Tigers @ Yankees
August 26, 1956

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Tigers	0	2	0
Yankees	0	2	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Tigers	0	2	0
Yankees	1	3	0

Elston Howard Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.258
OBP	.000	.308
At Bats	0	252
Hits	0	65
• Singles	0	50
• Doubles	0	8
• Triples	0	2
• Home Runs	0	5
Walks	0	18
RBI’s	0	31

Steve Gromek Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
7	5	4

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Yankee Stadium - August 26, 1956

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Single

Steve Gromek

Red Wilson

Jack Phillips

Frank Bolling

Ray Boone

Harvey Kuenn

Bob Kennedy

Bill Tuttle

Al Kaline

Elston Howard

Hank Bauer

Bill Skowron

Yogi Berra

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Berra scores. Skowron moves to third. Bauer moves to second.

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Bottom 2 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Phillips fields the ball and throws to Gromek covering. Safe. Berra moves to third. Skowron moves to second.

Bottom 2 Skowron takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 Berra hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.

Top 2 Bolling strikes out.

Top 2 Tuttle hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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

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

Bottom 1 Martin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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

Top 1 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 1 Kennedy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 1 There goes Phillips. The throw from Berra and he is out, McDougald applying the tag.

Top 1 Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 1 Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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