Sunday, June 24 1956
Cardinals 17, Phillies 3
Cardinals 6, Phillies 5
Giants 7, Braves 6
Braves 6, Giants 4
Cubs 2, Pirates 1
Pirates 9, Cubs 3
Indians 11, Senators 0
Yankees 6, White Sox 3
Yankees 5, White Sox 2
Tigers 5, Orioles 2
Orioles 2, Tigers 0
Red Sox 20, Athletics 4
Reds 15, Dodgers 6
Dodgers 4, Reds 3
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Cardinals 17, Phillies 3
6/24/1956, StL56-Phi56, game 1, Connie Mack Stadium
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1956 Cardinals         0  4  0  2  0  7  2  2  0    17 12  0     1  1
1956 Phillies          0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  2     3 10  1     9  4
 
Cardinals            AB  R  H BI   AVG    Phillies             AB  R  H BI   AVG
Morgan,B          2b  3  1  0  0  .200    Ashburn           cf  4  0  0  0  .290
Dark              ss  4  1  1  0  .212    Blaylock,M        1b  5  0  1  2  .273
Musial            1b  5  2  2  3  .296    Lopata            c   5  0  1  0  .274
Boyer,K           3b  5  2  2  2  .299    Ennis             lf  4  0  1  0  .286
Sauer             lf  3  3  1  2  .242    Jones,W           3b  4  0  1  0  .281
Harmon            rf  2  0  1  0  .059    Greengrass        rf  3  1  2  0  .256
 Moon             ph  2  0  0  0  .333    Kazanski          2b  2  0  0  0  .214
Smith,H.R.        c   3  2  0  0  .347     Hemus            ph  1  1  0  0  .268
 Cooper           c   1  0  0  0  .167    Smalley           ss  3  0  1  1  .205
Del Greco         cf  3  4  2  5  .250     Hamner           ph  1  1  1  0  .313
Dickson           p   5  2  3  4  .333    Simmons           p   1  0  0  0  .160
 Kinder           p   0  0  0  0  .000     Rogovin          p   1  0  0  0  .056
                     36 17 12 16           Flowers          p   0  0  0  0  .000
                                           Valo             ph  1  0  1  0  .345
                                           Negray           p   0  0  0  0  .250
                                           Baumholtz        ph  1  0  1  0  .357
                                                               36  3 10  3
 
Cardinals                        INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Dickson          W 4-5           8.1  9  3  3  3  4 133  84  4.61
Kinder                           0.2  1  0  0  0  0  20  11  2.76
                                 9.0 10  3  3  3  4 153  95 
 
Phillies                         INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Simmons          L 5-3           3.1  3  6  6  5  0  72  35  3.99
Rogovin                          2.1  4  5  2  2  0  37  22  6.84
Flowers                          1.1  3  4  4  1  1  25  16  8.91
Negray                           2.0  2  2  2  1  2  33  23  3.24
                                 9.0 12 17 14  9  3 167  96 
 
StL: Moon batted for Harmon in the 7th
     Moon moved to rf in the 7th
     Cooper inserted at c in the 7th
Phi: Hemus batted for Kazanski in the 7th
     Valo batted for Flowers in the 7th
     Hemus moved to 2b in the 8th
     Hamner batted for Smalley in the 9th
     Baumholtz batted for Negray in the 9th
 
E-Rogovin. 2B-Musial(13), Smalley(3). 3B-Dickson(1), Greengrass(3). 
HR-Musial(9), Boyer,K 2(7), Sauer(6), Del Greco 2(7), Dickson(1). 
RBI-Musial 3(42), Boyer,K 2(38), Sauer 2(17), Del Greco 5(30), Dickson 4(7), 
Blaylock,M 2(22), Smalley(6). K-Morgan,B, Boyer,K, Moon, Ennis 2, Simmons, 
Rogovin. BB-Morgan,B 2, Dark, Sauer 2, Harmon, Smith,H.R., Del Greco 2, 
Ashburn, Greengrass, Hemus. 
GWRBI: Boyer,K
Temperature: 90, Sky: clear, Wind: out to left at 11 MPH.
Attendance: N/A
Game Time: 2:53
 
 
 

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Cardinals 6, Phillies 5
6/24/1956, StL56-Phi56, game 2, Connie Mack Stadium
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1956 Cardinals         0  0  0  2  4  0  0  0  0     6 10  0     9  1
1956 Phillies          0  0  0  4  0  0  0  0  1     5 11  1    11  1
 
Cardinals            AB  R  H BI   AVG    Phillies             AB  R  H BI   AVG
Blasingame        2b  5  0  1  1  .257    Ashburn           cf  5  1  1  2  .288
Dark              ss  4  0  1  0  .213    Kazanski          2b  4  0  1  1  .214
Musial            1b  5  1  1  0  .294     Hamner           ph  1  0  0  0  .311
Boyer,K           3b  5  0  1  0  .297    Blaylock,M        1b  4  0  2  1  .278
Moon              rf  5  0  1  1  .330    Ennis             lf  5  1  2  1  .288
Lockman           lf  4  1  0  0  .254    Valo              rf  3  0  1  0  .345
Del Greco         cf  2  2  2  0  .262     Lopata           ph  1  0  1  0  .278
Katt              c   3  2  2  3  .256     Burk             pr  0  0  0  0  .000
Schmidt           p   3  0  1  1  .296    Jones,W           3b  4  0  1  0  .281
 Hatton           ph  1  0  0  0  .262    Seminick          c   3  1  0  0  .229
 Collum           p   0  0  0  0  .000    Smalley           ss  3  1  1  0  .210
 Konstanty        p   0  0  0  0  .500    Owens             p   1  1  1  0  .200
                     37  6 10  6           Meyer,J          p   1  0  0  0  .143
                                           Greengrass       ph  1  0  0  0  .254
                                           Miller,BJ        p   0  0  0  0  .000
                                                               36  5 11  5
 
Cardinals                        INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Schmidt          W 6-3           7.0  7  4  4  5  1 126  70  5.32
Collum           H 1             1.2  4  1  1  0  1  35  24  2.70
Konstanty        S 3             0.1  0  0  0  0  0   4   3  7.71
                                 9.0 11  5  5  5  2 165  97 
 
Phillies                         INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Owens            L 1-2           4.2  6  5  5  5  2  97  50  6.28
Meyer,J                          3.1  3  1  1  0  3  47  32  2.65
Miller,BJ                        1.0  1  0  0  0  2  14  10  1.23
                                 9.0 10  6  6  5  7 158  92 
 
StL: Hatton batted for Schmidt in the 8th
Phi: Greengrass batted for Meyer,J in the 8th
     Hamner batted for Kazanski in the 9th
     Lopata batted for Valo in the 9th
     Burk ran for Lopata in the 9th
 
E-Smalley. 2B-Musial(14), Del Greco(8), Lopata(14). HR-Katt(10), Ennis(11). 
RBI-Blasingame(22), Moon(33), Katt 3(28), Schmidt(8), Ashburn 2(21), 
Kazanski(22), Blaylock,M(23), Ennis(39). K-Blasingame, Musial, Moon, Lockman, 
Katt, Schmidt 2, Seminick, Meyer,J. BB-Dark, Lockman, Del Greco 2, Katt, 
Valo, Jones,W, Seminick 2, Owens. SF-Blaylock,M. HBP-Smalley. HB-Schmidt. 
GWRBI: Katt
Temperature: 76, Sky: clear, Wind: left to right at 8 MPH.
Attendance: 17,297
Game Time: 2:44
 
 
 

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Giants 7, Braves 6
6/24/1956, Mil56-NYN56, game 1, Polo Grounds
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10     R  H  E   LOB DP
1956 Braves            0  0  3  0  0  0  0  3  0  0     6 13  0    12  1
1956 Giants            0  0  4  0  0  0  0  0  2  1     7  9  1     7  1
 
Braves               AB  R  H BI   AVG    Giants               AB  R  H BI   AVG
O'Connell         2b  3  1  1  0  .227    Bressoud          ss  5  0  1  0  .257
Bruton            cf  4  1  1  1  .310    White,B           1b  4  1  1  0  .262
Mathews           3b  5  2  2  2  .318    Thompson,H        3b  1  1  1  1  .276
Aaron             rf  4  0  3  1  .339     Castleman        ph  2  0  0  0  .160
Thomson           lf  4  0  0  0  .191     Wilhelm          p   0  0  0  0  .000
Adcock            1b  5  0  2  2  .290    Mays              cf  4  1  0  0  .305
Crandall          c   5  0  1  0  .173    Rhodes            lf  2  1  1  3  .228
Logan             ss  5  1  1  0  .269     Brandt           ph  2  0  1  1  .288
Burdette          p   3  0  1  0  .263    Lennon            rf  3  0  1  0  .125
 Covington        ph  1  0  1  0  .220     Hofman           ph  1  0  0  0  .190
 Mantilla         pr  0  1  0  0  .000     Wilson,G         rf  0  0  0  0  .105
 Phillips,T       p   1  0  0  0  .000    Sarni             c   3  1  0  0  .346
 Johnson,E        p   0  0  0  0  .000    Spencer           2b  4  1  1  2  .240
                     40  6 13  6          Ridzik            p   3  1  1  0  .250
                                           McCall           p   0  0  0  0 1.000
                                           Schoendienst     ph  1  0  1  0  .307
                                                               35  7  9  7
 
Braves                           INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Burdette                         7.0  6  4  4  3  3  99  65  2.60
Phillips,T       BS 1            1.1  2  2  2  1  0  28  17  1.59
Johnson,E        L 2-2           0.2  1  1  1  2  1  26  12  2.04
                                 9.0  9  7  7  6  4 153  94 
 
Giants                           INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Ridzik                           7.0 10  5  5  5  4 135  79  3.13
McCall           BS 1            2.0  3  1  1  0  1  24  14  6.75
Wilhelm          W 2-5           1.0  0  0  0  0  0   6   5  3.38
                                10.0 13  6  6  5  5 165  98 
 
Mil: Covington batted for Burdette in the 8th
     Mantilla ran for Covington in the 8th
NYN: Castleman batted for Thompson,H in the 8th
     Brandt batted for Rhodes in the 8th
     Castleman moved to 3b in the 9th
     Brandt moved to lf in the 9th
     Hofman batted for Lennon in the 9th
     Schoendienst batted for McCall in the 9th
     Wilson,G inserted at rf in the 10th
     Spencer moved to 3b in the 10th
     Schoendienst moved to 2b in the 10th
 
E-White,B. 2B-Aaron(9), Bressoud(1), Brandt(4), Schoendienst(10). 
HR-Mathews(19), Rhodes(3), Spencer(8). RBI-Bruton(25), Mathews 2(48), 
Aaron(34), Adcock 2(24), Thompson,H(12), Rhodes 3(13), Spencer 2(28), 
Brandt(12). SB-Mays(14). K-Bruton, Mathews, Thomson, Adcock, Phillips,T, 
Mays, Lennon, Ridzik, Castleman. BB-O'Connell 2, Mathews, Aaron, Thomson, 
White,B, Thompson,H 2, Mays, Rhodes, Sarni. SH-O'Connell, Bruton. SF-Bruton. 
WP-Johnson,E. 
GWRBI: Brandt
Temperature: 75, Sky: clear, Wind: left to right at 10 MPH.
Attendance: N/A
Game Time: 2:45
 
 
 

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Braves 6, Giants 4
6/24/1956, Mil56-NYN56, game 2, Polo Grounds
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1956 Braves            1  0  2  0  2  0  0  0  1     6 10  2     7  2
1956 Giants            0  1  0  1  1  0  0  1  0     4  8  2     8  0
 
Braves               AB  R  H BI   AVG    Giants               AB  R  H BI   AVG
O'Connell         2b  4  2  1  1  .228    Bressoud          ss  5  0  1  1  .250
Bruton            cf  4  1  2  0  .314    White,B           1b  4  0  2  0  .267
Mathews           3b  4  2  2  4  .321    Mays              cf  5  1  2  0  .307
Aaron             rf  5  0  0  0  .332    Rhodes            lf  3  0  0  1  .221
Thomson           lf  4  0  1  0  .192    Lennon            rf  4  0  0  0  .100
Adcock            1b  4  0  1  0  .289    Hofman            3b  3  2  1  0  .208
 Torre            1b  0  0  0  0  .287    Spencer           2b  4  1  2  1  .245
Rice              c   4  0  0  0  .162    Westrum           c   3  0  0  1  .196
Logan             ss  4  1  2  0  .273     Castleman        pr  0  0  0  0  .160
Conley            p   3  0  0  0  .077     Sarni            c   0  0  0  0  .346
 Trowbridge       p   0  0  0  0  .000    Worthngton        p   1  0  0  0  .200
 Covington        ph  1  0  1  0  .238     Wilson,G         ph  0  0  0  0  .105
 Mantilla         pr  0  0  0  0  .000     Littlefield      p   0  0  0  0  .000
 Jolly            p   0  0  0  0  .000     Schoendienst     ph  1  0  0  0  .305
                     37  6 10  5           Grissom          p   0  0  0  0  .000
                                                               33  4  8  4
 
Braves                           INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Conley           W 4-2           6.1  7  3  2  2  3 119  73  3.74
Trowbridge       H 1             1.2  1  1  1  1  1  26  14  3.75
Jolly            S 3             1.0  0  0  0  1  0  11   4  7.98
                                 9.0  8  4  3  4  4 156  91 
 
Giants                           INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Worthngton       L 4-6           7.0  6  5  4  1  4 102  67  3.08
Littlefield                      1.0  0  0  0  0  0   8   5  7.42
Grissom                          1.0  4  1  1  1  1  30  18  8.78
                                 9.0 10  6  5  2  5 140  90 
 
Mil: Torre inserted at 1b in the 8th
     Covington batted for Trowbridge in the 9th
     Mantilla ran for Covington in the 9th
NYN: Wilson,G batted for Worthngton in the 7th
     Schoendienst batted for Littlefield in the 8th
     Castleman ran for Westrum in the 8th
     Sarni inserted at c in the 9th
 
E-Logan 2, Hofman, Spencer. 2B-Bruton(14). 3B-Mays(5). HR-Mathews 2(21), 
Spencer(9). RBI-O'Connell(8), Mathews 4(52), Bressoud(2), Rhodes(14), 
Spencer(29), Westrum(9). K-Aaron 2, Adcock, Rice, Logan, Bressoud, Lennon, 
Westrum, Worthngton. BB-O'Connell, Mathews, White,B, Hofman, Westrum, 
Wilson,G. SH-Bruton, Worthngton. SF-Rhodes. 
GWRBI: Mathews
Temperature: 74, Sky: threatening, Wind: right to left at 17 MPH.
Attendance: 18,833
Game Time: 2:29
 
 
 

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Cubs 2, Pirates 1
6/24/1956, ChN56-Pit56, game 1, Forbes Field
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1956 Cubs              0  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0     2  8  1     8  2
1956 Pirates           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0     1  4  2     4  1
 
Cubs                 AB  R  H BI   AVG    Pirates              AB  R  H BI   AVG
Miksis            cf  5  0  0  0  .249    Jacobs            2b  4  0  0  0  .266
Baker             2b  4  0  1  0  .264    Virdon            cf  4  0  0  0  .256
Fondy             1b  4  1  1  0  .314    Walls             rf  3  0  1  0  .254
Banks             ss  4  1  1  2  .295    Thomas            lf  4  0  1  0  .308
Moryn             rf  3  0  1  0  .286    Long              1b  3  0  0  0  .237
Irvin             lf  4  0  0  0  .199    Freese            3b  3  0  0  0  .220
Hoak              3b  4  0  2  0  .282    Foiles            c   2  0  0  0  .188
Landrith          c   4  0  2  0  .183     Lynch            ph  1  0  0  0  .118
Rush              p   2  0  0  0  .179     Shepard          c   0  0  0  0  .224
 Lown             p   1  0  0  0  .333    O'Brien,E         ss  3  1  1  0  .077
                     35  2  8  2          Law               p   2  0  0  0  .069
                                           Skinner          ph  1  0  1  1  .231
                                           Face             p   0  0  0  0  .000
                                                               30  1  4  1
 
Cubs                             INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Rush             W 4-7           7.1  4  1  1  1  2  92  58  3.79
Lown             S 5             1.2  0  0  0  1  1  21  10  5.35
                                 9.0  4  1  1  2  3 113  68 
 
Pirates                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Law              L 4-8           8.0  7  2  0  1  2 101  68  3.97
Face                             1.0  1  0  0  0  0   9   7  4.46
                                 9.0  8  2  0  1  2 110  75 
 
Pit: Lynch batted for Foiles in the 8th
     Skinner batted for Law in the 8th
     Shepard inserted at c in the 9th
 
E-Hoak, O'Brien,E 2. 2B-O'Brien,E(1). 3B-Baker(1). HR-Banks(12). 
RBI-Banks 2(45), Skinner(9). K-Irvin, Rush, Jacobs, Walls, Foiles. BB-Moryn, 
Walls, Long. SH-Rush. 
GWRBI: Banks
Temperature: 73, Sky: clear, Wind: right to left at 17 MPH.
Attendance: N/A
Game Time: 1:48
 
 
 

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Pirates 9, Cubs 3
6/24/1956, ChN56-Pit56, game 2, Forbes Field
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1956 Cubs              2  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0     3  9  2     6  0
1956 Pirates           0  2  0  1  1  0  2  3  x     9 11  0    13  3
 
Cubs                 AB  R  H BI   AVG    Pirates              AB  R  H BI   AVG
Miksis            cf  4  0  0  0  .243    Jacobs            2b  5  0  1  1  .263
Baker             2b  3  1  1  0  .265    Skinner           rf  5  0  1  0  .228
Fondy             1b  3  1  2  1  .319     Walls            lf  0  0  0  0  .254
Banks             ss  4  1  1  2  .294    Lynch             lf  1  1  0  0  .111
Moryn             rf  3  0  2  0  .292     Clemente         ph  1  1  1  0  .358
Irvin             lf  4  0  2  0  .207    Virdon            cf  5  0  0  0  .250
Hoak              3b  4  0  0  0  .268    Long              1b  5  2  1  0  .236
Chiti             c   4  0  1  0  .239    Kravitz           c   2  2  2  3  .321
Jones,S           p   2  0  0  0  .125     Shepard          ph  1  2  1  1  .237
 Drake            ph  0  0  0  0  .396    Thomas            3b  1  0  0  1  .307
 Minner           p   0  0  0  0  .083     Freese           pr  1  1  1  1  .225
 Valntineti       p   0  0  0  0  .000    O'Brien,E         ss  5  0  3  1  .222
 King,J           ph  1  0  0  0  .261    Pepper            p   3  0  0  0  .200
                     32  3  9  3           Face             p   1  0  0  1  .000
                                                               36  9 11  9
 
Cubs                             INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Jones,S          L 3-3           6.0  4  4  2  6  5 133  71  5.34
Minner                           1.1  6  5  5  2  0  50  29  8.92
Valntineti                       0.2  1  0  0  0  0   9   8  3.29
                                 8.0 11  9  7  8  5 192 108 
 
Pirates                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Pepper           W 2-0           6.1  6  2  2  4  2  89  53  3.45
Face             S 3             2.2  3  1  1  0  0  25  19  4.40
                                 9.0  9  3  3  4  2 114  72 
 
ChN: Drake batted for Jones,S in the 7th
     King,J batted for Valntineti in the 9th
Pit: Shepard batted for Kravitz in the 7th
     Freese ran for Thomas in the 7th
     Shepard moved to c in the 8th
     Freese moved to 3b in the 8th
     Clemente batted for Lynch in the 8th
     Walls inserted at lf in the 9th
     Clemente moved to rf in the 9th
 
E-Baker, Chiti. 2B-Baker(11), Fondy(10). HR-Banks(13), Kravitz 2(4), 
Shepard(1). RBI-Fondy(26), Banks 2(47), Jacobs(6), Kravitz 3(10), Thomas(40), 
O'Brien,E(1), Face(1), Shepard(10), Freese(19). CS-Baker. K-Fondy, Banks, 
Jacobs, Skinner, Long, Pepper 2. BB-Baker, Fondy, Moryn, Drake, Lynch 3, 
Kravitz, Thomas 3, Shepard. SF-Face. HBP-Jacobs. HB-Jones,S. 
GWRBI: Kravitz
Temperature: 73, Sky: clear, Wind: out to right at 7 MPH.
Attendance: 15,726
Game Time: 2:34
 
 
 

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Indians 11, Senators 0
6/24/1956, Was56-Cle56, Cleveland Municipal Stadium
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1956 Senators          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0     0  6  1     8  1
1956 Indians           1  0  1  0  2  0  6  1  x    11 10  0     9  2
 
Senators             AB  R  H BI   AVG    Indians              AB  R  H BI   AVG
Yost              3b  3  0  1  0  .230    Avila             2b  4  2  1  3  .216
Herzog            cf  4  0  0  0  .284    Woodling          lf  3  1  0  0  .263
Runnels           2b  4  0  1  0  .336     Mele             ph  1  0  0  0  .250
Sievers           1b  4  0  0  0  .245    Smith,A           rf  3  3  2  0  .315
Courtney          c   4  0  1  0  .322    Rosen             3b  3  1  2  3  .276
Lemon,J           rf  3  0  1  0  .274    Wertz             1b  2  1  1  2  .322
Oravetz           lf  3  0  1  0  .339    Busby             cf  5  1  2  2  .245
 Stewart          p   0  0  0  0  .273    Carrasquel        ss  4  0  0  1  .303
 Plews            ph  0  0  0  0  .241    Averill           c   4  1  1  0  .269
Valdvielso        ss  3  0  1  0  .242    Lemon,B           p   4  1  1  0  .162
Wiesler           p   1  0  0  0  .100                         33 11 10 11
 Grob             p   0  0  0  0  .500
 Paula            lf  1  0  0  0  .209
                     30  0  6  0
 
Senators                         INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Wiesler          L 4-4           4.0  5  4  4  7  2  82  38  5.04
Grob                             2.2  5  6  6  1  1  48  29  6.82
Stewart                          1.1  0  1  0  2  0  28  13  4.45
                                 8.0 10 11 10 10  3 158  80 
 
Indians                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Lemon,B          W 6-4           9.0  6  0  0  4  4 133  74  3.28
                                 9.0  6  0  0  4  4 133  74 
 
Was: Paula inserted at lf in the 7th
     Plews batted for Stewart in the 9th
Cle: Mele batted for Woodling in the 7th
     Mele moved to lf in the 8th
 
E-Herzog. 2B-Smith,A(15). 3B-Courtney(1), Lemon,J(6). HR-Avila(7), Rosen(8), 
Busby(8). RBI-Avila 3(25), Rosen 3(38), Wertz 2(61), Busby 2(32), 
Carrasquel(33). K-Sievers 3, Lemon,J, Avila, Averill, Lemon,B. BB-Yost, 
Lemon,J, Valdvielso, Plews, Avila, Woodling, Smith,A 2, Rosen 2, Wertz 3, 
Averill. SH-Wiesler. SF-Carrasquel. PB-Courtney. 
GWRBI: Rosen
Temperature: 75, Sky: clear, Wind: left to right at 10 MPH.
Attendance: 17,005
Game Time: 2:28
 
 
 

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Yankees 6, White Sox 3
6/24/1956, NYA56-ChA56, game 1, Comiskey Park
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10     R  H  E   LOB DP
1956 Yankees           0  0  0  0  0  1  0  2  0  3     6 10  2     5  1
1956 White Sox         1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0     3  8  1    11  2
 
Yankees              AB  R  H BI   AVG    White Sox            AB  R  H BI   AVG
Bauer             rf  5  0  0  0  .274    Esposito          3b  3  1  0  0  .151
Martin,B          2b  4  2  1  0  .319    Fox               2b  5  0  2  1  .312
Mantle            cf  4  2  2  1  .360    Minoso            lf  4  0  2  1  .286
Berra             c   5  2  3  5  .256    Philley           rf  5  0  0  0  .253
Skowron           1b  4  0  1  0  .347    Doby              cf  5  1  1  0  .254
 Morgan,T         p   0  0  0  0  .000    Lollar            c   5  0  2  0  .289
Howard            lf  4  0  1  0  .227    Dropo             1b  4  0  0  0  .235
 Rizzuto          pr  0  0  0  0  .235     Howell           p   0  0  0  0  .000
 Cerv             lf  0  0  0  0  .377     Northey          ph  0  0  0  0  .294
Carey             3b  4  0  1  0  .247     Delsing          pr  0  0  0  0  .174
Hunter            ss  4  0  1  0  .250    Aparicio          ss  4  1  1  0  .222
Ford              p   3  0  0  0  .200    Pierce            p   3  0  0  0  .250
 Noren            ph  1  0  0  0  .278     Jackson,Ro       1b  1  0  0  0  .208
 Collins          1b  0  0  0  0  .292                         39  3  8  2
                     38  6 10  6
 
Yankees                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Ford             W 8-3           9.0  8  3  2  4  5 134  78  3.00
Morgan,T         S 2             1.0  0  0  0  1  0  12   6  2.63
                                10.0  8  3  2  5  5 146  84 
 
White Sox                        INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Pierce                           7.2  8  3  3  1  3 115  69  3.96
Howell           L 1-2           2.1  2  3  3  2  1  43  24  8.41
                                10.0 10  6  6  3  4 158  93 
 
NYA: Rizzuto ran for Howard in the 9th
     Cerv inserted at lf in the 9th
     Noren batted for Ford in the 10th
     Collins inserted at 1b in the 10th
ChA: Jackson,Ro inserted at 1b in the 8th
     Northey batted for Howell in the 10th
     Delsing ran for Northey in the 10th
 
E-Bauer, Skowron, Dropo. 2B-Berra(6), Carey(7), Aparicio(4). HR-Mantle(24), 
Berra 2(9). RBI-Mantle(57), Berra 5(40), Fox(26), Minoso(19). CS-Rizzuto. 
K-Howard, Carey 2, Hunter, Esposito, Fox, Doby 2, Dropo. BB-Martin,B, Mantle, 
Skowron, Esposito 2, Minoso, Aparicio, Northey. PB-Berra. 
GWRBI: Berra
Temperature: 83, Sky: clear, Wind: right to left at 14 MPH.
Attendance: N/A
Game Time: 2:27
 
 
 

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Yankees 5, White Sox 2
6/24/1956, NYA56-ChA56, game 2, Comiskey Park
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1956 Yankees           0  2  0  0  0  0  0  3  0     5  9  0     6  1
1956 White Sox         0  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0     2  6  0     6  0
 
Yankees              AB  R  H BI   AVG    White Sox            AB  R  H BI   AVG
Rizzuto           ss  4  0  0  0  .211    Esposito          3b  4  0  1  0  .156
 McDougald        ss  1  0  1  0  .261    Fox               2b  4  0  0  0  .307
Martin,B          2b  5  1  2  0  .321    Minoso            lf  4  0  1  0  .285
Mantle            cf  2  1  1  2  .361    Philley           rf  4  1  1  0  .253
Berra             c   4  0  0  0  .251    Doby              cf  2  1  0  0  .251
Collins           1b  4  1  2  1  .300    Lollar            c   4  0  2  0  .294
Siebern           lf  4  1  1  0  .190    Dropo             1b  3  0  1  1  .239
Bauer             rf  4  1  1  0  .273     Delsing          pr  0  0  0  0  .174
Coleman,J         3b  3  0  1  2  .217    Aparicio          ss  2  0  0  0  .220
 Hunter           3b  1  0  0  0  .200     Hatfield         ph  1  0  0  0  .338
McDermott         p   3  0  0  0  .214    Staley            p   2  0  0  0  .000
 Larsen           p   1  0  0  0  .200     Northey          ph  0  0  0  1  .294
                     36  5  9  5           Keegan           p   0  0  0  0  .000
                                                               30  2  6  2
 
Yankees                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
McDermott                        6.0  4  2  2  2  2  82  45  3.77
Larsen           BS 2, W 5-5     3.0  2  0  0  1  1  32  22  4.54
                                 9.0  6  2  2  3  3 114  67 
 
White Sox                        INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Staley                           7.0  5  2  2  1  0  86  54  5.48
Keegan           L 1-5           2.0  4  3  3  0  1  40  28  5.22
                                 9.0  9  5  5  1  1 126  82 
 
NYA: McDougald inserted at ss in the 8th
     Hunter inserted at 3b in the 8th
ChA: Northey batted for Staley in the 7th
     Delsing ran for Dropo in the 9th
     Hatfield batted for Aparicio in the 9th
 
2B-Bauer(10), Coleman,J(2). HR-Mantle(25), Collins(9). RBI-Mantle 2(59), 
Collins(23), Coleman,J 2(7), Dropo(20), Northey(5). K-Siebern, Fox, Aparicio, 
Staley. BB-Mantle, Doby 2, Aparicio. SF-Dropo, Northey. HBP-Mantle. 
HB-Staley. 
GWRBI: Mantle
Temperature: 66, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: in from right at 7 MPH.
Attendance: 27,766
Game Time: 2:06
 
 
 

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Tigers 5, Orioles 2
6/24/1956, Bal56-Det56, game 1, Briggs Stadium
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1956 Orioles           0  0  0  2  0  0  0  0  0     2  8  0     8  0
1956 Tigers            2  1  0  2  0  0  0  0  x     5 15  1    13  1
 
Orioles              AB  R  H BI   AVG    Tigers               AB  R  H BI   AVG
Gardner           2b  3  0  0  0  .160    Hicks             ss  5  0  1  0  .316
 Brown            p   0  0  0  0  .000    Belardi           1b  5  2  3  0  .301
 Fornieles        p   0  0  0  0  .000    Kaline            rf  3  2  3  3  .385
 Francona         ph  1  0  0  0  .275    Maxwell           lf  4  0  1  0  .383
Hale              1b  4  0  2  0  .230    Kennedy,Bo        3b  5  0  2  1  .220
Kell              3b  4  0  0  0  .263    House             c   4  0  2  1  .272
Nieman            lf  3  0  2  0  .290    Tuttle            cf  4  0  1  0  .204
 Diering          pr  0  0  0  0  .204    Brideweser        2b  4  0  0  0  .174
Triandos          c   4  1  1  0  .318    Gromek            p   4  1  2  0  .278
Evers             rf  4  0  1  0  .193     Aber             p   0  0  0  0  .000
Pyburn            cf  4  0  0  0  .226                         38  5 15  5
Miranda           ss  4  1  2  2  .238
Loes              p   2  0  0  0  .000
 Schmitz          p   0  0  0  0  .000
 Causey           ph  2  0  0  0  .255
                     35  2  8  2
 
Orioles                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Loes             L 0-6           3.0 12  5  5  1  1  76  49 12.38
Schmitz                          3.0  3  0  0  2  1  46  27  8.87
Brown                            1.0  0  0  0  0  1  10   6  5.05
Fornieles                        1.0  0  0  0  1  1  20  10  4.50
                                 8.0 15  5  5  4  4 152  92 
 
Tigers                           INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Gromek           W 4-3           8.2  8  2  2  2  5 118  78  3.43
Aber             S 4             0.1  0  0  0  0  0   1   1  3.18
                                 9.0  8  2  2  2  5 119  79 
 
Bal: Causey batted for Schmitz in the 7th
     Causey moved to 2b in the 7th
     Diering ran for Nieman in the 8th
     Diering moved to lf in the 8th
     Francona batted for Fornieles in the 9th
 
E-Brideweser. 2B-Hicks(3), Belardi(3), Tuttle(7). HR-Miranda(2), Kaline(11). 
RBI-Miranda 2(23), Kaline 3(46), Kennedy,Bo(15), House(15). SB-Kaline(5). 
K-Kell, Evers, Pyburn, Miranda, Loes, Kennedy,Bo, House, Gromek 2. 
BB-Gardner, Nieman, Kaline 2, Maxwell, House. 
GWRBI: Kennedy,Bo
Hal Brown was removed after a rain delay
Temperature: 94, Field: wet, Sky: threatening, Wind: in from right at 8 MPH, 
Rain Delays: 11 and 79 minutes.
Attendance: N/A
Game Time: 2:29
 
 
 

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Orioles 2, Tigers 0
6/24/1956, Bal56-Det56, game 2, Briggs Stadium
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1956 Orioles           0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  0     2  6  0     8  3
1956 Tigers            0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0     0  5  3     6  2
 
Orioles              AB  R  H BI   AVG    Tigers               AB  R  H BI   AVG
Gardner           2b  4  0  1  0  .162    Brideweser        2b  4  0  0  0  .168
Hale              1b  4  0  0  0  .221    Belardi           1b  3  0  1  0  .303
Kell              3b  4  1  2  0  .268     Kuenn            pr  1  0  1  0  .384
Nieman            lf  2  1  1  1  .293    Kaline            rf  4  0  0  0  .379
Triandos          c   2  0  0  0  .314    Maxwell           lf  3  0  2  0  .388
Francona          rf  4  0  1  0  .275    Kennedy,Bo        3b  3  0  0  0  .212
Pyburn            cf  4  0  0  0  .216    Tuttle            cf  3  0  0  0  .202
Miranda           ss  4  0  0  0  .234    Wilson,R          c   2  0  1  0  .475
Moore             p   4  0  1  0  .174    Hicks             ss  2  0  0  0  .300
                     32  2  6  1           Torgeson         1b  1  0  0  0  .292
                                          Lary              p   1  0  0  0  .257
                                           Small            ph  1  0  0  0  .467
                                           Bunning          p   0  0  0  0 1.000
                                                               28  0  5  0
 
Orioles                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Moore            W 5-3           9.0  5  0  0  4  5 125  74  2.47
                                 9.0  5  0  0  4  5 125  74 
 
Tigers                           INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Lary             L 8-2           8.0  6  2  1  3  4 138  88  2.93
Bunning                          1.0  0  0  0  0  2  17  11  5.06
                                 9.0  6  2  1  3  6 155  99 
 
Det: Kuenn ran for Belardi in the 6th
     Kuenn moved to ss in the 7th
     Torgeson inserted at 1b in the 7th
     Small batted for Lary in the 8th
 
E-Belardi, Kennedy,Bo, Kuenn. 2B-Kell(18), Maxwell(4). RBI-Nieman(13). 
K-Gardner, Francona 2, Pyburn, Moore 2, Brideweser 2, Belardi, Kaline, 
Torgeson. BB-Nieman 2, Triandos, Maxwell, Kennedy,Bo, Tuttle, Wilson,R. 
SH-Gardner, Lary. HBP-Triandos. HB-Lary. 
Temperature: 83, Sky: clear, Wind: in from left at 3 MPH.
Attendance: 18,194
Game Time: 2:15
 
 
 

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Red Sox 20, Athletics 4
6/24/1956, Bos56-KC 56, KC Municipal Stadium
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1956 Red Sox           5  0  4  4  2  4  0  0  1    20 17  1     8  2
1956 Athletics         2  0  1  0  0  0  1  0  0     4  9  1     9  1
 
Red Sox              AB  R  H BI   AVG    Athletics            AB  R  H BI   AVG
Piersall          cf  6  1  2  2  .315    DeMaestri         ss  5  0  0  0  .236
Klaus             3b  5  1  0  0  .252     Baxes            ss  0  0  0  0  .234
Williams,T        lf  3  2  0  0  .393    Lopez             3b  5  2  2  1  .286
 Stephens         lf  2  1  1  2  .286    Slaughter         rf  4  1  1  0  .297
Gernert           1b  1  4  1  0  .250    Simpson           cf  5  1  2  3  .287
 Consolo          pr  0  1  0  0  .273    Power             1b  4  0  2  0  .355
 Zauchin          1b  1  0  0  0  .235    Thompson,T        c   4  0  0  0  .301
Jensen            rf  4  3  2  1  .357    Zernial           lf  1  0  0  0  .161
Lepcio            2b  5  4  4  9  .333     Skizas           ph  2  0  0  0  .250
White,S           c   4  2  2  3  .262    Boyer,C           2b  1  0  0  0  .231
Buddin            ss  6  1  5  3  .265    Kellner           p   1  0  1  0  .250
Sisler            p   3  0  0  0  .000     Crimian          p   0  0  0  0  .111
 Goodman          ph  1  0  0  0  .299     Kretlow          p   0  0  0  0  .136
 Delock           p   1  0  0  0  .118     Robinson,E       ph  1  0  0  0  .273
                     42 20 17 20           Herriage         p   0  0  0  0  .182
                                           Ginsberg         ph  0  0  0  0  .241
                                           Shantz           p   0  0  0  0  .222
                                           Pless            ph  1  0  1  0  .269
                                           McMahan          p   0  0  0  0  .000
                                                               34  4  9  4
 
Red Sox                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Sisler           W 4-1           6.0  6  3  3  3  1  89  52  2.27
Delock           S 3             3.0  3  1  1  1  2  41  25  3.05
                                 9.0  9  4  4  4  3 130  77 
 
Athletics                        INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Kellner          L 2-3           2.0  6  8  5  2  0  47  26  5.52
Crimian                          1.0  3  5  5  2  0  24   9  5.05
Kretlow                          1.0  1  0  0  2  0  19   8  4.92
Herriage                         2.0  4  6  6  4  0  45  20  7.54
Shantz                           2.0  1  0  0  0  2  26  17  2.94
McMahan                          1.0  2  1  1  0  0  19   9 12.27
                                 9.0 17 20 17 10  2 180  89 
 
Bos: Stephens inserted at lf in the 5th
     Consolo ran for Gernert in the 6th
     Zauchin inserted at 1b in the 6th
     Goodman batted for Sisler in the 7th
KC : Robinson,E batted for Kretlow in the 4th
     Skizas batted for Zernial in the 6th
     Ginsberg batted for Herriage in the 6th
     Skizas moved to lf in the 7th
     Pless batted for Shantz in the 8th
     Baxes inserted at ss in the 9th
 
E-Piersall, Lopez. 2B-Gernert(5), White,S(7), Buddin 2(17), Stephens(3), 
Lopez(11), Slaughter(13), Simpson(11). 3B-Pless(1). HR-Piersall(7), 
Lepcio 2(4), White,S(2), Lopez(11), Simpson(11). RBI-Piersall 2(58), 
Jensen(48), Lepcio 9(21), White,S 3(18), Buddin 3(21), Stephens 2(2), 
Lopez(33), Simpson 3(44). K-Buddin, Stephens, DeMaestri 2, Skizas. BB-Klaus, 
Williams,T, Gernert 4, Jensen 2, White,S, Sisler, Slaughter, Boyer,C 2, 
Ginsberg. SF-Piersall, White,S. HBP-Lepcio, Zernial, Boyer,C. PB-Thompson,T. 
HB-Sisler 2, Crimian. 
GWRBI: Piersall
Temperature: 81, Sky: clear, Wind: right to left at 9 MPH.
Attendance: 15,143
Game Time: 2:43
 
 
 

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Reds 15, Dodgers 6
6/24/1956, Cin56-Brk56, game 1, Ebbets Field
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1956 Reds              1  0  3  0  1  2  0  5  3    15 18  1    11  0
1956 Dodgers           0  0  0  1  2  0  0  0  3     6  7  1     4  1
 
Reds                 AB  R  H BI   AVG    Dodgers              AB  R  H BI   AVG
Temple            2b  6  3  3  1  .313    Gilliam           2b  4  1  1  0  .318
Post              rf  5  4  3  5  .302     Lehman           p   0  0  0  0  .000
Bell              cf  6  2  2  2  .291     Zimmer           ph  1  0  0  0  .429
Kluszewski        1b  6  3  3  4  .315    Reese             ss  2  0  0  0  .268
Robinson,F        lf  4  1  3  0  .335    Snider            cf  4  0  0  0  .278
Bailey            c   4  1  2  1  .319    Nelson,R          1b  4  1  1  1  .314
Jablonski         3b  5  0  1  1  .264    Jackson,R         3b  4  0  1  1  .291
McMillan          ss  6  1  1  1  .261    Hodges            lf  4  1  1  0  .258
Klippstein        p   3  0  0  0  .030    Furillo           rf  4  1  1  2  .262
                     45 15 18 15          Walker            c   4  1  1  0  .171
                                          Craig             p   1  0  0  0  .077
                                           Amoros           ph  1  1  1  2  .322
                                           Labine           p   0  0  0  0  .250
                                           Koufax           p   0  0  0  0  .200
                                           Robinson,J       ph  2  0  0  0  .324
                                                               35  6  7  6
 
Reds                             INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Klippstein       W 8-4           9.0  7  6  6  1  2 124  83  4.52
                                 9.0  7  6  6  1  2 124  83 
 
Dodgers                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Craig            L 6-2           5.0  4  5  5  3  4  97  56  3.27
Labine                           2.0  6  5  4  1  0  41  26  6.67
Koufax                           1.0  3  2  2  0  0  22  13  6.92
Lehman                           1.0  5  3  3  0  0  37  23  4.29
                                 9.0 18 15 14  4  4 197 118 
 
Brk: Amoros batted for Craig in the 5th
     Robinson,J batted for Koufax in the 8th
     Robinson,J moved to 2b in the 9th
     Zimmer batted for Lehman in the 9th
 
E-McMillan, Reese. 2B-Temple(4), Jablonski(19), Gilliam(12), Walker(2). 
3B-Bell(5), Robinson,F(2). HR-Post 3(18), Kluszewski 2(17), Bailey(13), 
Nelson,R(10), Furillo(6), Amoros(7). RBI-Temple(32), Post 5(39), Bell 2(48), 
Kluszewski 4(38), Bailey(30), Jablonski(31), McMillan(20), Nelson,R(22), 
Jackson,R(14), Furillo 2(22), Amoros 2(25). K-Post, Robinson,F, Bailey, 
McMillan, Snider, Craig. BB-Post, Robinson,F, Bailey 2, Reese. SH-Klippstein. 
HBP-Robinson,F, Jablonski, Klippstein, Reese. PB-Bailey. HB-Klippstein, 
Craig 3. WP-Craig. 
GWRBI: Post
Temperature: 66, Sky: cloudy, Wind: right to left at 3 MPH.
Attendance: N/A
Game Time: 2:37
 
 
 

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6/24/1956, Cin56-Brk56, game 2, Ebbets Field
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10     R  H  E   LOB DP
1956 Reds              0  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  1  0     3 10  0    13  1
1956 Dodgers           2  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1     4 12  1    12  1
 
Reds                 AB  R  H BI   AVG    Dodgers              AB  R  H BI   AVG
Temple            2b  6  1  2  0  .313    Gilliam           2b  4  0  1  0  .317
Thurman           rf  5  1  3  1  .354    Reese             ss  4  1  1  0  .268
Bell              cf  5  0  0  0  .285    Robinson,J        1b  4  1  1  0  .322
Kluszewski        1b  3  0  1  2  .315    Jackson,R         3b  3  0  1  0  .292
Robinson,F        lf  2  0  1  0  .336     Snider           cf  1  0  1  0  .282
Bailey            c   4  0  0  0  .310    Hodges            lf  4  0  2  2  .263
Jablonski         3b  3  0  0  0  .261    Furillo           rf  5  0  1  0  .261
 Freeman          p   0  0  0  0  .000    Campanella        c   5  1  2  1  .226
 Crowe            ph  0  0  0  0  .277    Cimoli            cf  4  1  1  0  .174
 Dyck             ph  0  0  0  0  .143    Drysdale          p   2  0  1  0  .214
 Black,J          p   0  0  0  0  .000     Koufax           p   0  0  0  0  .200
 Post             ph  1  0  0  0  .300     Nelson,R         ph  1  0  0  0  .310
 Acker            p   0  0  0  0  .111     Newcombe         p   0  0  0  0  .273
McMillan          ss  5  0  0  0  .254                         37  4 12  3
Nuxhall           p   2  0  1  0  .115
 Bridges          3b  3  1  2  0  .571
                     39  3 10  3
 
Reds                             INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Nuxhall                          5.2 10  3  2  4  1 113  61  3.88
Freeman                          1.1  0  0  0  0  0  16  12  4.79
Black,J                          2.0  1  0  0  1  0  35  21  2.25
Acker            L 1-3           0.0  1  1  1  0  0   1   1  3.29
                                 9.0 12  4  3  5  1 165  95 
 
Dodgers                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Drysdale                         7.0  7  2  2  4  4 117  68  4.20
Koufax           H 1             1.0  0  0  0  1  1  17   7  6.67
Newcombe         BS 1, W 13-2    2.0  3  1  1  1  1  26  15  2.20
                                10.0 10  3  3  6  6 160  90 
 
Cin: Bridges inserted at 3b in the 6th
     Crowe batted for Freeman in the 8th
     Dyck batted for Crowe in the 8th
     Post batted for Black,J in the 10th
Brk: Robinson,J moved to 3b in the 8th
     Snider inserted at cf in the 8th
     Hodges moved to 1b in the 8th
     Cimoli moved to lf in the 8th
     Nelson,R batted for Koufax in the 8th
 
E-Robinson,J. 2B-Temple(5), Thurman(3), Snider(9). HR-Campanella(9). 
RBI-Thurman(7), Kluszewski 2(40), Hodges 2(36), Campanella(27). K-Thurman, 
Bell, Robinson,F, Jablonski, Bridges, Post, Cimoli. BB-Kluszewski, 
Robinson,F 3, Bailey, Dyck, Gilliam, Reese, Robinson,J, Jackson,R, Hodges. 
SH-Drysdale. SF-Kluszewski. PB-Bailey. WP-Nuxhall. BALK-Koufax. 
GWRBI: Campanella
Temperature: 65, Sky: cloudy, Wind: right to left at 12 MPH.
Attendance: 24,429
Game Time: 2:45
 
 
 
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