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August 29, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 6 6 1
Yankees 5 7 4
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Athletics 6 6 1
Yankees 5 8 4

Gil McDougald Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .313
OBP .000 .403
At Bats 4 358
Hits 0 112
• Singles 0 89
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 0 53
RBI’s 0 42

Bobby Shantz Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 6 7
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Yankee Stadium - August 29, 1956
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Single
Bobby Shantz
Hal Smith
Eddie Robinson
Vic Power
Hector Lopez
Mike Baxes
Lou Skizas
Al Pilarcik
Harry Simpson
Gil McDougald
Tom Carroll
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Carroll moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Tom Carroll pinch runs for Mickey McDermott. Bobby Shantz now pitching. Slaughter is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Mickey McDermott pinch hits for Tom Morgan. McDermott takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Joe Collins pinch hits for Billy Hunter. Collins hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 9 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Power is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Crimian hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields it, throws to home for one, and over to first - double play. Lopez moves to third. Baxes moves to second.
Top 9 Baxes bunts towards the mound. Morgan juggles the ball. That's an error on Morgan. Pilarcik moves to third. Lopez moves to second.
Top 9 Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pilarcik moves to second.
Top 9 Pilarcik hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Crimian fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Skowron hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mantle strikes out.
Top 8 Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Berra hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 McDougald hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Tom Morgan now pitching. Crimian hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Morgan covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 George Wilson pinch hits for Johnny Kucks. Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hunter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Baxes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Pilarcik trying to get to home. Mantle throws the ball in to Berra who tags Pilarcik who's trying to score from second, for the out.
Top 6 Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Simpson tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Pilarcik hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Pilarcik reaches second base with a double. Simpson moves to third.
Top 6 Skizas hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald misplays the ball. That's an error on McDougald.
Bottom 5 Bauer hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jack Crimian now pitching. Skowron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Slaughter scores. Mantle moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Slaughter moves to third.
Bottom 5 Berra hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 McDougald hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Slaughter moves to second.
Bottom 5 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Robinson.
Top 5 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Power hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kucks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Hunter hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Martin bunts towards third. Lopez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Bauer hits a line drive towards short. Baxes reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McMahan hits a line drive towards short. Hunter reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Mantle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McDougald strikes out.
Top 3 Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Skizas for the double play.
Top 3 Skizas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Simpson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Robinson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Slaughter hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kucks takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Hunter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skizas who is chasing the ball. Hunter reaches third base with a triple. Skizas throws the ball in to Smith who tags Hunter trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Skowron scores. Bauer scores.
Bottom 2 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with McMahan covering, for the out. Skowron moves to third. Bauer moves to second.
Bottom 2 Bauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Skowron moves to second.
Bottom 2 Skowron takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Smith is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Power hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kucks fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 McMahan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Berra takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Eddie Robinson now playing first base. Harry Simpson now playing right field. Lou Skizas now playing left field. Slaughter is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Baxes hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lopez hits a fly ball towards center. Mantle settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Mantle. Simpson scores. Skizas scores. Pilarcik goes all the way around to score. Lopez moves to second. Three runs are unearned.
Top 1 Pilarcik takes first base on ball four. Skizas moves to second.
Top 1 Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald misplays the ball. That's an error on McDougald. Robinson scores. Simpson moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Eddie Robinson pinch runs for Gus Zernial. Simpson takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second.
Top 1 Zernial is hit by the pitch.
Top 1 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Power hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.