Yankees @ Athletics
May 21, 1956

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Yankees	5	3	0
Athletics	0	0	1

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Yankees	5	3	0
Athletics	1	1	1

Harry Simpson Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.269
OBP	.000	.289
At Bats	0	108
Hits	0	29
• Singles	0	18
• Doubles	0	5
• Triples	0	2
• Home Runs	0	4
Walks	0	4
RBI’s	0	19

Don Larsen Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
3	0	1

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Municipal Stadium - May 21, 1956

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Home Run

Don Larsen

Elston Howard

Bill Skowron

Billy Martin

Andy Carey

Gil McDougald

Bob Cerv

Mickey Mantle

Hank Bauer

Harry Simpson

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

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

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Top 2 Mantle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Mantle reaches second base with a double. There goes Cerv trying to get to home. Zernial throws the ball in to Ginsberg, who tags Cerv for the out.

Top 2 Cerv takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 Martin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ginsberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Bauer strikes out.

Bottom 1 Zernial hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Howard fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Lopez is called out on strikes.

Bottom 1 DeMaestri strikes out.

Top 1 Larsen strikes out.

Top 1 Carey takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 McDougald hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned.

Top 1 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pless fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 1 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson juggles the ball. That's an error on Simpson. Cerv scores. Mantle moves to third. That run is unearned.

Top 1 Mantle takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 The ball gets by Ginsberg for a passed ball. Bauer scores. Cerv moves to second.

Top 1 Cerv hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bauer moves to third.

Top 1 Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Bauer is hit by the pitch.

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