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Scores
Standings
WSH
@BAL		2
3
DET
@CLE		1
3
CHW
@KCA		6
3
BOS
@NYY		1
7
CIN
@CHC		1
12
NYG
@PHI		1
2		 
(10)
BRO
@PIT		5
0
MLN
@STL		5
4
Friday, April 20, 1956
, Yankee Stadium I
Attendance: 17,543, Time of Game: 2:31
Red Sox
1
3-1
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, ½ GB
 at Yankees
7
3-1
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, ½ GB
W: Whitey Ford (1-0)
L: Willard Nixon (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  5  0
Yankees         0  0  0   2  2  0   3  0  X    7  9  2

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Billy Goodman 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .771 -0.060 0.75 0.035 -0.095 -0.7 1 2
Frank Malzone 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .333 .778 -0.003 0.58 0.040 -0.043 0.1 0 0 2B
Dick Gernert LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .500 1.350 0.049 0.63 0.079 -0.030 0.7 3 0 2B
Jackie Jensen RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .308 .962 -0.048 0.91 0.044 -0.093 -0.2 0 0
Mickey Vernon 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .294 .765 -0.179 1.27 0.000 -0.179 -2.4 4 1 GDP
   Frank Baumann P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jim Piersall CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .286 .697 0.025 0.56 0.049 -0.024 0.5 1 0
Don Buddin SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .769 -0.079 0.77 0.000 -0.079 -1.1 6 1
Sammy White C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .464 -0.063 0.59 0.000 -0.063 -0.9 9 1
Willard Nixon P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.018 0.72 0.000 -0.018 -0.2 0 1
   Milt Bolling PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 5.000 0.055 0.65 0.055 0.000 1.0 HR
   Ike Delock P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Norm Zauchin PH-1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.004 0.08 0.000 -0.004 -0.5 0 0
Team Totals 32 1 5 1 4 6 .156 .563 -0.325 0.72 0.302 -0.628 -3.6 24 6
2B: D Gernert (2, off W Ford); F Malzone (1, off W Ford).
HR: M Bolling (1, off W Ford; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: M Bolling 4; F Malzone 3; D Gernert 2; J Jensen.
GIDP: M Vernon (1).
RBI: M Bolling (1).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Buddin-B Goodman-M Vernon.
Baserunning
Pickoffs: B Goodman (1st base by W Ford).

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Hank Bauer LF-RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .125 .535 -0.005 0.81 0.082 -0.087 0.2 1 0 3B,GDP
Billy Martin 2B 4 2 2 0 0 0 .235 .513 0.005 0.63 0.047 -0.042 -0.2 3 3
Mickey Mantle CF 3 2 2 4 1 1 .385 1.606 0.149 0.79 0.159 -0.010 4.0 1 0 HR
   Bob Cerv LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Yogi Berra C 2 0 0 0 2 0 .417 1.361 0.051 0.82 0.081 -0.030 0.5 6 1
Bill Skowron 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 .529 1.203 0.039 0.80 0.046 -0.008 0.2 12 1 2B
Joe Collins RF-CF 4 0 0 1 0 2 .000 .000 -0.023 0.82 0.020 -0.043 -0.9 2 0
Jerry Lumpe SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .286 .661 -0.055 0.49 0.000 -0.055 -0.9 2 4
Andy Carey 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .176 .458 0.019 0.42 0.048 -0.029 -0.3 0 3 CS
Whitey Ford P 3 2 1 0 1 1 .333 1.167 -0.004 0.55 0.033 -0.037 0.2 0 2 2B
Team Totals 31 7 9 7 5 8 .290 .905 0.176 0.68 0.516 -0.341 2.9 27 14
2B: W Ford (1, off W Nixon); B Skowron (2, off W Nixon).
3B: H Bauer (1, off W Nixon).
HR: M Mantle (3, off I Delock; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).
TB: M Mantle 5; B Skowron 3; H Bauer 3; W Ford 2; B Martin 2; A Carey.
GIDP: H Bauer (2).
RBI: M Mantle 4 (9); J Collins (1); B Skowron (1); H Bauer (1).
2-out RBI: M Mantle 4.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Skowron-J Lumpe-B Skowron.
E: J Lumpe 2 (3).
Baserunning
CS: A Carey (1, 2nd base by I Delock/S White).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Willard Nixon, L (0-1) 5 6 4 4 2 4 0 7.20 22 41 -0.144 1.03 -1.5
Ike Delock 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 13.50 11 0 0 -0.032 0.20 -2.0
Frank Baumann 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 3 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.5
Team Totals 8 9 7 7 5 8 1 7.88 36 41 0 0 -0.175 0.72 -2.9

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Whitey Ford, W (1-0) 9 5 1 1 4 6 1 1.00 36 75 0.324 0.72 3.6
Team Totals 9 5 1 1 4 6 1 1.00 36 75 0.324 0.68 3.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: W Ford (1; B Goodman, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Joe Paparella, 2B - Eddie Hurley, 3B - Hank Soar.
Time of Game: 2:31.
Attendance: 17,543.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         New York Yankees
1 Billy Goodman 2B 1 Hank Bauer LF
2 Frank Malzone 3B 2 Billy Martin 2B
3 Dick Gernert LF 3 Mickey Mantle CF
4 Jackie Jensen RF 4 Yogi Berra C
5 Mickey Vernon 1B 5 Bill Skowron 1B
6 Jim Piersall CF 6 Joe Collins RF
7 Don Buddin SS 7 Jerry Lumpe SS
8 Sammy White C 8 Andy Carey 3B
9 Willard Nixon P 9 Whitey Ford P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 2-0 1 -2- R NYY H. Bauer W. Nixon 8% 91% Triple to CF; Ford Scores
b4 0-0 0 12- NYY Y. Berra W. Nixon 8% 75% Walk; Martin to 3B; Mantle to 2B
t6 1-4 1 -23 O BOS J. Jensen W. Ford 8% 85% Popfly: 2B
t2 0-0 0 1-- OO BOS M. Vernon W. Ford 8% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
t6 1-4 1 -2- BOS D. Gernert W. Ford -8% 77% Double to RF; Malzone 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, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- BOS B. Goodman W. Ford -4% 46% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- O BOS F. Malzone W. Ford 6% 52% Goodman Picked off 1B (P-1B)
t1 0-0 1 --- O BOS F. Malzone W. Ford 2% 54% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- O BOS D. Gernert W. Ford 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Willard Nixon facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O NYY H. Bauer W. Nixon -2% 53% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O NYY B. Martin W. Nixon -2% 51% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 2 --- O NYY M. Mantle W. Nixon -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- BOS J. Jensen W. Ford -4% 46% Single to LF
t2 0-0 0 1-- OO BOS M. Vernon W. Ford 8% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- BOS J. Piersall W. Ford -1% 53% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Piersall to 1B
t2 0-0 2 1-- O BOS D. Buddin W. Ford 2% 55% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Willard Nixon facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O NYY Y. Berra W. Nixon -2% 53% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b2 0-0 1 --- NYY B. Skowron W. Nixon 4% 57% Double to RF
b2 0-0 1 -2- O NYY J. Collins W. Nixon -4% 53% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 -2- O NYY J. Lumpe W. Nixon -3% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O BOS S. White W. Ford 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O BOS W. Nixon W. Ford 2% 54% Groundout: P-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- O BOS B. Goodman W. Ford 1% 56% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Willard Nixon facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- NYY A. Carey W. Nixon 4% 59% Single to CF
b3 0-0 0 1-- O NYY W. Ford W. Nixon -4% 56% Strikeout
b3 0-0 1 1-- OO NYY H. Bauer W. Nixon -6% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- O BOS F. Malzone W. Ford 3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-0 1 --- O BOS D. Gernert W. Ford 2% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-0 2 --- O BOS J. Jensen W. Ford 1% 56% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Willard Nixon facing 2-3-4
b4 0-0 0 --- NYY B. Martin W. Nixon 4% 60% Single to LF
b4 0-0 0 1-- NYY M. Mantle W. Nixon 6% 67% Walk; Martin to 2B
b4 0-0 0 12- NYY Y. Berra W. Nixon 8% 75% Walk; Martin to 3B; Mantle to 2B
b4 0-0 0 123 RO NYY B. Skowron W. Nixon 0% 75% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Martin Scores; Mantle to 3B
b4 1-0 1 1-3 RO NYY J. Collins W. Nixon 2% 77% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Mantle Scores
b4 2-0 2 1-- O NYY J. Lumpe W. Nixon -2% 75% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 2.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 5-6-7
t5 0-2 0 --- O BOS M. Vernon W. Ford 3% 78% Popfly: SS
t5 0-2 1 --- BOS J. Piersall W. Ford -3% 75% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Piersall to 1B
t5 0-2 1 1-- O BOS D. Buddin W. Ford 4% 79% Flyball: CF
t5 0-2 2 1-- O BOS S. White W. Ford 3% 81% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Willard Nixon facing 8-9-1
b5 2-0 0 --- O NYY A. Carey W. Nixon -1% 80% Popfly: 1B
b5 2-0 1 --- NYY W. Ford W. Nixon 3% 83% Double to LF
b5 2-0 1 -2- R NYY H. Bauer W. Nixon 8% 91% Triple to CF; Ford Scores
b5 3-0 1 --3 O NYY B. Martin W. Nixon -3% 88% Lineout: SS
b5 3-0 2 --3 R NYY M. Mantle W. Nixon 4% 93% Single to 2B/Bunt; Bauer Scores
b5 4-0 2 1-- O NYY Y. Berra W. Nixon -1% 92% Popfly: SS
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 4.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 9-1-2
Milt Bolling pinch hits for Willard Nixon (P) batting 9th
t6 0-4 0 --- R BOS M. Bolling W. Ford -5% 86% Home Run
t6 1-4 0 --- O BOS B. Goodman W. Ford 2% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 1-4 1 --- BOS F. Malzone W. Ford -4% 85% Double to CF
t6 1-4 1 -2- BOS D. Gernert W. Ford -8% 77% Double to RF; Malzone to 3B
t6 1-4 1 -23 O BOS J. Jensen W. Ford 8% 85% Popfly: 2B
t6 1-4 2 -23 O BOS M. Vernon W. Ford 6% 91% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-1, Red Sox' Ike Delock facing 5-6-7
Ike Delock replaces Milt Bolling (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 4-1 0 --- O NYY B. Skowron I. Delock -1% 91% Strikeout Looking
b6 4-1 1 --- O NYY J. Collins I. Delock -1% 90% Strikeout Looking
b6 4-1 2 --- O NYY J. Lumpe I. Delock -0% 90% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 4.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 6-7-8
t7 1-4 0 --- O BOS J. Piersall W. Ford 2% 92% Flyball: RF
t7 1-4 1 --- O BOS D. Buddin W. Ford 2% 93% Strikeout Looking
t7 1-4 2 --- O BOS S. White W. Ford 1% 94% Groundout: C-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-1, Red Sox' Ike Delock facing 8-9-1
b7 4-1 0 --- NYY A. Carey I. Delock 1% 95% Walk
b7 4-1 0 1-- O NYY W. Ford I. Delock -1% 94% Carey Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b7 4-1 1 --- NYY W. Ford I. Delock 1% 94% Walk
b7 4-1 1 1-- O NYY H. Bauer I. Delock -1% 94% Flyball: LF
b7 4-1 2 1-- NYY B. Martin I. Delock 0% 94% Single to P/Bunt; Ford to 2B
b7 4-1 2 12- RRR NYY M. Mantle I. Delock 5% 99% Home Run; Ford Scores; Martin Scores
b7 7-1 2 --- NYY Y. Berra I. Delock 0% 99% Walk
b7 7-1 2 1-- NYY B. Skowron I. Delock 0% 99% Single to CF; Berra to 2B
b7 7-1 2 12- O NYY J. Collins I. Delock -0% 99% Popfly: SS
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 7.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-7, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 9-1-2
Bob Cerv replaces Mickey Mantle (CF) playing LF batting 3rd
Joe Collins moves from RF to CF
Hank Bauer moves from LF to RF
Norm Zauchin pinch hits for Ike Delock (P) batting 9th
t8 1-7 0 --- O BOS N. Zauchin W. Ford 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 1-7 1 --- O BOS B. Goodman W. Ford 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 1-7 2 --- BOS F. Malzone W. Ford -0% 100% Single to SS
t8 1-7 2 1-- BOS D. Gernert W. Ford -0% 99% Walk; Malzone to 2B
t8 1-7 2 12- BOS J. Jensen W. Ford -1% 99% Walk; Malzone to 3B; Gernert to 2B
t8 1-7 2 123 O BOS M. Vernon W. Ford 1% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-1, Red Sox' Frank Baumann facing 7-8-9
Frank Baumann replaces Mickey Vernon (1B) pitching and batting 5th
Norm Zauchin moves from PH to 1B
b8 7-1 0 --- O NYY J. Lumpe F. Baumann -0% 100% Strikeout
b8 7-1 1 --- O NYY A. Carey F. Baumann -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b8 7-1 2 --- O NYY W. Ford F. Baumann -0% 100% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 7.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-7, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 6-7-8
t9 1-7 0 --- BOS J. Piersall W. Ford -0% 99% Walk
t9 1-7 0 1-- O BOS D. Buddin W. Ford 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t9 1-7 1 1-- O BOS S. White W. Ford 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 1-7 2 1-- O BOS N. Zauchin W. Ford 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 7.

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