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September 22, 1956

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Yankees 2 8 0
Red Sox 1 4 1
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Yankees 2 8 0
Red Sox 1 4 1

Dick Gernert Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .296
OBP .333 .403
At Bats 3 291
Hits 1 86
• Singles 1 60
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 16
Walks 0 53
RBI’s 0 67

Don Larsen Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 5 1
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Fenway Park - September 22, 1956
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Walk
Don Larsen
Elston Howard
Joe Collins
Billy Martin
Bill Skowron
Jerry Coleman
Norm Siebern
Bob Cerv
Enos Slaughter
Dick Gernert
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Gernert takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Bob Cerv now playing center field. Williams strikes out.
Top 8 Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Consolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Martin moves to third.
Top 8 Siebern hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Billy Consolo now playing second base. Fritz Dorish now pitching. Ted Lepcio now playing third base. Martin hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Piersall. Martin reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Billy Consolo pinch runs for Mickey Vernon. Klaus hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mickey Vernon pinch hits for Milt Bolling. Vernon takes first base on ball four. Stephens moves to second.
Bottom 7 Gene Stephens pinch hits for Bob Porterfield. Stephens takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Daley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Skowron fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Lepcio moves to third.
Bottom 7 Lepcio hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mantle. Lepcio reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Jerry Coleman now playing shortstop. Piersall hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Mantle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Slaughter scores. Collins moves to third.
Top 7 Collins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Larsen scores. Slaughter moves to third.
Top 7 Slaughter takes first base on ball four. Larsen moves to second.
Top 7 Larsen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Howard hits a line drive towards first. Gernert reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Irv Noren pinch hits for Billy Hunter. Noren hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jensen strikes out.
Bottom 6 Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Klaus moves to third. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 6 Williams takes first base on ball four. Klaus moves to second.
Bottom 6 Klaus takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Porterfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Skowron fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Siebern hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Skowron strikes out.
Top 6 Mantle hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen. Mantle reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Daley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Skowron fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Lepcio hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Piersall strikes out.
Top 5 Collins 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 5 Slaughter hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Larsen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bolling fields it and throws to first for the out. Howard moves to second.
Top 5 Howard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Jensen hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gernert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hunter hits a line drive towards center. Piersall catches it and throws to first to double up Martin.
Top 4 Siebern hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Porterfield juggles the ball. That's an error on Porterfield.
Bottom 3 Klaus hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bolling strikes out.
Bottom 3 Porterfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Skowron fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Daley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Skowron fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Lepcio hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Skowron hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mantle takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Collins hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Slaughter hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Jensen strikes out.
Bottom 2 Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Larsen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bolling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Siebern takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Klaus for the out.
Bottom 1 Bolling strikes out.
Top 1 Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Skowron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Slaughter moves to second.
Top 1 Mantle strikes out.
Top 1 Collins hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Slaughter takes first base on ball four.