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May 5, 1956

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Athletics	0	1	0
Yankees	1	2	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Athletics	0	1	1
Yankees	1	2	0

Bob Cerv Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.300
OBP	.000	.300
At Bats	0	10
Hits	0	3
• Singles	0	1
• Doubles	0	0
• Triples	0	2
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	0
RBI’s	0	2

Lou Kretlow Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
1	1	0

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Yankee Stadium - May 5, 1956

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Lou Kretlow

Joe Astroth

Rance Pless

Spook Jacobs

Jim Finigan

Joe DeMaestri

Gus Zernial

Hector Lopez

Harry Simpson

Bob Cerv

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan juggles the ball. That's an error on Finigan.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Finigan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kretlow fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Skowron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martin moves to third.

Bottom 1 Berra hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Mantle hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Martin takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Rance Pless now playing first base. Bauer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Lopez is chasing the ball. Bauer rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run.

Top 1 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDermott fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 1 Zernial takes first base on ball four. Pless moves to second.

Top 1 Rance Pless pinch runs for Vic Power. Jacobs strikes out.

Top 1 Power hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

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