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September 5, 1956

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Yankees	0	1	0
Red Sox	1	0	1

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Yankees	0	1	0
Red Sox	1	1	1

Jim Piersall Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.298
OBP	.000	.365
At Bats	0	504
Hits	0	150
• Singles	0	98
• Doubles	0	35
• Triples	0	5
• Home Runs	0	12
Walks	0	57
RBI’s	0	73

Whitey Ford Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
15	5	1

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Fenway Park - September 5, 1956

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Double

Whitey Ford

Yogi Berra

Bill Skowron

Billy Martin

Andy Carey

Gil McDougald

Enos Slaughter

Mickey Mantle

Hank Bauer

Jim Piersall

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

Piersall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Piersall reaches second base with a double.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Martin hits a line drive into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 There goes McDougald. The throw from Daley and he is out, Lepcio applying the tag.

Top 2 McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus juggles the ball. That's an error on Klaus.

Top 2 Milt Bolling now playing shortstop. Skowron strikes out.

Bottom 1 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 1 Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields it and throws to second for the out. Buddin scores.

Bottom 1 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Buddin moves to third.

Bottom 1 Klaus takes first base on ball four. Buddin moves to second.

Bottom 1 Buddin takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Mantle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 1 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Bauer hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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