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New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox

1956-08-07 · Day game · Fenway Park · 11 innings · Att: 36350 · 3:01

Boston Red Sox defeated New York Yankees 1–0. Willard Nixon earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
NYA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4

W: Willard Nixon L: Don Larsen SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ed Runge · 1B: Eddie Rommel · 2B: Johnny Stevens · 3B: Frank Tabacchi · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Billy Martin	5	0	0	1
Hank Bauer	5	1	0	0
Mickey Mantle	5	1	0	2
Yogi Berra	5	1	0	0
Bill Skowron	3	1	1	0
Elston Howard	4	0	0	0
Andy Carey	4	1	0	0
Jerry Coleman	4	2	0	0
Don Larsen	3	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Goodman	5	1	0	0	0
Billy Klaus	4	0	0	1	0
Ted Williams	3	0	1	2	0
Mickey Vernon	3	0	0	1	0
Jackie Jensen	4	3	0	0	0
Jim Piersall	3	0	0	0	0
Sammy White	4	0	0	0	0
Don Buddin	3	0	0	0	0
Willard Nixon	4	0	0	0	0
Dick Gernert	1	0	0	0	1

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Don Larsen	10.0	4	3	1
Tommy Byrne	0.0	0	1	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Willard Nixon	11.0	7	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Martin: 13/BG
Hank Bauer: S7
Mickey Mantle: K
Yogi Berra: 3/G

Bot 1

Billy Goodman: S/78
Billy Klaus: 6
Ted Williams: 3(B)6(1)/DP

Top 2

Bill Skowron: 53
Elston Howard: 8/8D
Andy Carey: S7
Jerry Coleman: S3.1X3(45)

Bot 2

Mickey Vernon: 8/8D
Jackie Jensen: 8
Jim Piersall: 53

Top 3

Don Larsen: 53
Billy Martin: 9
Hank Bauer: 53

Bot 3

Sammy White: 8
Don Buddin: 9
Willard Nixon: 53

Top 4

Mickey Mantle: 63
Yogi Berra: 6
Bill Skowron: 63

Bot 4

Billy Goodman: 7
Billy Klaus: 63
Ted Williams: 43

Top 5

Elston Howard: 43
Andy Carey: 3/FL
Jerry Coleman: 7

Bot 5

Mickey Vernon: W
Jackie Jensen: S7.1-2
Jim Piersall: 54/SH.1-2;2-3
Sammy White: 3/FL
Don Buddin: 7

Top 6

Don Larsen: 9
Billy Martin: K
Hank Bauer: 63

Bot 6

Willard Nixon: 8
Billy Goodman: 43
Billy Klaus: 63

Top 7

Mickey Mantle: S4/BG.B-2(E4)
Yogi Berra: 5/FL
Bill Skowron: W
Elston Howard: 9
Andy Carey: 3

Bot 7

Ted Williams: 7
Mickey Vernon: 43
Jackie Jensen: S9
Jim Piersall: 3/FL

Top 8

Jerry Coleman: S9
Don Larsen: FC1/SH.1-2
Billy Martin: 36(1)/FO.2-3
Hank Bauer: 4(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Sammy White: 13
Don Buddin: 8/8D
Willard Nixon: 8/8D

Top 9

Mickey Mantle: K/C
Yogi Berra: S8
Bill Skowron: S7.1-2
Elston Howard: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 9

Billy Goodman: 63
Billy Klaus: 63
Ted Williams: W
Mickey Vernon: 6

Top 10

Andy Carey: 3/FL
Jerry Coleman: 8
Don Larsen: 3/FL

Bot 10

Jackie Jensen: D7
Jim Piersall: FC1.2X3(15)
Sammy White: 43.1-2
Dick Gernert: K

Top 11

Billy Martin: 3/G
Hank Bauer: 8
Mickey Mantle: E7/F.B-2
Yogi Berra: 7/L

Bot 11

Willard Nixon: E5
Billy Goodman: E3/TH.1-3
Billy Klaus: W.1-2
Ted Williams: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2