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Yankees 9 @ Senators 5
Griffith Stadium
April 18, 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 April 18, 1956 at Griffith Stadium. The home team Senators were bested by the visiting Yankees with a score of 9 to 5.

Game Summary

DateApril 18, 1956 
Visiting Team
New York Yankees
R: 9 H: 12 E: 3 LOB: 9
Runs: 9
Hits: 12
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Washington Senators
R: 5 H: 9 E: 2 LOB: 11
Runs: 5
Hits: 9
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherJohnny Kucks  
Losing PitcherBob Wiesler  
SaveJim Konstanty  
Game Winning RBIYogi Berra 

Game Info

DateApril 18, 1956 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Yankees 
Home TeamWashington Senators 
Visiting Starting PitcherJohnny Kucks  
Home Starting PitcherBob Wiesler  
BallparkGriffith Stadium 
CityWashington 
StateDC 
Attendance5,206 
Time of Game2 hours 42 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Johnny Stevens
1B: Ed Runge
2B: Frank Tabacchi
3B: Eddie Rommel

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Hank Bauer  Right Fielder 
Jerry Lumpe  Shortstop 
Mickey Mantle  Center Fielder 
Yogi Berra  Catcher 
Bill Skowron  First Baseman 
Billy Martin  Second Baseman 
Elston Howard  Left Fielder 
Andy Carey  Third Baseman 
Johnny Kucks  Pitcher 
Casey Stengel  Manager 

Washington Senators Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Yost  Third Baseman 
Dick Tettelbach  Left Fielder 
Whitey Herzog  Right Fielder 
Roy Sievers  First Baseman 
Pete Runnels  Second Baseman 
Clint Courtney  Catcher 
Karl Olson  Center Fielder 
Jose Valdivielso  Shortstop 
Bob Wiesler  Pitcher 
Chuck Dressen  Manager 

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Yankees 9 @ Senators 5
Griffith Stadium
April 18, 1956

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         Game of 4/18/1956 -- New York at Washington (N)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Washington         AB  R  H RBI
Bauer H, rf           4  1  1  0   Yost E, 3b            2  1  0  1   
Lumpe J, ss           3  2  2  0   Tettelbach D, lf      4  0  1  2   
Mantle M, cf          3  2  1  1   Herzog W, rf          5  0  0  0   
Berra Y, c            2  2  1  2   Sievers R, 1b         5  0  1  0   
Skowron B, 1b         5  2  3  0   Runnels P, 2b         5  1  1  1   
Martin B, 2b          5  0  2  4   Courtney C, c         5  1  3  0   
Howard E, lf          5  0  2  1   Olson K, cf           4  1  2  0   
Carey A, 3b           5  0  0  0   Valdivielso J, ss     3  0  0  0   
Kucks J, p            3  0  0  0   Berberet L, ph        0  0  0  0   
Konstanty J, p        1  0  0  0   Snyder J, pr-ss       0  1  0  0   
                                   Wiesler B, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Oravetz E, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Griggs H, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Lemon J, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Stewart B, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Wright T, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Chakales B, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   Plews H, ph           1  0  1  1   
                                   Brodowski D, p        0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  9 12  8                        37  5  9  5

New York         402 300 000 --  9
Washington       001 100 030 --  5

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Kucks J (W)           7.2  7  5  4  4  0
Konstanty J (S)       1.1  2  0  0  2  1

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wiesler B (L)         3.0  6  6  5  4  1
Griggs H              1.0  3  3  3  2  0
Stewart B             3.0  1  0  0  2  0
Chakales B            1.0  2  0  0  0  2
Brodowski D           1.0  0  0  0  0  1

E -- Runnels P, Lumpe J, Carey A 2, Courtney C
DP -- New York 1, Washington 1
LOB -- New York 9, Washington 11
2B -- Skowron B, Bauer H
3B -- Tettelbach D
HR -- Runnels P
SB -- Lumpe J
CS -- Martin B
SH -- Mantle M
T -- 2:42
A -- 5206

    

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