<< Back to The Miley Collection

Miley BB CD 1956 World Series Game 3
Called by Bob Neal and Bob Wolff

Enos Slaughter's two-out, 3-run home run in the 6th is the deciding blow.  Billy Martin also homers, and Yogi Berra has two hits and the other Yankee RBI.  Whitey Ford pitches the distance for the Bombers.

Game box score below provided by Retrosheet.org
They have a fantastic website, be sure to check it out.

New York Yankees 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 3

World Series Game 3 Played on Saturday, October 6, 1956 (D) at Yankee Stadium I

BRO N    0  1  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   3  8  1
NY A 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 x - 5 8 1
BATTING
Brooklyn Dodgers             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Gilliam lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Reese ss 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 3
Snider cf 3 0 0 1 0 3 4 0
Robinson 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Hodges 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 5 1
Furillo rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 0
Campanella c 3 0 1 1 0 1 7 0
Neal 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 2
Craig p 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
Jackson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Labine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 8 2 2 7 24 7
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Craig-Reese-Hodges, Neal-Reese-Hodges.
E: Neal (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Furillo (2,off Ford).
3B: Reese (1,off Ford).
SF: Campanella (2,off Ford); Snider (1,off Ford).
GDP: Gilliam (1,off Ford).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Campanella (1,2nd base by Ford/Berra).
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bauer rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 1
Collins 1b 4 1 0 0 0 0 8 0
Mantle cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Berra c 4 1 2 1 0 0 8 1
Slaughter lf 3 1 2 3 1 0 1 0
Martin 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 3
McDougald ss 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 2
Carey 3b 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 5
Ford p 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Totals 31 5 8 5 2 6 27 12
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Martin-McDougald-Collins.
E: Carey (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Berra (1,off Labine).
HR: Martin (2,2nd inning off Craig 0 on 1 out); Slaughter (1,6th inning off
Craig 2 on 2 out).
GDP: Martin (2,off Craig); Ford (1,off Craig).
IBB: Slaughter (1,by Labine).
Team LOB: 4.
PITCHING
Brooklyn Dodgers             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Craig L(0-1) 6 7 4 4 1 4 2 24
Labine 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 9
Totals 8 8 5 4 2 6 2 33
IBB: Labine (1,Slaughter).
New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ford W(1-1) 9 8 3 2 2 7 0 35
Umpires: HP - Dusty Boggess, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Babe Pinelli, 3B - Hank Soar, 
LF - Tom Gorman, RF - Ed Runge