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Yankees 6 @ Red Sox 7
Fenway Park
July 4, 1956

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, played on July 4, 1956 at Fenway Park. The home team Red Sox beat the visiting Yankees with a score of 7 to 6.

Game Summary

DateJuly 4, 1956 
Visiting Team
New York Yankees
R: 6 H: 10 E: 2 LOB: 8
Runs: 6
Hits: 10
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Boston Red Sox
R: 7 H: 10 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 7
Hits: 10
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherLeo Kiely  
Losing PitcherTom Sturdivant  
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Game Winning RBIJim Piersall 

Game Info

DateJuly 4, 1956 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Yankees 
Home TeamBoston Red Sox 
Visiting Starting PitcherJohnny Kucks  
Home Starting PitcherWillard Nixon  
BallparkFenway Park 
CityBoston 
StateMA 
Attendance 
Time of Game3 hours 15 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Frank Tabacchi
1B: Johnny Stevens
2B: Ed Runge
3B: Eddie Rommel

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Billy Martin  Second Baseman 
Norm Siebern  Left Fielder 
Mickey Mantle  Center Fielder 
Yogi Berra  Catcher 
Joe Collins  First Baseman 
Hank Bauer  Right Fielder 
Gil McDougald  Shortstop 
Andy Carey  Third Baseman 
Johnny Kucks  Pitcher 
Casey Stengel  Manager 

Boston Red Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Billy Goodman  Second Baseman 
Billy Klaus  Third Baseman 
Ted Williams  Left Fielder 
Mickey Vernon  First Baseman 
Jim Piersall  Center Fielder 
Gene Stephens  Right Fielder 
Pete Daley  Catcher 
Don Buddin  Shortstop 
Willard Nixon  Pitcher 
Pinky Higgins  Manager 

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Yankees 6 @ Red Sox 7
Fenway Park
July 4, 1956

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         Game of 7/4/1956, game 1 -- New York at Boston (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Boston             AB  R  H RBI
Martin B, 2b          5  2  2  2   Goodman B, 2b         3  1  1  0   
Siebern N, lf         5  1  1  0   Klaus B, 3b           3  1  1  0   
Cerv B, ph-lf         1  0  0  0   Williams T, lf        3  1  1  3   
Mantle M, cf          4  0  1  0   Jensen J, rf          2  0  1  1   
Berra Y, c            5  0  0  1   Vernon M, 1b          4  0  0  1   
Collins J, 1b         3  1  2  1   Piersall J, cf        6  0  3  1   
Bauer H, rf           3  0  1  0   Stephens G, rf-lf     5  0  0  0   
Noren I, ph           1  0  1  0   Daley P, c            5  0  1  0   
Carroll T, pr         0  1  0  0   Buddin D, ss          4  2  1  0   
Howard E, rf          1  0  0  0   Nixon W, p            2  2  1  1   
McDougald G, ss       5  1  1  0   Delock I, p           0  0  0  0   
Carey A, 3b           3  0  0  0   Gernert D, ph         1  0  0  0   
Skowron B, ph         0  0  0  1   Consolo B, pr         0  0  0  0   
Coleman J, 3b         1  0  0  0   Kiely L, p            1  0  0  0   
Kucks J, p            3  0  0  0                                      
McDermott M, ph       1  0  0  0                                      
Morgan T, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Byrne T, p            0  0  0  0                                      
Sturdivant T, p       1  0  1  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     42  6 10  5                        39  7 10  7

New York         200 000 004 00 --  6
Boston           002 000 301 01 --  7
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Kucks J               8.0  6  5  5  4  0
Morgan T*             0.0  0  1  0  1  0
Byrne T               0.1  0  0  0  1  0
Sturdivant T (L)      2.1  4  1  1  1  2

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Nixon W+              8.0  6  5  5  4  3
Delock I              1.0  1  1  1  0  0
Kiely L (W)           2.0  3  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
  + Pitched to 3 batters in 9th

E -- Goodman B, Carey A, Coleman J
DP -- New York 2, Boston 1
LOB -- New York 8, Boston 11
2B -- Buddin D, Bauer H
HR -- Williams T, Martin B
SH -- Goodman B 2, Klaus B
HBP -- by Kucks J (Vernon M), by Delock I (Skowron B)
T -- 3:15
A -- 0

    

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