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Series
Results
NYY
@BRO		3
6
NYY
@BRO		8
13
BRO
@NYY		3
5
BRO
@NYY		2
6
BRO
@NYY		0
2
NYY
@BRO		0
1		 
(10)
NYY
@BRO		9
0
Wednesday, October 10, 1956
, Ebbets Field
Attendance: 33,782, Time of Game: 2:19
Yankees
9
 at Dodgers
0
W: Johnny Kucks (1-0)
L: Don Newcombe (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         2  0  2   1  0  0   4  0  0    9 10  0
Dodgers         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  1

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Hank Bauer RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .281 .656 0.023 0.59 0.058 -0.035 -0.5 0 0 SB
Billy Martin 2B 5 2 2 0 0 2 .296 .840 -0.017 0.40 0.030 -0.047 0.3 2 6
Mickey Mantle CF 4 1 1 0 1 3 .250 1.067 -0.040 0.49 0.016 -0.057 0.3 0 0 2B
Yogi Berra C 3 3 2 4 2 0 .360 1.248 0.327 0.46 0.327 0.000 4.0 1 1 2·HR,2·IW
Bill Skowron 1B 5 1 1 4 0 1 .100 .500 -0.012 0.20 0.012 -0.023 1.3 16 1 HR
Elston Howard LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 .400 1.600 0.017 0.29 0.045 -0.028 0.8 2 0 HR,2B
Gil McDougald SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .383 -0.013 0.23 0.006 -0.019 -0.5 3 3
Andy Carey 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .158 .358 0.014 0.19 0.016 -0.003 -0.2 2 2
Johnny Kucks P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.030 0.30 0.000 -0.030 -1.1 1 2 SH
Team Totals 37 9 10 9 4 8 .270 .990 0.269 0.36 0.510 -0.242 4.3 27 15
2B: E Howard (1, off R Craig); M Mantle (1, off D Bessent).
HR: B Skowron (1, off R Craig; 7th inn, 3 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); E Howard (1, off D Newcombe; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); Y Berra 2 (3, 2 off D Newcombe; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
SH: J Kucks (1, off D Bessent).
IBB: Y Berra 2 (2, by D Bessent, by R Craig).
TB: Y Berra 8; E Howard 6; B Skowron 4; M Mantle 2; B Martin 2; H Bauer; G McDougald.
RBI: B Skowron 4 (4); Y Berra 4 (10); E Howard (1).
2-out RBI: Y Berra 4.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 2. G McDougald-B Skowron; J Kucks-B Martin-B Skowron.
Baserunning
SB: H Bauer (1, 2nd base off D Newcombe/R Campanella).

Brooklyn Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jim Gilliam 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .083 .374 -0.040 0.39 0.000 -0.040 -0.8 6 2
Pee Wee Reese SS 2 0 0 0 2 0 .222 .572 0.047 0.34 0.051 -0.004 0.4 2 5
Duke Snider CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .304 .912 0.013 0.57 0.038 -0.025 -0.1 1 0
Jackie Robinson 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .796 -0.108 0.70 0.001 -0.109 -1.2 0 1 GDP
Gil Hodges 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .304 .929 -0.040 0.49 0.000 -0.040 -1.0 10 2
Sandy Amoros LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .053 .195 -0.032 0.42 0.000 -0.032 -0.7 0 0
Carl Furillo RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .240 .616 -0.020 0.26 0.001 -0.020 -0.0 0 0
Roy Campanella C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .487 -0.025 0.32 0.000 -0.025 -0.7 8 0
Don Newcombe P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.013 0.52 0.000 -0.013 -0.2 0 1
   Don Bessent P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.167 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dale Mitchell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.013 0.51 0.000 -0.013 -0.2
   Roger Craig P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ed Roebuck P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Rube Walker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.2
   Carl Erskine P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 28 0 3 0 3 1 .107 .301 -0.231 0.44 0.091 -0.321 -4.7 27 11
TB: D Snider 2; C Furillo.
GIDP: J Robinson (2).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 1.
Fielding
E: P Reese (1).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Johnny Kucks, W (1-0) 9 3 0 0 3 1 0 0.82 31 79 0.231 0.44 4.7
Team Totals 9 3 0 0 3 1 0 0.00 31 79 0.231 0.36 4.7

Brooklyn Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Don Newcombe, L (0-1) 3 5 5 5 1 4 3 21.21 15 32 -0.276 0.73 -3.4
Don Bessent 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 1.80 13 0 0 0.036 0.26 1.6
Roger Craig 0 3 4 4 2 0 1 12.00 5 0 0 -0.031 0.16 -4.6
Ed Roebuck 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.08 6 1 0 0.001 0.01 1.7
Carl Erskine 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 3 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 9 10 9 9 4 8 4 9.00 42 32 1 0 -0.270 0.44 -4.3
D Newcombe faced 1 batter in the 4th inning.
R Craig faced 5 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: R Craig (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: D Bessent (1; Y Berra); R Craig (1; Y Berra).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dusty Boggess, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Babe Pinelli, 3B - Hank Soar, LF - Tom Gorman, RF - Ed Runge.
Time of Game: 2:19.
Attendance: 33,782.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Brooklyn Dodgers
1 Hank Bauer RF 1 Jim Gilliam 2B
2 Billy Martin 2B 2 Pee Wee Reese SS
3 Mickey Mantle CF 3 Duke Snider CF
4 Yogi Berra C 4 Jackie Robinson 3B
5 Bill Skowron 1B 5 Gil Hodges 1B
6 Elston Howard LF 6 Sandy Amoros LF
7 Gil McDougald SS 7 Carl Furillo RF
8 Andy Carey 3B 8 Roy Campanella C
9 Johnny Kucks P 9 Don Newcombe P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 2 -2- RR NYY Y. Berra D. Newcombe 17% 66% Home Run (Deep RF); Bauer Scores
t3 2-0 2 1-- RR NYY Y. Berra D. Newcombe 15% 84% Home Run (Deep RF); Martin Scores
b1 0-2 1 12- OO BRO J. Robinson J. Kucks 9% 70% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
t4 4-0 0 --- R NYY E. Howard D. Newcombe 4% 92% Home Run (Deep RF)
t1 0-0 0 -2- O NYY B. Martin D. Newcombe -4% 52% Strikeout

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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, Dodgers' Don Newcombe facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- NYY H. Bauer D. Newcombe 4% 54% Single to LF
t1 0-0 0 1-- NYY B. Martin D. Newcombe 2% 56% Bauer Steals 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- O NYY B. Martin D. Newcombe -4% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 -2- O NYY M. Mantle D. Newcombe -3% 48% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 -2- RR NYY Y. Berra D. Newcombe 17% 66% Home Run (Deep RF); Bauer Scores
t1 2-0 2 --- O NYY B. Skowron D. Newcombe -1% 65% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Johnny Kucks facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- O BRO J. Gilliam J. Kucks 2% 67% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 0-2 1 --- BRO P. Reese J. Kucks -3% 64% Walk
b1 0-2 1 1-- BRO D. Snider J. Kucks -4% 61% Single to LF; Reese to 2B
b1 0-2 1 12- OO BRO J. Robinson J. Kucks 9% 70% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dodgers' Don Newcombe facing 6-7-8
t2 2-0 0 --- O NYY E. Howard D. Newcombe -2% 68% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 2-0 1 --- O NYY G. McDougald D. Newcombe -1% 67% Lineout: 2B
t2 2-0 2 --- NYY A. Carey D. Newcombe 1% 68% Walk
t2 2-0 2 1-- O NYY J. Kucks D. Newcombe -2% 66% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Johnny Kucks facing 5-6-7
b2 0-2 0 --- O BRO G. Hodges J. Kucks 3% 68% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-2 1 --- O BRO S. Amoros J. Kucks 2% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-2 2 --- O BRO C. Furillo J. Kucks 1% 71% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dodgers' Don Newcombe facing 1-2-3
t3 2-0 0 --- O NYY H. Bauer D. Newcombe -2% 69% Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 2-0 1 --- NYY B. Martin D. Newcombe 2% 71% Single to CF
t3 2-0 1 1-- O NYY M. Mantle D. Newcombe -2% 69% Strikeout
t3 2-0 2 1-- RR NYY Y. Berra D. Newcombe 15% 84% Home Run (Deep RF); Martin Scores
t3 4-0 2 --- O NYY B. Skowron D. Newcombe -1% 83% Popfly: 2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Yankees' Johnny Kucks facing 8-9-1
b3 0-4 0 --- O BRO R. Campanella J. Kucks 2% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-4 1 --- O BRO D. Newcombe J. Kucks 1% 87% Groundout: P-1B
b3 0-4 2 --- O BRO J. Gilliam J. Kucks 1% 88% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dodgers' Don Newcombe facing 6-7-8
t4 4-0 0 --- R NYY E. Howard D. Newcombe 4% 92% Home Run (Deep RF)
Don Bessent replaces Don Newcombe pitching and batting 9th
t4 5-0 0 --- O NYY G. McDougald D. Bessent -1% 91% Popfly: 2B
t4 5-0 1 --- NYY A. Carey D. Bessent 1% 92% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Carey to 1B
t4 5-0 1 1-- O NYY J. Kucks D. Bessent -0% 92% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Carey to 2B
t4 5-0 2 -2- O NYY H. Bauer D. Bessent -1% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, Yankees' Johnny Kucks facing 2-3-4
b4 0-5 0 --- BRO P. Reese J. Kucks -3% 88% Walk
b4 0-5 0 1-- O BRO D. Snider J. Kucks 2% 90% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b4 0-5 1 1-- O BRO J. Robinson J. Kucks 2% 92% Foul Bunt Popfly: P
b4 0-5 2 1-- O BRO G. Hodges J. Kucks 1% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-0, Dodgers' Don Bessent facing 2-3-4
t5 5-0 0 --- O NYY B. Martin D. Bessent -1% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 5-0 1 --- NYY M. Mantle D. Bessent 1% 94% Double to LF
t5 5-0 1 -2- NYY Y. Berra D. Bessent 0% 94% Intentional Walk
t5 5-0 1 12- O NYY B. Skowron D. Bessent -1% 93% Popfly: 2B
t5 5-0 2 12- O NYY E. Howard D. Bessent -1% 92% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, Yankees' Johnny Kucks facing 6-7-8
b5 0-5 0 --- O BRO S. Amoros J. Kucks 1% 94% Flyball: LF
b5 0-5 1 --- O BRO C. Furillo J. Kucks 1% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 0-5 2 --- O BRO R. Campanella J. Kucks 0% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-0, Dodgers' Don Bessent facing 7-8-9
t6 5-0 0 --- NYY G. McDougald D. Bessent 1% 96% Single to LF
t6 5-0 0 1-- O NYY A. Carey D. Bessent -0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B; McDougald to 2B
t6 5-0 1 -2- O NYY J. Kucks D. Bessent -1% 95% Strikeout
t6 5-0 2 -2- O NYY H. Bauer D. Bessent -1% 94% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, Yankees' Johnny Kucks facing 9-1-2
Dale Mitchell pinch hits for Don Bessent (P) batting 9th
b6 0-5 0 --- O BRO D. Mitchell J. Kucks 1% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 0-5 1 --- O BRO J. Gilliam J. Kucks 1% 96% Lineout: 2B
b6 0-5 2 --- O BRO P. Reese J. Kucks 0% 97% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-0, Dodgers' Roger Craig facing 2-3-4
Roger Craig replaces Dale Mitchell (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 5-0 0 --- NYY B. Martin R. Craig 0% 97% Single to LF
t7 5-0 0 1-- NYY M. Mantle R. Craig 1% 98% Walk; Martin to 2B
t7 5-0 0 12- NYY Y. Berra R. Craig 1% 98% Wild Pitch; Martin to 3B; Mantle to 2B
t7 5-0 0 -23 NYY Y. Berra R. Craig 0% 99% Intentional Walk
t7 5-0 0 123 RRRR NYY B. Skowron R. Craig 1% 100% Home Run (Deep LF); Martin Scores; Mantle Scores; Berra Scores
t7 9-0 0 --- NYY E. Howard R. Craig 0% 100% Double
Ed Roebuck replaces Roger Craig pitching and batting 9th
t7 9-0 0 -2- O NYY G. McDougald E. Roebuck -0% 100% Popfly: 1B
t7 9-0 1 -2- O NYY A. Carey E. Roebuck -0% 100% Strikeout
t7 9-0 2 -2- O NYY J. Kucks E. Roebuck -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 9, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-9, Yankees' Johnny Kucks facing 3-4-5
b7 0-9 0 --- O BRO D. Snider J. Kucks 0% 100% Popfly: 3B
b7 0-9 1 --- BRO J. Robinson J. Kucks -0% 100% Walk
b7 0-9 1 1-- OO BRO G. Hodges J. Kucks 0% 100% Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 9, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 9-0, Dodgers' Ed Roebuck facing 1-2-3
t8 9-0 0 --- O NYY H. Bauer E. Roebuck -0% 100% Flyball: CF
t8 9-0 1 --- O NYY B. Martin E. Roebuck 0% 100% Strikeout
t8 9-0 2 --- O NYY M. Mantle E. Roebuck -0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 9, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-9, Yankees' Johnny Kucks facing 6-7-8
b8 0-9 0 --- O BRO S. Amoros J. Kucks 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b8 0-9 1 --- BRO C. Furillo J. Kucks -0% 100% Single to CF
b8 0-9 1 1-- O BRO R. Campanella J. Kucks 0% 100% Popfly: 3B
Rube Walker pinch hits for Ed Roebuck (P) batting 9th
b8 0-9 2 1-- O BRO R. Walker J. Kucks 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 9, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 9-0, Dodgers' Carl Erskine facing 4-5-6
Carl Erskine replaces Rube Walker (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 9-0 0 --- O NYY Y. Berra C. Erskine 0% 100% Lineout: 2B
t9 9-0 1 --- O NYY B. Skowron C. Erskine 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 9-0 2 --- O NYY E. Howard C. Erskine 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 9, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-9, Yankees' Johnny Kucks facing 1-2-3
b9 0-9 0 --- O BRO J. Gilliam J. Kucks 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b9 0-9 1 --- O BRO P. Reese J. Kucks 0% 100% Foul Bunt Popfly: C
b9 0-9 2 --- BRO D. Snider J. Kucks 0% 100% Single to CF
b9 0-9 2 1-- O BRO J. Robinson J. Kucks 0% 100% Strikeout (C-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 9, Dodgers 0.

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