Red Sox 2-1 Yankees (Aug 15, 1956)

BOS

NYY

1

0

2

0

3

0

4

0

5

0

6

2

0

7

0

8

0

9

0

1

R

2

1

H

4

2

E

2

0

W: W. Nixon

L: D. Larsen

BOS

Team Stats

NYY

1

HR

0

2

R

1

4

H

2

1

SB

0

LOB

.129

AVG

.069

.250

OBP

.100

.226

SLG

.069

0.00

ERA

2.00

4

K

5

1

BB

4

Current Series

Red Sox

2

Yankees

12

Game 1

Final

Red Sox

4

Yankees

6

Game 2

Final

Red Sox

2

Yankees

1

Game 3

Final

1956 AL

Team	W	L	PCT
Yankees	97	57	.630
Indians	88	66	.571
White Sox	85	69	.552
Red Sox	84	70	.545
Tigers	82	72	.532
Orioles	69	85	.448
Senators	59	95	.383
Athletics	52	102	.338

Game Summary

The New York Yankees couldn't pull it off against the Boston Red Sox, 2 to 1, on August 16, 1956.

Game Info

August 15, 1956

BOS

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	BB	K
Milt Bolling M. Bolling SS	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Billy Goodman B. Goodman 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Ted Williams T. Williams LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gene Stephens G. Stephens LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mickey Vernon M. Vernon 1B	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
Jackie Jensen J. Jensen RF	4	1	1	2	1	0	0	1
Jim Piersall J. Piersall CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Billy Klaus B. Klaus 3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Pete Daley P. Daley C	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Willard Nixon W. Nixon P	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	31	2	4	2	1	1	4	5

NYY

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Hank Bauer H. Bauer RF	4	0	0	0	0	1
Billy Martin B. Martin 2B	4	0	0	1	0	1
Mickey Mantle M. Mantle CF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Yogi Berra Y. Berra C	3	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Collins J. Collins LF	3	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Skowron B. Skowron 1B	3	0	0	0	0	0
Gil McDougald G. McDougald SS	2	1	0	0	1	0
Jerry Coleman J. Coleman 3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tommy Byrne T. Byrne PH	1	0	0	0	0	1
Tom Carroll T. Carroll 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mickey McDermott M. McDermott PH	1	0	1	0	0	0
Billy Hunter B. Hunter PR	0	0	0	0	0	0
Don Larsen D. Larsen P	3	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Rizzuto P. Rizzuto PR	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	29	1	2	1	1	4

Batting

HR: J. Jensen

TB: M. Bolling, P. Daley, J. Jensen 4, M. Vernon

RBI: J. Jensen 2

HBP: M. Bolling

Baserunning

SB: J. Piersall

Batting

TB: Y. Berra, M. McDermott

RBI: B. Martin

GIDP: B. Skowron

Baserunning

CS: G. McDougald

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Willard Nixon W. Nixon (W)	9.0	2	1	0	1	4	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	2	1	0	1	4	0

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Don Larsen D. Larsen (L)	9.0	4	2	2	4	5	1	2.00
Totals	9.0	4	2	2	4	5	1

Batters faced: W. Nixon 30

Batters faced: D. Larsen 36

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	BB	K
Milt Bolling M. Bolling SS	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Billy Goodman B. Goodman 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Ted Williams T. Williams LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gene Stephens G. Stephens LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mickey Vernon M. Vernon 1B	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
Jackie Jensen J. Jensen RF	4	1	1	2	1	0	0	1
Jim Piersall J. Piersall CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Billy Klaus B. Klaus 3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Pete Daley P. Daley C	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Willard Nixon W. Nixon P	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	31	2	4	2	1	1	4	5

Batting

HR: J. Jensen

TB: M. Bolling, P. Daley, J. Jensen 4, M. Vernon

RBI: J. Jensen 2

HBP: M. Bolling

Baserunning

SB: J. Piersall

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Willard Nixon W. Nixon (W)	9.0	2	1	0	1	4	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	2	1	0	1	4	0

Batters faced: W. Nixon 30

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Hank Bauer H. Bauer RF	4	0	0	0	0	1
Billy Martin B. Martin 2B	4	0	0	1	0	1
Mickey Mantle M. Mantle CF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Yogi Berra Y. Berra C	3	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Collins J. Collins LF	3	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Skowron B. Skowron 1B	3	0	0	0	0	0
Gil McDougald G. McDougald SS	2	1	0	0	1	0
Jerry Coleman J. Coleman 3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tommy Byrne T. Byrne PH	1	0	0	0	0	1
Tom Carroll T. Carroll 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mickey McDermott M. McDermott PH	1	0	1	0	0	0
Billy Hunter B. Hunter PR	0	0	0	0	0	0
Don Larsen D. Larsen P	3	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Rizzuto P. Rizzuto PR	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	29	1	2	1	1	4

Batting

TB: Y. Berra, M. McDermott

RBI: B. Martin

GIDP: B. Skowron

Baserunning

CS: G. McDougald

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Don Larsen D. Larsen (L)	9.0	4	2	2	4	5	1	2.00
Totals	9.0	4	2	2	4	5	1

Batters faced: D. Larsen 36

63-49 BOS

NYY 75-39

Team Stats

Current Series

1956 AL

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