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1956 World Series Game 7 Called by Bob Neal and Bob Wolff The Yankees score 9 runs, on two homers by Yogi Berra, another by Elston Howard, and a grand slam by Moose Skowron in the seventh inning that seals the win. Johnny Kucks pitches the shutout, yielding just 3 hits and 3 walks. Game box score below provided by Retrosheet.org They have a fantastic website, be sure to check it out. |
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NY A 2 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 - 9 10 0
BRO N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1
BATTING
New York Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Bauer rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Martin 2b 5 2 2 0 0 2 2 6
Mantle cf 4 1 1 0 1 3 0 0
Berra c 3 3 2 4 2 0 1 1
Skowron 1b 5 1 1 4 0 1 16 1
Howard lf 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 0
McDougald ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 3
Carey 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 2
Kucks p 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
Totals 37 9 10 9 4 8 27 15
FIELDING -
DP: 2. Kucks-Martin-Skowron, McDougald-Skowron.
BATTING -
2B: Mantle (1,off Bessent); Howard (1,off Craig).
HR: Berra 2 (3,1st inning off Newcombe 1 on 2 out,3rd inning off Newcombe 1
on 2 out); Howard (1,4th inning off Newcombe 0 on 0 out); Skowron (1,7th
inning off Craig 3 on 0 out).
SH: Kucks (1,off Bessent).
IBB: Berra 2 (2,by Bessent,by Craig).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING -
SB: Bauer (1,2nd base off Newcombe/Campanella).
Brooklyn Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Gilliam 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 2
Reese ss 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 5
Snider cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
Robinson 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
Hodges 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 2
Amoros lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Furillo rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Campanella c 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Newcombe p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Bessent p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mitchell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Craig p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Roebuck p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Walker ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Erskine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 3 0 3 1 27 11
FIELDING -
E: Reese (1).
BATTING -
GDP: Robinson (2,off Kucks).
Team LOB: 4.
PITCHING
New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Kucks W(1-0) 9 3 0 0 3 1 0 31
Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Newcombe L(0-1) 3 5 5 5 1 4 3 15
Bessent 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 13
Craig 0 3 4 4 2 0 1 5
Roebuck 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 6
Erskine 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals 9 10 9 9 4 8 4 42
Newcombe faced 1 batter in the 4th inning
Craig faced 5 batters in the 7th inning
WP: Craig (1).
IBB: Bessent (1,Berra); Craig (1,Berra).
Umpires: HP - Dusty Boggess, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Babe Pinelli, 3B - Hank Soar,
LF - Tom Gorman, RF - Ed Runge