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August 9, 1959

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Russ Snyder Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .325
OBP .333 .356
At Bats 3 83
Hits 1 27
• Singles 1 24
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 3

Eli Grba Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 3 0
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Yankee Stadium - August 9, 1959
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Home Run
Eli Grba
Elston Howard
Marv Throneberry
Bobby Richardson
Hector Lopez
Clete Boyer
Norm Siebern
Mickey Mantle
Tony Kubek
Russ Snyder
Bill Tuttle
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Preston Ward pinch hits for Ned Garver. Ward hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Richardson hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Grba hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garver fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 House hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hadley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Throneberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Grba covering, for the out.
Top 7 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first, with Garver covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger fields it and throws to second for the out. Kubek scores. Howard moves to third.
Bottom 6 Lopez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kubek moves to third. Howard moves to second.
Bottom 6 Howard is hit by the pitch. Kubek moves to second.
Bottom 6 Mantle hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kubek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Snyder hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Howard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Grba hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Garver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Top 5 House hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There goes Hadley. The throw from Howard and he is out, Richardson applying the tag.
Top 5 Hadley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garver fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Lopez is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Lumpe hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Maris hits a popup towards short. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Terwilliger fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 3 Mantle takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Kubek hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Richardson. The throw from House and he is safe. Richardson steals second.
Bottom 3 Richardson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Grba hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Tuttle takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Garver hits a popup towards short. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Throneberry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lopez moves to second.
Bottom 2 Siebern hits a popup towards short. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lopez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Howard hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hadley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Terwilliger hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 House hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez juggles the ball. That's an error on Lopez. Lumpe moves to second.
Top 2 Hadley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Mantle strikes out.
Bottom 1 Kubek hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Richardson hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Snyder hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.