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Scores
Standings
NYY
@BAL		4
1
NYY
@BAL		6
2
WSH
@BOS		9
7
DET
@CHW		1
2
KCA
@CLE		1
8
MLN
@CIN		4
13
PIT
@NYG		9
1
BRO
@PHI		9
2
CHC
@STL		8
1
Saturday, August 18, 1956
, Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 12,840, Time of Game: 2:31
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Yankees
4
76-40
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
 at Orioles
1
51-63
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
6th, 25 GB
W: Tom Sturdivant (11-6)
L: Hal Brown (8-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  1  0   1  1  0   1  0  0    4  9  0
Orioles         0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  6  0

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gil McDougald SS 4 1 1 1 1 1 .311 .846 0.061 0.70 0.123 -0.061 0.6 0 0 HR
Billy Martin 2B 4 1 3 1 0 1 .294 .794 0.157 0.81 0.182 -0.025 1.5 1 1 HR
Mickey Mantle CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .365 1.212 -0.141 0.86 0.000 -0.141 -1.6 5 0 GDP
Yogi Berra C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .290 .892 -0.014 0.58 0.012 -0.026 -0.3 6 1
Bill Skowron 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .319 .942 0.061 0.91 0.129 -0.068 0.1 6 0 HR
   Elston Howard LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .654 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Joe Collins LF-1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .221 .644 0.001 0.60 0.038 -0.037 -0.1 3 0
Hank Bauer RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .243 .786 0.069 0.66 0.096 -0.027 0.5 2 0
Jerry Coleman 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .256 .586 -0.013 0.70 0.012 -0.025 -0.4 4 2 SH
Tom Sturdivant P 4 0 1 0 0 0 .295 .659 -0.060 0.61 0.002 -0.061 -0.6 0 1
Team Totals 34 4 9 4 2 3 .265 .835 0.121 0.72 0.594 -0.471 -0.3 27 5
HR: G McDougald (9, off H Brown; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); B Skowron (19, off H Brown; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); B Martin (9, off H Brown; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
SH: J Coleman (6, off H Brown).
TB: B Martin 6; B Skowron 4; G McDougald 4; T Sturdivant; H Bauer; J Collins; J Coleman.
GIDP: M Mantle (3).
RBI: G McDougald (37); B Martin (45); J Coleman (16); B Skowron (70).
2-out RBI: G McDougald.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 4.

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Billy Gardner 2B-SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 .232 .631 -0.040 0.82 0.030 -0.070 -0.3 1 3
Bob Boyd 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .857 -0.094 0.94 0.014 -0.108 -0.8 12 0 CS
Dick Williams CF-2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .296 .834 -0.084 0.81 0.000 -0.084 -0.7 2 0
Bob Nieman LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .321 .957 0.111 0.82 0.148 -0.036 0.9 2 0 HR
Tito Francona RF-CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .256 .720 -0.025 1.01 0.048 -0.073 -0.3 3 0
Grady Hatton 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .214 .577 -0.039 0.98 0.035 -0.074 -0.2 0 2
Tom Gastall C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .188 .439 -0.024 1.08 0.053 -0.077 -0.4 3 1
Willy Miranda SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .216 .568 -0.072 1.49 0.000 -0.072 -0.6 4 2
   Joe Frazier PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .734 -0.023 0.81 0.000 -0.023 -0.2 0 0
Hal Brown P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .639 -0.064 1.32 0.000 -0.064 -0.5 0 1
   George Kell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .305 .800 -0.025 1.01 0.000 -0.025 -0.2
   George Zuverink P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 .284 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 1 6 1 2 5 .188 .517 -0.379 0.98 0.328 -0.706 -3.3 27 9
HR: B Nieman (14, off T Sturdivant; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).
TB: B Nieman 5; T Francona; T Gastall; G Hatton; B Boyd.
RBI: B Nieman (54).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 0.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Gardner-W Miranda-B Boyd.
Baserunning
CS: B Boyd (2, 2nd base by T Sturdivant/Y Berra).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Sturdivant, W (11-6) 9 6 1 1 2 5 1 3.23 34 74 0.378 0.98 3.3
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 2 5 1 1.00 34 74 0.378 0.72 3.3

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Hal Brown, L (8-3) 8 8 4 4 2 3 3 3.74 33 51 -0.129 0.79 -0.2
George Zuverink 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.02 4 0 0 0.007 0.10 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 4 4 2 3 3 4.00 37 51 0 0 -0.122 0.98 0.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Johnny Stevens, 1B - Frank Tabacchi, 2B - Ed Runge, 3B - Eddie Rommel.
Time of Game: 2:31.
Attendance: 12,840.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Baltimore Orioles
1 Gil McDougald SS 1 Billy Gardner 2B
2 Billy Martin 2B 2 Bob Boyd 1B
3 Mickey Mantle CF 3 Dick Williams CF
4 Yogi Berra C 4 Bob Nieman LF
5 Bill Skowron 1B 5 Tito Francona RF
6 Joe Collins LF 6 Grady Hatton 3B
7 Hank Bauer RF 7 Tom Gastall C
8 Jerry Coleman 3B 8 Willy Miranda SS
9 Tom Sturdivant P 9 Hal Brown P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 1-1 0 --- R NYY B. Skowron H. Brown 13% 63% Home Run (LF-CF)
t5 2-1 1 --- R NYY B. Martin H. Brown 12% 74% Home Run
b2 0-1 0 --- R BAL B. Nieman T. Sturdivant -11% 45% Home Run
t1 0-0 0 12- OO NYY M. Mantle H. Brown -10% 49% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; McDougald to 3B
t2 0-0 0 1-- NYY H. Bauer H. Brown 10% 63% Single to LF; Collins to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Hal Brown facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- NYY G. McDougald H. Brown 4% 54% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- NYY B. Martin H. Brown 6% 59% Single to SS; McDougald to 2B
t1 0-0 0 12- OO NYY M. Mantle H. Brown -10% 49% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; McDougald to 3B
t1 0-0 2 --3 NYY Y. Berra H. Brown 1% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-3 O NYY B. Skowron H. Brown -5% 45% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Tom Sturdivant facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O BAL B. Gardner T. Sturdivant 2% 47% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 --- O BAL B. Boyd T. Sturdivant 2% 49% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O BAL D. Williams T. Sturdivant 1% 50% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Hal Brown facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- NYY J. Collins H. Brown 4% 54% Single to RF
t2 0-0 0 1-- NYY H. Bauer H. Brown 10% 63% Single to LF; Collins to 3B
t2 0-0 0 1-3 RO NYY J. Coleman H. Brown -1% 63% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Collins Scores; Bauer to 2B
t2 1-0 1 -2- O NYY T. Sturdivant H. Brown -3% 60% Groundout: P-1B; Bauer to 3B
t2 1-0 2 --3 O NYY G. McDougald H. Brown -3% 56% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Tom Sturdivant facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- R BAL B. Nieman T. Sturdivant -11% 45% Home Run
b2 1-1 0 --- O BAL T. Francona T. Sturdivant 2% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 1-1 1 --- BAL G. Hatton T. Sturdivant -3% 45% Walk
b2 1-1 1 1-- O BAL T. Gastall T. Sturdivant 3% 48% Strikeout
b2 1-1 2 1-- O BAL W. Miranda T. Sturdivant 2% 50% Foul Flyball: C
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 1.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Orioles' Hal Brown facing 2-3-4
t3 1-1 0 --- O NYY B. Martin H. Brown -2% 48% Strikeout
t3 1-1 1 --- O NYY M. Mantle H. Brown -2% 46% Flyball: RF
t3 1-1 2 --- O NYY Y. Berra H. Brown -1% 45% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Yankees' Tom Sturdivant facing 9-1-2
b3 1-1 0 --- O BAL H. Brown T. Sturdivant 2% 47% Flyball: CF
b3 1-1 1 --- O BAL B. Gardner T. Sturdivant 2% 49% Strikeout
b3 1-1 2 --- BAL B. Boyd T. Sturdivant -1% 47% Single to RF
b3 1-1 2 1-- O BAL D. Williams T. Sturdivant 3% 50% Boyd Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 1.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Orioles' Hal Brown facing 5-6-7
t4 1-1 0 --- R NYY B. Skowron H. Brown 13% 63% Home Run (LF-CF)
t4 2-1 0 --- O NYY J. Collins H. Brown -2% 61% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 2-1 1 --- O NYY H. Bauer H. Brown -2% 59% Flyball: SS
t4 2-1 2 --- NYY J. Coleman H. Brown 1% 60% Single to LF
t4 2-1 2 1-- O NYY T. Sturdivant H. Brown -2% 58% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Yankees' Tom Sturdivant facing 3-4-5
b4 1-2 0 --- O BAL D. Williams T. Sturdivant 3% 61% Flyball: RF
b4 1-2 1 --- BAL B. Nieman T. Sturdivant -3% 58% Single to LF
b4 1-2 1 1-- O BAL T. Francona T. Sturdivant 4% 61% Flyball: LF
b4 1-2 2 1-- O BAL G. Hatton T. Sturdivant 3% 64% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Orioles 1.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Orioles' Hal Brown facing 1-2-3
t5 2-1 0 --- O NYY G. McDougald H. Brown -2% 62% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 2-1 1 --- R NYY B. Martin H. Brown 12% 74% Home Run
t5 3-1 1 --- O NYY M. Mantle H. Brown -1% 73% Strikeout
t5 3-1 2 --- O NYY Y. Berra H. Brown -1% 72% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Yankees' Tom Sturdivant facing 7-8-9
b5 1-3 0 --- BAL T. Gastall T. Sturdivant -5% 67% Single to LF
b5 1-3 0 1-- O BAL W. Miranda T. Sturdivant 5% 72% Strikeout
b5 1-3 1 1-- O BAL H. Brown T. Sturdivant 4% 76% Flyball: 3B
b5 1-3 2 1-- O BAL B. Gardner T. Sturdivant 3% 79% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 1.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Orioles' Hal Brown facing 5-6-7
t6 3-1 0 --- O NYY B. Skowron H. Brown -2% 77% Flyball: CF
t6 3-1 1 --- O NYY J. Collins H. Brown -1% 76% Flyball: RF
t6 3-1 2 --- O NYY H. Bauer H. Brown -1% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Yankees' Tom Sturdivant facing 2-3-4
b6 1-3 0 --- O BAL B. Boyd T. Sturdivant 3% 79% Strikeout
b6 1-3 1 --- O BAL D. Williams T. Sturdivant 2% 81% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 1-3 2 --- O BAL B. Nieman T. Sturdivant 1% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 1.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Orioles' Hal Brown facing 8-9-1
t7 3-1 0 --- O NYY J. Coleman H. Brown -1% 81% Flyball: SS
t7 3-1 1 --- O NYY T. Sturdivant H. Brown -1% 80% Flyball: CF
t7 3-1 2 --- R NYY G. McDougald H. Brown 9% 89% Home Run
t7 4-1 2 --- NYY B. Martin H. Brown 0% 89% Single to CF
t7 4-1 2 1-- O NYY M. Mantle H. Brown -1% 88% Flyball: 1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-4, Yankees' Tom Sturdivant facing 5-6-7
b7 1-4 0 --- BAL T. Francona T. Sturdivant -5% 83% Single to RF
b7 1-4 0 1-- O BAL G. Hatton T. Sturdivant 4% 88% Foul Flyball: 3B
b7 1-4 1 1-- O BAL T. Gastall T. Sturdivant 3% 91% Flyball: LF
Joe Frazier pinch hits for Willy Miranda (SS) batting 8th
b7 1-4 2 1-- O BAL J. Frazier T. Sturdivant 2% 93% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 1.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-1, Orioles' Hal Brown facing 4-5-6
Dick Williams moves from CF to 2B
Billy Gardner moves from 2B to SS
Tito Francona moves from RF to CF
Joe Frazier moves from PH to RF
t8 4-1 0 --- O NYY Y. Berra H. Brown -1% 93% Flyball: CF
t8 4-1 1 --- O NYY B. Skowron H. Brown -0% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 4-1 2 --- O NYY J. Collins H. Brown -0% 92% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-4, Yankees' Tom Sturdivant facing 9-1-2
Joe Collins moves from LF to 1B
Elston Howard replaces Bill Skowron (1B) playing LF batting 5th
George Kell pinch hits for Hal Brown (P) batting 9th
b8 1-4 0 --- O BAL G. Kell T. Sturdivant 3% 95% Flyball: CF
b8 1-4 1 --- BAL B. Gardner T. Sturdivant -3% 92% Walk
b8 1-4 1 1-- O BAL B. Boyd T. Sturdivant 3% 95% Flyball: 1B
b8 1-4 2 1-- O BAL D. Williams T. Sturdivant 2% 97% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 1.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-1, Orioles' George Zuverink facing 7-8-9
George Zuverink replaces George Kell (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 4-1 0 --- O NYY H. Bauer G. Zuverink -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 4-1 1 --- O NYY J. Coleman G. Zuverink -0% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 4-1 2 --- NYY T. Sturdivant G. Zuverink 0% 96% Single to RF
t9 4-1 2 1-- O NYY G. McDougald G. Zuverink -0% 96% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-4, Yankees' Tom Sturdivant facing 4-5-6
b9 1-4 0 --- O BAL B. Nieman T. Sturdivant 2% 98% Flyball: CF
b9 1-4 1 --- O BAL T. Francona T. Sturdivant 1% 100% Flyball: CF
b9 1-4 2 --- BAL G. Hatton T. Sturdivant -1% 99% Single to RF
b9 1-4 2 1-- O BAL T. Gastall T. Sturdivant 1% 100% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 1.

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