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July 4, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 6 7 2
Red Sox 5 6 1
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Yankees 6 7 2
Red Sox 5 6 1

Billy Klaus Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .264
OBP .500 .385
At Bats 3 197
Hits 1 52
• Singles 1 38
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 1 40
RBI’s 0 27

Tommy Byrne Season Stats

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Fenway Park - July 4, 1956
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Walk
Tommy Byrne
Yogi Berra
Joe Collins
Billy Martin
Jerry Coleman
Gil McDougald
Norm Siebern
Mickey Mantle
Elston Howard
Billy Klaus
Billy Consolo
Don Buddin
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Klaus takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Billy Consolo pinch runs for Dick Gernert. Goodman bunts towards first. Collins scoops it up and throws to first, with Martin covering, for the out. Buddin moves to third. Consolo moves to second.
Bottom 9 Dick Gernert pinch hits for Ike Delock. Tommy Byrne now pitching. Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coleman juggles the ball. That's an error on Coleman. Buddin moves to second.
Bottom 9 Elston Howard now playing right field. Jerry Coleman now playing third base. Tom Morgan now pitching. Buddin takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Siebern hits a popup towards third. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Martin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 9 Mickey McDermott pinch hits for Johnny Kucks. McDermott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Carroll scores. McDougald moves to third.
Top 9 Ike Delock now pitching. Bill Skowron pinch hits for Andy Carey. Skowron is hit by the pitch. Collins scores. Carroll moves to third. McDougald moves to second.
Top 9 Tom Carroll pinch runs for Irv Noren. McDougald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Collins moves to third. Carroll moves to second.
Top 9 Irv Noren pinch hits for Hank Bauer. Noren hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Collins moves to second.
Top 9 Collins takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Daley hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kucks fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Mantle strikes out.
Top 8 Jackie Jensen now playing right field. Gene Stephens now playing left field. Siebern 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 7 Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kucks fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 7 Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to second for the out. Nixon moves to third.
Bottom 7 Goodman takes first base on ball four. Nixon moves to second.
Bottom 7 Nixon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kucks fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Kucks strikes out.
Top 7 Carey hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Daley hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Stephens bunts in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Piersall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vernon moves to second.
Bottom 6 Vernon is hit by the pitch.
Top 6 McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bauer hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Piersall. Bauer reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Nixon covering, for the out.
Top 6 Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kucks fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 Goodman bunts in front of the plate. Berra fields it and throws to first for the out. Nixon moves to second.
Bottom 5 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey juggles the ball. That's an error on Carey.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Nixon covering, for the out.
Top 5 Martin bunts towards the mound. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Buddin bunts towards first. Collins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buddin for the out.
Bottom 4 Daley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Stephens bunts towards the mound. Kucks fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Kucks is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Carey hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McDougald hits a popup towards third. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald fields it and throws to second for the out. Nixon scores. Klaus moves to third.
Bottom 3 Williams takes first base on ball four. Klaus moves to second.
Bottom 3 Klaus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nixon moves to third.
Bottom 3 Goodman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Nixon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Buddin scores.
Bottom 3 Buddin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Siebern. Buddin reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Collins takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mantle bunts towards second. Goodman picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Goodman. Mantle moves to second.
Top 3 Siebern 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 Daley hits a popup towards first. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kucks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Piersall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kucks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Vernon hits a popup towards short. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Klaus takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bauer hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Collins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Siebern scores. Berra moves to third.
Top 1 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields it and throws to second for the out. Martin scores. Siebern moves to third.
Top 1 Mantle takes first base on ball four. Siebern moves to second.
Top 1 Siebern hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Martin moves to third.
Top 1 Martin takes first base on ball four.