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Yankees
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 2, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the New York Yankees, played on September 2, 1956 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 2, 1956 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Washington Senators
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 2, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Washington Senators |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Turley |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dean Stone |
Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Attendance | 17,110 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Joe Paparella 1B: Eddie Hurley 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Hank Soar |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
Gil McDougald | Second Baseman |
Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
Yogi Berra | Catcher |
Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
Elston Howard | Left Fielder |
Billy Martin | Third Baseman |
Billy Hunter | Shortstop |
Bob Turley | Pitcher |
Casey Stengel | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
Whitey Herzog | Center Fielder |
Pete Runnels | First Baseman |
Jim Lemon | Right Fielder |
Herb Plews | Second Baseman |
Ernie Oravetz | Left Fielder |
Lou Berberet | Catcher |
Jose Valdivielso | Shortstop |
Dean Stone | Pitcher |
Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 2, 1956
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Stone
Bauer hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Stone
McDougald is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Stone
Mantle hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Turley
Yost hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Turley
Herzog hits a line drive into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Turley
Runnels strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Turley
Lemon strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Stone
Berra hits a popup towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Stone
Skowron strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Stone
Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Stone
Martin hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Oravetz chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Valdivielso. Valdivielso fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Valdivielso. Stone throws it away. That's an error on Stone. Howard goes all the way around to score. Martin moves all the way to home. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Stone
Hunter hits a popup towards short. Valdivielso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plews vs. Turley
Plews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oravetz vs. Turley
Oravetz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berberet vs. Turley
Berberet hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valdivielso vs. Turley
Valdivielso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turley vs. Stone
Turley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Stone
Bauer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oravetz. Bauer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDougald vs. Stone
McDougald is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantle vs. Stone
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Stone
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first, with Stone covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Turley
Stone strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Turley
Yost hits a line drive towards third. Martin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Turley
Herzog hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Stone
Skowron is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Stone
Howard hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Herzog who is chasing the ball. Howard reaches third base with a triple. Skowron goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Martin vs. Stone
Berberet fires to third and they've got Howard trapped. The throw back to Berberet who tags Howard for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Stone
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Stone
Hunter hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Turley
Runnels 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 -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Turley
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plews vs. Turley
Plews hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bauer who is chasing the ball. Plews reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Oravetz vs. Turley
Oravetz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berberet vs. Turley
Berberet takes first base on ball four. Oravetz moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Valdivielso vs. Turley
Valdivielso hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle who is chasing the ball. Valdivielso reaches third base with a triple. Plews scores. Oravetz scores. Berberet goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stone vs. Byrne
Tommy Byrne now pitching.
Stone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yost vs. Byrne
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrne vs. Stone
Byrne is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Stone
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Stone
McDougald is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Stone
Mantle strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Byrne
Herzog 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 -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Byrne
Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Byrne
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Plews vs. Byrne
Plews hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Stone
Berra hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Herzog. Berra reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skowron vs. Stone
Skowron hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Berra moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Howard vs. Stone
Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Martin vs. Stone
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Plews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oravetz vs. Byrne
Oravetz hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Byrne
Berberet is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valdivielso vs. Byrne
Valdivielso hits a popup towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stone vs. Byrne
Stone is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Stone
Hunter hits a fly ball into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrne vs. Stone
Byrne is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Stone
Bauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. Stone
McDougald is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Byrne
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Byrne
Herzog hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Byrne
Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Stone
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Stone
Berra hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mantle moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Skowron vs. Byerly
Bud Byerly now pitching.
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost has Mantle trapped. There's the throw to Berberet and back to Valdivielso, who tags Mantle for the out. Berra moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slaughter vs. Byerly
Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Elston Howard.
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Plews fields it and throws to second for the out. Berra moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Martin vs. Byerly
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Byrne
Enos Slaughter now playing left field.
Lemon hits a line drive into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plews vs. Byrne
Plews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Byrne fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oravetz vs. Byrne
Oravetz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berberet vs. Byrne
Berberet takes first base on ball four. Oravetz moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sievers vs. Byrne
Roy Sievers pinch hits for Jose Valdivielso.
Sievers takes first base on ball four. Oravetz moves to third. Berberet moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Byerly vs. Byrne
Hal Griggs pinch runs for Roy Sievers.
Byerly strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Byerly
Tony Roig now playing shortstop. Irv Noren pinch hits for Billy Hunter.
Noren hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Byrne vs. Byerly
Tom Carroll pinch runs for Irv Noren.
Byrne bunts in front of the plate. Berberet fields it and throws to first for the out. Carroll moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bauer vs. Byerly
Berberet fires to second and picks off Carroll for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Byerly
Bauer hits a fly ball into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Byrne
Jerry Coleman now playing shortstop.
Yost is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Byrne
Herzog hits a line drive into right field. Bauer picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bauer. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Runnels vs. Byrne
Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Herzog moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lemon vs. Morgan
Tom Morgan now pitching.
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coleman fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Coleman. Herzog scores. Runnels moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/2/1956 -- New York at Washington (D) New York AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI Bauer H, rf 5 0 2 0 Yost E, 3b 5 0 1 0 McDougald G, 2b 3 0 0 0 Herzog W, cf 5 1 1 0 Mantle M, cf 2 0 0 0 Runnels P, 1b 5 0 1 0 Berra Y, c 4 0 2 0 Lemon J, rf 4 0 0 0 Skowron B, 1b 3 1 0 0 Plews H, 2b 4 1 1 0 Howard E, lf 2 1 2 1 Oravetz E, lf 1 1 0 0 Slaughter E, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Berberet L, c 1 1 0 0 Martin B, 3b 4 1 1 0 Valdivielso J, ss 3 0 1 3 Hunter B, ss 3 0 0 0 Sievers R, ph 0 0 0 0 Noren I, ph 1 0 1 0 Griggs H, pr 0 0 0 0 Carroll T, pr 0 0 0 0 Roig T, ss 0 0 0 0 Coleman J, ss 0 0 0 0 Stone D, p 2 0 0 0 Turley B, p 1 0 0 0 Byerly B, p 1 0 0 0 Byrne T, p 2 0 0 0 Morgan T, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 3 8 1 31 4 5 3 New York 020 100 000 -- 3 Washington 000 300 001 -- 4 1 out when winning run was scored. New York IP H R ER BB SO Turley B 3.2 3 3 3 3 4 Byrne T (L) 4.2 2 1 0 5 3 Morgan T 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 Washington IP H R ER BB SO Stone D* 7.0 7 3 1 3 7 Byerly B (W) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th E -- Stone D, Valdivielso J, Bauer H, Coleman J DP -- Washington 1 LOB -- New York 7, Washington 11 2B -- Martin B, Bauer H, Berra Y 3B -- Howard E, Plews H, Valdivielso J SH -- Byrne T HBP -- by Stone D (Skowron B), by Stone D (McDougald G), by Byrne T (Berberet L) T -- 2:55 A -- 17110
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