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Yankees
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 19, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees, played on August 19, 1956 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 19, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 19, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Kucks |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Connie Johnson |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 20,844 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Runge 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Frank Tabacchi |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gil McDougald | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Elston Howard | Left Fielder |
| Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
| Billy Hunter | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Kucks | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Williams | Center Fielder |
| Bob Boyd | First Baseman |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Bob Nieman | Left Fielder |
| Tito Francona | Right Fielder |
| Gus Triandos | Catcher |
| Billy Gardner | Second Baseman |
| Willie Miranda | Shortstop |
| Connie Johnson | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 19, 1956
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Johnson
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Johnson
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Johnson
Mantle strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Kucks
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hunter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Kucks
Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Kucks
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hunter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Johnson
Berra takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Johnson
Skowron 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. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Johnson
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Kucks
Nieman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Nieman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Francona vs. Kucks
Francona takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Triandos vs. Kucks
Triandos bunts towards the mound. Kucks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Nieman moves to third. Francona moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gardner vs. Kucks
Gardner hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ginsberg vs. Kucks
Joe Ginsberg pinch hits for Willie Miranda.
Ginsberg 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
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Johnson
Grady Hatton now playing second base. Billy Gardner now playing shortstop.
Bauer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Johnson
Hunter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kucks vs. Johnson
Kucks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hunter moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McDougald vs. Johnson
McDougald is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Johnson
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Kucks
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hunter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Kucks
Williams hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Kucks
Boyd hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bauer. Boyd reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kell vs. Kucks
Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Boyd trying to get to home. Howard throws the ball in to Berra who tags Boyd, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Johnson
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Johnson
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Johnson
Skowron takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Johnson
Howard takes first base on ball four. Skowron moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bauer vs. Johnson
Bauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Skowron scores. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunter vs. Johnson
Hunter is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Kucks
Nieman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Kucks
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kucks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Kucks
Triandos strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kucks vs. Johnson
Kucks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Johnson
McDougald hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Johnson
Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Kucks
Gardner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Kucks
Hatton bunts towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Martin covering, for the out. Gardner moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Kucks
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gardner moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Kucks
Williams is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Johnson
Mantle hits a line drive into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Johnson
Berra takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Johnson
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Johnson
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Skowron trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Kucks
Boyd hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Kucks
Kell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Kucks
Nieman is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Johnson
Jim Pyburn now playing center field. Dick Williams now playing left field.
Bauer hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Johnson
Hunter hits a popup towards first. Boyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kucks vs. Johnson
Kucks strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Kucks
Francona hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Kucks
Triandos hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Francona moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gardner vs. Kucks
The ball gets by Berra for a passed ball. Francona moves to third. Triandos moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gardner vs. Kucks
Gardner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Francona scores. Triandos scores. Gardner moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatton vs. Byrne
Tommy Byrne now pitching.
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gardner moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Byrne
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gardner scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Byrne
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Johnson
McDougald hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Francona who is chasing the ball. McDougald reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Martin vs. Johnson
Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McDougald scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Johnson
Mantle strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Johnson
Berra hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Johnson
Skowron is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Byrne
Boyd hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Byrne
Kell hits a line drive towards third. Hunter catches it and throws to first to double up Boyd. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pyburn vs. Byrne
Pyburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Johnson
Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Johnson
Bauer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDermott vs. Johnson
Mickey McDermott pinch hits for Billy Hunter.
McDermott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Byrne vs. Johnson
Tom Carroll pinch runs for Mickey McDermott.
Byrne hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Byrne for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/19/1956 -- New York at Baltimore (D)
New York AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
McDougald G, ss 4 1 1 0 Williams D, cf-lf 4 0 0 0
Martin B, 2b 4 0 1 1 Boyd B, 1b 4 0 2 0
Mantle M, cf 4 0 0 0 Kell G, 3b 4 0 1 0
Berra Y, c 2 0 0 0 Nieman B, lf 3 0 1 0
Skowron B, 1b 3 1 0 0 Pyburn J, cf 1 0 0 0
Howard E, lf 3 0 1 0 Francona T, rf 2 1 1 0
Bauer H, rf 4 0 1 1 Triandos G, c 3 1 2 0
Hunter B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Gardner B, 2b-ss 2 1 1 2
McDermott M, ph 0 0 0 0 Miranda W, ss 0 0 0 0
Carroll T, pr 0 0 0 0 Ginsberg J, ph 1 0 0 0
Kucks J, p 3 0 1 0 Hatton G, 2b 1 0 0 0
Byrne T, p 1 0 0 0 Johnson C, p 3 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 2 6 2 28 3 9 3
New York 000 100 010 -- 2
Baltimore 000 000 30x -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Kucks J (L)* 6.0 7 3 3 2 3
Byrne T 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson C (W) 9.0 6 2 2 5 7
* Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
DP -- New York 3, Baltimore 1
LOB -- New York 7, Baltimore 4
2B -- Nieman B, Boyd B
3B -- McDougald G
SH -- Hatton G
PB -- Berra Y
T -- 2:32
A -- 20844
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