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September 5, 1956

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Yankees 5 9 0
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Yankees 5 9 0
Red Sox 2 6 3

Jim Piersall Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .298
OBP .333 .365
At Bats 3 507
Hits 1 151
• Singles 0 98
• Doubles 1 36
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 12
Walks 0 57
RBI’s 0 73

Whitey Ford Season Stats

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15 5 1
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Fenway Park - September 5, 1956
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Out
Whitey Ford
Yogi Berra
Bill Skowron
Jerry Coleman
Billy Martin
Gil McDougald
Enos Slaughter
Mickey Mantle
Hank Bauer
Jim Piersall
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Piersall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 McDougald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Skowron moves to second.
Top 9 Skowron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Slaughter scores. Mantle scores.
Top 9 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berra for the out. Slaughter moves to third. Mantle moves to second.
Top 9 Mantle takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Slaughter hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Slaughter reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Gene Stephens now playing left field. Bauer is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Gene Stephens pinch runs for Ted Williams. Gernert hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Jerry Coleman now playing second base. Billy Martin now playing third base. Klaus strikes out.
Top 8 Tom Carroll pinch runs for Irv Noren. Ford 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 8 Irv Noren pinch hits for Andy Carey. Noren is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Skowron moves to third. McDougald moves to second.
Top 8 McDougald takes first base on ball four. Skowron moves to second.
Top 8 Skowron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Berra hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bolling is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Nixon bunts in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Daley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Lepcio is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Slaughter hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bauer strikes out.
Top 7 Ford takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Carey is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Jensen takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Williams reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Martin is called out on strikes.
Top 6 McDougald hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Klaus hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Nixon is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Daley scores.
Bottom 5 Daley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bauer who is chasing the ball. Daley reaches third base with a triple.
Top 5 Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mantle is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Slaughter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Bauer hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Piersall for the out.
Bottom 4 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Ford hits a popup towards third. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 The ball gets by Daley for a passed ball. Berra scores. McDougald moves to third. Martin moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Martin is hit by the pitch. Berra moves to third. McDougald moves to second.
Top 4 McDougald takes first base on ball four. Berra moves to second.
Top 4 Skowron hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Berra strikes out on a pitch way out of the strike zone. And the ball gets by Daley, who chases it to the backstop. Berra reaches first on the wild pitch.
Bottom 3 Gernert 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 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Klaus moves to second.
Bottom 3 Klaus takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mantle hits a popup, foul, towards third. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gernert. Ford scores. Slaughter moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Bauer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 The ball gets by Daley for a passed ball. Ford moves to second.
Top 3 Ford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Carey hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Nixon strikes out.
Bottom 2 Daley hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Piersall moves to third.
Bottom 2 Ford fires to first and picks off Lepcio.
Bottom 2 Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 2 Piersall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Piersall reaches second base with a double.
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.