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July 5, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 6 11 0
Red Sox 1 7 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 6 11 0
Red Sox 1 7 0

Jim Piersall Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .298
OBP .333 .382
At Bats 3 282
Hits 1 84
• Singles 1 58
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 37
RBI’s 0 34

Whitey Ford Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 4 1
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Fenway Park - July 5, 1956
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Out
Whitey Ford
Yogi Berra
Bill Skowron
Jerry Coleman
Andy Carey
Gil McDougald
Elston Howard
Bob Cerv
Hank Bauer
Jim Piersall
Jackie Jensen

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 6 11 0 7
Boston Red Sox 1 7 0 5
Winning Pitcher Whitey Ford
Losing Pitcher Bob Porterfield
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Gil McDougald
Attendance 15,860
Time of Game 2 hours 16 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Jensen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Gernert hits a fly ball into center field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Zauchin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Bauer takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Dave Sisler now pitching. McDougald hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Klaus strikes out.
Bottom 8 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Coleman fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 8 Ted Lepcio pinch hits for Tom Hurd. Lepcio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Buddin strikes out.
Top 8 Coleman hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Ford hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Piersall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Jensen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Norm Zauchin now playing first base. Dick Gernert now playing left field. Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Gernert strikes out.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Klaus hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Berra hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hurd can't make a play. That's a base hit.
Top 6 McDougald strikes out.
Top 6 Coleman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 5 Goodman hits a popup towards short. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hurd hits a popup towards short. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Buddin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cerv. Buddin reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Ford hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Carey strikes out.
Top 5 Cerv hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen. Cerv reaches second base with a double. Skowron moves to third.
Top 5 Howard hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Skowron takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Jensen moves to second.
Bottom 4 Jensen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Gernert strikes out.
Bottom 4 Jerry Coleman now playing second base. Williams hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 4 Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bauer takes first base on ball four. McDougald moves to second.
Top 4 McDougald hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Carey scores. Ford moves to third.
Top 4 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it, throws to home for one, and over to first - double play. Carey moves to third. Ford moves to second.
Top 4 Tom Hurd now pitching. Ford takes first base on ball four. Howard scores. Cerv moves to third. Carey moves to second.
Top 4 Carey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Skowron scores. Howard moves to third. Cerv moves to second.
Top 4 Cerv takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Howard hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Howard reaches second base with a double. Skowron moves to third.
Top 4 Skowron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Klaus hits a fly ball into center field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White tags and scores. Buddin tags and moves to second.
Bottom 3 Porterfield hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White moves to third.
Bottom 3 Buddin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White moves to second.
Bottom 3 White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bauer strikes out.
Top 3 McDougald hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 3 Martin bunts towards the mound. Porterfield fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ford moves to second.
Top 3 Ford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Skowron hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Klaus takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Berra hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bauer hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McDougald hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. McDougald reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out.