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Yankees
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
June 20, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees, played on June 20, 1956 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 20, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 20, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Kucks |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Billy Hoeft |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 47,756 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Paparella 1B: Eddie Hurley 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Hank Soar |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gil McDougald | Shortstop |
| Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Elston Howard | Left Fielder |
| Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
| Andy Carey | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Kucks | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Wayne Belardi | First Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
| Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
| Frank House | Catcher |
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Jim Brideweser | Shortstop |
| Billy Hoeft | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
June 20, 1956
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Hoeft
McDougald hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Hoeft
Bauer strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Hoeft
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Kucks
Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belardi vs. Kucks
Belardi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Kucks
Kaline 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 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maxwell vs. Kucks
Maxwell hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Hoeft
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Hoeft
Skowron hits a popup, foul, towards first. Belardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Hoeft
Howard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Kucks
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Kucks
House hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Kucks
Tuttle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brideweser vs. Kucks
Brideweser hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Hoeft
Martin hits a popup towards short. Brideweser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Hoeft
Carey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kucks vs. Hoeft
Kucks strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoeft vs. Kucks
Hoeft hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Kucks
Bolling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belardi vs. Kucks
Belardi hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Kucks
Kaline hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxwell vs. Kucks
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Hoeft
McDougald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Hoeft
Hoeft fires to first and has McDougald trapped. There's the throw to Bolling who tags McDougald for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Hoeft
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Hoeft
Mantle hits a line drive into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Kucks
Boone 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 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Kucks
House hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Kucks
Tuttle hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Hoeft
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Hoeft
Skowron strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Hoeft
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brideweser vs. Kucks
Brideweser is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoeft vs. Kucks
Hoeft 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 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Kucks
Bolling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belardi vs. Kucks
Belardi hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Hoeft
Martin bunts towards third. Boone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Hoeft
Carey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kucks vs. Hoeft
Kucks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brideweser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Hoeft
McDougald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Hoeft
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Kucks
Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Kucks
Maxwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Kucks
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Hoeft
Mantle hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Hoeft
Berra hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Hoeft
Skowron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Hoeft
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Hoeft
Martin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carey vs. Hoeft
There's a wild pitch. Howard moves to third. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carey vs. Hoeft
Carey is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kucks vs. Hoeft
Kucks hits a popup, foul, towards first. Belardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Kucks
House hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Kucks
Tuttle hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Kucks
Earl Torgeson pinch hits for Jim Brideweser.
Torgeson 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, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Hoeft
Buddy Hicks now playing shortstop.
McDougald hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Hoeft
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Hoeft
Mantle hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Hoeft
Berra hits a popup towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Kucks
Jerry Coleman now playing second base. Harvey Kuenn pinch hits for Billy Hoeft.
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Kucks
Jim Small pinch runs for Harvey Kuenn.
Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Small moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Belardi vs. Kucks
Belardi hits a line drive towards first. Skowron catches it and steps on first to double up Bolling. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Kucks
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Small scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Ford
Whitey Ford now pitching.
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Gromek
Steve Gromek now pitching.
Skowron strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Gromek
Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Gromek
Norm Siebern pinch runs for Elston Howard.
Coleman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Siebern moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carey vs. Gromek
Carey hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ford vs. Gromek
Ford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Siebern trying to get to home. Kaline throws the ball in to House who tags Siebern who's trying to score from second, for the out. Coleman moves to second. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Ford
Norm Siebern now playing left field.
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Ford
House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats House for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Ford
Tuttle 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
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Game of 6/20/1956 -- New York at Detroit (N)
New York AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
McDougald G, ss 3 0 1 0 Bolling F, 2b 3 0 3 0
Bauer H, rf 4 0 0 0 Belardi W, 1b 4 0 1 0
Mantle M, cf 4 2 2 2 Kaline A, rf 4 0 1 1
Berra Y, c 4 0 0 0 Maxwell C, lf 4 0 1 0
Skowron B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Boone R, 3b 4 0 0 0
Howard E, lf 4 0 1 0 House F, c 4 0 2 0
Siebern N, pr-lf 0 0 0 0 Tuttle B, cf 4 0 0 0
Martin B, 2b 3 1 2 0 Brideweser J, ss 2 0 0 0
Coleman J, 2b 1 0 1 0 Torgeson E, ph 1 0 0 0
Carey A, 3b 3 1 1 2 Hicks B, ss 0 0 0 0
Kucks J, p 3 0 0 0 Hoeft B, p 2 0 0 0
Ford W, p 1 0 1 0 Kuenn H, ph 1 0 1 0
Small J, pr 0 1 0 0
Gromek S, p 0 0 0 0
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34 4 10 4 33 1 9 1
New York 000 002 110 -- 4
Detroit 000 000 010 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Kucks J (W) 7.2 9 1 1 1 2
Ford W (S) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Hoeft B (L) 8.0 7 4 4 2 5
Gromek S 1.0 3 0 0 0 1
DP -- New York 3, Detroit 1
LOB -- New York 5, Detroit 6
HR -- Carey A, Mantle M 2
WP -- Hoeft B
T -- 2:11
A -- 47756
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