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August 15, 1956

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Bottom 7 R H E
Red Sox 3 4 0
Yankees 6 7 2
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Red Sox 3 4 0
Yankees 6 7 2

Mickey Mantle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .376
OBP .667 .490
At Bats 2 396
Hits 1 149
• Singles 1 87
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 42
Walks 1 90
RBI’s 0 106

Bob Porterfield Season Stats

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3 9 0
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Yankee Stadium - August 15, 1956
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Bob Porterfield
Sammy White
Dick Gernert
Billy Goodman
Billy Klaus
Don Buddin
Ted Williams
Jim Piersall
Jackie Jensen
Mickey Mantle
Billy Martin
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Bob Porterfield now pitching. Mantle takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Martin hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Piersall. Martin reaches second base with a double. Carroll scores. Bauer goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Tom Carroll pinch runs for Tommy Byrne. Bauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McDermott scores. Carroll moves to second.
Bottom 7 Byrne takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 The ball gets by White for a passed ball. McDermott moves to second.
Bottom 7 McDermott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brewer fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 7 Mickey McDermott pinch hits for Jerry Coleman. There's a wild pitch. Carey moves to second.
Bottom 7 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Skowron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Piersall hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jensen takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. Klaus scores. Williams moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Martin. Goodman scores. Klaus moves to third. Williams moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Klaus takes first base on ball four. Goodman moves to second.
Top 7 Goodman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Brewer hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Collins for the out.
Bottom 6 Berra hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Mantle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Buddin strikes out.
Top 6 White hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Piersall hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Jensen strikes out.
Bottom 5 Byrne hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops it up and throws to first, with Brewer covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Coleman hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Carey strikes out.
Top 5 Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 5 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Klaus strikes out.
Top 5 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brewer moves to second.
Top 5 Tommy Byrne now pitching. Brewer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Collins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Piersall throws the ball in to Goodman who tags Collins trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Berra scores.
Bottom 4 Berra hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Bottom 4 Mantle hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Buddin strikes out.
Top 4 White takes first base on ball four. Gernert moves to second.
Top 4 Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gernert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bauer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Ford bunts towards first. Gernert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ford for the out. Coleman moves to second.
Bottom 3 Coleman takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Williams strikes out.
Top 3 Klaus takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Brewer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Carey bunts towards the mound. Brewer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Skowron is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Collins hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Buddin hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 White hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coleman misplays the ball. That's an error on Coleman.
Top 2 Jensen hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brewer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Mantle takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Martin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops it up and throws to first, with Brewer covering, for the out.
Top 1 Gernert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Klaus hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out.