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August 18, 1956

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Bottom 8 R H E
Yankees 6 8 0
Orioles 2 6 2
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Yankees 6 8 0
Orioles 2 6 2

Billy Gardner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .236
OBP .667 .286
At Bats 3 373
Hits 2 88
• Singles 2 65
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 0 22
RBI’s 1 38

Bob Turley Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 2 0
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Memorial Stadium - August 18, 1956
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Bob Turley
Yogi Berra
Bill Skowron
Billy Martin
Billy Hunter
Gil McDougald
Norm Siebern
Mickey Mantle
Elston Howard
Billy Gardner
Gus Triandos
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Gardner hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hatton for the out. Triandos moves to third.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Triandos moves to second.
Bottom 8 Triandos takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zuverink fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Howard hits a fly ball towards left. Nieman settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Nieman.
Top 8 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 George Zuverink now pitching. Skowron strikes out.
Bottom 7 Nieman hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Francona strikes out.
Bottom 7 Boyd hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Siebern. Boyd reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Wayne Causey pinch hits for Erv Palica. Causey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berra for the out.
Top 7 Mantle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Turley scores.
Top 7 Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hunter tags and scores.
Top 7 McDougald bunts in front of the plate. Triandos fields it and throws to first for the out. Hunter moves to third. Turley moves to second.
Top 7 Turley bunts towards the mound. Palica juggles the ball. That's an error on Palica. Hunter moves to second.
Top 7 Joe Frazier now playing right field. Dick Williams now playing second base. Tito Francona now playing center field. Billy Gardner now playing shorHunter takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Joe Frazier pinch hits for Willie Miranda. Frazier hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hunter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Francona scores. Hatton moves to second.
Bottom 6 Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron fields it and throws to second for the out. Francona moves to third.
Bottom 6 Triandos takes first base on ball four. Francona moves to second.
Bottom 6 Nieman hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Francona takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Siebern takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Boyd hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a popup towards short. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Palica hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hunter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Miranda hits a line drive into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mantle hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palica fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 McDougald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Hatton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hunter fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Nieman takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Turley strikes out.
Top 4 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Howard hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Francona hits a line drive towards first. Skowron reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Boyd is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Siebern hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Skowron hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Skowron reaches third base with a triple.
Top 3 Berra hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gardner reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mantle hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Palica hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Miranda hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gardner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Hatton hits a popup towards short. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Martin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 McDougald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Turley scores.
Top 2 Turley hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Williams. Turley reaches second base with a double. Hunter goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Hunter hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Howard scores.
Top 2 Howard hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Howard reaches third base with a triple.
Top 2 Siebern strikes out.
Top 2 Skowron hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Berra hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Triandos is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Nieman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 1 Francona strikes out.
Bottom 1 Boyd hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Mantle strikes out.
Top 1 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 McDougald takes first base on ball four.