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WSH  8
@BAL  4

DET  7
@CLE  6

KCA 15
CHW  1

NYY 14
BOS 10

CHC  3
CIN  2

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PIT  3
BRO  1

STL  6
MLN  5

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 26,644

Saturday, April 21, 1956
Time of Game: 3:44
Red Sox
10
3-2
Lost 2
4th, 1 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  3  0   4  3  0   10 13  3
Yankees         2  4  2   0  0  1   0  5  X   14 14  0
W: T Byrne (1-0), L: T Hurd (0-1)
Yankees
14
4-1
Won 2
1st

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Goodman 2B                  5   0   2   1    1   1  .286  .851    0    5   2   2B
B Klaus 3B                    4   1   1   0    2   1  .200  .667    0    1   3   
F Throneberry LF              4   2   1   2    1   3  .250 1.400    0    1   0   HR
  G Stephens LF               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Gernert PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .500 1.386    0    0   0   
J Jensen RF                   6   1   1   0    0   1  .263  .785    0    3   0   
M Vernon 1B                   5   2   3   1    1   0  .364 1.027    0    8   1   HR
J Piersall CF                 5   1   2   2    1   0  .316  .909    0    2   0   HR
D Buddin SS                   3   1   0   0    2   1  .235  .729    0    2   4   HBP
S White C                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .125  .451    0    0   1   
  M Keough PH                 1   1   0   1    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  P Daley C                   1   1   1   2    0   0 1.000 5.000    0    2   1   HR
G Susce P                     0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
  J Schmitz P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  T Williams PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .667 1.778    0    0   0   
  D Sisler P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Hatton PH                 1   0   1   1    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  T Brewer PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Hurd P                    1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  L Kiely P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       40  10  13  10   11   8                    24  13
BATTING
2B: B Goodman (4, off B Grim).
HR: P Daley (1, off J Konstanty; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); M Vernon (1, off B Turley; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); J Piersall (1, off J Konstanty; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); F Throneberry (1, off B Turley; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).
HBP: D Buddin (1, by B Turley).
TB: M Vernon 6; J Piersall 5; P Daley 4; F Throneberry 4; B Goodman 3; B Klaus; G Hatton; T Hurd; J Jensen.
RBI: P Daley 2 (2); F Throneberry 2 (2); J Piersall 2 (6); G Hatton (1); M Vernon (5); M Keough (1); B Goodman (1).
2-out RBI: P Daley 2; B Goodman; J Piersall; G Hatton; M Vernon.
Team LOB: 15.
With RISP: 2 for 13.
FIELDING
DP: 1. B Goodman-D Buddin-M Vernon.
PB: S White (1).
E: J Jensen (1); B Klaus (1); F Throneberry (1).
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Bauer LF-RF                 5   3   2   2    1   0  .190  .768    0    0   0   HR,SB
B Martin 2B-3B                5   2   0   0    0   0  .182  .432    0    3   1   HBP
M Mantle CF                   5   1   3   2    0   1  .444 1.656    0    1   0   HR
  B Cerv LF                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Y Berra C                     3   2   2   2    2   0  .467 1.652    0    9   0   HR,2B
B Skowron 1B                  3   1   2   0    2   0  .550 1.259    0    5   0   SB
J Collins RF-CF               5   1   1   1    0   1  .111  .222    0    7   0   
J Lumpe SS                    4   0   2   1    1   0  .333  .762    0    0   4   CS,IW
  B Richardson PR-2B          0   1   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
A Carey 3B                    2   2   1   0    1   0  .211  .581    0    1   1   HBP,GDP
  E Robinson PH               1   0   1   1    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  P Rizzuto PR-SS             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Turley P                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   SH
  T Morgan P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Grim P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Konstanty P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Byrne P                   1   1   0   1    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       38  14  14  10    7   3                    27   7
BATTING
2B: Y Berra (2, off G Susce).
HR: H Bauer (1, off G Susce; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); M Mantle (4, off G Susce; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); Y Berra (2, off T Hurd; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SH: B Turley (1, off G Susce).
IBB: J Lumpe (1, by T Hurd).
HBP: B Martin (1, by G Susce); A Carey (1, by D Sisler).
TB: Y Berra 6; M Mantle 6; H Bauer 5; B Skowron 2; J Lumpe 2; E Robinson; A Carey; J Collins.
GIDP: A Carey (1).
RBI: M Mantle 2 (11); H Bauer 2 (3); Y Berra 2 (9); J Lumpe (2); J Collins (2); T Byrne (1); E Robinson (1).
2-out RBI: J Collins; Y Berra.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 5 for 16.
BASERUNNING
SB: B Skowron (1, 2nd base off T Hurd/P Daley); H Bauer (1, 2nd base off G Susce/S White).
CS: J Lumpe (1, 2nd base by D Sisler/S White).

PITCHING

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Susce                        1.1   5   6   6    2   0   2  40.50   12     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 5     18    -     0.96  -0.35
J Schmitz                      3.2   4   2   0    4   0   0   0.00   19     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 1· 4          0-0    0.16  -0.01
D Sisler                       1     1   1   0    0   0   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.09  -0.01
T Hurd, L (0-1)                1.1   3   4   3    1   2   1  20.25    8     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 3          0-0    1.78  -0.58
L Kiely                        0.2   1   1   0    0   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          2-2    0.51  -0.08
Totals                         8    14  14   9    7   3   3          48     -       ·  ·     11·10· 1·14          2-2 
New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Turley                       6     6   5   5    6   5   2   7.50   31     -       ·  ·      5· 8· 0· 6     39    -     0.75   0.09
T Morgan                       0     0   2   2    2   0   0    inf    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-1    1.07  -0.09
B Grim, H (1)                  0.2   2   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          3-3    1.92  -0.10
J Konstanty, BS (1)            1     3   3   3    1   1   2  11.57    7     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 3          3-0    1.61  -0.47
T Byrne, W (1-0)               1.1   2   0   0    1   1   0   1.69    7     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          1-0    0.85   0.04
Totals                         9    13  10  10   11   8   4          52     -       ·  ·      8·11· 0·13          9-4 
B Turley faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
T Morgan faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: J Schmitz (1).
WP: None.
IBB: T Hurd (1; J Lumpe).
HBP: B Turley (1; D Buddin); G Susce (1; B Martin); D Sisler (1; A Carey).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe Paparella, 1B - Eddie Hurley, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Nestor Chylak.
Time of Game: 3:44.
Attendance: 26,644.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                New York Yankees                     
1. B Goodman            2B    1. H Bauer              LF 
2. B Klaus              3B    2. B Martin             2B 
3. F Throneberry        LF    3. M Mantle             CF 
4. J Jensen             RF    4. Y Berra              C  
5. M Vernon             1B    5. B Skowron            1B 
6. J Piersall           CF    6. J Collins            RF 
7. D Buddin             SS    7. J Lumpe              SS 
8. S White              C     8. A Carey              3B 
9. G Susce              P     9. B Turley             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  9-8  1--     -52%  29% P Daley         J Konstanty     Home Run; Buddin Scores
   b 8   0 10-9  ---      30%  61% Y Berra         T Hurd          Home Run
   b 8   1 10-10 12-      24%  91% E Robinson      T Hurd          Single to RF; Skowron Scores; Richardson to 3B
   t 7   2  9-7  123      12%  89% F Throneberry   J Konstanty     Strikeout
   b 2   1  0-2  -2-      11%  87% H Bauer         G Susce         Home Run; Carey Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Turley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  B Goodman       Walk
   O      1--      50%  B Klaus         Popfly: 3B
   O      1--      53%  F Throneberry   Strikeout
   O      1--      55%  J Jensen        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, George Susce facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  H Bauer         Walk
          1--      61%  B Martin        Bauer Steals 2B
   O      -2-      57%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      53%  M Mantle        Flyball: RF
   R      -2-      63%  Y Berra         Double to RF; Bauer Scores
          -2-      64%  B Skowron       Walk
   R      12-      73%  J Collins       Single to 2B; Berra Scores; Skowron to 2B
   O      12-      70%  J Lumpe         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 2.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Turley facing 5-6-7
          ---      66%  M Vernon        Single to RF
   O      1--      70%  J Piersall      Flyball: RF
          1--      66%  D Buddin        Hit By Pitch; Vernon to 2B
   O      12-      71%  S White         Flyball: RF
          12-      67%  G Susce         Walk; Vernon to 3B; Buddin to 2B
   O      123      75%  B Goodman       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, George Susce facing 8-9-1
          ---      77%  A Carey         Single to LF
   O      1--      76%  B Turley        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Carey to 2B
   RR     -2-      87%  H Bauer         Home Run; Carey Scores
          ---      88%  B Martin        Hit By Pitch
   RR     1--      94%  M Mantle        Home Run; Martin Scores
                  Johnny Schmitz replaces George Susce pitching and batting 9th
          ---      95%  Y Berra         Walk
          1--      96%  B Skowron       Single to P; Berra to 2B
   O      12-      95%  J Collins       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Berra to 3B
   O      1-3      94%  J Lumpe         Lineout: SS
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 6.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Bob Turley facing 2-3-4
          ---      92%  B Klaus         Walk
   O      1--      94%  F Throneberry   Strikeout
   O      1--      95%  J Jensen        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      96%  M Vernon        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 6.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-0, Johnny Schmitz facing 8-9-1
          ---      96%  A Carey         Walk
          1--      97%  B Turley        Passed Ball; Carey to 2B
   R      -2-      98%  " "             Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Carey Scores/No RBI/unER; Turley to 1B
   O      1--      98%  H Bauer         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      97%  B Martin        Groundout: P-SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      97%  M Mantle        Single to LF; Martin to 2B
          12-      98%  Y Berra         Walk; Martin to 3B; Mantle to 2B
   R      123      99%  B Skowron       Balk; Martin Scores/unER; Mantle to 3B; Berra to 2B
          -23      99%  " "             Walk
   O      123      98%  J Collins       Popfly: 3B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 8.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-8, Bob Turley facing 6-7-8
          ---      98%  J Piersall      Single to CF
   O      1--      98%  D Buddin        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      99%  S White         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      99%  J Schmitz       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 8.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-0, Johnny Schmitz facing 7-8-9
          ---      99%  J Lumpe         Single to RF
   OO     1--      99%  A Carey         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  B Turley        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 8.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-8, Bob Turley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  B Goodman       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  B Klaus         Single to LF
   RR     1--      97%  F Throneberry   Home Run; Klaus Scores
   O      ---      98%  J Jensen        Foul Flyball: 1B
   R      ---      96%  M Vernon        Home Run
   O      ---      96%  J Piersall      Bunt Groundout: P-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 8.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-3, Johnny Schmitz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      96%  H Bauer         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      96%  B Martin        Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      96%  M Mantle        Single to LF
   O      1--      95%  Y Berra         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 8.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-8, Bob Turley facing 7-8-9
          ---      93%  D Buddin        Walk
          1--      90%  S White         Walk; Buddin to 2B
                  Ted Williams pinch hits for Johnny Schmitz batting 9th
   O      12-      93%  T Williams      Flyball: RF
   O      12-      96%  B Goodman       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Buddin to 3B
   O      1-3      97%  B Klaus         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-3, Dave Sisler facing 5-6-7
                  Dave Sisler replaces Ted Williams pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  B Skowron       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      98%  J Collins       Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Collins to 2B
   R      -2-      99%  J Lumpe         Single to CF; Collins Scores/unER
   O      1--      98%  A Carey         Lumpe Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      99%  " "             Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      98%  B Turley        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 9.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-9, Bob Turley facing 3-4-5
          ---      97%  F Throneberry   Walk
          1--      96%  J Jensen        Single to CF; Throneberry to 2B
                  Tom Morgan replaces Bob Turley pitching and batting 9th
          12-      92%  M Vernon        Walk; Throneberry to 3B; Jensen to 2B
   R      123      87%  J Piersall      Walk; Throneberry Scores; Jensen to 3B; Vernon to 2B
                  Bob Grim replaces Tom Morgan pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      92%  D Buddin        Strikeout Looking
                  Marty Keough pinch hits for Sammy White batting 8th
   RO     123      94%  M Keough        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Jensen Scores; Vernon to 3B
                  Grady Hatton pinch hits for Dave Sisler batting 9th
   R      1-3      90%  G Hatton        Single to RF; Vernon Scores; Keough to 2B
                  Tom Brewer pinch runs for Grady Hatton batting 9th
   R      12-      80%  B Goodman       Double to LF; Keough Scores; Brewer to 3B
          -23      77%  B Klaus         Walk
                  Jim Konstanty replaces Bob Grim pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      89%  F Throneberry   Strikeout
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 7, Yankees 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 9-7, Tom Hurd facing 1-2-3
                  Tom Hurd replaces Tom Brewer pitching and batting 9th; Pete Daley replaces Marty Keough playing C batting 8th
   O      ---      88%  H Bauer         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      87%  B Martin        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      86%  M Mantle        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Yankees 9.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 7-9, Jim Konstanty facing 4-5-6
                  Bob Cerv replaces Mickey Mantle playing LF batting 3rd; Joe Collins moves to CF; Hank Bauer moves to RF
   O      ---      90%  J Jensen        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      93%  M Vernon        Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      84%  J Piersall      Home Run
          ---      81%  D Buddin        Walk
   RR     1--      29%  P Daley         Home Run; Buddin Scores
          ---      28%  T Hurd          Single to RF
                  Tommy Byrne replaces Jim Konstanty pitching and batting 9th
          1--      26%  B Goodman       Single to LF; Hurd to 2B
   O      12-      31%  B Klaus         Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 10, Yankees 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 9-10, Tom Hurd facing 4-5-6
                  Gene Stephens replaces Faye Throneberry playing LF batting 3rd
   R      ---      61%  Y Berra         Home Run
          ---      67%  B Skowron       Single to CF
          1--      74%  J Collins       Skowron Steals 2B
   O      -2-      65%  " "             Strikeout
          -2-      67%  J Lumpe         Intentional Walk
                  Eddie Robinson pinch hits for Andy Carey batting 8th; Bobby Richardson pinch runs for Jerry Lumpe batting 7th
   R      12-      91%  E Robinson      Single to RF; Skowron Scores; Richardson to 3B
                  Leo Kiely replaces Tom Hurd pitching and batting 9th; Phil Rizzuto pinch runs for Eddie Robinson batting 8th
   RO     1-3      93%  T Byrne         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Richardson Scores
          1--      94%  H Bauer         Single to LF; Byrne to 2B
   RR     12-      99%  B Martin        Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Byrne Scores/unER; Bauer Scores/unER; Martin to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  B Cerv          Strikeout
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 10, Yankees 14.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 10-14, Tommy Byrne facing 3-4-5
                  Bobby Richardson moves to 2B; Billy Martin moves to 3B; Phil Rizzuto moves to SS; Dick Gernert pinch hits for Gene Stephens batting 3rd
          ---      97%  D Gernert       Walk
   O      1--      98%  J Jensen        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      97%  M Vernon        Single to P; Jensen to 2B
   O      12-      99%  J Piersall      Foul Flyball: C
   O      12-     100%  D Buddin        Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 10, Yankees 14.

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