Yankees @ Indians
June 15, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 6 9 1
Indians 2 3 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 6 9 1
Indians 2 3 0

Sam Mele Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .321
OBP .000 .368
At Bats 3 53
Hits 0 17
• Singles 0 11
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 9

Johnny Kucks Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 3 0
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - June 15, 1956
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Out
Johnny Kucks
Yogi Berra
Joe Collins
Jerry Coleman
Andy Carey
Gil McDougald
Norm Siebern
Mickey Mantle
Hank Bauer
Sam Mele
Vic Wertz

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 6 9 1 6
Cleveland Indians 2 3 0 3
Winning Pitcher Johnny Kucks
Losing Pitcher Mike Garcia
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Mickey Mantle
Attendance 34,025
Time of Game 2 hours 10 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Mele hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Wertz takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Rosen hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 9 Avila hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith moves to third.
Bottom 9 Smith hits a fly ball towards left. Siebern settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Siebern. Smith moves to second.
Top 9 Mantle hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Siebern strikes out.
Top 9 Bud Daley now pitching. George Strickland now playing shortstop. McDougald strikes out.
Bottom 8 Preston Ward pinch hits for Don Mossi. Ward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops it up and throws to first, with Kucks covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Naragon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Naragon for the out.
Bottom 8 Dale Mitchell pinch hits for Chico Carrasquel. Mitchell hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Busby hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Kucks strikes out.
Top 8 Coleman hits a line drive towards short. Carrasquel reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mossi fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Mele hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Hank Bauer now playing right field. Avila hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hank Bauer pinch hits for Irv Noren. Bauer strikes out.
Top 7 Collins hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mossi hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Naragon takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Mantle hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Siebern hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Don Mossi now pitching. McDougald is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Busby strikes out.
Bottom 5 Mele hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Kucks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Coleman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Noren scores. Carey moves to third.
Top 5 Carey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mele. Carey reaches second base with a double. Collins scores. Noren moves to third.
Top 5 Noren hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Siebern scores. Collins moves to third.
Top 5 Collins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McDougald scores. Siebern moves to second.
Top 5 Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garcia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McDougald moves to second.
Top 5 McDougald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kucks fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Rosen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Avila hits a popup, foul, towards first. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Kucks strikes out.
Top 4 Coleman hits a popup towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Carey is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Noren takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Naragon is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 3 Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Carrasquel fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 3 Berra is hit by the pitch.
Top 3 Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Siebern hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Busby hits a line drive towards third. Carey reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mele hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 McDougald hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Naragon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kucks strikes out.
Top 2 Coleman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Noren moves to third.
Top 2 Carey hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Noren takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Rosen hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Smith strikes out.
Top 1 Collins hits a line drive towards short. Carrasquel reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mantle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Siebern hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out.