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Miley BB CD 1956 World Series Game 4
Called by Bob Neal and Bob Wolff

Tom Sturdivant pitches the victory as home runs by Mickey Mantle and Hank Bauer supply the power.  Roy Campanella is the only player to have more than one base hit.

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New York Yankees 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 2

World Series Game 4 Played on Sunday, October 7, 1956 (D) at Yankee Stadium I

BRO N    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  6  0
NY A 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 x - 6 7 2
BATTING
Brooklyn Dodgers             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Gilliam 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 4
Reese ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 2
Snider cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 0
Robinson 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 2
Hodges 1b 4 0 1 1 0 2 10 1
Amoros lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Furillo rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Campanella c 2 0 2 1 2 0 6 0
Erskine p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
Walker ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Roebuck p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mitchell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Drysdale p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jackson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2 6 7 24 11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Gilliam-Reese-Hodges.
BATTING - 
2B: Snider (1,off Sturdivant); Robinson (1,off Sturdivant).
GDP: Walker (1,off Sturdivant).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Gilliam (1,2nd base by Sturdivant/Berra).
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bauer rf 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 0
Collins 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 8 2
Mantle cf 3 2 1 1 1 0 4 0
Berra c 4 0 1 1 0 1 8 1
Slaughter lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
Martin 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 3
McDougald ss 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 3
Carey 3b 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
Sturdivant p 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
Totals 29 6 7 6 3 5 27 9
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Collins, Martin-McDougald-Collins.
E: Collins (2), Carey (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Collins (1,off Erskine).
HR: Mantle (2,6th inning off Roebuck 0 on 0 out); Bauer (1,7th inning off Drysdale
1 on 2 out).
SF: McDougald (1,off Erskine).
GDP: Collins (1,off Erskine).
IBB: Slaughter (2,by Erskine).
Team LOB: 3.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Mantle (1,2nd base off Erskine/Campanella).
PITCHING
Brooklyn Dodgers             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Erskine L(0-1) 4 4 3 3 2 2 0 17
Roebuck 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 7
Drysdale 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 9
Totals 8 7 6 6 3 5 2 33
IBB: Erskine (1,Slaughter).
New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Sturdivant W(1-0) 9 6 2 2 6 7 0 37
Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Babe Pinelli, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Dusty Boggess, 
LF - Ed Runge, RF - Tom Gorman