NYA @ BRO

October 05, 1956

Final Score: NYA 8 - BRO 13

Game Information

Ballpark
Ebbets Field
Attendance
36,217
Game Duration
206 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Don Bessent
Losing Pitcher
Tom Morgan

Umpires

Home Plate
Hank Soar
First Base
Dusty Boggess
Second Base
Larry Napp
Third Base
Babe Pinelli

Weather & Field Conditions

Sky
Sunny
Precipitation
None
Wind Direction
fromlf

Line Score

NYA @ BRO — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
NYA 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 12 2
BRO 0 6 1 2 2 0 0 2 x 13 12 0

NYA Batting

NYA @ BRO — NYA Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Hank Bauer 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Yogi Berra 4 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 .500
Tommy Byrne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Andy Carey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jerry Coleman 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Joe Collins 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Johnny Kucks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Don Larsen 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Mickey Mantle 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Billy Martin 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250
Mickey McDermott 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Gil McDougald 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Tom Morgan 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Norm Siebern 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bill Skowron 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Enos Slaughter 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Tom Sturdivant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bob Turley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 35 8 12 8 4 4 0 0 1 0 .343

BRO Batting

NYA @ BRO — BRO Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Sandy Amoros 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000
Don Bessent 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Roy Campanella 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Gino Cimoli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Carl Furillo 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Jim Gilliam 3 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Gil Hodges 3 2 3 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 1.000
Randy Jackson 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Dale Mitchell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Don Newcombe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Pee Wee Reese 6 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Jackie Robinson 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Ed Roebuck 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Duke Snider 4 3 2 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 .500
Team Totals 35 13 12 13 11 10 2 0 1 0 .343

NYA Pitching

NYA @ BRO — NYA Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Tommy Byrne - 0.1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0.00
Johnny Kucks - 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
Don Larsen - 1.2 1 4 0 4 0 0 0.00
Mickey McDermott - 3.0 2 2 1 3 3 0 3.00
Tom Morgan (L) L 2.0 5 4 4 2 3 0 18.00
Tom Sturdivant - 0.2 2 1 1 2 2 0 13.50
Bob Turley - 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Team Totals 8.0 12 13 6 11 10 1 6.75

BRO Pitching

NYA @ BRO — BRO Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Don Bessent (W) W 7.0 6 2 2 2 4 0 2.57
Don Newcombe - 1.2 6 6 6 2 0 1 32.40
Ed Roebuck - 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 12 8 8 4 4 1 8.00

New York Yankees at Brooklyn Dodgers, October 5, 1956

This box score records a 13-8 win for the Brooklyn Dodgers over the New York Yankees at Ebbets Field, October 5, 1956 in a World Series game. The information panel shows attendance of 36,217, a game time of 206 minutes, and a day start. Conditions were recorded as sunny skies. The New York Yankees scored in the first, second, fourth, and ninth innings, with the biggest frame a 5-run second. The Brooklyn Dodgers scored in the second, third, fourth, fifth, and eighth innings, with the biggest frame a 6-run second. Hits were 12 for the New York Yankees and 12 for the Brooklyn Dodgers, with 2 and 0 errors. Don Bessent was the winning pitcher, allowing 2 earned runs on 6 hits in 7.0 innings. Tom Morgan took the loss after 2.0 innings and 4 runs. The New York Yankees used Tommy Byrne, Johnny Kucks, Don Larsen, Mickey McDermott, and Tom Morgan on the mound. The Brooklyn Dodgers used Don Bessent, Don Newcombe, and Ed Roebuck on the mound. Yogi Berra led the New York Yankees at the plate: 2 for 4, 1 home run, and 4 RBI. Gil Hodges led the Brooklyn Dodgers at the plate: 3 for 3, 2 doubles, and 4 RBI. Duke Snider also homered for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Behind the plate was umpire Hank Soar.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.