BRO @ NYA
Final Score: BRO 2 - NYA 6
Game Information
- Ballpark
- Yankee Stadium I
- Attendance
- 69,705
- Game Duration
- 163 minutes
- Day/Night
- Day
- Winning Pitcher
- Tom Sturdivant
- Losing Pitcher
- Carl Erskine
Umpires
- Home Plate
- Larry Napp
- First Base
- Babe Pinelli
- Second Base
- Hank Soar
- Third Base
- Dusty Boggess
Weather & Field Conditions
- Sky
- Sunny
- Field Condition
- Wet
- Precipitation
- None
- Wind Direction
- torf
Line Score
BRO Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Amoros | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Roy Campanella | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Don Drysdale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Carl Erskine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Carl Furillo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jim Gilliam | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Gil Hodges | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 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 |
| Pee Wee Reese | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Jackie Robinson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Ed Roebuck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Duke Snider | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Rube Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .194 |
NYA Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Bauer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Yogi Berra | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Andy Carey | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Joe Collins | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Mickey Mantle | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 |
| Billy Martin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Gil McDougald | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Enos Slaughter | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tom Sturdivant | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .241 |
BRO Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Drysdale | - | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 |
| Carl Erskine (L) | L | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.75 |
| Ed Roebuck | - | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4.50 |
| Team Totals | 8.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6.75 | |
NYA Pitching
Brooklyn Dodgers at New York Yankees, October 7, 1956
This box score records a 6-2 win for the New York Yankees over the Brooklyn Dodgers at Yankee Stadium I, October 7, 1956 in a World Series game. Retrosheet records a crowd of 69,705, a game time of 163 minutes, and a day start for this game. The weather notes give sunny skies. The Brooklyn Dodgers scored single runs in the fourth and ninth innings. The line score has the New York Yankees crossing the plate in the first, fourth, sixth, and seventh; the fourth brought 2 runs. The Brooklyn Dodgers had 6 hits and the New York Yankees 7, with 0 and 2 errors. The win went to Tom Sturdivant, allowing 2 earned runs on 6 hits in 9.0 innings. The loss was charged to Carl Erskine after 4.0 innings and 3 runs. Tom Sturdivant led all pitchers with 7 strikeouts. The Brooklyn Dodgers used Don Drysdale, Carl Erskine, and Ed Roebuck on the mound. The Brooklyn Dodgers' top hitter was Roy Campanella, 2 for 2 and 1 RBI. For the New York Yankees, Hank Bauer went 1 for 4, 1 home run, and 2 RBI. The New York Yankees got another home run from Mickey Mantle. The home-plate umpire was Larry Napp.
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