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White Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 6, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox, played on May 6, 1956 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 6, 1956 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Home Team |
New York Yankees
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 6, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
Home Team | New York Yankees |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harry Byrd |
Home Starting Pitcher | Rip Coleman |
Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 49,016 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Joe Paparella 2B: Eddie Hurley 3B: Hank Soar |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Rivera | Right Fielder |
Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
George Kell | First Baseman |
Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
Earl Battey | Catcher |
Sammy Esposito | Third Baseman |
Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Harry Byrd | Pitcher |
Marty Marion | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
Yogi Berra | Catcher |
Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
Gil McDougald | Shortstop |
Elston Howard | Left Fielder |
Andy Carey | Third Baseman |
Rip Coleman | Pitcher |
Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
White Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 6, 1956
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Coleman
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Coleman
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Coleman
Minoso hits a popup, foul, towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Byrd
Bauer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Byrd
Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Byrd
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Byrd
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Aparicio fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Coleman
Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Coleman
Doby takes first base on ball four. Kell moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Battey vs. Coleman
Battey hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Kell moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Esposito vs. Coleman
Esposito hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Byrd
Skowron hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Doby. Skowron reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDougald vs. Byrd
McDougald hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rivera who is chasing the ball. McDougald reaches third base with a triple. Skowron scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Howard vs. Byrd
Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McDougald scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Byrd
Carey hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Byrd
Coleman bunts towards the mound. Byrd fields it and throws to first for the out. Howard moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bauer vs. Byrd
Bauer hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Coleman
Aparicio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Byrd vs. Coleman
Byrd bunts towards the mound. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Coleman
Rivera hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Byrd
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Byrd
Mantle hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Fox reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Byrd
Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Byrd
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Esposito picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Esposito. Battey fumbles the ball. That's an error on Battey. Berra goes all the way around to score. Skowron moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McDougald vs. Byrd
McDougald hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Coleman
Fox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Coleman
Minoso hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Coleman
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coleman fields it and throws to first for the out. Fox moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doby vs. Coleman
Doby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Byrd
Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Byrd
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Byrd
Coleman bunts towards the mound. Byrd fields it and throws to first for the out. Carey moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bauer vs. Byrd
Bauer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Esposito settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Coleman
Battey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Esposito vs. Coleman
Esposito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Battey moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aparicio vs. Coleman
Aparicio strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Coleman
Bob Kennedy pinch hits for Harry Byrd.
Kennedy strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rivera vs. Coleman
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Pollet
Howie Pollet now pitching.
Martin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Pollet
Mantle hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Pollet
Berra is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Coleman
Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Coleman
Minoso takes first base on ball four. Fox moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. Coleman
Kell hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doby vs. Coleman
Doby takes first base on ball four. Fox moves to third. Minoso moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lollar vs. Coleman
Sherm Lollar pinch hits for Earl Battey.
Lollar hits a popup towards short. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dropo vs. Coleman
Walt Dropo pinch hits for Sammy Esposito.
Dropo hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Pollet
Sherm Lollar now catching. Walt Dropo now playing first base. George Kell now playing third base.
Skowron strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Pollet
McDougald hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Pollet
Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Pollet
Carey strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Konstanty
Cal Abrams pinch hits for Luis Aparicio. Jim Konstanty now pitching.
Abrams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northey vs. Konstanty
Ron Northey pinch hits for Howie Pollet.
Northey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Abrams moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rivera vs. Konstanty
Jim Brideweser pinch runs for Ron Northey.
Rivera hits a popup towards short. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fox vs. Konstanty
Fox hits a popup towards short. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Minoso vs. Konstanty
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Konstanty vs. Howell
Cal Abrams now playing left field. Jim Brideweser now playing shortstop. Dixie Howell now pitching.
Konstanty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Howell
Bauer hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Howell
Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Konstanty
Kell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Konstanty
Doby is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Konstanty
Lollar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard who is chasing the ball. Lollar reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dropo vs. Konstanty
Dropo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Abrams vs. Konstanty
Ron Jackson pinch runs for Walt Dropo.
There goes Jackson. The throw from Berra and he is safe. Jackson steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Abrams vs. Konstanty
Abrams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Howell
Ron Jackson now playing first base.
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Howell
Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Howell
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDougald vs. Howell
McDougald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mantle scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Howell
Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brideweser vs. Konstanty
Joe Collins now playing center field.
Brideweser hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Brideweser reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivera vs. Konstanty
Rivera hits a fly ball into center field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Konstanty
Fox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Donovan vs. Konstanty
Dick Donovan pinch hits for Dixie Howell.
Donovan hits a fly ball into center field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/6/1956, game 2 -- Chicago at New York (D) Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Rivera J, rf 5 0 0 0 Bauer H, rf 4 0 0 0 Fox N, 2b 5 0 2 0 Martin B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Minoso M, lf 3 0 0 0 Mantle M, cf 2 1 0 0 Howell D, p 0 0 0 0 Collins J, cf 0 0 0 0 Donovan D, ph 1 0 0 0 Berra Y, c 4 1 1 0 Kell G, 1b-3b 4 0 1 0 Skowron B, 1b 4 1 2 0 Doby L, cf 2 0 0 0 McDougald G, ss 4 1 2 2 Battey E, c 1 0 0 0 Howard E, lf 2 0 1 1 Lollar S, ph-c 2 0 1 0 Carey A, 3b 3 0 0 0 Esposito S, 3b 2 0 1 0 Coleman R, p 0 0 0 0 Dropo W, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Konstanty J, p 1 0 0 0 Jackson R, pr-1b 0 0 0 0 Aparicio L, ss 2 0 1 0 Abrams C, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Byrd H, p 1 0 0 0 Kennedy B, ph 1 0 0 0 Pollet H, p 0 0 0 0 Northey R, ph 1 0 1 0 Brideweser J, pr-ss 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 0 8 0 28 4 6 3 Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0 New York 021 000 01x -- 4 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Byrd H (L) 4.0 5 3 2 2 0 Pollet H 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 Howell D 2.0 1 1 1 1 0 New York IP H R ER BB SO Coleman R (W) 6.0 5 0 0 4 3 Konstanty J (S) 3.0 3 0 0 2 2 E -- Battey E, Esposito S DP -- New York 2 LOB -- Chicago 12, New York 6 2B -- Skowron B, Brideweser J 3B -- McDougald G, Lollar S SB -- Jackson R SH -- Coleman R 2 T -- 2:23 A -- 49016
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