Yankees @ Orioles
September 26, 1956

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Orioles 1 8 0

Tito Francona Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .261
OBP .667 .337
At Bats 3 440
Hits 2 115
• Singles 1 86
• Doubles 1 16
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 51
RBI’s 0 57

Whitey Ford Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
19 5 1
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Memorial Stadium - September 26, 1956
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Strikeout
Whitey Ford
Yogi Berra
Bill Skowron
Gil McDougald
Andy Carey
Billy Hunter
Norm Siebern
Bob Cerv
Enos Slaughter
Tito Francona
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Billy Hunter now playing shortstop. Gil McDougald now playing second base. Francona strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Mickey McDermott pinch hits for Billy Martin. McDermott strikes out.
Top 8 McDougald is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Skowron takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Berra hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Boyd hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Beamon moves to third.
Bottom 7 Beamon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Causey is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Norm Siebern now playing left field. Enos Slaughter now playing right field. Gardner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Mickey Mantle pinch hits for Joe Collins. Mantle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Causey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Slaughter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ford moves to third.
Top 7 Ford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Carey hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Triandos hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Pyburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Francona strikes out.
Top 6 Martin strikes out.
Top 6 McDougald takes first base on ball four. Skowron moves to second.
Top 6 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Beamon fields it and throws to second for the out. Cerv moves to third.
Top 6 Berra takes first base on ball four. Cerv moves to second.
Top 6 Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Collins takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Boyd strikes out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Beamon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Beamon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Ford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carey moves to second.
Top 5 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Martin is called out on strikes.
Top 5 McDougald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Causey is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Robinson hits a line drive into center field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Skowron hits a line drive into left field. Pyburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Jim Pyburn now playing left field. Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Jim Pyburn pinch runs for Bob Nieman. There's a wild pitch. Francona scores. Pyburn moves to second.
Bottom 3 Nieman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Francona moves to third.
Bottom 3 Francona hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Beamon, and towards Causey, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Causey scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Ford is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Beamon strikes out.
Bottom 2 Causey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Gardner is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Causey scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Martin strikes out.
Top 2 McDougald takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Skowron strikes out.
Bottom 1 Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Nieman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Francona hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Francona reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cerv takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Collins. The throw from Triandos and he is out, Causey applying the tag.
Top 1 Collins takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Slaughter strikes out. Triandos drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Slaughter out.