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Scores
Standings
BAL
@CHW		4
15
BOS
@CLE		6
5		 
(10)
NYY
@DET		4
5
WSH
@KCA		5
4
STL
@BRO		4
12
CHC
@NYG		2
3
CIN
@PHI		6
10
MLN
@PIT		7
3
Saturday, August 4, 1956
, Briggs Stadium
Attendance: 24,908, Time of Game: 2:59
Yankees
4
67-35
⇐ Lost 5 ⇒
1st
 at Tigers
5
47-55
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
5th, 20 GB
W: Al Aber (3-3)
L: Don Larsen (6-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         2  0  1   0  1  0   0  0  0    4  6  0
Tigers          2  0  0   0  0  0   0  3  X    5  9  1

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Billy Hunter SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .455 1.182 -0.111 1.01 0.000 -0.111 -1.3 3 3 SH,GDP
   Billy Martin PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283 .762 0.115 2.90 0.115 0.000 0.4
Hank Bauer RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .239 .798 -0.098 1.55 0.024 -0.123 -0.7 5 0 SH
Mickey Mantle CF 3 3 3 3 2 0 .368 1.207 0.407 1.57 0.407 0.000 3.6 0 0 2·HR,SB,IW
Yogi Berra C 3 0 0 0 2 0 .282 .880 -0.105 1.89 0.068 -0.173 -0.1 3 1
Bill Skowron 1B 5 0 0 1 0 0 .318 .944 -0.187 1.92 0.012 -0.199 -1.2 6 2
Joe Collins LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .211 .631 -0.026 0.71 0.015 -0.041 -0.3 2 0
   Elston Howard LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .263 .660 0.014 0.41 0.014 0.000 0.3 0 0
Andy Carey 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .240 .665 -0.087 0.84 0.000 -0.087 -1.2 1 0
Jerry Coleman 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .258 .581 0.022 0.62 0.048 -0.026 0.3 4 3
Bob Turley P 2 0 0 0 1 1 .161 .418 -0.023 0.86 0.024 -0.047 -0.1 0 0
   Don Larsen P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .755 -0.026 0.99 0.000 -0.026 -0.5 0 0
   Tommy Byrne P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .844 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 4 6 4 8 3 .194 .746 -0.105 1.31 0.727 -0.833 -0.7 24 9
HR: M Mantle 2 (36, 2 off V Trucks; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).
SH: B Hunter (1, off S Gromek); H Bauer (5, off A Aber).
IBB: M Mantle (6, by S Gromek).
TB: M Mantle 9; J Coleman 2; E Howard.
GIDP: B Hunter (1).
RBI: M Mantle 3 (92); B Skowron (63).
2-out RBI: M Mantle.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Hunter-J Coleman-B Skowron.
Baserunning
SB: M Mantle (9, 3rd base off V Trucks/F House).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Harvey Kuenn SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .873 -0.181 1.67 0.037 -0.218 -1.0 3 2 GDP
   Jim Brideweser SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 .573 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Earl Torgeson 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 .272 .823 -0.012 1.35 0.079 -0.091 -0.4 7 1
Charlie Maxwell LF 2 1 0 0 2 1 .341 1.018 0.129 1.44 0.162 -0.034 0.6 3 0
Al Kaline RF 4 2 3 5 0 0 .304 .866 0.767 2.11 0.798 -0.031 4.4 3 0 2·HR,2B
Ray Boone 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .289 .871 -0.129 1.10 0.020 -0.149 -0.7 2 1
Frank House C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .261 .682 -0.093 1.37 0.037 -0.130 -0.7 3 0
   Billy Hoeft PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .635 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Red Wilson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .800 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Bill Tuttle CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .247 .665 -0.003 1.25 0.072 -0.075 0.2 3 0
Frank Bolling 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .288 .771 -0.052 1.38 0.047 -0.099 -0.8 3 6
Virgil Trucks P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .541 -0.024 0.84 0.000 -0.024 -0.2 0 0
   Wayne Belardi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .314 .839 -0.041 1.66 0.000 -0.041 -0.3
   Steve Gromek P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jim Small PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .344 .851 0.068 2.09 0.068 0.000 0.4
   Al Aber P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .661 -0.033 1.16 0.000 -0.033 -0.5 0 0
Team Totals 32 5 9 5 4 2 .281 .861 0.396 1.46 1.320 -0.925 0.8 27 10
2B: A Kaline (21, off B Turley).
HR: A Kaline 2 (20, 1 off B Turley, 1 off D Larsen; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF; 8th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: A Kaline 10; B Tuttle; J Small; F Bolling; F House; R Boone; H Kuenn.
GIDP: H Kuenn (6).
RBI: A Kaline 5 (82).
2-out RBI: A Kaline 2.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. F Bolling-H Kuenn-E Torgeson.
E: E Torgeson (4).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Turley 6.1 6 2 2 2 2 1 5.08 27 53 0.106 1.31 0.8
Don Larsen, BS (1), L (6-2) 0.2 1 3 3 2 0 1 4.23 4 2 0 -0.535 3.17 -2.1
Tommy Byrne 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.40 5 0 0 0.033 0.88 0.5
Team Totals 8 9 5 5 4 2 2 5.62 36 53 2 0 -0.396 1.31 -0.8
D Larsen faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Virgil Trucks 5 4 4 4 4 3 2 3.43 23 42 -0.172 0.95 -1.4
Steve Gromek 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4.02 8 0 0 0.077 0.77 1.1
Al Aber, W (3-3) 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 3.51 10 0 0 0.199 2.62 1.1
Team Totals 9 6 4 4 8 3 2 4.00 41 42 0 0 0.104 1.46 0.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: S Gromek (5; M Mantle).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill McKinley, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Red Flaherty, 3B - Bill Summers.
Time of Game: 2:59.
Attendance: 24,908.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Detroit Tigers
1 Billy Hunter SS 1 Harvey Kuenn SS
2 Hank Bauer RF 2 Earl Torgeson 1B
3 Mickey Mantle CF 3 Charlie Maxwell LF
4 Yogi Berra C 4 Al Kaline RF
5 Bill Skowron 1B 5 Ray Boone 3B
6 Joe Collins LF 6 Frank House C
7 Andy Carey 3B 7 Bill Tuttle CF
8 Jerry Coleman 2B 8 Frank Bolling 2B
9 Bob Turley P 9 Virgil Trucks P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 2-4 0 12- RRR DET A. Kaline D. Larsen 49% 86% Home Run; Torgeson Scores; Maxwell Scores
b1 0-2 2 -2- RR DET A. Kaline B. Turley 17% 51% Home Run; Kuenn Scores
t1 0-0 1 1-- RR NYY M. Mantle V. Trucks -16% 33% Home Run; Bauer Scores
b7 2-4 1 12- OO DET H. Kuenn D. Larsen -16% 14% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t9 4-5 2 12- O NYY B. Skowron A. Aber 14% 100% Flyball: RF

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, Tigers' Virgil Trucks facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O NYY B. Hunter V. Trucks 2% 52% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- NYY H. Bauer V. Trucks -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- RR NYY M. Mantle V. Trucks -16% 33% Home Run; Bauer Scores
t1 2-0 1 --- NYY Y. Berra V. Trucks -2% 32% Walk
t1 2-0 1 1-- O NYY B. Skowron V. Trucks 2% 34% Popfly: 2B
t1 2-0 2 1-- NYY J. Collins V. Trucks -2% 32% Walk; Berra to 2B
t1 2-0 2 12- O NYY A. Carey V. Trucks 3% 36% Strikeout
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Bob Turley facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- DET H. Kuenn B. Turley 4% 39% Single to RF
b1 0-2 0 1-- O DET E. Torgeson B. Turley -4% 36% Strikeout
b1 0-2 1 1-- O DET C. Maxwell B. Turley -2% 34% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Kuenn to 2B
b1 0-2 2 -2- RR DET A. Kaline B. Turley 17% 51% Home Run; Kuenn Scores
b1 2-2 2 --- O DET R. Boone B. Turley -1% 50% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 2.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Tigers' Virgil Trucks facing 8-9-1
t2 2-2 0 --- NYY J. Coleman V. Trucks -4% 46% Single to CF
t2 2-2 0 1-- O NYY B. Turley V. Trucks 4% 50% Strikeout
t2 2-2 1 1-- OO NYY B. Hunter V. Trucks 5% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Yankees' Bob Turley facing 6-7-8
b2 2-2 0 --- DET F. House B. Turley 4% 59% Single to RF
b2 2-2 0 1-- O DET B. Tuttle B. Turley -3% 55% Flyball: LF
b2 2-2 1 1-- O DET F. Bolling B. Turley -3% 52% Foul Flyball: C
b2 2-2 2 1-- O DET V. Trucks B. Turley -2% 50% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 2.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Tigers' Virgil Trucks facing 2-3-4
t3 2-2 0 --- O NYY H. Bauer V. Trucks 3% 53% Flyball: LF
t3 2-2 1 --- NYY M. Mantle V. Trucks -3% 50% Single to RF
t3 2-2 1 1-- NYY Y. Berra V. Trucks -4% 46% Walk; Mantle to 2B
t3 2-2 1 12- NYY B. Skowron V. Trucks -3% 43% Mantle Steals 3B
t3 2-2 1 1-3 RO NYY B. Skowron V. Trucks -1% 42% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Mantle Scores
t3 3-2 2 1-- O NYY J. Collins V. Trucks 2% 44% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Yankees' Bob Turley facing 1-2-3
b3 2-3 0 --- O DET H. Kuenn B. Turley -3% 41% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 2-3 1 --- O DET E. Torgeson B. Turley -2% 39% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 2-3 2 --- O DET C. Maxwell B. Turley -1% 38% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 2.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Tigers' Virgil Trucks facing 7-8-9
t4 3-2 0 --- O NYY A. Carey V. Trucks 2% 40% Lineout: 3B
t4 3-2 1 --- O NYY J. Coleman V. Trucks 2% 42% Flyball: RF
t4 3-2 2 --- O NYY B. Turley V. Trucks 1% 43% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Yankees' Bob Turley facing 4-5-6
b4 2-3 0 --- O DET A. Kaline B. Turley -3% 40% Flyball: RF
b4 2-3 1 --- O DET R. Boone B. Turley -2% 38% Flyball: LF
b4 2-3 2 --- O DET F. House B. Turley -1% 36% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 2.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Tigers' Virgil Trucks facing 1-2-3
t5 3-2 0 --- O NYY B. Hunter V. Trucks 2% 39% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 3-2 1 --- O NYY H. Bauer V. Trucks 2% 41% Strikeout
t5 3-2 2 --- R NYY M. Mantle V. Trucks -12% 28% Home Run
t5 4-2 2 --- NYY Y. Berra V. Trucks -1% 27% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Berra to 1B
t5 4-2 2 1-- O NYY B. Skowron V. Trucks 2% 29% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-4, Yankees' Bob Turley facing 7-8-9
b5 2-4 0 --- DET B. Tuttle B. Turley 5% 35% Walk
b5 2-4 0 1-- O DET F. Bolling B. Turley -5% 30% Foul Flyball: 3B
Wayne Belardi pinch hits for Virgil Trucks (P) batting 9th
b5 2-4 1 1-- O DET W. Belardi B. Turley -4% 26% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b5 2-4 2 1-- O DET H. Kuenn B. Turley -3% 22% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 2.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-2, Tigers' Steve Gromek facing 6-7-8
Steve Gromek replaces Wayne Belardi (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 4-2 0 --- O NYY J. Collins S. Gromek 2% 24% Lineout: RF
t6 4-2 1 --- O NYY A. Carey S. Gromek 1% 26% Flyball: LF
t6 4-2 2 --- O NYY J. Coleman S. Gromek 1% 26% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-4, Yankees' Bob Turley facing 2-3-4
Elston Howard replaces Joe Collins playing LF batting 6th
b6 2-4 0 --- O DET E. Torgeson B. Turley -4% 23% Groundout: C-1B
b6 2-4 1 --- DET C. Maxwell B. Turley 4% 27% Walk
b6 2-4 1 1-- DET A. Kaline B. Turley 13% 40% Double to LF; Maxwell to 3B
b6 2-4 1 -23 O DET R. Boone B. Turley -12% 28% Flyball: RF
b6 2-4 2 -23 O DET F. House B. Turley -10% 19% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 2.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-2, Tigers' Steve Gromek facing 9-1-2
t7 4-2 0 --- NYY B. Turley S. Gromek -2% 16% Walk
t7 4-2 0 1-- O NYY B. Hunter S. Gromek 1% 17% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Turley to 2B
t7 4-2 1 -2- O NYY H. Bauer S. Gromek 3% 20% Flyball: CF
t7 4-2 2 -2- NYY M. Mantle S. Gromek -1% 19% Intentional Walk
t7 4-2 2 12- O NYY Y. Berra S. Gromek 3% 23% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-4, Yankees' Bob Turley facing 7-8-9
b7 2-4 0 --- O DET B. Tuttle B. Turley -4% 18% Flyball: RF
b7 2-4 1 --- DET F. Bolling B. Turley 5% 23% Single to LF
Jim Small pinch hits for Steve Gromek (P) batting 9th
b7 2-4 1 1-- DET J. Small B. Turley 7% 30% Single to CF; Bolling to 2B
Don Larsen replaces Bob Turley pitching and batting 9th
b7 2-4 1 12- OO DET H. Kuenn D. Larsen -16% 14% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 2.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-2, Tigers' Al Aber facing 5-6-7
Al Aber replaces Jim Small (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 4-2 0 --- O NYY B. Skowron A. Aber 1% 15% Flyball: CF
t8 4-2 1 --- NYY E. Howard A. Aber -1% 14% Single to CF
t8 4-2 1 1-- O NYY A. Carey A. Aber 2% 16% Popfly: SS
t8 4-2 2 1-- NYY J. Coleman A. Aber -1% 15% Single to LF; Howard to 2B
t8 4-2 2 12- O NYY D. Larsen A. Aber 3% 17% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-4, Yankees' Don Larsen facing 2-3-4
b8 2-4 0 --- DET E. Torgeson D. Larsen 8% 25% Walk
b8 2-4 0 1-- DET C. Maxwell D. Larsen 12% 37% Walk; Torgeson to 2B
b8 2-4 0 12- RRR DET A. Kaline D. Larsen 49% 86% Home Run; Torgeson Scores; Maxwell Scores
Tommy Byrne replaces Don Larsen pitching and batting 9th
b8 5-4 0 --- DET R. Boone T. Byrne 2% 88% Single to LF
b8 5-4 0 1-- O DET F. House T. Byrne -2% 87% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
Billy Hoeft pinch runs for Frank House (C) batting 6th
b8 5-4 1 1-- DET B. Tuttle T. Byrne 2% 88% Single to CF; Hoeft to 2B
b8 5-4 1 12- O DET F. Bolling T. Byrne -2% 86% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Hoeft to 3B
b8 5-4 2 1-3 O DET A. Aber T. Byrne -3% 83% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 5.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-5, Tigers' Al Aber facing 1-2-3
Red Wilson replaces Billy Hoeft (PR) playing C batting 6th
Jim Brideweser replaces Harvey Kuenn playing SS batting 1st
Billy Martin pinch hits for Billy Hunter (SS) batting 1st
t9 4-5 0 --- NYY B. Martin A. Aber -12% 72% Walk
t9 4-5 0 1-- O NYY H. Bauer A. Aber 5% 77% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Martin to 2B
t9 4-5 1 -2- NYY M. Mantle A. Aber -6% 71% Walk
t9 4-5 1 12- O NYY Y. Berra A. Aber 14% 86% Flyball: CF
t9 4-5 2 12- O NYY B. Skowron A. Aber 14% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 5.

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