Yankees @ Athletics
May 20, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 4 6 0
Athletics 2 7 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 4 6 0
Athletics 2 7 0

Rance Pless Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .263
OBP .000 .282
At Bats 0 38
Hits 0 10
• Singles 0 8
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 2

Bob Grim Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 1
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Municipal Stadium - May 20, 1956
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Strikeout
Bob Grim
Elston Howard
Joe Collins
Billy Martin
Andy Carey
Gil McDougald
Bob Cerv
Mickey Mantle
Hank Bauer
Rance Pless
Joe Ginsberg

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 4 6 0 5
Kansas City Athletics 2 7 0 6
Winning Pitcher Johnny Kucks
Losing Pitcher Jack Crimian
Save Bob Grim
Game Winning RBI Andy Carey
Attendance 32,457
Time of Game 2 hours 16 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Bob Grim now pitching. Rance Pless pinch hits for Spook Jacobs. Pless strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Ginsberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Slaughter scores. Finigan scores.
Bottom 9 Finigan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cerv. Finigan reaches second base with a double. Slaughter moves to third.
Bottom 9 Slaughter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Simpson hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Kucks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burtschy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 There goes Carey. The throw from Ginsberg and he is safe. Carey steals second.
Top 9 Carey takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 There goes McDougald. The throw from Ginsberg and he is out, Jacobs applying the tag.
Top 9 McDougald bunts towards third. Finigan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Moe Burtschy now pitching. Howard strikes out.
Bottom 8 Lopez hits a line drive towards short. McDougald reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ginsberg moves to second.
Bottom 8 Tim Thompson pinch hits for Jack Crimian. Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jacobs hits a popup towards short. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bob Cerv now playing left field. Joe Collins now playing first base. Ginsberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mantle takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 8 Martin takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Slaughter hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Simpson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bauer strikes out.
Top 7 Kucks strikes out.
Top 7 Carey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Crimian fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Howard hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Howard reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 DeMaestri takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Crimian hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Robinson hits a popup towards first. Simpson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mantle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Collins moves to third.
Top 6 Collins takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Martin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bauer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Kucks hits a fly ball into center field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jacobs hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Finigan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kucks fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 McDougald hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Lopez strikes out.
Top 4 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Crimian strikes out.
Bottom 3 Jacobs hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bauer hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kucks bunts towards the mound. Crimian fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Carey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Carey reaches second base with a double. McDougald goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 McDougald takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Slaughter for the out. Simpson moves to third.
Bottom 2 Simpson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bauer. Simpson reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mantle for the out.
Bottom 1 Zernial hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lopez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Martin is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Bauer bunts towards the mound. Crimian fields it and throws to first for the out.