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August 29, 1956

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Top 3 R H E
Athletics 5 1 0
Yankees 2 2 2
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Athletics 5 2 0
Yankees 2 2 2

Lou Skizas Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .335
OBP .000 .368
At Bats 1 179
Hits 0 60
• Singles 0 48
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 11
RBI’s 0 30

Johnny Kucks Season Stats

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17 7 0
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Yankee Stadium - August 29, 1956
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Single
Johnny Kucks
Yogi Berra
Bill Skowron
Gil McDougald
Billy Martin
Billy Hunter
Enos Slaughter
Mickey Mantle
Hank Bauer
Lou Skizas
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Skizas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 3 Simpson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Robinson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Slaughter hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kucks takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Hunter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skizas who is chasing the ball. Hunter reaches third base with a triple. Skizas throws the ball in to Smith who tags Hunter trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Skowron scores. Bauer scores.
Bottom 2 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with McMahan covering, for the out. Skowron moves to third. Bauer moves to second.
Bottom 2 Bauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Skowron moves to second.
Bottom 2 Skowron takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Smith is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Power hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kucks fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 McMahan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Berra takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Eddie Robinson now playing first base. Harry Simpson now playing right field. Lou Skizas now playing left field. Slaughter is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Baxes hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lopez hits a fly ball towards center. Mantle settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Mantle. Simpson scores. Skizas scores. Pilarcik goes all the way around to score. Lopez moves to second. Three runs are unearned.
Top 1 Pilarcik takes first base on ball four. Skizas moves to second.
Top 1 Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald misplays the ball. That's an error on McDougald. Robinson scores. Simpson moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Eddie Robinson pinch runs for Gus Zernial. Simpson takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second.
Top 1 Zernial is hit by the pitch.
Top 1 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Power hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.