Tigers @ Yankees
August 26, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 5 8 0
Yankees 4 12 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 5 8 0
Yankees 4 12 1

Enos Slaughter Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .283
OBP .000 .366
At Bats 0 226
Hits 0 64
• Singles 0 45
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 29
RBI’s 0 23

Frank Lary Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 13 0
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Yankee Stadium - August 26, 1956
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Out
Frank Lary
Red Wilson
Jack Phillips
Frank Bolling
Bob Kennedy
Harvey Kuenn
Charlie Maxwell
Bill Tuttle
Al Kaline
Enos Slaughter
Mickey Mantle

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 5 8 0 7
New York Yankees 4 12 1 10
Winning Pitcher Steve Gromek
Losing Pitcher Mickey McDermott
Save Frank Lary
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 52,708
Time of Game 2 hours 57 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Bill Skowron. Frank Lary now pitching. Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Phillips scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berra for the out. Mantle moves to second.
Bottom 9 Al Aber now pitching. Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 9 Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Byrne fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 McDougald hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Byrne hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Hunter bunts towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Howard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Gromek bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 8 Wilson takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Bolling hits a popup, foul, towards third. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bauer hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Skowron hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Mantle strikes out.
Top 7 Maxwell strikes out.
Top 7 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Kennedy bunts towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with McDougald covering, for the out. Phillips moves to second.
Top 7 Tommy Byrne now pitching. Phillips takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 McDougald hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Tommy Byrne pinch hits for Tom Morgan. Byrne hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gromek fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hunter hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Tuttle, who is chasing the ball. Hunter reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Gromek takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bolling is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bauer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Skowron strikes out.
Bottom 5 Bob Kennedy now playing third base. Charlie Maxwell now playing left field. Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Tuttle hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. McDougald catches it and throws to first to double up Boone.
Top 5 Boone takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to second.
Top 5 Kaline hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Tom Morgan now pitching. Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mantle hits a fly ball into left field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McDougald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilson moves to second.
Bottom 4 George Wilson pinch hits for Bob Grim. Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Hunter hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Phillips hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kuenn hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gromek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grim fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 There goes Wilson. The throw from Berra and he is safe. Wilson steals second.
Top 4 Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bauer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kennedy. Bauer reaches second base with a double. Mantle scores.
Bottom 3 Skowron hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Berra hits a popup towards first. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mantle hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Mantle reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Bob Grim now pitching. Tuttle hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kaline tags and scores.
Top 3 Boone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Phillips scores. Kaline moves to third.
Top 3 Kaline takes first base on ball four. Phillips moves to second.
Top 3 Kennedy hits a line drive towards short. Hunter reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Don Larsen now pitching. Phillips hits a line drive into left field. Howard picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Howard. Gromek scores. Kuenn scores.
Top 3 Kuenn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bauer. Kuenn reaches second base with a double. Wilson scores. Gromek moves to third.
Top 3 Gromek takes first base on ball four. Wilson moves to second.
Top 3 Wilson bunts towards third. Martin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 McDougald takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 McDermott strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hunter bunts towards first. Phillips scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hunter for the out. Skowron scores. Bauer moves to third. Howard moves to second.
Bottom 2 Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Berra scores. Skowron moves to third. Bauer moves to second.
Bottom 2 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Phillips fields the ball and throws to Gromek covering. Safe. Berra moves to third. Skowron moves to second.
Bottom 2 Skowron takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Berra hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Top 2 Bolling strikes out.
Top 2 Tuttle hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Boone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mantle hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Martin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gromek fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Kennedy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 There goes Phillips. The throw from Berra and he is out, McDougald applying the tag.
Top 1 Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.