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White Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 6, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox, played on May 6, 1956 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 6, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 6, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Harshman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Whitey Ford |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 49,016 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank Soar 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Joe Paparella 3B: Eddie Hurley |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| Bob Nieman | Right Fielder |
| Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
| Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
| Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Jack Harshman | Pitcher |
| Marty Marion | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
| Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Gil McDougald | Shortstop |
| Elston Howard | Left Fielder |
| Andy Carey | Third Baseman |
| Whitey Ford | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 6, 1956
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Ford
Fox is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Ford
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Ford
Minoso 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
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Harshman
Bauer hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Harshman
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Harshman
Mantle hits a line drive into center field. That will be extra bases. Doby fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Doby. Martin goes all the way around to score. Mantle moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Berra vs. Harshman
Berra hits a line drive towards first. Dropo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Skowron vs. Harshman
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Ford
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Ford
Doby strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Ford
Dropo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Ford
Ford fires to first and picks off Dropo. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Harshman
McDougald hits a fly ball into right field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Harshman
Howard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Harshman
Carey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Harshman
Ford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carey moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bauer vs. Harshman
Bauer takes first base on ball four. Ford moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Martin vs. Harshman
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Ford
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Ford
Aparicio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harshman vs. Ford
Harshman hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Ford
Fox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Aparicio moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. Ford
Kell hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Harshman
Mantle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Harshman
Berra hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Harshman
Skowron hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nieman. Skowron reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDougald vs. Harshman
McDougald hits a fly ball into right field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Harshman
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harshman fields it and throws to first for the out. Skowron moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carey vs. Harshman
Carey is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ford vs. Harshman
Ford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Ford
Minoso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Ford
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Ford
Doby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Ford
Dropo takes first base on ball four. Doby moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lollar vs. Ford
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Harshman
Jim Rivera now playing right field.
Bauer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Keegan
Bob Keegan now pitching.
Martin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Keegan
Mantle hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Keegan
Berra hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Fox catches it and throws to first to double up Martin. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Ford
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Aparicio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keegan vs. Ford
Keegan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Ford
Fox hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kell vs. Ford
Kell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Keegan
Skowron hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Keegan
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Keegan
Howard hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rivera. Howard reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carey vs. Keegan
Carey hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Ford
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Ford
Rivera strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Ford
Doby 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
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Keegan
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Keegan
Bauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Keegan
Bauer is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Keegan
Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Keegan
Mantle strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Ford
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Ford
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey juggles the ball. That's an error on Carey. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Ford
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Keegan
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Keegan
Skowron bunts towards first. Dropo fields the ball and throws to Keegan covering. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. Keegan
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Keegan
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Ford
Bubba Phillips pinch hits for Bob Keegan.
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Ford
Fox 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 -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Ford
Kell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Ford
Minoso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kell moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Ford
Bob Kennedy pinch hits for Jim Rivera.
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Dahlke
Bubba Phillips now playing right field. Jerry Dahlke now pitching.
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Dahlke
Ford strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Dahlke
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Ford
Doby hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Ford
Dropo hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Ford
Lollar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Lollar reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aparicio vs. Ford
Earl Battey pinch runs for Sherm Lollar.
Aparicio strikes out. Berra drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Aparicio out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/6/1956, game 1 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Fox N, 2b 4 0 1 0 Bauer H, rf 4 1 2 1
Kell G, 3b 3 0 0 0 Martin B, 2b 3 1 2 0
Minoso M, lf 4 0 2 0 Mantle M, cf 4 1 2 0
Nieman B, rf 2 0 0 0 Berra Y, c 4 1 1 2
Rivera J, rf 1 0 0 0 Skowron B, 1b 4 0 2 0
Kennedy B, ph 1 0 0 0 McDougald G, ss 4 0 0 0
Dahlke J, p 0 0 0 0 Howard E, lf 4 0 1 0
Doby L, cf 4 0 1 0 Carey A, 3b 3 0 1 0
Dropo W, 1b 3 0 1 0 Ford W, p 4 0 1 0
Lollar S, c 4 0 1 0
Battey E, pr 0 0 0 0
Aparicio L, ss 4 0 2 0
Harshman J, p 1 0 0 0
Keegan B, p 1 0 0 0
Phillips B, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
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33 0 8 0 34 4 12 3
Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 102 100 00x -- 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Harshman J (L)* 3.0 8 4 3 2 0
Keegan B 4.0 4 0 0 1 1
Dahlke J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ford W (W) 9.0 8 0 0 2 6
* Pitched to 1 batter in 4th
E -- Doby L, Carey A
DP -- Chicago 1, New York 2
LOB -- Chicago 8, New York 9
2B -- Mantle M, Skowron B, Aparicio L, Howard E, Lollar S
HR -- Berra Y, Bauer H
CS -- Bauer H
T -- 2:15
A -- 49016
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