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August 7, 1956

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Top 3	R	H	E
Yankees	0	3	0
Red Sox	0	1	0

Top 3	R	H	E
Yankees	0	3	0
Red Sox	0	1	0

Don Larsen Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.255
OBP	.000	.309
At Bats	0	51
Hits	0	13
• Singles	0	8
• Doubles	0	3
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	2
Walks	0	4
RBI’s	0	10

Willard Nixon Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
5	4	0

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Fenway Park - August 7, 1956

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Willard Nixon

Sammy White

Mickey Vernon

Billy Goodman

Billy Klaus

Don Buddin

Ted Williams

Jim Piersall

Jackie Jensen

Don Larsen

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Larsen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out.

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Bottom 2 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Vernon hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon fields the ball and throws to Nixon covering. Safe. There goes Carey trying to get to third. Goodman throws to Klaus who tags Carey for the out.

Top 2 Carey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 2 Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Williams hits a popup towards first. Skowron reaches out to catch the ball, and throws to second to catch Goodman attempting to get to second, for the double play.

Bottom 1 Klaus hits a popup towards short. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Goodman hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.

Top 1 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berra for the out.

Top 1 Mantle strikes out.

Top 1 Bauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 1 Martin bunts towards the mound. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out.

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