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Yankees
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 22, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees, played on May 22, 1956 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 22, 1956 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 22, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Whitey Ford |
Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Lary |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 9,503 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Bill Summers 2B: Bill McKinley 3B: Red Flaherty |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
Joe Collins | Left Fielder |
Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
Elston Howard | Catcher |
Gil McDougald | Shortstop |
Andy Carey | Third Baseman |
Whitey Ford | Pitcher |
Casey Stengel | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
Jim Brideweser | Second Baseman |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
Bob Kennedy | Third Baseman |
Jack Phillips | First Baseman |
Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
Red Wilson | Catcher |
Frank Lary | Pitcher |
Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 22, 1956
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Lary
Bauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Lary
Martin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Martin reaches second base with a double. Bauer moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Collins vs. Lary
Collins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bauer scores. Martin moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mantle vs. Lary
Mantle hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Lary
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Martin scores. Collins moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Lary
Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Collins moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McDougald vs. Lary
McDougald takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carey vs. Lary
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Ford
Kuenn hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brideweser vs. Ford
Brideweser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Ford
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out. Brideweser moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tuttle vs. Ford
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Lary
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brideweser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Lary
Bauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Lary
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Ford
Kennedy strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Ford
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Ford
Maxwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Ford
Wilson 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, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Lary
Collins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Lary
Mantle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Lary
Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Lary
Howard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Ford
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Ford
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brideweser vs. Ford
Brideweser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Ford
Kaline hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Lary
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards first. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first, with Lary covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Lary
Carey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Lary
Ford hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Lary
There goes Carey. The throw from Wilson and he is out, Brideweser applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Ford
Tuttle hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Ford
Kennedy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Collins. Kennedy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Ford
Phillips takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxwell vs. Ford
Maxwell strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Ford
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Lary
Bauer strikes out. Wilson drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Bauer out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Lary
Martin hits a popup towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Lary
Collins hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Lary scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Collins for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Ford
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Ford
Kuenn hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brideweser vs. Ford
Brideweser hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lary moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Ford
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Lary
Mantle bunts towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lary
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brideweser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Lary
Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. Lary
McDougald hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Ford
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Ford
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Ford
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Lary
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Lary
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Lary
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Ford
Maxwell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Ford
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Ford
Lary 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
Top 8
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Lary
Martin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brideweser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Lary
Collins hits a popup towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Lary
Mantle hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Ford
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brideweser vs. Ford
Brideweser strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Ford
Kaline hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kuenn moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tuttle vs. Ford
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kuenn scores. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Ford
Kennedy takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to third. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Phillips vs. Ford
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lary
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Lary
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Lary
McDougald hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Ford
Maxwell hits a line drive into center field. That will be extra bases. Mantle fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Mantle. Maxwell moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wilson vs. Ford
Wilson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/22/1956 -- New York at Detroit (D) New York AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Bauer H, rf 3 1 1 0 Kuenn H, ss 4 1 2 0 Martin B, 2b 4 1 1 0 Brideweser J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Collins J, lf 4 0 2 1 Kaline A, rf 4 0 1 0 Mantle M, cf 4 0 0 0 Tuttle B, cf 4 0 1 1 Robinson E, 1b 4 0 1 1 Kennedy B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Howard E, c 4 0 1 0 Phillips J, 1b 3 0 0 0 McDougald G, ss 3 0 0 0 Maxwell C, lf 3 1 1 0 Carey A, 3b 3 0 1 0 Wilson R, c 4 1 1 2 Ford W, p 3 0 0 0 Lary F, p 3 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2 7 2 31 3 8 3 New York 200 000 000 -- 2 Detroit 000 000 012 -- 3 0 outs when winning run was scored. New York IP H R ER BB SO Ford W (L) 8.0 8 3 3 4 5 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Lary F (W) 9.0 7 2 2 2 4 E -- Mantle M DP -- New York 1, Detroit 1 LOB -- New York 5, Detroit 8 2B -- Martin B, Kennedy B, Maxwell C HR -- Wilson R CS -- Carey A T -- 2:33 A -- 9503
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