1956 AL Game of Note: NY at Cle.

June 17, 1956

New York rookie outfielder Norm Siebern hit for the cycle today as the Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians 7-5. What a way to start a MLB career! After only 14 AB, young Siebern has achieved one of the toughest accomplishments in baseball for any hitter. He got the hardest part of hitting for a cycle, a triple, in the 1st inning. The homerun he hit in the 7th was his 1st of the season as well as his 1st of his career.

BOXSCORE: 1956 New York Yankees At 1956 Cleveland Indians           6/17/1956
 
  Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  G.McDougald SS      5  2  3  0 .313     A.Smith RF          3  1  1  0 .285  
  N.Siebern LF        5  2  4  2 .286     B.Avila 2B          5  0  1  1 .241  
  M.Mantle CF         2  1  1  2 .290     S.Mele LF           3  1  1  1 .167  
  Y.Berra C           4  0  0  1 .275     A.Rosen 3B          5  1  1  2 .244  
  J.Collins 1B        4  1  1  0 .229     V.Wertz 1B          4  0  1  0 .222  
  I.Noren RF          3  0  0  0 .200     J.Busby CF          3  0  0  0 .272  
  A.Carey 3B          4  0  1  1 .270     J.Hegan C           3  1  2  0 .151  
  J.Coleman 2B        4  1  1  0 .333   B-P.Ward PH           1  0  0  0 .327  
  W.Ford P            2  0  1  0 .261   D-E.Averill C         0  0  0  0 .289  
A-B.Skowron PH        1  0  0  0 .324     G.Strickland SS     3  1  1  0 .278  
  R.Coleman P         0  0  0  0 .333   C-G.Woodling PH       1  0  0  0 .243  
  T.Morgan P          1  0  0  0 .250   E-K.Kuhn SS           0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          E.Wynn P            2  0  0  1 .294  
                                        F-H.Naragon PH        1  0  1  0 .343  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  7 12  6                 Totals      34  5  9  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Ford In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Hegan In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Strickland In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Ward In 9th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Woodling In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Wynn In 9th Inning
 
Yankees......... 1 1 1  0 0 0  4 0 0  -  7 12  0
Indians......... 0 0 2  0 0 0  3 0 0  -  5  9  0
 
Yankees (30-27)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
W.Ford WIN(6-2)           6       3   2   2   2   2   1   4.46
R.Coleman                 0 2/3   4   3   3   0   1   0   3.13
T.Morgan SAVE(3rd)        2 1/3   2   0   0   3   0   0   3.68
Totals                    9       9   5   5   5   3   1
 
Indians (33-22)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
E.Wynn LOSS(7-3)          9      12   7   7   3   4   2   2.66
Totals                    9      12   7   7   3   4   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 30,757 DATE- Sunday, June 17th 1956 TIME- Day 
UMPIRES- Red Flaherty, John Rice, Bill Summers, Bill McKinley
T- 2:24
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 6  Indians: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 1  Indians: 2
DOUBLES- G.McDougald(5th), N.Siebern(1st), A.Smith(10th), J.Hegan-2(9th)
TRIPLES- N.Siebern(1st), J.Collins(1st)
HOME RUNS- N.Siebern(1st), M.Mantle(22nd), A.Rosen(9th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Mantle, Y.Berra, E.Wynn
WALKS- M.Mantle-2, I.Noren, A.Smith-2, S.Mele-2, J.Busby
STRIKE OUTS- I.Noren-2, J.Coleman-2, S.Mele, J.Busby, E.Wynn
GIDP- A.Carey, J.Coleman, A.Rosen
WILD PITCHES- E.Wynn
2-out RBI- A.Rosen-2, B.Avila, S.Mele
RLISP 2-out- E.Wynn-2, J.Collins, Y.Berra-2, A.Rosen, M.Mantle
 
Left fielder Norm Siebern hit for the cycle and had 2 RBI at Municipal Stadium
as the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 7 to 5.
 
Siebern had a big day against Cleveland.  He tripled in the 1st inning, hit a
single in the 3rd inning, clubbed a two-run home run in the 7th inning and
doubled in the 9th inning.  For the game New York out-hit Cleveland 12 to 9.
 
The win went to Whitey Ford(6-2) who allowed 2 runs in 6 innings. Ford got
help from Tom Morgan who was credited with his 3rd save.  Early Wynn(7-3) was
the losing pitcher.  He allowed a few too many baserunners giving up 12 hits
and 3 walks in 9 innings.