BRO @ NYA

October 08, 1956

Final Score: BRO 0 - NYA 2

Game Information

Ballpark
Yankee Stadium I
Attendance
64,519
Game Duration
126 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Don Larsen
Losing Pitcher
Sal Maglie

Umpires

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

Weather & Field Conditions

Sky
Sunny
Field Condition
Dry
Precipitation
None
Wind Direction
tolf

Line Score

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

BRO Batting

BRO @ NYA — 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
Roy Campanella 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Carl Furillo 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jim Gilliam 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Gil Hodges 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Sal Maglie 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Dale Mitchell 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Pee Wee Reese 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Jackie Robinson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Duke Snider 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 27 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 .000

NYA Batting

BRO @ NYA — NYA Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Hank Bauer 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Yogi Berra 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Andy Carey 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Joe Collins 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250
Don Larsen 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Mickey Mantle 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333
Billy Martin 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Gil McDougald 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Enos Slaughter 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 26 2 5 2 2 5 0 0 1 0 .192

BRO Pitching

BRO @ NYA — BRO Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Sal Maglie (L) L 8.0 5 2 2 2 5 1 2.25
Team Totals 8.0 5 2 2 2 5 1 2.25

NYA Pitching

BRO @ NYA — NYA Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Don Larsen (W) W 9.0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.00

Brooklyn Dodgers at New York Yankees, October 8, 1956

On October 8, 1956, the New York Yankees defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 2-0 at Yankee Stadium I, a World Series game. Retrosheet records attendance of 64,519, a game time of 126 minutes, and a day start for this game. Conditions were recorded as sunny skies. The Brooklyn Dodgers did not score. The New York Yankees scored single runs in the fourth and sixth innings. Hits were 0 for the Brooklyn Dodgers and 5 for the New York Yankees, with 0 and 0 errors. The win went to Don Larsen, allowing 0 earned runs on 0 hits in 9.0 innings. Sal Maglie took the loss after 8.0 innings and 2 runs. No pitcher struck out more than Don Larsen, who had 7. For the New York Yankees, Mickey Mantle went 1 for 3, 1 home run, and 1 RBI. Babe Pinelli worked home plate.

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