Yankees @ Orioles
August 19, 1956

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Yankees 2 6 0
Orioles 3 9 0
Top 9 R H E
Yankees 2 6 0
Orioles 3 9 0

Elston Howard Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .256
OBP .667 .305
At Bats 2 242
Hits 1 62
• Singles 1 49
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 1 17
RBI’s 0 31

Connie Johnson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 7 0
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Memorial Stadium - August 19, 1956
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Connie Johnson
Gus Triandos
Bob Boyd
Grady Hatton
George Kell
Billy Gardner
Dick Williams
Jim Pyburn
Tito Francona
Elston Howard
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Pyburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Kell hits a line drive towards third. Hunter catches it and throws to first to double up Boyd.
Bottom 8 Boyd hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Skowron is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Berra hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mantle strikes out.
Top 8 Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McDougald scores.
Top 8 McDougald hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Francona who is chasing the ball. McDougald reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gardner scores.
Bottom 7 Tommy Byrne now pitching. Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gardner moves to third.
Bottom 7 Gardner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Francona scores. Triandos scores. Gardner moves to second.
Bottom 7 The ball gets by Berra for a passed ball. Francona moves to third. Triandos moves to second.
Bottom 7 Triandos hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Francona moves to second.
Bottom 7 Francona hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Kucks strikes out.
Top 7 Hunter hits a popup towards first. Boyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jim Pyburn now playing center field. Dick Williams now playing left field. Bauer hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Nieman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Kell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Boyd hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Skowron trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 6 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Berra takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Mantle hits a line drive into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gardner moves to third.
Bottom 5 Hatton bunts towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Martin covering, for the out. Gardner moves to second.
Bottom 5 Gardner takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 McDougald hits a fly ball into right field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kucks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Triandos strikes out.
Bottom 4 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kucks fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Nieman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hunter is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Bauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Skowron scores. Howard moves to second.
Top 4 Howard takes first base on ball four. Skowron moves to second.
Top 4 Skowron takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out.
Top 4 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Boyd trying to get to home. Howard throws the ball in to Berra who tags Boyd, who's trying to score from second, for the out.
Bottom 3 Boyd hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bauer. Boyd reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hunter fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardner fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 McDougald is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Kucks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hunter moves to second.
Top 3 Hunter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Grady Hatton now playing second base. Billy Gardner now playing shortstop. Bauer is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Joe Ginsberg pinch hits for Willie Miranda. Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Gardner hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Triandos bunts towards the mound. Kucks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Nieman moves to third. Francona moves to second.
Bottom 2 Francona takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Nieman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Nieman reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Skowron 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 2 Berra takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hunter fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Boyd 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 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hunter fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Mantle strikes out.
Top 1 Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out.