Yankees @ Orioles
August 18, 1956

Back Home
Visual
Play By Play
Text
Play By Play
Audio
Play By Play
Box
Score
Lineups
and Summary
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 6 10 0
Orioles 2 6 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 6 10 0
Orioles 2 6 2

Tito Francona Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .253
OBP .250 .332
At Bats 3 316
Hits 0 80
• Singles 0 59
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 1 38
RBI’s 0 47

Bob Turley Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 2 0
 FIRSTPLAY/PAUSE  REPLAYLAST/BOX  
Close
1 ▲ ▼ 2 ▲ ▼ 3 ▲ ▼ 4 ▲ ▼ 5 ▲ ▼ 6 ▲ ▼ 7 ▲ ▼ 8 ▲ ▼ 9 ▲ ▼
Memorial Stadium - August 18, 1956
•
Out
Bob Turley
Yogi Berra
Bill Skowron
Billy Martin
Billy Hunter
Gil McDougald
Norm Siebern
Mickey Mantle
Elston Howard
Tito Francona
Dick Williams

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 6 10 0 7
Baltimore Orioles 2 6 2 10
Winning Pitcher Bob Turley
Losing Pitcher Erv Palica
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Yogi Berra
Attendance 27,425
Time of Game 2 hours 37 minutes
View Box Score
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Francona hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Return to all plays in text
PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Boyd hits a line drive into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 George Kell pinch hits for George Zuverink. Kell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Berra hits a fly ball into right field. Frazier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Mantle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Martin moves to third.
Top 9 Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zuverink fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Turley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Frazier hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gardner hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hatton for the out. Triandos moves to third.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Triandos moves to second.
Bottom 8 Triandos takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zuverink fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Howard hits a fly ball towards left. Nieman settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Nieman.
Top 8 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 George Zuverink now pitching. Skowron strikes out.
Bottom 7 Nieman hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Francona strikes out.
Bottom 7 Boyd hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Siebern. Boyd reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Wayne Causey pinch hits for Erv Palica. Causey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berra for the out.
Top 7 Mantle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Turley scores.
Top 7 Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hunter tags and scores.
Top 7 McDougald bunts in front of the plate. Triandos fields it and throws to first for the out. Hunter moves to third. Turley moves to second.
Top 7 Turley bunts towards the mound. Palica juggles the ball. That's an error on Palica. Hunter moves to second.
Top 7 Joe Frazier now playing right field. Dick Williams now playing second base. Tito Francona now playing center field. Billy Gardner now playing shorHunter takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Joe Frazier pinch hits for Willie Miranda. Frazier hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hunter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Francona scores. Hatton moves to second.
Bottom 6 Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron fields it and throws to second for the out. Francona moves to third.
Bottom 6 Triandos takes first base on ball four. Francona moves to second.
Bottom 6 Nieman hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Francona takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Siebern takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Boyd hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a popup towards short. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Palica hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hunter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Miranda hits a line drive into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mantle hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palica fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 McDougald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Hatton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hunter fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Nieman takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Turley strikes out.
Top 4 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Howard hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Francona hits a line drive towards first. Skowron reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Boyd is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Siebern hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Skowron hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Skowron reaches third base with a triple.
Top 3 Berra hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gardner reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mantle hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Palica hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Miranda hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gardner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Hatton hits a popup towards short. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Martin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 McDougald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Turley scores.
Top 2 Turley hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Williams. Turley reaches second base with a double. Hunter goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Hunter hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Howard scores.
Top 2 Howard hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Howard reaches third base with a triple.
Top 2 Siebern strikes out.
Top 2 Skowron hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Berra hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Triandos is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Nieman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 1 Francona strikes out.
Bottom 1 Boyd hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Mantle strikes out.
Top 1 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 McDougald takes first base on ball four.