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Yankees 8 @ Senators 2
Griffith Stadium
July 8, 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 July 8, 1956 at Griffith Stadium. The home team Senators were bested by the visiting Yankees with a score of 8 to 2.

Game Summary

DateJuly 8, 1956 
Visiting Team
New York Yankees
R: 8 H: 12 E: 0 LOB: 11
Runs: 8
Hits: 12
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Washington Senators
R: 2 H: 9 E: 2 LOB: 12
Runs: 2
Hits: 9
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 12
Winning PitcherJohnny Kucks  
Losing PitcherChuck Stobbs  
SaveTom Sturdivant  
Game Winning RBI(none) 

Game Info

DateJuly 8, 1956 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Yankees 
Home TeamWashington Senators 
Visiting Starting PitcherTommy Byrne  
Home Starting PitcherChuck Stobbs  
BallparkGriffith Stadium 
CityWashington 
StateDC 
Attendance14,975 
Time of Game3 hours 11 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Johnny Stevens
1B: Ed Runge
2B: Eddie Rommel
3B: Frank Tabacchi

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 
Andy Carey  Third Baseman 
Jerry Coleman  Second Baseman 
Tommy Byrne  Pitcher 
Casey Stengel  Manager 

Washington Senators Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Yost  Third Baseman 
Tony Roig  Second Baseman 
Pete Runnels  First Baseman 
Roy Sievers  Left Fielder 
Jim Lemon  Right Fielder 
Ed Fitz Gerald  Catcher 
Karl Olson  Center Fielder 
Jose Valdivielso  Shortstop 
Chuck Stobbs  Pitcher 
Chuck Dressen  Manager 

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Yankees 8 @ Senators 2
Griffith Stadium
July 8, 1956

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         Game of 7/8/1956 -- New York at Washington (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Washington         AB  R  H RBI
McDougald G, ss-2b    6  1  3  1   Yost E, 3b            4  0  0  0   
Bauer H, rf           5  2  2  2   Roig T, 2b            1  0  0  0   
Mantle M, cf          3  1  1  0   Runnels P, 1b         5  0  1  0   
Cerv B, cf            2  0  0  0   Sievers R, lf         4  0  0  0   
Berra Y, c            3  3  2  0   Lemon J, rf           4  1  1  1   
Skowron B, 1b         4  1  2  2   Fitz Gerald E, c      2  0  1  0   
Howard E, lf          2  0  0  0   Wiesler B, p          0  0  0  0   
Siebern N, ph-lf      2  0  0  0   Herzog W, ph          1  0  1  0   
Carey A, 3b           2  0  0  1   Plews H, ss           1  1  1  0   
Coleman J, 2b         3  0  1  0   Olson K, cf           4  0  2  0   
Noren I, ph           0  0  0  1   Valdivielso J, ss     2  0  0  0   
Carroll T, pr         0  0  0  0   Berberet L, ph        1  0  0  0   
Rizzuto P, ss         1  0  1  0   Pascual C, p          0  0  0  0   
Byrne T, p            1  0  0  0   Oravetz E, ph         1  0  0  0   
Kucks J, p            2  0  0  0   Byerly B, p           0  0  0  0   
McDermott M, ph       1  0  0  0   Stobbs C, p           0  0  0  0   
Coleman R, p          0  0  0  0   Ramos P, p            0  0  0  0   
Sturdivant T, p       1  0  0  0   Courtney C, ph-c      3  0  2  1   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  8 12  7                        33  2  9  2

New York         303 000 110 --  8
Washington       010 000 010 --  2

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Byrne T               2.2  3  1  1  4  1
Kucks J (W)           3.1  3  0  0  1  0
Coleman R             0.2  1  0  0  2  0
Sturdivant T (S)      2.1  2  1  1  1  1

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Stobbs C (L)          2.1  6  6  3  0  3
Ramos P               1.2  2  0  0  0  0
Wiesler B             2.0  2  0  0  1  0
Pascual C             2.0  1  2  2  5  2
Byerly B              1.0  1  0  0  0  0

E -- Yost E, Plews H
DP -- New York 3, Washington 2
LOB -- New York 11, Washington 12
2B -- Berra Y, Skowron B, Courtney C
HR -- Skowron B, Lemon J, McDougald G, Bauer H 2
CS -- Yost E
SF -- Carey A
HBP -- by Ramos P (Howard E)
PB -- Fitz Gerald E
T -- 3:11
A -- 14975

    

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