NYA @ BRO

October 10, 1956

Final Score: NYA 9 - BRO 0

Game Information

Ballpark
Ebbets Field
Attendance
33,782
Game Duration
139 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Johnny Kucks
Losing Pitcher
Don Newcombe

Umpires

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

Weather & Field Conditions

Sky
Sunny
Field Condition
Dry
Precipitation
None
Wind Direction
torf

Line Score

NYA @ BRO — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
NYA 2 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 9 10 0
BRO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1

NYA Batting

NYA @ BRO — NYA Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Hank Bauer 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200
Yogi Berra 3 3 2 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 .667
Andy Carey 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Elston Howard 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .400
Johnny Kucks 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Mickey Mantle 4 1 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 .250
Billy Martin 5 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .400
Gil McDougald 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Bill Skowron 5 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .200
Team Totals 37 9 10 9 4 8 2 0 4 1 .270

BRO Batting

NYA @ BRO — BRO Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Sandy Amoros 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Don Bessent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Roy Campanella 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Roger Craig 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Carl Erskine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Carl Furillo 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Jim Gilliam 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gil Hodges 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dale Mitchell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Don Newcombe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Pee Wee Reese 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jackie Robinson 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Ed Roebuck 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Duke Snider 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Rube Walker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 28 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 .107

NYA Pitching

NYA @ BRO — NYA Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Johnny Kucks (W) W 9.0 3 0 0 3 1 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 3 0 0 3 1 0 0.00

BRO Pitching

NYA @ BRO — BRO Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Don Bessent - 3.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Roger Craig - 0.0 3 4 4 2 0 1 0.00
Carl Erskine - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Don Newcombe (L) L 3.0 5 5 5 1 4 3 15.00
Ed Roebuck - 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 10 9 9 4 8 4 9.00

New York Yankees at Brooklyn Dodgers, October 10, 1956

The New York Yankees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 9-0 at Ebbets Field on October 10, 1956 in the World Series. The 9-0 final was one-sided. Retrosheet records attendance of 33,782, a running time of 139 minutes, and a day start for this game. The weather notes give sunny skies. The New York Yankees' runs came in the first, third, fourth, and seventh innings, 4 of them in the seventh. The Brooklyn Dodgers did not score. Hits were 10 for the New York Yankees and 3 for the Brooklyn Dodgers, with 0 and 1 errors. Johnny Kucks was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 3 hits in 9.0 innings. Don Newcombe took the loss after 3.0 innings and 5 runs. The Brooklyn Dodgers' pitching table lists Don Bessent, Roger Craig, Carl Erskine, Don Newcombe, and Ed Roebuck. For the New York Yankees, Yogi Berra went 2 for 3, 2 home runs, and 4 RBI. The New York Yankees got more home runs from Elston Howard and Bill Skowron. Duke Snider led the Brooklyn Dodgers at the plate: 2 for 4. The home-plate umpire was Dusty Boggess.

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