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August 23, 1956

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White Sox 6 12 0
Yankees 1 7 1
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White Sox 6 12 0
Yankees 1 7 1

Jim Rivera Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .270
OBP .667 .351
At Bats 2 374
Hits 1 101
• Singles 1 68
• Doubles 0 21
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 1 46
RBI’s 2 56

Tommy Byrne Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 2 3
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Yankee Stadium - August 23, 1956
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Fielder's Choice
Tommy Byrne
Yogi Berra
Bill Skowron
Billy Martin
Andy Carey
Gil McDougald
Norm Siebern
Mickey Mantle
George Wilson
Jim Rivera
Dixie Howell
Fred Hatfield
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Byrne fields it and throws to home to get Hatfield. Howell moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 5 Howell takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Aparicio hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hatfield hits a line drive into right field. Wilson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Wilson. Hatfield moves to third.
Bottom 4 Byrne hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Dropo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Lollar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Minoso hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 George Wilson now playing right field. Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Byrne fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Byrne scores. There goes Bauer trying to get to home. Minoso throws the ball in to Lollar who tags Bauer, who's trying to score from second, for the out. McDougald moves to second.
Bottom 3 Berra hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mantle strikes out.
Bottom 3 McDougald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Byrne moves to third. Bauer moves to second.
Bottom 3 Bauer takes first base on ball four. Byrne moves to second.
Bottom 3 Byrne hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes Rivera. The throw from Berra and he is safe. Rivera steals second.
Top 3 Rivera hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dropo scores. Hatfield scores. Aparicio moves to third.
Top 3 Howell is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Aparicio takes first base on ball four. Dropo moves to third. Hatfield moves to second.
Top 3 Hatfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lollar scores. Dropo moves to second.
Top 3 Dropo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lollar moves to second.
Top 3 Lollar takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Minoso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mantle throws the ball in to McDougald who tags Minoso trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 2 Carey is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 2 Skowron hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Doby strikes out.
Top 2 Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rivera moves to second.
Top 2 Rivera takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Howell hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Aparicio hits a line drive towards short. McDougald reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Martin hits a line drive towards short. Aparicio reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mantle moves to second.
Bottom 1 Mantle bunts towards short. Aparicio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bauer hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Tommy Byrne now pitching. Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Byrne covering. It's a double play.
Top 1 Dropo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Minoso scores. Lollar moves to second.
Top 1 Lollar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Minoso moves to second.
Top 1 Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Doby scores.
Top 1 Doby hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Mantle who is chasing the ball. Doby reaches third base with a triple. Fox goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Rivera strikes out.