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Yankees
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 31, 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 August 31, 1956 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Whitey Ford |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Camilo Pascual |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 15,525 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Joe Paparella 3B: Eddie Hurley |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Enos Slaughter | Left Fielder |
| Billy Martin | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Gil McDougald | Second Baseman |
| Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
| Billy Hunter | Shortstop |
| Whitey Ford | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Ed Fitz Gerald | Catcher |
| Pete Runnels | First Baseman |
| Roy Sievers | Left Fielder |
| Jim Lemon | Right Fielder |
| Karl Olson | Center Fielder |
| Herb Plews | Second Baseman |
| Jose Valdivielso | Shortstop |
| Camilo Pascual | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 31, 1956
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Pascual
Slaughter is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Pascual
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Pascual
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mantle for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Ford
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Ford
Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Ford
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Pascual
Berra hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Pascual
Skowron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Berra moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McDougald vs. Pascual
McDougald hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bauer vs. Pascual
Bauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Berra scores. Skowron moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunter vs. Pascual
Hunter hits a popup, foul, towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ford vs. Pascual
Ford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Skowron scores. Bauer moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Slaughter vs. Pascual
Slaughter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bauer scores. Ford moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Pascual
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pascual fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Ford
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Ford
Lemon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Ford
Olson hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plews vs. Ford
Plews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin juggles the ball. That's an error on Martin. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valdivielso vs. Ford
Valdivielso hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Pascual
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Pascual
Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Pascual
Skowron hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Olson. Skowron reaches second base with a double. Mantle goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDougald vs. Pascual
McDougald strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bauer vs. Pascual
Bauer hits a line drive into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pascual vs. Ford
Pascual strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Ford
Yost hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Ford
Fitz Gerald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Ford
Runnels is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Pascual
Hunter hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Olson. Hunter reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ford vs. Pascual
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pascual fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Pascual
Slaughter hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Pascual
Martin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Ford
Sievers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Ford
Lemon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Ford
Olson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bauer. Olson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Plews vs. Ford
Plews hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Olson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Valdivielso vs. Ford
Valdivielso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pascual vs. Ford
Pascual hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Pascual
Mantle strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Pascual
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Pascual
Skowron hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. Pascual
McDougald strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Ford
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fitz Gerald vs. Ford
Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Berra fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Ford
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Runnels for the out. Fitz Gerald moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sievers vs. Ford
Sievers hits a line drive into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Pascual
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Pascual
Hunter is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Pascual
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pascual fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Pascual
Slaughter hits a line drive into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Ford
Lemon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Ford
Olson hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plews vs. Ford
Plews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdivielso vs. Ford
Valdivielso hits a popup towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Pascual
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Pascual
Mantle hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Pascual
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Plews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Pascual
Skowron takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. Pascual
McDougald hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pascual vs. Ford
Pascual hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Ford
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Ford
Fitz Gerald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Ford
Ford fires to first and has Fitz Gerald trapped. There's the throw to Hunter who tags Fitz Gerald for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Pascual
Bauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Pascual
Hunter hits a fly ball into center field. Olson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Pascual
Ford bunts towards the mound. Pascual fields it and throws to first for the out. Bauer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Slaughter vs. Pascual
Slaughter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bauer scores. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Pascual
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Plews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 6 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Ford
Runnels hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Ford
Sievers hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Morgan
Tom Morgan now pitching.
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olson vs. Morgan
Olson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Plews vs. Morgan
Plews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 6 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Pascual
Mantle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Pascual
Berra hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Plews reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Pascual
Skowron strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 6 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Morgan
Lou Berberet pinch hits for Jose Valdivielso.
Berberet hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berberet for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Morgan
Clint Courtney pinch hits for Camilo Pascual.
Courtney hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Morgan
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1956 -- New York at Washington (N)
New York AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Slaughter E, lf 5 0 2 2 Yost E, 3b 4 0 0 0
Martin B, 3b 5 0 0 0 Fitz Gerald E, c 2 0 0 0
Mantle M, cf 4 2 1 1 Runnels P, 1b 4 0 1 0
Berra Y, c 5 1 2 0 Sievers R, lf 3 1 0 0
Skowron B, 1b 4 1 2 1 Lemon J, rf 4 3 3 4
McDougald G, 2b 4 0 0 0 Olson K, cf 4 0 2 0
Bauer H, rf 4 2 3 1 Plews H, 2b 4 0 0 0
Hunter B, ss 4 0 1 0 Valdivielso J, ss 3 0 0 0
Ford W, p 3 0 1 1 Berberet L, ph 1 0 0 0
Morgan T, p 0 0 0 0 Pascual C, p 3 0 0 0
Courtney C, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 6 12 6 33 4 6 4
New York 031 000 110 -- 6
Washington 010 201 000 -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ford W (W) 7.1 5 4 4 4 2
Morgan T (S) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Pascual C (L) 9.0 12 6 6 2 9
E -- Martin B
LOB -- New York 8, Washington 6
2B -- Skowron B, Hunter B, Olson K
HR -- Lemon J 3, Mantle M
SH -- Ford W
T -- 2:45
A -- 15525
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