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Dodgers 3 @ Yankees 5
Yankee Stadium
October 6, 1956

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on October 6, 1956 at Yankee Stadium. The home team Yankees beat the visiting Dodgers with a score of 5 to 3.

Game Summary

DateOctober 6, 1956 
Visiting Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 3 H: 8 E: 1 LOB: 5
Runs: 3
Hits: 8
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 5
Home Team
New York Yankees
R: 5 H: 8 E: 1 LOB: 4
Runs: 5
Hits: 8
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 4
Winning PitcherWhitey Ford  
Losing PitcherRoger Craig  
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Game Winning RBIEnos Slaughter 

Game Info

DateOctober 6, 1956 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Home TeamNew York Yankees 
Visiting Starting PitcherRoger Craig  
Home Starting PitcherWhitey Ford  
BallparkYankee Stadium 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance73,977 
Time of Game2 hours 17 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Dusty Boggess
1B: Larry Napp
2B: Babe Pinelli
3B: Hank Soar

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jim Gilliam  Left Fielder 
Pee Wee Reese  Shortstop 
Duke Snider  Center Fielder 
Jackie Robinson  Third Baseman 
Gil Hodges  First Baseman 
Carl Furillo  Right Fielder 
Roy Campanella  Catcher 
Charlie Neal  Second Baseman 
Roger Craig  Pitcher 
Walter Alston  Manager 

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Hank Bauer  Right Fielder 
Joe Collins  First Baseman 
Mickey Mantle  Center Fielder 
Yogi Berra  Catcher 
Enos Slaughter  Left Fielder 
Billy Martin  Second Baseman 
Gil McDougald  Shortstop 
Andy Carey  Third Baseman 
Whitey Ford  Pitcher 
Casey Stengel  Manager 

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Dodgers 3 @ Yankees 5
Yankee Stadium
October 6, 1956

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 10/6/1956 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)

  Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Gilliam J, lf         4  0  0  0   Bauer H, rf           4  1  1  0   
Reese P, ss           4  1  2  0   Collins J, 1b         4  1  0  0   
Snider D, cf          3  0  0  1   Mantle M, cf          4  0  1  0   
Robinson J, 3b        3  1  1  0   Berra Y, c            4  1  2  1   
Hodges G, 1b          3  1  1  0   Slaughter E, lf       3  1  2  3   
Furillo C, rf         4  0  2  0   Martin B, 2b          4  1  1  1   
Campanella R, c       3  0  1  1   McDougald G, ss       2  0  1  0   
Neal C, 2b            4  0  0  0   Carey A, 3b           3  0  0  0   
Craig R, p            2  0  1  0   Ford W, p             3  0  0  0   
Jackson R, ph         1  0  0  0                                      
Labine C, p           0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     31  3  8  2                        31  5  8  5

Brooklyn         010 001 100 --  3
New York         010 003 01x --  5

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Craig R (L)           6.0  7  4  4  1  4
Labine C              2.0  1  1  0  1  2

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ford W (W)            9.0  8  3  2  2  7

E -- Carey A, Neal C
DP -- Brooklyn 2, New York 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 5, New York 4
2B -- Berra Y, Furillo C
3B -- Reese P
HR -- Martin B, Slaughter E
CS -- Campanella R
SF -- Campanella R, Snider D
T -- 2:17
A -- 73977

    

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