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Scores
Standings
BAL
@BOS		13
6
CLE
@CHW		3
2
CLE
@CHW		0
1		 
(10)
KCA
@DET		1
6
NYY
@WSH		6
4
CHC
@CIN		3
4
STL
@MLN		5
6		 
(11)
STL
@MLN		3
5
BRO
@NYG		7
3
PHI
@PIT		3
6
Friday, August 31, 1956,
, Griffith Stadium
Attendance: 15,525, Time of Game: 2:45
Yankees
6
83-46
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
 at Senators
4
52-74
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
W: Whitey Ford (15-5)
L: Camilo Pascual (6-14)
S: Tom Morgan (3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  3  1   0  0  0   1  1  0    6 12  1
Senators        0  1  0   2  0  1   0  0  0    4  6  0

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Enos Slaughter LF 5 0 2 2 0 1 .282 .759 0.130 1.03 0.194 -0.064 1.1 1 0
Billy Martin 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 .280 .747 -0.108 0.82 0.000 -0.108 -1.3 0 2
Mickey Mantle CF 4 2 1 1 1 2 .366 1.210 0.195 0.69 0.237 -0.042 0.8 3 0 HR
Yogi Berra C 5 1 2 0 0 0 .285 .877 0.014 0.74 0.064 -0.050 -0.0 4 1
Bill Skowron 1B 4 1 2 1 1 1 .306 .904 0.130 0.87 0.164 -0.034 1.5 13 1 2B
Gil McDougald 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .311 .839 -0.127 1.13 0.000 -0.127 -1.4 0 4
Hank Bauer RF 4 2 3 1 0 0 .244 .770 0.151 1.16 0.171 -0.021 1.4 3 0
Billy Hunter SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .341 .918 -0.074 1.31 0.035 -0.109 -0.6 3 4 2B
Whitey Ford P 3 0 1 1 0 0 .197 .519 0.021 1.17 0.102 -0.081 -0.0 0 2 SH
   Tom Morgan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .368 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 38 6 12 6 2 9 .316 .797 0.332 0.97 0.967 -0.636 1.5 27 14
2B: B Skowron (18, off C Pascual); B Hunter (3, off C Pascual).
HR: M Mantle (47, off C Pascual; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
SH: W Ford (5, off C Pascual).
TB: M Mantle 4; H Bauer 3; B Skowron 3; B Hunter 2; Y Berra 2; E Slaughter 2; W Ford.
RBI: E Slaughter 2 (25); H Bauer (70); W Ford (4); M Mantle (118); B Skowron (73).
2-out RBI: E Slaughter 2; W Ford.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 10.
Fielding
E: B Martin (12).

Washington Senators

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Eddie Yost 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 .243 .784 -0.033 0.97 0.054 -0.088 -0.3 2 1
Ed Fitz Gerald C 2 0 0 0 2 0 .320 .839 -0.078 1.20 0.040 -0.118 -0.5 10 0
Pete Runnels 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .312 .803 0.017 1.18 0.078 -0.061 -0.2 6 0
Roy Sievers LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .252 .856 -0.100 1.67 0.042 -0.142 -0.5 3 0
Jim Lemon RF 4 3 3 4 0 1 .273 .869 0.386 1.54 0.442 -0.056 3.3 2 0 3·HR
Karl Olson CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .265 .680 0.071 1.17 0.122 -0.050 0.4 1 0 2B
Herb Plews 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .718 -0.114 1.57 0.013 -0.127 -0.7 2 2
Jose Valdivielso SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .228 .627 -0.120 1.13 0.000 -0.120 -0.9 1 0
   Lou Berberet PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .287 .831 -0.047 1.83 0.000 -0.047 -0.2
Camilo Pascual P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .381 -0.122 1.54 0.000 -0.122 -0.8 0 4
   Clint Courtney PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .304 .825 -0.030 1.19 0.000 -0.030 -0.2
Team Totals 33 4 6 4 4 3 .182 .755 -0.170 1.32 0.791 -0.961 -0.5 27 7
2B: K Olson (10, off W Ford).
HR: J Lemon 3 (26, 3 off W Ford; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: J Lemon 12; K Olson 3; P Runnels.
RBI: J Lemon 4 (85).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Baserunning
Pickoffs: E Fitz Gerald (1st base by W Ford).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Whitey Ford, W (15-5) 7.1 5 4 4 4 2 3 2.64 31 50 -0.022 1.24 -0.5
Tom Morgan, S (3) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.98 6 1 0 0.189 1.77 1.0
Team Totals 9 6 4 4 4 3 3 4.00 37 50 1 0 0.167 0.97 0.5

Washington Senators

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Camilo Pascual, L (6-14) 9 12 6 6 2 9 1 5.75 41 46 -0.333 0.97 -1.5
Team Totals 9 12 6 6 2 9 1 6.00 41 46 -0.333 1.32 -1.5
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: W Ford (11; E Fitz Gerald, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Joe Paparella, 3B - Eddie Hurley.
Time of Game: 2:45.
Attendance: 15,525.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Washington Senators
1 Enos Slaughter LF 1 Eddie Yost 3B
2 Billy Martin 3B 2 Ed Fitz Gerald C
3 Mickey Mantle CF 3 Pete Runnels 1B
4 Yogi Berra C 4 Roy Sievers LF
5 Bill Skowron 1B 5 Jim Lemon RF
6 Gil McDougald 2B 6 Karl Olson CF
7 Hank Bauer RF 7 Herb Plews 2B
8 Billy Hunter SS 8 Jose Valdivielso SS
9 Whitey Ford P 9 Camilo Pascual P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t7 4-4 1 --- R NYY M. Mantle C. Pascual 21% 67% Home Run
b6 3-4 0 --- R WSH J. Lemon W. Ford -18% 42% Home Run
b4 1-4 0 1-- RR WSH J. Lemon W. Ford -17% 57% Home Run; Sievers Scores
t8 5-4 2 -2- R NYY E. Slaughter C. Pascual 12% 85% Single to LF; Bauer Scores
t2 1-0 2 12- R NYY W. Ford C. Pascual 10% 70% Single to RF; Skowron Scores; Bauer 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, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Senators' Camilo Pascual facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O NYY E. Slaughter C. Pascual -2% 48% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- O NYY B. Martin C. Pascual -2% 46% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- O NYY M. Mantle C. Pascual -1% 45% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Senators 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O WSH E. Yost W. Ford 2% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O WSH E. Fitz Gerald W. Ford 2% 49% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O WSH P. Runnels W. Ford 1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Senators 0.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Senators' Camilo Pascual facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- NYY Y. Berra C. Pascual 4% 54% Single to RF (Fly Ball)
t2 0-0 0 1-- NYY B. Skowron C. Pascual 6% 60% Single to CF; Berra to 2B
t2 0-0 0 12- O NYY G. McDougald C. Pascual -6% 54% Foul Flyball: C
t2 0-0 1 12- R NYY H. Bauer C. Pascual 10% 64% Single to CF; Berra Scores; Skowron to 2B
t2 1-0 1 12- O NYY B. Hunter C. Pascual -4% 60% Foul Flyball: 1B
t2 1-0 2 12- R NYY W. Ford C. Pascual 10% 70% Single to RF; Skowron Scores; Bauer to 3B
t2 2-0 2 1-3 R NYY E. Slaughter C. Pascual 8% 78% Single to CF; Bauer Scores; Ford to 2B
t2 3-0 2 12- O NYY B. Martin C. Pascual -3% 75% Groundout: P-1B
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Senators 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Senators Batting, Behind 0-3, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 4-5-6
b2 0-3 0 --- O WSH R. Sievers W. Ford 2% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-3 1 --- R WSH J. Lemon W. Ford -9% 69% Home Run
b2 1-3 1 --- O WSH K. Olson W. Ford 2% 70% Flyball: RF
b2 1-3 2 --- WSH H. Plews W. Ford -1% 69% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
b2 1-3 2 1-- O WSH J. Valdivielso W. Ford 2% 72% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Senators 1.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Senators' Camilo Pascual facing 3-4-5
t3 3-1 0 --- NYY M. Mantle C. Pascual 3% 74% Walk
t3 3-1 0 1-- O NYY Y. Berra C. Pascual -3% 72% Flyball: LF
t3 3-1 1 1-- R NYY B. Skowron C. Pascual 9% 81% Double to CF; Mantle Scores
t3 4-1 1 -2- O NYY G. McDougald C. Pascual -2% 79% Strikeout
t3 4-1 2 -2- O NYY H. Bauer C. Pascual -2% 77% Lineout: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Senators 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Senators Batting, Behind 1-4, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 9-1-2
b3 1-4 0 --- O WSH C. Pascual W. Ford 2% 79% Strikeout
b3 1-4 1 --- O WSH E. Yost W. Ford 2% 81% Foul Flyball: C
b3 1-4 2 --- WSH E. Fitz Gerald W. Ford -1% 80% Walk
b3 1-4 2 1-- O WSH P. Runnels W. Ford 2% 82% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Senators 1.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-1, Senators' Camilo Pascual facing 8-9-1
t4 4-1 0 --- NYY B. Hunter C. Pascual 4% 85% Double to CF
t4 4-1 0 -2- O NYY W. Ford C. Pascual -3% 82% Fielder's Choice P; Hunter out at 3B/P-3B
t4 4-1 1 1-- O NYY E. Slaughter C. Pascual -2% 80% Popfly: 3B
t4 4-1 2 1-- O NYY B. Martin C. Pascual -1% 79% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Senators 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Senators Batting, Behind 1-4, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 4-5-6
b4 1-4 0 --- WSH R. Sievers W. Ford -4% 75% Walk
b4 1-4 0 1-- RR WSH J. Lemon W. Ford -17% 57% Home Run; Sievers Scores
b4 3-4 0 --- WSH K. Olson W. Ford -8% 49% Double to RF
b4 3-4 0 -2- O WSH H. Plews W. Ford 2% 51% Flyball: CF; Olson to 3B
b4 3-4 1 --3 O WSH J. Valdivielso W. Ford 8% 59% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 3-4 2 --3 O WSH C. Pascual W. Ford 5% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Senators 3.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-3, Senators' Camilo Pascual facing 3-4-5
t5 4-3 0 --- O NYY M. Mantle C. Pascual -2% 62% Strikeout
t5 4-3 1 --- NYY Y. Berra C. Pascual 3% 64% Single to SS
t5 4-3 1 1-- O NYY B. Skowron C. Pascual -3% 61% Flyball: RF
t5 4-3 2 1-- O NYY G. McDougald C. Pascual -3% 59% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Senators 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Senators Batting, Behind 3-4, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 1-2-3
b5 3-4 0 --- WSH E. Yost W. Ford -5% 53% Walk
b5 3-4 0 1-- O WSH E. Fitz Gerald W. Ford 5% 58% Groundout: C-SS/Forceout at 2B
b5 3-4 1 1-- O WSH P. Runnels W. Ford 3% 61% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Fitz Gerald to 2B
b5 3-4 2 -2- O WSH R. Sievers W. Ford 5% 66% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Senators 3.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-3, Senators' Camilo Pascual facing 7-8-9
t6 4-3 0 --- NYY H. Bauer C. Pascual 4% 70% Single to SS
t6 4-3 0 1-- O NYY B. Hunter C. Pascual -4% 66% Strikeout Looking
t6 4-3 1 1-- O NYY W. Ford C. Pascual -3% 63% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
t6 4-3 2 1-- O NYY E. Slaughter C. Pascual -3% 61% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Senators 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Senators Batting, Behind 3-4, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 5-6-7
b6 3-4 0 --- R WSH J. Lemon W. Ford -18% 42% Home Run
b6 4-4 0 --- O WSH K. Olson W. Ford 3% 46% Flyball: CF
b6 4-4 1 --- O WSH H. Plews W. Ford 2% 48% Groundout: P-1B
b6 4-4 2 --- O WSH J. Valdivielso W. Ford 2% 50% Popfly: SS
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Senators 4.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Tied 4-4, Senators' Camilo Pascual facing 2-3-4
t7 4-4 0 --- O NYY B. Martin C. Pascual -4% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 4-4 1 --- R NYY M. Mantle C. Pascual 21% 67% Home Run
t7 5-4 1 --- O NYY Y. Berra C. Pascual -2% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 5-4 2 --- NYY B. Skowron C. Pascual 1% 67% Walk
t7 5-4 2 1-- O NYY G. McDougald C. Pascual -3% 64% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Senators 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Senators Batting, Behind 4-5, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 9-1-2
b7 4-5 0 --- O WSH C. Pascual W. Ford 5% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 4-5 1 --- O WSH E. Yost W. Ford 4% 72% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 4-5 2 --- WSH E. Fitz Gerald W. Ford -3% 70% Walk
b7 4-5 2 1-- O WSH P. Runnels W. Ford 5% 75% Fitz Gerald Picked off 1B (P-1B-SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Senators 4.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-4, Senators' Camilo Pascual facing 7-8-9
t8 5-4 0 --- NYY H. Bauer C. Pascual 3% 78% Single to CF
t8 5-4 0 1-- O NYY B. Hunter C. Pascual -3% 75% Flyball: CF
t8 5-4 1 1-- O NYY W. Ford C. Pascual -2% 73% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Bauer to 2B
t8 5-4 2 -2- R NYY E. Slaughter C. Pascual 12% 85% Single to LF; Bauer Scores
t8 6-4 2 1-- O NYY B. Martin C. Pascual -1% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Senators 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Senators Batting, Behind 4-6, Yankees' Whitey Ford facing 3-4-5
b8 4-6 0 --- WSH P. Runnels W. Ford -8% 76% Single to RF
b8 4-6 0 1-- O WSH R. Sievers W. Ford 7% 83% Flyball: RF
Tom Morgan replaces Whitey Ford pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-6 1 1-- O WSH J. Lemon T. Morgan 6% 88% Strikeout
b8 4-6 2 1-- WSH K. Olson T. Morgan -4% 84% Single to CF; Runnels to 2B
b8 4-6 2 12- O WSH H. Plews T. Morgan 8% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 6, Senators 4.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-4, Senators' Camilo Pascual facing 3-4-5
t9 6-4 0 --- O NYY M. Mantle C. Pascual -1% 92% Strikeout Looking
t9 6-4 1 --- O NYY Y. Berra C. Pascual -1% 91% Lineout: 2B
t9 6-4 2 --- O NYY B. Skowron C. Pascual -0% 91% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Senators 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Senators Batting, Behind 4-6, Yankees' Tom Morgan facing 8-9-1
Lou Berberet pinch hits for Jose Valdivielso (SS) batting 8th
b9 4-6 0 --- O WSH L. Berberet T. Morgan 5% 96% Groundout: 1B unassisted
Clint Courtney pinch hits for Camilo Pascual (P) batting 9th
b9 4-6 1 --- O WSH C. Courtney T. Morgan 3% 99% Flyball: CF
b9 4-6 2 --- O WSH E. Yost T. Morgan 1% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Senators 4.

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