BRO @ NYA
Final Score: BRO 3 - NYA 5
Game Information
- Ballpark
- Yankee Stadium I
- Attendance
- 73,977
- Game Duration
- 137 minutes
- Day/Night
- Day
- Winning Pitcher
- Whitey Ford
- Losing Pitcher
- Roger Craig
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
- rtol
Line Score
BRO Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Campanella | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Roger Craig | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Carl Furillo | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Jim Gilliam | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Gil Hodges | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Randy Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Clem Labine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Charlie Neal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Pee Wee Reese | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Jackie Robinson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Duke Snider | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .258 |
NYA Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Bauer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Yogi Berra | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Andy Carey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Joe Collins | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Whitey Ford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mickey Mantle | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Billy Martin | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Gil McDougald | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Enos Slaughter | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .258 |
BRO Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Craig (L) | L | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6.00 |
| Clem Labine | - | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4.50 | |
NYA Pitching
Brooklyn Dodgers at New York Yankees, October 6, 1956
The New York Yankees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-3 at Yankee Stadium I on October 6, 1956 in a World Series game. Retrosheet records a crowd of 73,977, a running time of 137 minutes, and a day start for this game. Conditions were recorded as sunny skies. The Brooklyn Dodgers scored single runs in the second, sixth, and seventh innings. The New York Yankees' runs came in the second, sixth, and eighth innings, 3 of them in the sixth. Hits were 8 for the Brooklyn Dodgers and 8 for the New York Yankees, with 1 and 1 errors. The win went to Whitey Ford, allowing 2 earned runs on 8 hits in 9.0 innings. The loss was charged to Roger Craig after 6.0 innings and 4 runs. No pitcher struck out more than Whitey Ford, who had 7. Carl Furillo led the Brooklyn Dodgers at the plate: 2 for 4 and 1 double. Enos Slaughter led the New York Yankees at the plate: 2 for 3, 1 home run, and 3 RBI. Billy Martin also homered for the New York Yankees. Behind the plate was umpire Dusty Boggess.
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