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September 11, 1956

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Yankees 8 6 1
Athletics 5 7 1
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Yankees 8 6 1
Athletics 5 7 1

Johnny Groth Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .248
OBP .000 .317
At Bats 0 218
Hits 0 54
• Singles 0 34
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 0 33

Tommy Byrne Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 3 3
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Municipal Stadium - September 11, 1956
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Walk
Tommy Byrne
Yogi Berra
Joe Collins
Jerry Coleman
Billy Martin
Gil McDougald
Enos Slaughter
Mickey Mantle
Hank Bauer
Johnny Groth
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Jerry Coleman now playing second base. Gil McDougald now playing shortstop. Billy Martin now playing third base. Tommy Byrne now pitching. JohnnyGroth takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Billy Martin pinch runs for George Wilson. Jack Crimian now pitching. Norm Siebern pinch hits for Tom Morgan. Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Siebern for the out.
Top 8 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ditmar juggles the ball. That's an error on Ditmar. McDougald scores. Skowron scores. Two runs are unearned.
Top 8 George Wilson pinch hits for Billy Hunter. There's a wild pitch. McDougald moves to third. Skowron moves to second.
Top 8 Bill Skowron pinch hits for Andy Carey. Skowron is walked intentionally.
Top 8 McDougald hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pilarcik. McDougald reaches second base with a double. Mantle scores. Berra goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Collins hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mantle moves to second.
Top 8 Mantle takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Slaughter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Power hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ditmar hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Tom Morgan now pitching. Lopez hits a popup towards first. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Irv Noren pinch hits for Johnny Kucks. Noren hits a line drive towards short. DeMaestri reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Robinson hits a line drive towards short. Hunter reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 6 Simpson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Skizas hits a line drive to center field. Mantle throws towards the plate. Berra fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Berra. Power scores. Skizas moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Pilarcik hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Power hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bauer. Power reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Carey hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McDougald strikes out.
Top 6 Collins is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Ditmar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lopez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robinson for the out.
Top 5 Berra hits a line drive into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mantle takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Slaughter hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Pilarcik who is chasing the ball. Slaughter reaches third base with a triple. Bauer goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Bauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Kucks hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Simpson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pilarcik for the out.
Top 4 Carey hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McDougald hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Collins takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Berra hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Mantle takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Power hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kucks fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Ditmar hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Bauer hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kucks strikes out.
Top 3 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Lopez hits a popup towards first. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Robinson hits a popup towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 McDougald takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Collins hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Kucks spins and fires to second, with Hunter covering, and Power is picked off.
Bottom 1 Pilarcik takes first base on ball four. Power moves to second.
Bottom 1 Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Berra hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mantle 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 1 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Ditmar covering, for the out.
Top 1 Bauer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.