Thursday, May 17 1956
Phillies 5, Cardinals 4
Braves 2, Giants 0
Pirates 3, Cubs 2
Yankees 9, White Sox 6
Red Sox 9, Athletics 6
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Phillies 5, Cardinals 4
5/17/1956, StL56-Phi56, Connie Mack Stadium
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11     R  H  E   LOB DP
1956 Cardinals         3  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0     4 12  2    12  3
1956 Phillies          2  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1     5 10  1     9  1
 
Cardinals            AB  R  H BI   AVG    Phillies             AB  R  H BI   AVG
Blasingame        ss  5  2  3  0  .305    Ashburn           cf  4  0  1  0  .309
Schoendienst      2b  5  0  2  1  .294    Kazanski          2b  5  1  1  0  .185
 Jackson,L        p   0  0  0  0  .000    Lopata            1b  3  1  1  3  .222
 Sauer            ph  1  0  0  0  .294    Ennis             lf  5  0  1  0  .289
 Kinder           p   0  0  0  0  .000    Jones,W           3b  4  1  1  0  .276
Musial            rf  4  1  1  1  .347    Greengrass        rf  5  1  2  1  .246
Boyer,K           3b  6  0  0  0  .286    Seminick          c   3  0  0  0  .152
Repulski          lf  5  1  1  1  .325    Smalley           ss  5  0  1  1  .150
Moon              1b  4  0  3  0  .333    Haddix            p   2  1  1  0  .615
Del Greco         cf  4  0  0  0  .080     Owens            p   0  0  0  0  .000
Sarni             c   5  0  0  0  .405     Hamner           ph  1  0  0  0  .317
Mizell            p   3  0  0  0  .000     Meyer,J          p   1  0  1  0 1.000
 Hatton           ph  1  0  1  0  .667                         38  5 10  5
 Schofield        pr  1  0  1  0  .500
                     44  4 12  3
 
Cardinals                        INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Mizell                           8.0  6  4  3  1  6 114  75  2.72
Jackson,L                        2.0  2  0  0  2  0  31  13  3.31
Kinder           L 1-3           0.0  2  1  1  2  0  13   3  3.31
                                10.0 10  5  4  5  6 158  91 
 
Phillies                         INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Haddix                           6.1  9  4  3  2  4 114  81  5.58
Owens                            0.2  0  0  0  0  0   7   4  5.82
Meyer,J          W 2-0           4.0  3  0  0  2  2  57  34  0.00
                                11.0 12  4  3  4  6 178 119 
 
StL: Hatton batted for Mizell in the 9th
     Schofield ran for Hatton in the 9th
     Blasingame moved to 2b in the 9th
     Schofield moved to ss in the 9th
     Sauer batted for Jackson,L in the 11th
Phi: Hamner batted for Owens in the 7th
 
E-Schoendienst, Boyer,K, Jones,W. 2B-Musial(6), Moon(8), Kazanski(5). 
3B-Blasingame(3). HR-Lopata(2), Greengrass(2). RBI-Schoendienst(15), 
Musial(23), Repulski(17), Lopata 3(12), Greengrass(5), Smalley(1). 
K-Repulski 2, Del Greco, Sarni 2, Mizell, Ashburn, Lopata, Greengrass, 
Seminick, Smalley 2. BB-Musial 2, Moon, Del Greco, Lopata 2, Jones,W, 
Seminick 2. SH-Blasingame, Ashburn. 
GWRBI: Smalley
Temperature: 86, Sky: clear, Wind: out to center at 18 MPH.
Attendance: 10,212
Game Time: 2:39
 
 
 

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Braves 2, Giants 0
5/17/1956, Mil56-NYN56, Polo Grounds
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1956 Braves            0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0     2  2  3     6  0
1956 Giants            0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0     0  0  0     1  2
 
Braves               AB  R  H BI   AVG    Giants               AB  R  H BI   AVG
O'Connell         2b  0  0  0  0  .188    Lockman           lf  4  0  0  0  .247
Logan             ss  2  0  0  0  .260    Dark              ss  3  0  0  0  .231
Mathews           3b  2  0  0  0  .290    Mays              cf  3  0  0  0  .303
Aaron             rf  4  0  0  0  .304    Spencer           2b  3  0  0  0  .211
Thomson           lf  3  0  0  0  .164    Mueller           rf  3  0  0  0  .301
Adcock            1b  3  1  1  1  .333    Castleman         3b  3  0  0  0  .152
 Torre            1b  1  0  0  0  .800    White,B           1b  3  0  0  0  .351
Bruton            cf  3  0  0  0  .339    Katt              c   3  0  0  0  .220
Crandall          c   4  0  0  0  .200    Gomez             p   2  0  0  0  .000
Spahn             p   3  1  1  1  .188     Hofman           ph  1  0  0  0  .333
                     25  2  2  2                               28  0  0  0
 
Braves                           INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Spahn            W 3-1           9.0  0  0  0  0  4 101  74  1.88
                                 9.0  0  0  0  0  4 101  74 
 
Giants                           INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Gomez            L 0-5           9.0  2  2  2  7  3 136  77  4.58
                                 9.0  2  2  2  7  3 136  77 
 
Mil: Torre inserted at 1b in the 8th
NYN: Hofman batted for Gomez in the 9th
 
E-Logan, Mathews, Adcock. HR-Adcock(7), Spahn(1). RBI-Adcock(12), Spahn(2). 
K-Aaron, Crandall, Spahn, Dark, Mays, White,B, Katt. BB-O'Connell 3, 
Mathews 2, Thomson, Bruton. SH-Logan 2. HBP-O'Connell. HB-Gomez. 
GWRBI: Adcock
Temperature: 63, Sky: clear, Wind: left to right at 11 MPH.
Attendance: 16,458
Game Time: 1:48
 
 
 

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Pirates 3, Cubs 2
5/17/1956, ChN56-Pit56, Forbes Field
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10     R  H  E   LOB DP
1956 Cubs              0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  0  0     2  6  1     5  2
1956 Pirates           0  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  1     3  7  0     6  0
 
Cubs                 AB  R  H BI   AVG    Pirates              AB  R  H BI   AVG
Miksis            3b  5  0  0  0  .167    Roberts,C         2b  5  0  1  1  .250
Baker             2b  4  1  1  0  .250    Skinner           rf  4  1  1  0  .290
Fondy             1b  3  1  2  0  .333    Long              1b  4  0  0  0  .194
Banks             ss  2  0  0  0  .276    Thomas            lf  3  0  2  1  .320
 Hoak             3b  2  0  1  2  .250    Walls             cf  4  1  1  0  .242
Moryn             rf  4  0  1  0  .313    Kravitz           c   4  0  0  0  .303
King,J            lf  4  0  0  0  .222     King,N           p   0  0  0  0  .000
Whisenant         cf  4  0  0  0  .222    Freese            3b  3  1  1  1  .160
Landrith          c   4  0  0  0  .133    Groat             ss  3  0  1  0  .301
Meyer,R           p   2  0  0  0  .000    Kline             p   2  0  0  0  .000
 Drake            ph  1  0  1  0  .442     Atwell           c   1  0  0  0  .042
 Valntineti       p   0  0  0  0  .000                         33  3  7  3
 Irvin            ph  1  0  0  0  .180
 Lown             p   0  0  0  0  .000
                     36  2  6  2
 
Cubs                             INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Meyer,R                          7.0  6  2  2  0  4  90  60  3.04
Valntineti                       2.0  0  0  0  1  0  26  16  5.73
Lown             L 2-1           0.1  1  1  1  2  0  19   8  4.50
                                 9.1  7  3  3  3  4 135  84 
 
Pirates                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Kline                            9.0  6  2  2  1  6 112  70  4.32
King,N           W 1-0           1.0  0  0  0  0  0  13   9  6.75
                                10.0  6  2  2  1  6 125  79 
 
ChN: Miksis moved to ss in the 4th
     Hoak inserted at 3b in the 4th
     Drake batted for Meyer,R in the 8th
     Irvin batted for Valntineti in the 10th
Pit: Atwell inserted at c in the 10th
 
E-Banks. 2B-Hoak(5), Drake(1), Freese(4). RBI-Hoak 2(5), Roberts,C(3), 
Thomas(15), Freese(10). K-Miksis, Baker 2, Banks, Moryn, Landrith, Skinner, 
Long, Kravitz, Freese. BB-Fondy, Thomas, Freese, Groat. SH-Kline. 
PB-Landrith. 
GWRBI: Roberts,C
Ernie Banks was ejected from this game
Temperature: 62, Sky: clear, Wind: in from right at 7 MPH.
Attendance: 10,526
Game Time: 2:16
 
 
 

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Yankees 9, White Sox 6
5/17/1956, NYA56-ChA56, Comiskey Park
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1956 Yankees           2  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  5     9 14  1     7  2
1956 White Sox         0  0  0  1  1  0  2  2  0     6 10  1     7  3
 
Yankees              AB  R  H BI   AVG    White Sox            AB  R  H BI   AVG
Rizzuto           ss  3  0  0  0  .167    Rivera            cf  5  1  2  3  .238
 Siebern          ph  1  0  1  1  .333    Fox               2b  4  0  0  0  .253
 Richardson       pr  0  1  0  0  .000    Minoso            lf  4  1  0  0  .228
Martin,B          2b  5  2  3  0  .307    Kell              3b  4  0  1  0  .243
Mantle            cf  3  1  2  1  .369    Lollar            c   4  0  2  1  .321
Berra             c   3  2  0  0  .216    Nieman            rf  4  1  1  0  .226
Skowron           1b  5  2  4  4  .349    Jackson,Ro        1b  4  2  2  0  .250
Bauer             rf  5  0  2  3  .289    Aparicio          ss  4  0  1  2  .234
McDougald         3b  5  0  0  0  .223    Harshman          p   1  0  0  0  .091
Howard            lf  4  1  2  0  .239     Phillips,B       ph  1  1  1  0  .222
Ford              p   3  0  0  0  .300     Johnson,C        p   1  0  0  0  .000
 Robinson,E       ph  1  0  0  0  .364     Consuegra        p   0  0  0  0  .250
 Byrne            p   0  0  0  0  .250                         36  6 10  6
                     38  9 14  9
 
Yankees                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Ford             W 6-0           8.0 10  6  5  1  7 135  83  1.53
Byrne            S 1             1.0  0  0  0  2  0  17   7  1.98
                                 9.0 10  6  5  3  7 152  90 
 
White Sox                        INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Harshman                         7.0  9  4  4  2  2 123  81  5.73
Johnson,C                        1.1  2  2  2  0  0  27  17  6.23
Consuegra        BS 3, L 2-2     0.2  3  3  3  0  0  26  17  2.41
                                 9.0 14  9  9  2  2 176 115 
 
NYA: Robinson,E batted for Ford in the 9th
     Siebern batted for Rizzuto in the 9th
     Richardson ran for Siebern in the 9th
     Richardson moved to 2b in the 9th
     Martin,B moved to 3b in the 9th
     McDougald moved to ss in the 9th
ChA: Phillips,B batted for Harshman in the 7th
 
E-Rizzuto, Harshman. 2B-Martin,B(6), Bauer(4), Howard(3), Jackson,Ro 2(4). 
3B-Skowron(1), Bauer(3). HR-Rivera(5). RBI-Mantle(23), Skowron 4(25), 
Bauer 3(21), Siebern(1), Rivera 3(13), Lollar(13), Aparicio 2(6). K-Rizzuto, 
Howard, Rivera, Minoso, Kell, Nieman, Jackson,Ro, Harshman, Johnson,C. 
BB-Rizzuto, Berra, Fox, Minoso, Kell. SF-Mantle. HBP-Mantle, Berra, Harshman. 
HB-Ford, Harshman, Consuegra. WP-Johnson,C. 
GWRBI: Skowron
Temperature: 74, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: out to center at 19 MPH.
Attendance: 21,515
Game Time: 2:45
 
 
 

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Red Sox 9, Athletics 6
5/17/1956, Bos56-KC 56, KC Municipal Stadium
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1956 Red Sox           2  1  0  0  0  3  1  0  2     9 12  2    14  1
1956 Athletics         0  0  0  0  2  2  0  0  2     6  8  3     8  2
 
Red Sox              AB  R  H BI   AVG    Athletics            AB  R  H BI   AVG
Goodman           2b  3  2  3  0  .268    Jacobs            2b  3  1  0  0  .261
Malzone           3b  5  3  1  2  .258     Harrington       p   0  0  0  0  .000
Williams,T        lf  3  1  2  1  .429     Gorman           p   0  0  0  0 1.000
 Stephens         pr  0  1  0  0  .400     Groth            ph  1  0  0  0  .188
Vernon            1b  4  0  1  3  .333    Slaughter         rf  3  0  2  1  .333
Jensen            rf  5  0  1  2  .253    Lopez             cf  5  1  1  1  .256
Piersall          cf  3  0  0  0  .326    Simpson           1b  5  1  2  2  .330
Buddin            ss  5  0  2  0  .207    Finigan           3b  5  0  0  0  .136
White,S           c   5  1  1  0  .273    Thompson,T        c   3  1  1  0  .375
Brewer            p   4  1  1  0  .278    Renna             lf  4  0  0  0  .280
                     37  9 12  8          DeMaestri         ss  2  2  0  0  .265
                                          Herriage          p   1  0  1  0  .333
                                           Pless            ph  1  0  0  0  .167
                                           Burtschy         p   0  0  0  0  .000
                                           Baxes            ph  2  0  1  2  .235
                                                               35  6  8  6
 
Red Sox                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Brewer           W 5-1           9.0  8  6  4  6  2 148  84  3.91
                                 9.0  8  6  4  6  2 148  84 
 
Athletics                        INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Herriage         L 0-4           5.0  5  3  2  5  3  94  53  8.03
Burtschy                         1.0  3  3  3  2  0  21  10  3.32
Harrington                       2.2  4  3  3  3  0  42  22  4.82
Gorman                           0.1  0  0  0  0  0   5   3  6.14
                                 9.0 12  9  8 10  3 162  88 
 
Bos: Stephens ran for Williams,T in the 7th
     Stephens moved to lf in the 7th
KC : Pless batted for Herriage in the 5th
     Baxes batted for Burtschy in the 6th
     Baxes moved to 2b in the 7th
     Groth batted for Gorman in the 9th
 
E-Goodman, Buddin, Finigan, Herriage 2. 2B-Williams,T(6), Vernon(4), 
Slaughter(6), Baxes(1). 3B-Goodman(2). HR-Malzone(4), Lopez(4), Simpson(5). 
RBI-Malzone 2(16), Williams,T(9), Vernon 3(14), Jensen 2(18), Slaughter(6), 
Lopez(10), Simpson 2(16), Baxes 2(2). K-Piersall 2, Brewer, Simpson, Baxes. 
BB-Goodman 3, Malzone, Williams,T, Vernon 2, Piersall 2, Stephens, Jacobs, 
Slaughter 2, Thompson,T, DeMaestri 2. SH-Brewer. SF-Williams,T, Jensen. 
WP-Brewer. 
Temperature: 83, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: left to right at 4 MPH.
Attendance: 10,867
Game Time: 2:36
 
 
 
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