Yankees @ Indians
August 2, 1956

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Yankees 0 2 0
Indians 1 3 0
Bottom 4 R H E
Yankees 0 2 0
Indians 2 4 0

Preston Ward Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .287
OBP .000 .371
At Bats 1 115
Hits 0 33
• Singles 0 20
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 16
RBI’s 0 26

Tom Sturdivant Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 4 4
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - August 2, 1956
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Home Run
Tom Sturdivant
Yogi Berra
Bill Skowron
Jerry Coleman
Andy Carey
Phil Rizzuto
Elston Howard
Mickey Mantle
Hank Bauer
Preston Ward
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Ward hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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Top 4 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Skowron hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Busby. Skowron reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Mantle is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Berra hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Smith hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Wertz takes first base on ball four. Busby moves to second.
Bottom 3 Busby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Avila hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is bouncing around. Howard is chasing the ball. Avila rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run.
Bottom 3 Score is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Carrasquel hits a popup, foul, towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rizzuto hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bauer hits a fly ball into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Sturdivant hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Coleman hits a line drive into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Naragon hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Colavito hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Ward hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Carey strikes out.
Top 2 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Skowron takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Wertz strikes out.
Bottom 1 Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Avila hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mantle strikes out.
Top 1 Berra hits a line drive into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rizzuto bunts towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Bauer moves to second.
Top 1 Bauer takes first base on ball four.