Tuesday, March 22, 2016

1956 AL Game of Note: Det at NY

August 26, 1956

Ray Boone, 3rd baseman for the Detroit Tigers, had an impressive day at the plate today as the Tigers defeated the New York Yankees 9-6. Boone hit 3 homeruns, tripled, singled, and had 5 RBI leading Detroit to victory. The unstoppable Detroit Tigers now hold a 14 game lead over the 2nd place Chicago White Sox. The Yankees continue their unimpressive play and trail Detroit by 21 games.

Tigers' third baseman Ray Boone was patriarch of star-studded ...

BOXSCORE: 1956 Detroit Tigers At 1956 New York Yankees              8/26/1956
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Tuttle CF         3  0  1  0 .297     G.McDougald 2B      4  1  0  0 .315  
  E.Torgeson 1B       5  1  1  0 .268     B.Martin 3B         5  1  1  0 .245  
  A.Kaline RF         5  0  0  0 .292     M.Mantle CF         4  1  1  1 .306  
  C.Maxwell LF        5  1  1  0 .313     Y.Berra C           3  1  1  1 .282  
  R.Boone 3B          5  4  4  5 .340     E.Slaughter LF      3  1  0  0 .274  
  H.Kuenn SS          5  1  3  1 .363     B.Skowron 1B        3  1  1  0 .297  
  F.Bolling 2B        5  1  1  2 .315     H.Bauer RF          3  0  0  1 .199  
  F.House C           4  0  0  0 .234     B.Hunter SS         3  0  1  2 .275  
  P.Foytack P         2  1  2  0 .136     D.Larsen P          0  0  0  0 .267  
B-W.Belardi PH        1  0  0  0 .222     T.Morgan P          0  0  0  0 .375  
  W.Masterson P       0  0  0  0 .500   C-G.Wilson PH         1  0  0  0 .000  
                                          B.Grim P            0  0  0  0 .286  
                                          T.Sturdivant P      2  0  1  0 .297  
                                        A-T.Carroll SS        2  0  0  0 .313  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      40  9 13  8                 Totals      33  6  6  5
 
A-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Sturdivant In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Foytack In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Morgan In 8th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 0 1 1  0 0 3  3 0 1  -  9 13  1
Yankees......... 0 0 0  3 1 0  2 0 0  -  6  6  3
 
Tigers (85-38)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
P.Foytack WIN(11-9)       7       5   6   5   5   8   0   4.04
W.Masterson SAVE(1st)     2       1   0   0   0   3   0   4.67
Totals                    9       6   6   5   5  11   0
 
Yankees (65-60)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
T.Sturdivant LOSS(5-4)    6 1/3  11   8   6   1   3   3   2.27
D.Larsen                  1 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   3.05
T.Morgan                  0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3.75
B.Grim                    1       1   1   1   0   0   1   2.98
Totals                    9      13   9   7   1   3   4
 
ATTENDANCE- 36,061 DATE- Sunday, August 26th 1956 TIME- Day 
UMPIRES- Eddie Rommel, John Stevens, Frank Tabacchi, Ed Runge
T- 2:36
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 7  Yankees: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 0  Yankees: 1
ERRORS- R.Boone, G.McDougald, Y.Berra, B.Skowron
DOUBLES- B.Martin(22nd), B.Skowron(25th), B.Hunter(3rd)
TRIPLES- R.Boone(10th), H.Kuenn(4th), M.Mantle(3rd)
HOME RUNS- R.Boone-3(23rd), F.Bolling(7th)
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Tuttle-2
SACRIFICE FLIES- H.Bauer
WALKS- P.Foytack, G.McDougald, M.Mantle, Y.Berra, E.Slaughter, B.Skowron
STRIKE OUTS- A.Kaline-2, C.Maxwell, G.McDougald-3, B.Martin, M.Mantle,
             B.Skowron-2, H.Bauer-2, T.Carroll-2
GIDP- F.Bolling
WILD PITCHES- P.Foytack
PASSED BALLS- Y.Berra
2-out RBI- B.Hunter-2, M.Mantle, Y.Berra
RLISP 2-out- C.Maxwell-2, Y.Berra, T.Sturdivant, A.Kaline-3, E.Slaughter,
             T.Carroll
 
Ray Boone blasted 3 homeruns and had 5 RBI at Yankee Stadium as the
indomitable Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 9 to 6.
 
Boone was unconscious all day.  The New York fans hated to see him approaching
the batter's box as he just kept delivering base hits! He hit a bases-empty
home run in the 2nd inning, tripled in the 6th inning, clubbed a three-run
home run in the 7th inning and blasted a solo shot in the 9th inning.  The
New York batters didn't put up a fight in the bottom of the 9th.  
 
The winning pitcher was Paul Foytack(11-9) who allowed 6 runs in 7 innings.
Walt Masterson gained credit for his 1st save.  Tom Sturdivant(5-4) suffered
the loss.  He allowed 3 homeruns in 6 and 1/3 innings of work.  
 
'It's almost like the ball was trying to hit my bat,' Boone said. 'Whenever I
would swing, the ball found the sweet spot.'

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