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September 5, 1956

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Yogi Berra Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .289
OBP .000 .369
At Bats 1 454
Hits 0 131
• Singles 0 78
• Doubles 0 26
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 25
Walks 0 57
RBI’s 0 82

Willard Nixon Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 7 0
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Fenway Park - September 5, 1956
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Strikeout
Willard Nixon
Pete Daley
Dick Gernert
Ted Lepcio
Billy Klaus
Milt Bolling
Ted Williams
Jim Piersall
Jackie Jensen
Yogi Berra
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Berra strikes out on a pitch way out of the strike zone. And the ball gets by Daley, who chases it to the backstop. Berra reaches first on the wild pitch.

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Bottom 3 Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Klaus moves to second.
Bottom 3 Klaus takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mantle hits a popup, foul, towards third. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gernert. Ford scores. Slaughter moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Bauer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 The ball gets by Daley for a passed ball. Ford moves to second.
Top 3 Ford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Carey hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Nixon strikes out.
Bottom 2 Daley hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Piersall moves to third.
Bottom 2 Ford fires to first and picks off Lepcio.
Bottom 2 Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 2 Piersall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Piersall reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Martin hits a line drive into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There goes McDougald. The throw from Daley and he is out, Lepcio applying the tag.
Top 2 McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus juggles the ball. That's an error on Klaus.
Top 2 Milt Bolling now playing shortstop. Skowron strikes out.
Bottom 1 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields it and throws to second for the out. Buddin scores.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Buddin moves to third.
Bottom 1 Klaus takes first base on ball four. Buddin moves to second.
Bottom 1 Buddin takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Mantle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bauer hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.