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August 28, 1956

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

Mickey Mantle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .364
OBP 1.000 .473
At Bats 0 448
Hits 0 163
• Singles 0 95
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 44
Walks 0 94
RBI’s 0 112

Art Ditmar Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 17 0
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Yankee Stadium - August 28, 1956
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Home Run
Art Ditmar
Hal Smith
Harry Simpson
Vic Power
Hector Lopez
Mike Baxes
Gus Zernial
Al Pilarcik
Lou Skizas
Mickey Mantle
Gil McDougald
Enos Slaughter
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Mantle hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 3 McDougald hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Slaughter moves to third.
Bottom 3 Slaughter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Turley strikes out.
Top 3 Ditmar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Baxes hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bauer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Martin bunts towards first. Simpson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martin for the out. Skowron moves to second.
Bottom 2 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Skizas hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Berra hits a fly ball into right field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mantle is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Slaughter scores. Mantle moves to second.
Bottom 1 Mantle is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ditmar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Slaughter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial who is chasing the ball. Slaughter reaches third base with a triple.
Top 1 Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Smith hits a line drive into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Power hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.