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Friday, June 15, 1956,
, Cleveland Stadium
Attendance: 34,025, Time of Game: 2:10
Yankees
6
35-20
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Indians
2
28-25
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
W: Johnny Kucks (8-3)
L: Mike Garcia (4-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         2  0  0   0  4  0   0  0  0    6  9  1
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  1    2  3  0

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gil McDougald SS 5 1 1 0 0 2 .287 .772 -0.038 0.62 0.027 -0.065 -0.9 1 4
Norm Siebern LF 5 2 2 0 0 1 .400 .800 0.044 0.51 0.065 -0.021 0.3 5 0
Mickey Mantle CF 5 1 1 2 0 0 .388 1.258 0.108 0.61 0.163 -0.055 0.7 3 0 HR
Yogi Berra C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .351 1.128 -0.039 0.60 0.010 -0.049 -0.8 2 0 HBP
Joe Collins 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .224 .669 0.058 0.59 0.087 -0.029 0.5 12 1
Irv Noren RF 1 1 1 1 2 0 .500 1.300 0.120 0.78 0.120 0.000 1.8 0 0
   Hank Bauer PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .199 .710 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.1 0 0
Andy Carey 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .244 .651 -0.011 0.74 0.043 -0.054 0.1 1 4 2B
Jerry Coleman 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .276 .598 0.050 0.59 0.074 -0.024 1.1 2 4
Johnny Kucks P 4 0 0 0 0 3 .103 .339 -0.079 0.59 0.000 -0.079 -1.6 1 1
Team Totals 36 6 9 6 2 8 .250 .669 0.212 0.60 0.589 -0.377 1.2 27 14
2B: A Carey (7, off M Garcia).
HR: M Mantle (23, off M Garcia; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
HBP: Y Berra (4, by M Garcia).
TB: M Mantle 4; A Carey 2; J Coleman 2; N Siebern 2; I Noren; J Collins; G McDougald.
RBI: M Mantle 2 (57); J Coleman (1); I Noren (1); A Carey (20); J Collins (22).
2-out RBI: A Carey; I Noren; J Collins; J Coleman.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 4 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Coleman-G McDougald-J Collins; G McDougald-J Coleman-J Collins.
E: N Siebern (1).

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Al Smith RF 4 1 0 0 0 1 .249 .811 -0.043 0.59 0.013 -0.056 0.0 3 0
Bobby Avila 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .228 .626 -0.056 0.55 0.000 -0.056 -0.8 0 1
Al Rosen 3B 3 0 2 1 0 0 .297 .866 0.005 0.34 0.023 -0.018 0.4 1 1 SF
Vic Wertz 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .321 1.023 -0.059 0.61 0.004 -0.063 -0.7 3 0
Sam Mele LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .315 .825 -0.038 0.37 0.000 -0.038 -0.9 2 0
Jim Busby CF 3 1 1 1 0 1 .229 .646 -0.005 0.25 0.012 -0.017 0.7 6 0 HR
Chico Carrasquel SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .230 .615 -0.031 0.59 0.000 -0.031 -0.4 3 0
   Dale Mitchell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .675 -0.009 0.36 0.000 -0.009 -0.2
   George Strickland SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 .530 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Hal Naragon C 1 0 0 0 1 0 .229 .713 0.040 0.42 0.045 -0.005 0.5 9 0 HBP
Mike Garcia P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .095 .269 -0.061 1.38 0.000 -0.061 -0.6 0 0 GDP
   Don Mossi P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.029 0.62 0.000 -0.029 -0.8 0 1 GDP
   Preston Ward PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .809 -0.002 0.08 0.000 -0.002 -0.1
   Bud Daley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 28 2 3 2 2 2 .107 .402 -0.288 0.48 0.097 -0.385 -2.8 27 3
HR: J Busby (5, off J Kucks; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SF: A Rosen (2, off J Kucks).
HBP: H Naragon (1, by J Kucks).
TB: J Busby 4; A Rosen 2.
GIDP: D Mossi (1); M Garcia (1).
RBI: J Busby (21); A Rosen (31).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 1.

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Johnny Kucks, W (8-3) 9 3 2 1 2 2 1 2.99 32 75 0.287 0.48 2.8
Team Totals 9 3 2 1 2 2 1 1.00 32 75 0.287 0.60 2.8

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Garcia, L (4-7) 5 9 6 6 2 3 1 4.33 27 26 -0.227 0.85 -3.3
Don Mossi 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.77 9 0 0 0.012 0.05 1.6
Bud Daley 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.38 3 0 0 0.002 0.02 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 6 6 2 8 1 6.00 39 26 0 0 -0.213 0.48 -1.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Kucks (4; H Naragon); M Garcia (2; Y Berra).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Bill Summers, 3B - Bill McKinley.
Time of Game: 2:10.
Attendance: 34,025.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Rain.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Cleveland Indians
1 Gil McDougald SS 1 Al Smith RF
2 Norm Siebern LF 2 Bobby Avila 2B
3 Mickey Mantle CF 3 Al Rosen 3B
4 Yogi Berra C 4 Vic Wertz 1B
5 Joe Collins 1B 5 Sam Mele LF
6 Irv Noren RF 6 Jim Busby CF
7 Andy Carey 3B 7 Chico Carrasquel SS
8 Jerry Coleman 2B 8 Hal Naragon C
9 Johnny Kucks P 9 Mike Garcia P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 1 1-- RR NYY M. Mantle M. Garcia 16% 66% Home Run; Siebern Scores
t5 2-0 2 12- R NYY J. Collins M. Garcia 9% 83% Single to RF; Siebern to 2B; McDougald Scores
t5 3-0 2 12- R NYY I. Noren M. Garcia 6% 89% Single to CF; Collins to 3B; Siebern Scores
b3 0-2 1 1-- OO CLE M. Garcia J. Kucks 6% 73% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t2 2-0 1 1-3 O NYY J. Kucks M. Garcia -5% 69% Strikeout

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, Indians' Mike Garcia facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O NYY G. McDougald M. Garcia -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- NYY N. Siebern M. Garcia 2% 50% Single to CF
t1 0-0 1 1-- RR NYY M. Mantle M. Garcia 16% 66% Home Run; Siebern Scores
t1 2-0 1 --- O NYY Y. Berra M. Garcia -1% 65% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t1 2-0 2 --- O NYY J. Collins M. Garcia -1% 64% Lineout: SS
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Johnny Kucks facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- O CLE A. Smith J. Kucks 2% 67% Strikeout
b1 0-2 1 --- O CLE B. Avila J. Kucks 2% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-2 2 --- O CLE A. Rosen J. Kucks 1% 69% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 0.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Mike Garcia facing 6-7-8
t2 2-0 0 --- NYY I. Noren M. Garcia 3% 72% Walk
t2 2-0 0 1-- O NYY A. Carey M. Garcia -3% 70% Flyball: CF
t2 2-0 1 1-- NYY J. Coleman M. Garcia 5% 74% Single to RF; Noren to 3B
t2 2-0 1 1-3 O NYY J. Kucks M. Garcia -5% 69% Strikeout
t2 2-0 2 1-3 O NYY G. McDougald M. Garcia -4% 65% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Johnny Kucks facing 4-5-6
b2 0-2 0 --- O CLE V. Wertz J. Kucks 3% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-2 1 --- O CLE S. Mele J. Kucks 2% 70% Flyball: CF
b2 0-2 2 --- O CLE J. Busby J. Kucks 1% 71% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 0.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Mike Garcia facing 2-3-4
t3 2-0 0 --- O NYY N. Siebern M. Garcia -2% 69% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t3 2-0 1 --- O NYY M. Mantle M. Garcia -1% 68% Flyball: CF
t3 2-0 2 --- NYY Y. Berra M. Garcia 1% 69% Hit By Pitch
t3 2-0 2 1-- O NYY J. Collins M. Garcia -2% 67% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Johnny Kucks facing 7-8-9
b3 0-2 0 --- O CLE C. Carrasquel J. Kucks 3% 69% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-2 1 --- CLE H. Naragon J. Kucks -3% 66% Hit By Pitch
b3 0-2 1 1-- OO CLE M. Garcia J. Kucks 6% 73% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 0.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Mike Garcia facing 6-7-8
t4 2-0 0 --- NYY I. Noren M. Garcia 3% 75% Walk
t4 2-0 0 1-- O NYY A. Carey M. Garcia -3% 73% Strikeout Looking
t4 2-0 1 1-- O NYY J. Coleman M. Garcia -2% 70% Flyball: 3B
t4 2-0 2 1-- O NYY J. Kucks M. Garcia -2% 68% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Johnny Kucks facing 1-2-3
b4 0-2 0 --- O CLE A. Smith J. Kucks 3% 71% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 0-2 1 --- O CLE B. Avila J. Kucks 2% 73% Foul Flyball: 1B
b4 0-2 2 --- CLE A. Rosen J. Kucks -2% 72% Single to LF
b4 0-2 2 1-- O CLE V. Wertz J. Kucks 3% 75% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 0.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Mike Garcia facing 1-2-3
t5 2-0 0 --- NYY G. McDougald M. Garcia 3% 77% Single to LF
t5 2-0 0 1-- NYY N. Siebern M. Garcia 4% 81% Single to P; McDougald to 2B
t5 2-0 0 12- O NYY M. Mantle M. Garcia -4% 78% Flyball: CF
t5 2-0 1 12- O NYY Y. Berra M. Garcia -3% 74% Flyball: LF
t5 2-0 2 12- R NYY J. Collins M. Garcia 9% 83% Single to RF; Siebern to 2B; McDougald Scores
t5 3-0 2 12- R NYY I. Noren M. Garcia 6% 89% Single to CF; Collins to 3B; Siebern Scores
t5 4-0 2 1-3 R NYY A. Carey M. Garcia 4% 94% Double to LF; Noren to 3B; Collins Scores
t5 5-0 2 -23 R NYY J. Coleman M. Garcia 2% 96% Single to RF; Carey to 3B; Noren Scores
t5 6-0 2 1-3 O NYY J. Kucks M. Garcia -1% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 6, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-6, Yankees' Johnny Kucks facing 5-6-7
b5 0-6 0 --- O CLE S. Mele J. Kucks 1% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 0-6 1 --- O CLE J. Busby J. Kucks 1% 97% Strikeout
b5 0-6 2 --- O CLE C. Carrasquel J. Kucks 0% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Indians 0.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-0, Indians' Don Mossi facing 1-2-3
Don Mossi replaces Mike Garcia pitching and batting 9th
t6 6-0 0 --- O NYY G. McDougald D. Mossi -0% 97% Strikeout Looking
t6 6-0 1 --- O NYY N. Siebern D. Mossi -0% 97% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t6 6-0 2 --- O NYY M. Mantle D. Mossi -0% 97% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-6, Yankees' Johnny Kucks facing 8-9-1
b6 0-6 0 --- CLE H. Naragon J. Kucks -2% 95% Walk
b6 0-6 0 1-- OO CLE D. Mossi J. Kucks 3% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b6 0-6 2 --- O CLE A. Smith J. Kucks 0% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Indians 0.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-0, Indians' Don Mossi facing 4-5-6
t7 6-0 0 --- O NYY Y. Berra D. Mossi -0% 98% Flyball: CF
t7 6-0 1 --- O NYY J. Collins D. Mossi -0% 98% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
Hank Bauer pinch hits for Irv Noren (RF) batting 6th
t7 6-0 2 --- O NYY H. Bauer D. Mossi -0% 98% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-6, Yankees' Johnny Kucks facing 2-3-4
Hank Bauer moves from PH to RF
b7 0-6 0 --- O CLE B. Avila J. Kucks 1% 99% Flyball: LF
b7 0-6 1 --- CLE A. Rosen J. Kucks -1% 98% Single to 3B
b7 0-6 1 1-- O CLE V. Wertz J. Kucks 1% 99% Flyball: CF
b7 0-6 2 1-- O CLE S. Mele J. Kucks 0% 99% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Indians 0.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-0, Indians' Don Mossi facing 7-8-9
t8 6-0 0 --- O NYY A. Carey D. Mossi -0% 99% Groundout: P-1B
t8 6-0 1 --- O NYY J. Coleman D. Mossi -0% 99% Lineout: SS
t8 6-0 2 --- O NYY J. Kucks D. Mossi -0% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-6, Yankees' Johnny Kucks facing 6-7-8
b8 0-6 0 --- R CLE J. Busby J. Kucks -1% 98% Home Run
Dale Mitchell pinch hits for Chico Carrasquel (SS) batting 7th
b8 1-6 0 --- O CLE D. Mitchell J. Kucks 1% 99% Flyball: LF
b8 1-6 1 --- O CLE H. Naragon J. Kucks 1% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
Preston Ward pinch hits for Don Mossi (P) batting 9th
b8 1-6 2 --- O CLE P. Ward J. Kucks 0% 99% Groundout: 1B-P
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Indians 1.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-1, Indians' Bud Daley facing 1-2-3
Bud Daley replaces Preston Ward (PH) pitching and batting 9th
George Strickland replaces Dale Mitchell (PH) playing SS batting 7th
t9 6-1 0 --- O NYY G. McDougald B. Daley -0% 99% Strikeout
t9 6-1 1 --- O NYY N. Siebern B. Daley -0% 99% Strikeout
t9 6-1 2 --- O NYY M. Mantle B. Daley -0% 99% Foul Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-6, Yankees' Johnny Kucks facing 1-2-3
b9 1-6 0 --- CLE A. Smith J. Kucks -1% 98% Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Smith to 2B
b9 1-6 0 -2- O CLE B. Avila J. Kucks 1% 99% Flyball: CF; Smith to 3B
b9 1-6 1 --3 RO CLE A. Rosen J. Kucks 1% 100% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Smith Scores/unER
b9 2-6 2 --- CLE V. Wertz J. Kucks -0% 99% Walk
b9 2-6 2 1-- O CLE S. Mele J. Kucks 1% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Indians 2.

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