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August 16, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Red Sox 2 4 2
Yankees 1 2 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Red Sox 2 4 2
Yankees 1 2 0

Mickey Mantle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .373
OBP .000 .488
At Bats 3 399
Hits 0 149
• Singles 0 87
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 42
Walks 0 91
RBI’s 0 106

Willard Nixon Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 5 0
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Yankee Stadium - August 16, 1956
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Out
Willard Nixon
Pete Daley
Mickey Vernon
Billy Goodman
Billy Klaus
Milt Bolling
Gene Stephens
Jim Piersall
Jackie Jensen
Mickey Mantle
Billy Martin
Billy Hunter

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Red Sox 2 4 2 7
New York Yankees 1 2 0 2
Winning Pitcher Willard Nixon
Losing Pitcher Don Larsen
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jackie Jensen
Attendance 21,913
Time of Game 2 hours 23 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Mantle hits a fly ball into left field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out. McDougald scores. Hunter moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 9 Phil Rizzuto pinch runs for Don Larsen. Bauer strikes out.
Bottom 9 Billy Hunter pinch runs for Mickey McDermott. Larsen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman misplays the ball. That's an error on Goodman. McDougald moves to third. Hunter moves to second.
Bottom 9 Mickey McDermott pinch hits for Tom Carroll. McDermott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McDougald moves to second.
Bottom 9 McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling misplays the ball. That's an error on Bolling.
Top 9 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carroll fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Daley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Piersall hits a popup towards short. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Collins hits a popup towards short. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gene Stephens now playing left field. Berra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Jensen hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Vernon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Goodman strikes out.
Bottom 7 Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Martin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bauer hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bolling hits a popup towards short. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Nixon hits a line drive into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Tom Carroll now playing third base. Daley strikes out.
Bottom 6 Larsen hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Tommy Byrne pinch hits for Jerry Coleman. Byrne strikes out. There goes McDougald. The throw from Daley to Bolling, and McDougald is out.
Bottom 6 McDougald takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Klaus hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Piersall hits a popup towards short. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jensen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Vernon takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bolling is hit by the pitch. Daley moves to second.
Top 5 Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Daley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Klaus takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Mantle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Martin is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Bauer hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Vernon is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Larsen hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Goodman reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Coleman hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McDougald hits a line drive towards first. Vernon reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Williams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Bolling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Collins strikes out.
Bottom 2 Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Daley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coleman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Klaus hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There goes Piersall. The throw from Berra and he is safe. Piersall steals second.
Top 2 Piersall takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Jensen is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Mantle hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vernon for the out.
Top 1 Williams hits a line drive into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Goodman takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Bolling strikes out.