell for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Ford
Moss hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Ford
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto misplays the ball. That's an error on Rizzuto. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Ford
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Martin
Ford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzuto vs. Martin
Rizzuto bunts towards first. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first, with Fox covering, for the out. Ford moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Martin
Martin bunts towards the mound. Martin juggles the ball. That's an error on Martin. Ford moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mantle vs. Martin
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to third to get Ford. Martin moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Martin
Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Ford
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Esposito vs. Ford
Sammy Esposito pinch hits for Morrie Martin.
Esposito hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Ford
Rivera hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Ford
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Johnson
Connie Johnson now pitching.
Skowron hits a fly ball into right field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Johnson
Bauer hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Johnson
McDougald hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Ford
Joe Collins now playing first base.
Minoso hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Ford
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Ford
Moss hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Johnson
Fred Hatfield now playing third base.
Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Johnson
There's a wild pitch. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ford vs. Johnson
Ford is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rizzuto vs. Johnson
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Howard moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Martin vs. Johnson
Martin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Martin reaches second base with a double. Howard scores. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantle vs. Johnson
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 10 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Ford
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Ford
Jackson hits a line drive towards the mound. Ford reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Ford
Aparicio hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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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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