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July 27, 1956

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Yankees 9 16 2
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Mickey Mantle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .370
OBP .500 .478
At Bats 4 330
Hits 1 122
• Singles 1 72
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 32
Walks 2 69
RBI’s 0 82

Wally Burnette Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 0
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Municipal Stadium - July 27, 1956
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Walk
Wally Burnette
Tim Thompson
Harry Simpson
Vic Power
Hector Lopez
Mike Baxes
Lou Skizas
Al Pilarcik
Johnny Groth
Mickey Mantle
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Mantle takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 14 Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 13 Simpson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 13 Skizas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lopez moves to second.
Bottom 13 Pilarcik bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 13 Lopez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 13 Baxes hits a line drive towards third. Carey reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 13 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 13 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson scoops it up and throws to first, with Burnette covering, for the out.
Top 13 Johnny Groth now playing right field. Harry Simpson now playing first base. Vic Power now playing second base. Byrne hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson scoops it up and throws to first, with Burnette covering, for the out.
Bottom 12 Burnette strikes out.
Bottom 12 Thompson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Thompson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 12 Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 12 Johnny Groth pinch hits for Clete Boyer. Groth hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 12 Coleman hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 12 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 12 Bauer bunts between the mound and first base. Burnette scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bauer for the out.
Top 12 Skowron hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pilarcik. Skowron reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 11 Simpson hits a popup towards short. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 11 Skizas is walked intentionally.
Bottom 11 Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Byrne covering, for the out. Baxes moves to third.
Bottom 11 Lopez bunts in front of the plate. Berra fields it and throws to first for the out. Baxes moves to second.
Bottom 11 Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coleman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 11 Mantle is called out on strikes.
Top 11 Berra strikes out.
Top 11 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Collins moves to second.
Top 11 Collins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 11 Byrne strikes out.
Bottom 10 Burnette strikes out.
Bottom 10 Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Power takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 10 Boyer is called out on strikes.
Top 10 Coleman hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 There goes Carey. The throw from Thompson and he is out, Baxes applying the tag.
Top 10 Carey takes first base on ball four.
Top 10 Bauer strikes out.
Bottom 9 Tommy Byrne now pitching. Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Skizas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baxes moves to second.
Bottom 9 Pilarcik hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Baxes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Skowron hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Mantle takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Berra strikes out. There goes Martin. The throw from Thompson to Baxes, and Martin is out.
Top 9 Wally Burnette now pitching. Clete Boyer now playing second base. Vic Power now playing first base. Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Joe Ginsberg pinch hits for Jack Crimian. Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morgan fields it and throws to third for the out. Power moves to second.
Bottom 8 Clete Boyer pinch runs for Eddie Robinson. Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boyer moves to second.
Bottom 8 Joe Collins now playing left field. Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Joe Collins pinch hits for Bob Cerv. Collins hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Morgan strikes out.
Top 8 Coleman hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Carey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 There goes Skizas. The throw from Berra and he is out, Coleman applying the tag.
Bottom 7 Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lopez tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Skizas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopez moves to third.
Bottom 7 Pilarcik hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 The ball gets by Berra for a passed ball. Lopez moves to second.
Bottom 7 Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Bauer strikes out.
Top 7 Skowron hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pilarcik. Skowron reaches second base with a double. Pilarcik throws the ball in to Power who relays the ball to Lopez who tags Skowron trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 7 Mike Baxes now playing shortstop. Jack Crimian now pitching. Mantle strikes out.
Bottom 6 Mike Baxes pinch hits for Tom Gorman. Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Joe DeMaestri. Slaughter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Power scores. Thompson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Thompson hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Power moves to second.
Bottom 6 Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Coleman scores.
Top 6 Cerv hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Morgan bunts towards the mound. Gorman fields it and throws to first for the out. Coleman moves to second.
Top 6 Coleman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Pilarcik hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Tom Morgan now pitching. Lopez hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Gorman moves to second.
Bottom 5 Gorman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 DeMaestri hits a line drive towards short. Coleman reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Thompson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Power hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Carey hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 The ball gets by Thompson for a passed ball. Bauer scores. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Bauer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pilarcik who is chasing the ball. Bauer reaches third base with a triple. Berra scores. Skowron goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Skowron hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Berra moves to third.
Top 5 Mantle hits a line drive into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Tom Gorman now pitching. Martin strikes out.
Bottom 4 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Mickey McDermott now pitching. Simpson takes first base on ball four. Pilarcik moves to third. Skizas moves to second.
Bottom 4 Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pilarcik moves to second.
Bottom 4 Pilarcik hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zernial scores. Lopez scores.
Bottom 4 Kucks fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Kucks. Zernial moves to third. Lopez moves to second.
Bottom 4 Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zernial moves to second.
Bottom 4 Gus Zernial pinch hits for Jack McMahan. Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 DeMaestri is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Thompson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Kucks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Coleman hits a line drive into left field. Skizas picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Skizas. Coleman moves to second.
Top 4 Carey hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Skowron hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Robinson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Simpson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Skizas strikes out.
Bottom 3 Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pilarcik for the out. Lopez moves to third.
Bottom 3 Lopez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Lopez reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Berra hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 There goes Cerv. The throw from Thompson and he is out, DeMaestri applying the tag.
Top 3 Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McMahan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 McMahan is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Kucks spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Kucks. Thompson moves to third.
Bottom 2 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kucks fields it and throws to first for the out. Thompson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coleman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Kucks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McMahan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Coleman strikes out.
Top 2 Carey hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coleman fields it, throws to second, and Simpson, is out. There's the throw to third, and Skizas is out. Double play.
Bottom 1 Simpson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lopez scores. Skizas moves to second.
Bottom 1 Skizas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lopez moves to third.
Bottom 1 Lopez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cerv. Lopez reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Bauer hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 There goes Mantle. The throw from Thompson and he is safe. Mantle steals second.
Top 1 Mantle takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Berra hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Martin takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Cerv hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.