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Senators
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 9, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Washington Senators, played on September 9, 1956 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 9, 1956 |
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Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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Home Team |
New York Yankees
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 9, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
Home Team | New York Yankees |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chuck Stobbs |
Home Starting Pitcher | Whitey Ford |
Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 17,711 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: John Rice 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: Bill McKinley |
Washington Senators Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
Ed Fitz Gerald | Catcher |
Pete Runnels | First Baseman |
Roy Sievers | Left Fielder |
Jim Lemon | Right Fielder |
Karl Olson | Center Fielder |
Herb Plews | Second Baseman |
Jose Valdivielso | Shortstop |
Chuck Stobbs | Pitcher |
Chuck Dressen | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
Andy Carey | Third Baseman |
Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
Yogi Berra | Catcher |
Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
Gil McDougald | Second Baseman |
Elston Howard | Left Fielder |
Billy Hunter | Shortstop |
Whitey Ford | Pitcher |
Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Senators
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 9, 1956
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Ford
Yost hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fitz Gerald vs. Ford
Fitz Gerald strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Ford
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Stobbs
Bauer hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Stobbs
Carey hits a line drive towards the mound. Stobbs reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Stobbs
Mantle hits a popup towards short. Valdivielso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Ford
Sievers hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Ford
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Ford
Olson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Stobbs
Ernie Oravetz now playing right field.
Berra strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Stobbs
Skowron hits a fly ball into right field. Oravetz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Stobbs
McDougald hits a fly ball into right field. Oravetz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roig vs. Ford
Tony Roig pinch hits for Herb Plews.
Roig hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Roig reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Valdivielso vs. Ford
Valdivielso is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stobbs vs. Ford
Stobbs strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yost vs. Ford
There goes Roig. The throw from Berra and he is safe. Roig steals third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yost vs. Ford
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fitz Gerald vs. Ford
Fitz Gerald strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Stobbs
Tony Roig now playing second base.
Howard is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Stobbs
Hunter strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Stobbs
Ford is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Ford
Runnels strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Ford
Sievers strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oravetz vs. Ford
Oravetz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Stobbs
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stobbs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Stobbs
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Stobbs
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Ford
Olson hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Berra settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Berra. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Ford
Olson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roig vs. Ford
Roig hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. McDougald catches it and throws to first to double up Olson. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdivielso vs. Ford
Valdivielso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Stobbs
Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Stobbs
Skowron hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Berra moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McDougald vs. Stobbs
McDougald bunts towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. Berra moves to third. Skowron moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Howard vs. Stobbs
Howard is walked intentionally. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hunter vs. Stobbs
Hunter hits a popup, foul, towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ford vs. Stobbs
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first, with Stobbs covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stobbs vs. Ford
Stobbs hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Ford
Yost hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Ford
Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Stobbs
Bauer hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Fitz Gerald settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Fitz Gerald. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Stobbs
Bauer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Stobbs
Carey hits a fly ball into center field. Olson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Stobbs
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Ford
Runnels hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Ford
Sievers strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oravetz vs. Ford
Oravetz is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olson vs. Ford
Olson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Stobbs
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Stobbs
Skowron hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Stobbs
McDougald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Stobbs
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost juggles the ball. That's an error on Yost. McDougald moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunter vs. Stobbs
Hunter hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Olson who is chasing the ball. Hunter reaches third base with a triple. McDougald scores. Howard goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ford vs. Stobbs
Ford hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Roig reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roig vs. Ford
Roig hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle who is chasing the ball. Roig reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Killebrew vs. Ford
Harmon Killebrew pinch hits for Jose Valdivielso.
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Courtney vs. Ford
Clint Courtney pinch hits for Chuck Stobbs.
Courtney hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Roig tags and scores. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Ford
Yost hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fitz Gerald vs. Ford
Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Runnels vs. Ford
Runnels hits a popup towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Chakales
Harmon Killebrew now playing second base. Tony Roig now playing shortstop. Bob Chakales now pitching.
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Chakales
Carey bunts towards the mound. Chakales fields it and throws to first for the out. Bauer moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantle vs. Chakales
Mantle strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berra vs. Chakales
Berra is walked intentionally. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skowron vs. Chakales
Skowron hits a fly ball into right field. Oravetz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Ford
Joe Collins now playing first base.
Sievers strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oravetz vs. Ford
Oravetz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Ford
Olson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roig vs. Ford
Roig hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/9/1956 -- Washington at New York (D) Washington AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Yost E, 3b 3 0 2 0 Bauer H, rf 4 0 1 0 Fitz Gerald E, c 4 0 1 0 Carey A, 3b 3 0 0 0 Runnels P, 1b 4 0 1 0 Mantle M, cf 4 0 0 0 Sievers R, lf 4 0 0 0 Berra Y, c 3 0 1 0 Lemon J, rf 1 0 0 0 Skowron B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Oravetz E, rf 3 0 0 0 Collins J, 1b 0 0 0 0 Olson K, cf 2 0 0 0 McDougald G, 2b 2 1 1 0 Plews H, 2b 0 0 0 0 Howard E, lf 2 1 0 0 Roig T, ph-2b-ss 4 1 2 0 Hunter B, ss 3 0 1 2 Valdivielso J, ss 2 0 0 0 Ford W, p 3 0 0 0 Killebrew H, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Stobbs C, p 2 0 0 0 Courtney C, ph 0 0 0 1 Chakales B, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 1 6 1 28 2 5 2 Washington 000 000 010 -- 1 New York 000 000 20x -- 2 Washington IP H R ER BB SO Stobbs C (L) 7.0 4 2 0 1 5 Chakales B 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Ford W (W) 9.0 6 1 1 3 11 E -- Berra Y, Fitz Gerald E, Yost E DP -- New York 2 LOB -- Washington 6, New York 6 2B -- Roig T 3B -- Hunter B, Roig T SB -- Roig T SH -- McDougald G, Carey A SF -- Courtney C T -- 2:15 A -- 17711
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