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July 27, 1956

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Bottom 3 R H E
Yankees 2 2 1
Athletics 1 4 0
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Yankees 2 2 1
Athletics 3 5 0

Harry Simpson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .295
OBP 1.000 .337
At Bats 1 346
Hits 1 102
• Singles 1 64
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 8
• Home Runs 0 14
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 1 71

Johnny Kucks Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
14 5 0
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Municipal Stadium - July 27, 1956
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Home Run
Johnny Kucks
Yogi Berra
Bill Skowron
Billy Martin
Andy Carey
Jerry Coleman
Bob Cerv
Mickey Mantle
Hank Bauer
Harry Simpson
Hector Lopez
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

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

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Bottom 3 Skizas strikes out.
Bottom 3 Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pilarcik for the out. Lopez moves to third.
Bottom 3 Lopez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Lopez reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Berra hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 There goes Cerv. The throw from Thompson and he is out, DeMaestri applying the tag.
Top 3 Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McMahan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 McMahan is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Kucks spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Kucks. Thompson moves to third.
Bottom 2 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kucks fields it and throws to first for the out. Thompson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coleman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Kucks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McMahan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Coleman strikes out.
Top 2 Carey hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coleman fields it, throws to second, and Simpson, is out. There's the throw to third, and Skizas is out. Double play.
Bottom 1 Simpson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lopez scores. Skizas moves to second.
Bottom 1 Skizas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lopez moves to third.
Bottom 1 Lopez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cerv. Lopez reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Bauer hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 There goes Mantle. The throw from Thompson and he is safe. Mantle steals second.
Top 1 Mantle takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Berra hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Martin takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Cerv hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.