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Yankees
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
May 25, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees, played on May 25, 1956 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 25, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 25, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Kucks |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Ferrarese |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 37,070 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: Frank Umont 2B: Charlie Berry 3B: Jim Honochick |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gil McDougald | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
| Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Elston Howard | Catcher |
| Bob Cerv | Left Fielder |
| Andy Carey | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Kucks | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Diering | Center Fielder |
| Bob Hale | First Baseman |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Bob Nieman | Left Fielder |
| Tito Francona | Right Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Billy Gardner | Second Baseman |
| Willie Miranda | Shortstop |
| Don Ferrarese | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
May 25, 1956
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Ferrarese
McDougald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Ferrarese
Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McDougald moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bauer vs. Ferrarese
Bauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McDougald scores. Martin moves to third. Bauer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mantle vs. Ferrarese
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields it and throws to third for the out. Martin scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Ferrarese
Skowron hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Francona who is chasing the ball. Skowron reaches third base with a triple. Mantle goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Howard vs. Ferrarese
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cerv vs. Ferrarese
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner fields it and throws to home to get Skowron. Howard moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carey vs. Ferrarese
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hale scoops it up and throws to first, with Ferrarese covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Kucks
Diering hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Kucks
Hale hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Kucks
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards second. Martin scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kucks vs. Ferrarese
Kucks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. Ferrarese
McDougald takes first base on ball four. Kucks moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Ferrarese
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bauer vs. Ferrarese
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ferrarese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Kucks
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Kucks
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kucks
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Ferrarese
Mantle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Ferrarese
Skowron takes first base on ball four. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Ferrarese
Howard takes first base on ball four. Mantle moves to third. Skowron moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cerv vs. Ferrarese
Cerv hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Brown
Hal Brown now pitching.
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kucks vs. Brown
Kucks strikes out. Smith drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Kucks out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Brown
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Kucks
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kucks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Kucks
Miranda hits a popup towards short. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kucks
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brown for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Brown
Tex Nelson now playing right field. Tito Francona now playing center field.
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Brown
Bauer hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Brown
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Brown
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Kucks
Nelson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Kucks
Hale hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nelson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kell vs. Kucks
There's a wild pitch. Nelson scores. Hale moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kell vs. Kucks
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nieman vs. Kucks
Nieman hits a line drive towards third. Carey catches it and throws to second to double up Hale. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 7 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Brown
Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Brown
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carey vs. Brown
Carey hits a fly ball into right field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kucks vs. Brown
Kucks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 7 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Kucks
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kucks
Smith hits a ball on the ground between third and short. The ball bounces off Carey, and towards McDougald, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Kucks
Gardner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miranda vs. Kucks
Miranda hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Bauer fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Bauer. Gardner goes all the way around to score. Miranda moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Triandos vs. Kucks
Gus Triandos pinch hits for Hal Brown.
Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 7 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Dorish
Fritz Dorish now pitching.
McDougald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Dorish
Martin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Martin reaches second base with a double. McDougald goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bauer vs. Dorish
Bauer bunts towards the mound. Dorish fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Martin moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mantle vs. Dorish
Mantle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martin scores. Bauer moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Skowron vs. Dorish
Skowron hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howard vs. Dorish
Howard hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 9 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Kucks
Nelson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Nelson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hale vs. Kucks
Hale hits a popup towards short. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kell vs. Kucks
Kell hits a fly ball towards center. Mantle catches it and throws to second to double up Nelson. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 9 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Dorish
Wayne Causey now playing third base.
Cerv hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Dorish
Carey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kucks vs. Dorish
Kucks bunts towards the mound. Dorish fields it and throws to first for the out. Carey moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDougald vs. Dorish
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 9 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Kucks
Nieman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Kucks
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Francona for the out. Nieman moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Kucks
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gardner vs. Kucks
Gardner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miranda vs. Kucks
Miranda hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 9 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Dorish
Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Dorish
There goes Martin. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Martin steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bauer vs. Dorish
There goes Martin. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Martin steals third. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bauer vs. Dorish
Bauer strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mantle vs. Dorish
Mantle hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Martin tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Dorish
Skowron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Dorish
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 10 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pyburn vs. Kucks
Phil Rizzuto now playing shortstop. Jerry Coleman now playing second base. Joe Collins now playing first base. Jim Pyburn pinch hits for Fritz Dor
Pyburn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Kucks
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Kucks
Hale takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Causey vs. Kucks
Causey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hale moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nieman vs. Kucks
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 10 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Schmitz
Johnny Schmitz now pitching.
Cerv hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Schmitz
Carey hits a fly ball into right field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kucks vs. Schmitz
Kucks hits a popup in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzuto vs. Schmitz
Smith fires to first and picks off Cerv. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 10 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Kucks
Eddie Robinson now playing first base. Joe Collins now playing left field.
Francona hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kucks
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Kucks
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/25/1956 -- New York at Baltimore (N)
New York AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
McDougald G, ss 3 2 1 0 Diering C, cf 1 0 0 0
Rizzuto P, ss 0 0 0 0 Nelson T, rf 2 1 1 0
Martin B, 2b 5 3 3 1 Hale B, 1b 3 0 2 0
Coleman J, 2b 0 0 0 0 Kell G, 3b 3 0 0 0
Bauer H, rf 5 0 2 1 Causey W, 3b 1 0 1 0
Mantle M, cf 3 2 2 3 Nieman B, lf 4 0 1 0
Skowron B, 1b 4 1 2 1 Francona T, rf-cf 4 0 0 0
Collins J, 1b-lf 0 0 0 0 Smith H, c 4 0 1 0
Howard E, c 4 1 1 0 Gardner B, 2b 4 1 1 0
Cerv B, lf 5 1 2 4 Miranda W, ss 3 0 1 1
Robinson E, 1b 0 0 0 0 Ferrarese D, p 0 0 0 0
Carey A, 3b 5 0 1 0 Brown H, p 1 0 0 0
Kucks J, p 3 0 0 0 Triandos G, ph 1 0 0 0
Dorish F, p 0 0 0 0
Pyburn J, ph 1 0 1 0
Schmitz J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 10 14 10 32 2 9 1
New York 304 002 010 -- 10
Baltimore 000 110 000 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Kucks J (W) 9.0 9 2 2 2 0
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Ferrarese D (L)* 2.0 6 7 7 4 0
Brown H 3.0 1 0 0 1 1
Dorish F 3.0 6 3 3 1 1
Schmitz J 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 4 batters in 3rd
E -- Bauer H
DP -- New York 4, Baltimore 2
LOB -- New York 8, Baltimore 5
2B -- Miranda W, Martin B, Nelson T
3B -- Skowron B
HR -- Cerv B
SB -- Martin B 2
SH -- Kucks J
SF -- Mantle M
WP -- Kucks J
T -- 2:29
A -- 37070
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