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September 2, 1956

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Yankees 3 8 0
Senators 3 3 2
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Yankees 3 8 1
Senators 3 4 2

Whitey Herzog Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .251
OBP .000 .301
At Bats 4 355
Hits 0 89
• Singles 0 68
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 26
RBI’s 0 30

Tommy Byrne Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 2 3
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Griffith Stadium - September 2, 1956
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Single
Tommy Byrne
Yogi Berra
Bill Skowron
Gil McDougald
Billy Martin
Jerry Coleman
Enos Slaughter
Mickey Mantle
Hank Bauer
Whitey Herzog
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Herzog hits a line drive into right field. Bauer picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bauer. Herzog moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Jerry Coleman now playing shortstop. Yost is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Bauer hits a fly ball into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Berberet fires to second and picks off Carroll for the out.
Top 9 Tom Carroll pinch runs for Irv Noren. Byrne bunts in front of the plate. Berberet fields it and throws to first for the out. Carroll moves to second.
Top 9 Tony Roig now playing shortstop. Irv Noren pinch hits for Billy Hunter. Noren hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Hal Griggs pinch runs for Roy Sievers. Byerly strikes out.
Bottom 8 Roy Sievers pinch hits for Jose Valdivielso. Sievers takes first base on ball four. Oravetz moves to third. Berberet moves to second.
Bottom 8 Berberet takes first base on ball four. Oravetz moves to second.
Bottom 8 Oravetz takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Plews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Byrne fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Enos Slaughter now playing left field. Lemon hits a line drive into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Elston Howard. Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Plews fields it and throws to second for the out. Berra moves to third.
Top 8 Bud Byerly now pitching. Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost has Mantle trapped. There's the throw to Berberet and back to Valdivielso, who tags Mantle for the out. Berra moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 8 Berra hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mantle moves to third.
Top 8 Mantle takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Herzog hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 McDougald is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Bauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Byrne is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Hunter hits a fly ball into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Stone is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Valdivielso hits a popup towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Berberet is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 6 Oravetz hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Plews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Howard takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Skowron hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Berra moves to third.
Top 6 Berra hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Herzog. Berra reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Plews hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lemon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Herzog 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 5 Mantle strikes out.
Top 5 McDougald is hit by the pitch.
Top 5 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Byrne is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Tommy Byrne now pitching. Stone takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Valdivielso hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle who is chasing the ball. Valdivielso reaches third base with a triple. Plews scores. Oravetz scores. Berberet goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Berberet takes first base on ball four. Oravetz moves to second.
Bottom 4 Oravetz takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Plews hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bauer who is chasing the ball. Plews reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 4 Lemon strikes out.
Bottom 4 Runnels 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 4 Hunter hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Berberet fires to third and they've got Howard trapped. The throw back to Berberet who tags Howard for the out.
Top 4 Howard hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Herzog who is chasing the ball. Howard reaches third base with a triple. Skowron goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Skowron is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 3 Herzog hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Yost hits a line drive towards third. Martin reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Stone strikes out.
Top 3 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first, with Stone covering, for the out.
Top 3 Mantle takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 McDougald is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Bauer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oravetz. Bauer reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Turley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Valdivielso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Berberet hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Oravetz takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Plews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hunter hits a popup towards short. Valdivielso settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Martin hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Oravetz chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Valdivielso. Valdivielso fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Valdivielso. Stone throws it away. That's an error on Stone. Howard goes all the way around to score. Martin moves all the way to home. Two runs are unearned.
Top 2 Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Skowron strikes out.
Top 2 Berra hits a popup towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lemon strikes out.
Bottom 1 Runnels strikes out.
Bottom 1 Herzog hits a line drive into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Yost hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Mantle hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McDougald is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Bauer hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.