Yankees @ Senators
August 9, 1956

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Bottom 4 R H E
Yankees 11 14 0
Senators 2 5 1
Bottom 4 R H E
Yankees 11 14 0
Senators 2 5 1

Whitey Herzog Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .251
OBP .500 .303
At Bats 2 287
Hits 1 72
• Singles 1 53
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 22
RBI’s 0 27

Johnny Kucks Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
14 6 0
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Griffith Stadium - August 9, 1956
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Johnny Kucks
Yogi Berra
Bill Skowron
Billy Martin
Andy Carey
Jerry Coleman
Elston Howard
Mickey Mantle
Hank Bauer
Whitey Herzog
Eddie Yost
Lou Berberet
Tony Roig
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Herzog hits a popup, foul, towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 4 Yost takes first base on ball four. Berberet moves to second.
Bottom 4 Lou Berberet pinch hits for Connie Grob. Berberet hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lemon scores. Plews scores. Roig moves to third.
Bottom 4 Roig takes first base on ball four. Lemon moves to third. Plews moves to second.
Bottom 4 Plews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lemon moves to second.
Bottom 4 Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coleman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Courtney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Coleman is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way.
Top 4 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Roig fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Coleman moves to third.
Top 4 Kucks strikes out.
Top 4 Coleman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Herzog. Coleman reaches second base with a double. Howard scores. Carey goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grob fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Howard moves to second.
Top 4 Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Skowron scores.
Top 4 There goes Skowron. The throw from Courtney and he is safe. Skowron steals second.
Top 4 Skowron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berra for the out.
Top 3 Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kucks scores. Bauer moves to third.
Top 3 Bauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kucks moves to second.
Top 3 Kucks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Coleman hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Connie Grob now pitching. Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Roig scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Connie Grob pinch hits for Bob Wiesler. Grob hits a line drive towards the mound. Kucks reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Roig hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Plews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coleman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Lemon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first, with Wiesler covering, for the out.
Top 2 Bob Wiesler now pitching. Skowron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Berra scores. Mantle moves to third.
Top 2 Mantle takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 The ball gets by Courtney for a passed ball. Berra moves to second.
Top 2 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Plews fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bauer scores.
Top 2 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels throws to second for one, and Roig throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Bauer moves to second.
Top 2 Kucks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Sievers hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Courtney hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Runnels hits a popup towards short. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Herzog hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yost moves to second.
Bottom 1 Yost is hit by the pitch.
Top 1 Coleman strikes out.
Top 1 Carey hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 1 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Roig fields it and throws to second for the out. Mantle moves to third.
Top 1 Skowron takes first base on ball four. Mantle moves to second.
Top 1 Mantle takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Berra hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Courtney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Martin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Bauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.