Tigers @ Yankees
July 18, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 8 12 1
Yankees 4 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 8 12 1
Yankees 4 7 1

Mickey Mantle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .366
OBP .500 .466
At Bats 3 298
Hits 2 109
• Singles 1 63
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 1 31
Walks 0 57
RBI’s 2 76

Paul Foytack Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 6 0
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Yankee Stadium - July 18, 1956
Paul Foytack
Frank House
Earl Torgeson
Jim Brideweser
Ray Boone
Buddy Hicks
Charlie Maxwell
Bill Tuttle
Al Kaline
Mickey Mantle
Norm Siebern
Gil McDougald

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 8 12 1 11
New York Yankees 4 7 1 8
Winning Pitcher Paul Foytack
Losing Pitcher Tom Sturdivant
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Harvey Kuenn
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 40 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Mantle strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Siebern hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Collins scores. McDougald moves to third.
Bottom 9 McDougald takes first base on ball four. Collins moves to second.
Bottom 9 Tommy Byrne pinch hits for Don Larsen. Byrne strikes out.
Bottom 9 Joe Collins pinch hits for Jerry Coleman. Collins takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Carey is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Hicks hits a ball on the ground for a double play.
Top 9 Foytack strikes out.
Top 9 Brideweser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tuttle moves to third.
Top 9 Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Bauer hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Skowron hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mantle bunts towards the right side of the infield. Brideweser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 House hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald can't make a play. That's a base hit. Torgeson scores.
Top 8 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Torgeson moves to third.
Top 8 Maxwell hits a popup towards short. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Torgeson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Siebern hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 McDougald hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Larsen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brideweser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hicks 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 7 Foytack strikes out.
Top 7 Brideweser hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald misplays the ball. That's an error on McDougald. House moves to third. Tuttle moves to second.
Top 7 Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. House moves to second.
Top 7 House hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Boone takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Coleman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Carey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Bauer hits a popup towards short. Hicks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Buddy Hicks now playing shortstop. Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hicks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kaline is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Maxwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Foytack scores. Kuenn scores. Torgeson moves to third.
Top 6 Don Larsen now pitching. Torgeson takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Kuenn hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Tuttle scores. Brideweser scores. Foytack moves to third.
Top 6 Foytack hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tuttle moves to third. Brideweser moves to second.
Top 6 Brideweser is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Tuttle hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Mantle. Tuttle reaches second base with a double. Kaline scores. House goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 House hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kaline moves to third.
Top 6 Boone hits a line drive towards short. McDougald reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kaline takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Maxwell hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Siebern tags and scores.
Bottom 5 Siebern hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Tuttle who is chasing the ball. Siebern reaches third base with a triple. McDougald scores.
Bottom 5 McDougald hits a line drive into center field. Tuttle picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Tuttle. McDougald moves to second.
Bottom 5 Sturdivant strikes out.
Top 5 Torgeson hits a popup towards short. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kuenn hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Foytack strikes out.
Bottom 4 Coleman hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Carey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Bauer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brideweser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Skowron hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. House scoops up the ball and tags Skowron for the out.
Top 4 Brideweser hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Tuttle strikes out.
Top 4 House hits a popup towards short. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Boone takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mantle is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Siebern strikes out.
Bottom 3 McDougald takes first base on ball four. Sturdivant moves to second.
Bottom 3 Sturdivant hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kaline for the out.
Top 3 Maxwell is hit by the pitch.
Top 3 Torgeson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Coleman hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Carey is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Bauer is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Foytack strikes out.
Top 2 Brideweser hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boone scores.
Top 2 Tuttle strikes out.
Top 2 House hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Boone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Siebern. Boone reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Skowron hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Berra takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Mantle hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Siebern strikes out.
Bottom 1 McDougald hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Maxwell hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Torgeson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kuenn strikes out.