Yankees @ Orioles
May 25, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 10 14 1
Orioles 2 9 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 10 14 1
Orioles 2 9 0

Billy Gardner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .182
OBP .333 .236
At Bats 3 99
Hits 1 18
• Singles 1 11
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 0 12

Johnny Kucks Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 2 0
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Memorial Stadium - May 25, 1956
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Johnny Kucks
Elston Howard
Eddie Robinson
Jerry Coleman
Andy Carey
Phil Rizzuto
Joe Collins
Mickey Mantle
Hank Bauer
Billy Gardner

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 10 14 1 8
Baltimore Orioles 2 9 0 5
Winning Pitcher Johnny Kucks
Losing Pitcher Don Ferrarese
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Hank Bauer
Attendance 37,070
Time of Game 2 hours 29 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 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.
Top 9 Smith fires to first and picks off Cerv.
Top 9 Kucks hits a popup in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Carey hits a fly ball into right field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Johnny Schmitz now pitching. Cerv hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 Hale takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 Phil Rizzuto now playing shortstop. Jerry Coleman now playing second base. Joe Collins now playing first base. Jim Pyburn pinch hits for Fritz DorPyburn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Skowron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Mantle hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Martin tags and scores.
Top 8 Bauer strikes out.
Top 8 There goes Martin. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Martin steals third.
Top 8 There goes Martin. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Martin steals second.
Top 8 Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Miranda hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gardner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 Nieman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Kucks bunts towards the mound. Dorish fields it and throws to first for the out. Carey moves to second.
Top 7 Carey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 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.
Bottom 6 Kell hits a fly ball towards center. Mantle catches it and throws to second to double up Nelson.
Bottom 6 Hale hits a popup towards short. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Nelson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Nelson reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Howard hits a ball on the ground for a double play.
Top 6 Skowron hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mantle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martin scores. Bauer moves to third.
Top 6 Bauer bunts towards the mound. Dorish fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Martin moves to third.
Top 6 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.
Top 6 Fritz Dorish now pitching. McDougald takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 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.
Bottom 5 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.
Bottom 5 Gardner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 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.
Bottom 5 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.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Carey hits a fly ball into right field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. Howard moves to second.
Top 5 Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Nieman hits a line drive towards third. Carey catches it and throws to second to double up Hale.
Bottom 4 Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Nelson scores. Hale moves to second.
Bottom 4 Hale hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nelson moves to third.
Bottom 4 Nelson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Mantle takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Bauer hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 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.
Bottom 3 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brown for the out.
Bottom 3 Miranda hits a popup towards short. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kucks fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Kucks strikes out. Smith drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Kucks out.
Top 3 Hal Brown now pitching. Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cerv hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 3 Howard takes first base on ball four. Mantle moves to third. Skowron moves to second.
Top 3 Skowron takes first base on ball four. Mantle moves to second.
Top 3 Mantle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 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.
Bottom 2 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.
Bottom 2 Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ferrarese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 McDougald takes first base on ball four. Kucks moves to second.
Top 2 Kucks takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Kell hits a ball on the ground towards second. Martin scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 1 Hale hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Diering hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hale scoops it up and throws to first, with Ferrarese covering, for the out.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 Bauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McDougald scores. Martin moves to third. Bauer moves to second.
Top 1 Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McDougald moves to second.
Top 1 McDougald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.