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June 5, 1956

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Yankee Stadium - June 5, 1956
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Pickoff
Johnny Kucks
Yogi Berra
Joe Collins
Billy Martin
Andy Carey
Gil McDougald
Irv Noren
Mickey Mantle
Hank Bauer
Joe DeMaestri
Tim Thompson
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Kucks fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Kucks. Thompson moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Berra fires to third and picks off Groth.
Top 8 Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Groth moves to third.
Top 8 Groth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Finigan scores.
Top 8 Finigan hits a line drive into left field. Noren picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Noren. Slaughter scores. Finigan moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops it up and throws to first, with Kucks covering, for the out. Slaughter moves to second.
Top 8 Irv Noren now playing left field. Joe Collins now playing first base. Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin misplays the ball. That's an error on Martin.
Bottom 7 Carey hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Irv Noren pinch hits for Elston Howard. Noren hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Finigan fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 7 Tom Carroll pinch runs for Eddie Robinson. McDougald hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan misplays the ball. That's an error on Finigan.
Top 7 Lopez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Power strikes out.
Top 7 Kretlow hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mantle for the out. Bauer moves to second.
Bottom 6 Martin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kretlow juggles the ball. That's an error on Kretlow. Kucks moves to third.
Bottom 6 Kucks takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 DeMaestri strikes out.
Top 6 Thompson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Groth hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Carey hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 McDougald takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Finigan hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Simpson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Slaughter moves to second.
Top 5 Slaughter takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Power hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Berra hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Mantle strikes out.
Bottom 4 Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kretlow hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kucks fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bauer hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kucks bunts towards the mound. Kretlow fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Finigan is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kretlow fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Berra hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Slaughter hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Power hits a popup towards short. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mantle strikes out.
Bottom 1 Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bauer hits a popup in front of the plate. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kretlow hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kretlow for the out.
Top 1 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Finigan tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Martin. Simpson scores. Finigan moves to third. Groth moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin misplays the ball. That's an error on Martin. Slaughter scores. Simpson moves to third. Finigan moves to second.
Top 1 Finigan takes first base on ball four. Slaughter moves to third. Simpson moves to second.
Top 1 Simpson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopez scores. Slaughter moves to second.
Top 1 Slaughter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopez moves to second.
Top 1 Lopez is hit by the pitch.
Top 1 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.