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April 27, 1956

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Yankees 5 8 0
Red Sox 1 5 3
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Yankees 5 8 0
Red Sox 1 5 3

Dick Gernert Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .429
OBP .333 .556
At Bats 3 14
Hits 1 6
• Singles 1 4
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 1

Don Larsen Season Stats

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1 0 0
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Fenway Park - April 27, 1956
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Strikeout
Don Larsen
Yogi Berra
Bill Skowron
Gil McDougald
Andy Carey
Phil Rizzuto
Elston Howard
Mickey Mantle
Hank Bauer
Dick Gernert
Billy Klaus
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Gernert is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Jensen is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. Klaus moves to second.
Bottom 8 Klaus takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Larsen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Carey hits a line drive towards short. Buddin reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Howard hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Bauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Pete Daley now catching. George Susce now pitching. Skowron strikes out.
Bottom 7 Gene Stephens pinch runs for Grady Hatton. Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Larsen covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Grady Hatton pinch hits for Tom Brewer. Hatton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Piersall scores. Buddin moves to second.
Bottom 7 Ted Williams pinch hits for Sammy White. Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Buddin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Piersall moves to second.
Bottom 7 Piersall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Gernert hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Berra hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 McDougald hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jensen hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Klaus takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Rizzuto hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Goodman reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Larsen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Carey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Brewer strikes out.
Bottom 5 White hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Buddin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Bauer hits a line drive into right field. Jensen picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Jensen. Berra scores. Skowron goes all the way around to score. Bauer moves to third. Two runs are unearned.
Top 5 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin misplays the ball. That's an error on Buddin. Berra moves to third.
Top 5 Berra hits a line drive into left field. Gernert picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gernert. Berra moves to second.
Top 5 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mantle for the out.
Top 5 McDougald hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Piersall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gernert strikes out.
Bottom 4 Jensen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rizzuto hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Larsen hits a line drive towards third. Klaus reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Carey strikes out.
Bottom 3 Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Larsen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Larsen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Howard hits a fly ball into left field. Gernert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bauer takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Skowron hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen. Skowron reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Brewer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Larsen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to home to get Jensen. Gernert moves to third. Piersall moves to second.
Bottom 2 Buddin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Piersall takes first base on ball four. Jensen moves to third. Gernert moves to second.
Bottom 2 Gernert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jensen moves to second.
Bottom 2 Jensen takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Rizzuto takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Larsen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gernert. Larsen reaches second base with a double. Skowron scores. Howard moves to third.
Top 2 Carey strikes out.
Top 2 Howard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Skowron moves to second.
Top 2 Bauer strikes out.
Top 2 Skowron takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Vernon strikes out.
Bottom 1 Klaus hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brewer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Mantle is hit by the pitch.
Top 1 McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.