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August 16, 1956

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Bottom 8 R H E
Red Sox 2 3 0
Yankees 0 1 0
Bottom 8 R H E
Red Sox 2 3 0
Yankees 0 1 0

Bill Skowron Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .324
OBP .000 .397
At Bats 2 340
Hits 0 110
• Singles 0 72
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 18
Walks 0 37
RBI’s 0 69

Willard Nixon Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 5 0
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Yankee Stadium - August 16, 1956
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Out
Willard Nixon
Pete Daley
Mickey Vernon
Billy Goodman
Billy Klaus
Milt Bolling
Gene Stephens
Jim Piersall
Jackie Jensen
Bill Skowron
Yogi Berra
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Collins hits a popup towards short. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gene Stephens now playing left field. Berra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Jensen hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Vernon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Goodman strikes out.
Bottom 7 Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Martin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bauer hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bolling hits a popup towards short. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Nixon hits a line drive into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Tom Carroll now playing third base. Daley strikes out.
Bottom 6 Larsen hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Tommy Byrne pinch hits for Jerry Coleman. Byrne strikes out. There goes McDougald. The throw from Daley to Bolling, and McDougald is out.
Bottom 6 McDougald takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Klaus hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Piersall hits a popup towards short. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jensen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Vernon takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bolling is hit by the pitch. Daley moves to second.
Top 5 Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Daley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Klaus takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Mantle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Martin is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Bauer hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first 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 Vernon is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Larsen hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Goodman reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Coleman hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McDougald hits a line drive towards first. Vernon reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Williams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Bolling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Collins strikes out.
Bottom 2 Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Daley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coleman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Klaus hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There goes Piersall. The throw from Berra and he is safe. Piersall steals second.
Top 2 Piersall takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Jensen is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Mantle hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vernon for the out.
Top 1 Williams hits a line drive into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Goodman takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Bolling strikes out.