Athletics @ Yankees
August 28, 1956

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Athletics 0 2 0
Yankees 4 6 0
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Athletics 0 2 0
Yankees 4 6 0

Mickey Mantle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .365
OBP 1.000 .474
At Bats 1 449
Hits 1 164
• Singles 0 95
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 1 45
Walks 0 94
RBI’s 3 115

Art Ditmar Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 17 0
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Yankee Stadium - August 28, 1956
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Strikeout
Art Ditmar
Hal Smith
Harry Simpson
Vic Power
Hector Lopez
Mike Baxes
Gus Zernial
Al Pilarcik
Lou Skizas
Mickey Mantle
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Mantle strikes out. Smith drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Mantle out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 6 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 6 Power takes first base on ball four. Ditmar moves to second.
Top 6 Ditmar takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 McDougald strikes out.
Bottom 5 Slaughter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Turley hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Pilarcik bunts towards third. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hunter strikes out.
Bottom 4 Smithdrops the ball. It gets behind him. There goes Bauer. The throw to Ditmar covering the plate. The slide. Bauer is out.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Bauer moves to third.
Bottom 4 Bauer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Bauer reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Martin hits a popup towards first. Simpson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Zernial hits a popup towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Turley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Berra hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mantle hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 3 McDougald hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Slaughter moves to third.
Bottom 3 Slaughter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Turley strikes out.
Top 3 Ditmar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Baxes hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bauer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Martin bunts towards first. Simpson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martin for the out. Skowron moves to second.
Bottom 2 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Skizas hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Berra hits a fly ball into right field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mantle is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Slaughter scores. Mantle moves to second.
Bottom 1 Mantle is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ditmar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Slaughter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial who is chasing the ball. Slaughter reaches third base with a triple.
Top 1 Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Smith hits a line drive into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Power hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.