July 14, 1956 Cleveland Indians at New York Yankees Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 1
KCA 0 BOS 4
CHW 0 NYY 5
CLE 4
(10) DET 6
@WSH 5 CHC 6
PIT 2 CHC 6
PIT 5
(10) PHI 2
@CIN 0 MLN 3
BRO 2
(10) STL 5
NYG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 27,358

Saturday, July 14, 1956
Time of Game: 3:31

Indians

44-34

Lost 3

2nd, 9½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Indians         0  1  2   0  0  0   0  0  1   0    4  8  1
Yankees         0  0  0   1  0  0   2  1  0   1    5  9  0

W: T Byrne (4-1), L: D Mossi (3-3)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Yankees

55-26

Won 8

1st

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Avila 2B                    3   1   0   0    2   0  .217  .624    0    4   4   
G Woodling LF                 4   1   1   2    1   1  .291  .865    0    1   0   HR
A Smith RF                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .299  .898    0    3   0   GDP
A Rosen 3B                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .305  .926    0    0   4   GDP
V Wertz 1B                    5   1   0   0    0   1  .280  .908    0   13   1   
  P Ward 1B                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .812         0   0   
H Naragon C                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .308  .855    0    2   0   
  J Hegan C                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .247  .712    0    2   0   3B
J Busby CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .220  .639    0    2   0   
C Carrasquel SS               3   0   1   1    1   0  .256  .675    0    0   3   
H Score P                     2   0   0   0    1   1  .150  .436    0    0   1   
  B Lemon P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .191  .730         0   0   
  S Mele PH                   1   1   1   1    0   0  .328  .882    0    0   0   HR
  D Mossi P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .354         1   1   
  B Feller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       36   4   8   4    5   4                    28  14

BATTING

3B: J Hegan (1, off T Byrne).

HR: G Woodling (4, off D Larsen; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF); S Mele (2, off T Byrne; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: S Mele 4; G Woodling 4; J Hegan 3; A Rosen; A Smith; J Busby; C Carrasquel; H Naragon.

GIDP: A Rosen (9); A Smith (9).

RBI: G Woodling 2 (12); C Carrasquel (35); S Mele (13).

2-out RBI: C Carrasquel.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Carrasquel-B Avila-V Wertz 2.

E: A Rosen (7).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G McDougald SS                4   0   0   0    1   0  .313  .849    0    3   2   
B Cerv LF-CF                  5   1   1   0    0   1  .261  .748    0    2   0   GDP
M Mantle CF                   3   1   1   1    0   1  .371 1.216    0    3   0   HR
  E Howard LF                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .267  .667    0    1   0   SH
Y Berra C                     3   0   0   0    2   1  .279  .904    0    6   0   
B Skowron 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .327  .926    0    9   1   SH,GDP
H Bauer RF                    3   1   1   0    0   1  .231  .783    0    2   0   
  J Collins PH-RF             1   0   0   0    1   0  .229  .691    0    0   0   
A Carey 3B                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .248  .684    0    1   4   
  I Noren PH                  0   0   0   1    1   0  .353  .954    0    0   0   
  B Hunter PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.500         0   0   
  B Martin 2B                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .274  .725    0    0   1   
J Coleman 2B-3B               4   0   2   1    0   0  .268  .617    0    2   2   2B
D Larsen P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .293  .822    0    0   2   
  T Byrne P                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .292  .862    0    1   0   
Totals                       35   5   9   5    6   4                    30  12

BATTING

2B: J Coleman (2, off H Score).

HR: M Mantle (30, off H Score; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: B Skowron (1, off D Mossi); E Howard (1, off H Score).

TB: M Mantle 4; J Coleman 3; B Martin; A Carey; T Byrne; B Cerv; E Howard; H Bauer.

GIDP: B Skowron (7); B Cerv (3).

RBI: J Coleman (6); B Martin (24); I Noren (6); T Byrne (5); M Mantle (74).

2-out RBI: T Byrne; J Coleman; I Noren.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G McDougald-J Coleman-B Skowron; B Martin-G McDougald-B Skowron.

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
H Score                        7.2   7   4   3    3   4   1   3.00   31     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 4· 7     52    -     1.33   0.00
B Lemon                        0.1   0   0   0    2   0   0   4.01    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          1-1    3.41  -0.26
D Mossi, L (3-3)               1.1   1   1   1    1   0   0   4.70    7     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 1          0-0    2.61  -0.06
B Feller                       0     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.33    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          3-1    5.42  -0.17
Totals                         9.1   9   5   4    6   4   1          43     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 4· 9          4-2

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
D Larsen                       3.2   5   3   3    2   0   1   4.64   18     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 1· 5     37    -     0.93  -0.16
T Byrne, W (4-1)               6.1   3   1   1    3   4   1   4.31   23     -       ·  ·      5· 7· 1· 3          2-0    1.39   0.19
Totals                        10     8   4   4    5   4   2          41     -       ·  ·     10·12· 2· 8          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - Joe Paparella, 2B - Eddie Hurley, 3B - Nestor Chylak.

Time of Game: 3:31.

Attendance: 27,358.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 80° F, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             New York Yankees                     
1. B Avila              2B    1. G McDougald          SS 
2. G Woodling           LF    2. B Cerv               LF 
3. A Smith              RF    3. M Mantle             CF 
4. A Rosen              3B    4. Y Berra              C  
5. V Wertz              1B    5. B Skowron            1B 
6. H Naragon            C     6. H Bauer              RF 
7. J Busby              CF    7. A Carey              3B 
8. C Carrasquel         SS    8. J Coleman            2B 
9. H Score              P     9. D Larsen             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  4-3  ---     -35%  56% S Mele          T Byrne         Home Run
   b 8   2  3-3  123      24%  88% I Noren         B Lemon         Walk; Cerv Scores/unER; Skowron to 3B; Collins to 2B
   b 7   2  3-2  12-      24%  59% T Byrne         H Score         Single to RF; Carey Scores; Coleman to 3B
   t10   0  4-4  1--      19%  60% A Rosen         T Byrne         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b10   1  4-4  123      17% 100% B Martin        B Feller        Single to CF; Howard Scores; Berra to 3B; Collins to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Larsen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B Avila         Lineout: LF
   O      ---      54%  G Woodling      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  A Smith         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Herb Score facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  G McDougald     Walk
   OO     1--      51%  B Cerv          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  M Mantle        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Larsen facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  A Rosen         Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  V Wertz         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      46%  H Naragon       Single to LF; Wertz to 2B
   O      12-      51%  J Busby         Flyball: CF
   R      12-      40%  C Carrasquel    Single to LF; Wertz Scores; Naragon to 2B
   O      12-      44%  H Score         Foul Flyball: C
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Herb Score facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      42%  Y Berra         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      44%  B Skowron       Walk
   O      1--      41%  H Bauer         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      39%  A Carey         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Don Larsen facing 1-2-3
          ---      35%  B Avila         Walk
   RR     1--      20%  G Woodling      Home Run; Avila Scores
   O      ---      22%  A Smith         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      23%  A Rosen         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      23%  V Wertz         Foul Flyball: 3B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Herb Score facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      21%  J Coleman       Lineout: CF
   O      ---      19%  D Larsen        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      18%  G McDougald     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Don Larsen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      20%  H Naragon       Flyball: RF
          ---      18%  J Busby         Single to LF
   O      1--      19%  C Carrasquel    Groundout: P-1B; Busby to 2B
          -2-      19%  H Score         Walk
                  Tommy Byrne replaces Don Larsen pitching and batting 9th
          12-      17%  B Avila         Walk; Busby to 3B; Score to 2B
   O      123      21%  G Woodling      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Herb Score facing 2-3-4
                  Jim Hegan replaces Hal Naragon playing C batting 6th
   O      ---      19%  B Cerv          Strikeout
   R      ---      28%  M Mantle        Home Run
          ---      31%  Y Berra         Walk
   OO     1--      25%  B Skowron       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 1.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tommy Byrne facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      26%  A Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      28%  A Rosen         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      29%  V Wertz         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-3, Herb Score facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      25%  H Bauer         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      23%  A Carey         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      26%  J Coleman       Ground-rule Double
   O      -2-      22%  T Byrne         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 1.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tommy Byrne facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      24%  J Hegan         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      25%  J Busby         Flyball: 2B
          ---      24%  C Carrasquel    Walk
   O      1--      26%  H Score         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-3, Herb Score facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      22%  G McDougald     Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      20%  B Cerv          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      18%  M Mantle        Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 1.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tommy Byrne facing 1-2-3
                  Elston Howard replaces Mickey Mantle playing LF batting 3rd; Bob Cerv moves to CF
   O      ---      20%  B Avila         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      18%  G Woodling      Walk
   OO     1--      22%  A Smith         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-3, Herb Score facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      18%  Y Berra         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      15%  B Skowron       Lineout: RF
          ---      17%  H Bauer         Single to LF
          1--      22%  A Carey         Single to CF; Bauer to 3B
   R      1-3      35%  J Coleman       Single to CF; Bauer Scores; Carey to 2B
   R      12-      59%  T Byrne         Single to RF; Carey Scores; Coleman to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  G McDougald     Lineout: 2B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 3.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Tommy Byrne facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      55%  A Rosen         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      58%  V Wertz         Flyball: LF
          ---      52%  J Hegan         Triple to LF
   O      --3      61%  J Busby         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Tied 3-3, Herb Score facing 2-3-4
          ---      67%  B Cerv          Single to LF
   O      1--      65%  E Howard        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Cerv to 2B
   O      -2-      58%  Y Berra         Strikeout
                  Bob Lemon replaces Herb Score pitching and batting 9th
          -2-      61%  B Skowron       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Cerv to 3B
                  Joe Collins pinch hits for Hank Bauer batting 6th
          1-3      63%  J Collins       Walk; Skowron to 2B
                  Irv Noren pinch hits for Andy Carey batting 7th
   R      123      88%  I Noren         Walk; Cerv Scores/unER; Skowron to 3B; Collins to 2B
                  Billy Hunter pinch runs for Irv Noren batting 7th
   O      123      84%  J Coleman       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 4.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-4, Tommy Byrne facing 8-9-1
                  Billy Martin replaces Billy Hunter playing 2B batting 7th; Jerry Coleman moves to 3B; Joe Collins moves to RF
   O      ---      91%  C Carrasquel    Lineout: SS
                  Sam Mele pinch hits for Bob Lemon batting 9th
   R      ---      56%  S Mele          Home Run
   O      ---      60%  B Avila         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      64%  G Woodling      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Tied 4-4, Don Mossi facing 9-1-2
                  Don Mossi replaces Sam Mele pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      58%  T Byrne         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      54%  G McDougald     Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      50%  B Cerv          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Yankees 4.

Top of the 10th, Indians Batting, Tied 4-4, Tommy Byrne facing 3-4-5
          ---      42%  A Smith         Single to LF
   OO     1--      60%  A Rosen         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      64%  V Wertz         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 10th, Yankees Batting, Tied 4-4, Don Mossi facing 3-4-5
                  Preston Ward replaces Vic Wertz playing 1B batting 5th
          ---      71%  E Howard        Single to LF
          1--      82%  Y Berra         Walk; Howard to 2B
   O      12-      84%  B Skowron       Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Howard to 3B; Berra to 2B
          -23      83%  J Collins       Fielder's Choice 1B
                  Bob Feller replaces Don Mossi pitching and batting 9th
   R      123     100%  B Martin        Single to CF; Howard Scores; Berra to 3B; Collins to 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 4, Yankees 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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