Athletics @ Yankees
August 28, 1956

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Bottom 6 R H E
Athletics 0 2 0
Yankees 4 7 0
Bottom 6 R H E
Athletics 0 2 0
Yankees 4 7 0

Billy Hunter Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .364
OBP .000 .382
At Bats 2 33
Hits 0 12
• Singles 0 8
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 5

Art Ditmar Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 17 0
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Yankee Stadium - August 28, 1956
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Art Ditmar
Hal Smith
Harry Simpson
Vic Power
Hector Lopez
Mike Baxes
Gus Zernial
Al Pilarcik
Lou Skizas
Billy Hunter
Hank Bauer
Billy Martin
Bill Skowron

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Athletics 0 2 0 2
New York Yankees 4 7 0 4
Winning Pitcher Bob Turley
Losing Pitcher Art Ditmar
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 12,861
Time of Game 1 hour 28 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Hunter hits a line drive into right field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Bauer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Martin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Martin reaches second base with a double. Skowron moves to third.
Bottom 6 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Berra takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Mantle strikes out. Smith drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Mantle out.
Top 6 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 6 Power takes first base on ball four. Ditmar moves to second.
Top 6 Ditmar takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 McDougald strikes out.
Bottom 5 Slaughter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Turley hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Pilarcik bunts towards third. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hunter strikes out.
Bottom 4 Smithdrops the ball. It gets behind him. There goes Bauer. The throw to Ditmar covering the plate. The slide. Bauer is out.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Bauer moves to third.
Bottom 4 Bauer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Bauer reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Martin hits a popup towards first. Simpson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Zernial hits a popup towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Turley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Berra hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mantle hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
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.