Yankees @ Orioles
August 18, 1956

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Yankees	1	3	0
Orioles	0	0	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Yankees	1	3	0
Orioles	1	1	0

Bob Nieman Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.318
OBP	.000	.434
At Bats	0	308
Hits	0	98
• Singles	0	68
• Doubles	0	13
• Triples	0	4
• Home Runs	0	13
Walks	0	65
RBI’s	0	53

Tom Sturdivant Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
10	6	5

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Memorial Stadium - August 18, 1956

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Home Run

Tom Sturdivant

Yogi Berra

Bill Skowron

Billy Martin

Jerry Coleman

Gil McDougald

Joe Collins

Mickey Mantle

Hank Bauer

Bob Nieman

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

Nieman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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Top 2 McDougald strikes out.

Top 2 Sturdivant hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. Bauer moves to third.

Top 2 Coleman bunts in front of the plate. Gastall fields it and throws to first for the out. Collins scores. Bauer moves to second.

Top 2 Bauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Collins moves to third.

Top 2 Collins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Williams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sturdivant fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Gardner strikes out.

Top 1 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Skowron for the out.

Top 1 Berra takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. McDougald moves to third.

Top 1 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McDougald moves to second.

Top 1 McDougald takes first base on ball four.

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