Yankees @ Senators
August 31, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 6 12 1
Senators 4 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 6 12 1
Senators 4 6 0

Eddie Yost Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .243
OBP .250 .429
At Bats 3 440
Hits 0 107
• Singles 0 79
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 1 137
RBI’s 0 51

Tom Morgan Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 5 10
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Griffith Stadium - August 31, 1956
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Out
Tom Morgan
Yogi Berra
Bill Skowron
Gil McDougald
Billy Martin
Billy Hunter
Enos Slaughter
Mickey Mantle
Hank Bauer
Eddie Yost

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 6 12 1 8
Washington Senators 4 6 0 6
Winning Pitcher Whitey Ford
Losing Pitcher Camilo Pascual
Save Tom Morgan
Game Winning RBI Mickey Mantle
Attendance 15,525
Time of Game 2 hours 45 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Yost hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Clint Courtney pinch hits for Camilo Pascual. Courtney hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Lou Berberet pinch hits for Jose Valdivielso. Berberet hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berberet for the out.
Top 9 Skowron strikes out.
Top 9 Berra hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Plews reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Mantle is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Plews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Olson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Runnels moves to second.
Bottom 8 Tom Morgan now pitching. Lemon strikes out.
Bottom 8 Sievers hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Runnels hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Plews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Slaughter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bauer scores.
Top 8 Ford bunts towards the mound. Pascual fields it and throws to first for the out. Bauer moves to second.
Top 8 Hunter hits a fly ball into center field. Olson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Ford fires to first and has Fitz Gerald trapped. There's the throw to Hunter who tags Fitz Gerald for the out.
Bottom 7 Fitz Gerald takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Pascual 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 7 McDougald hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Skowron takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Plews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Mantle hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Valdivielso hits a popup towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Plews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Olson hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lemon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Slaughter hits a line drive into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pascual fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Hunter is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Sievers hits a line drive into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Runnels for the out. Fitz Gerald moves to second.
Bottom 5 Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Berra fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Yost takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 McDougald strikes out.
Top 5 Skowron hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Mantle strikes out.
Bottom 4 Pascual hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Valdivielso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Plews hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Olson moves to third.
Bottom 4 Olson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bauer. Olson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Lemon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Sievers takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Martin strikes out.
Top 4 Slaughter hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pascual fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 Hunter hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Olson. Hunter reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Runnels is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Fitz Gerald takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Yost hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Pascual strikes out.
Top 3 Bauer hits a line drive into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McDougald strikes out.
Top 3 Skowron hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Olson. Skowron reaches second base with a double. Mantle goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mantle takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Valdivielso hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Plews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin juggles the ball. That's an error on Martin.
Bottom 2 Olson hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lemon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pascual fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Slaughter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bauer scores. Ford moves to second.
Top 2 Ford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Skowron scores. Bauer moves to third.
Top 2 Hunter hits a popup, foul, towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Berra scores. Skowron moves to second.
Top 2 McDougald hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Skowron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Berra moves to second.
Top 2 Berra hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Yost 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 1 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Runnels scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mantle for the out.
Top 1 Martin strikes out.
Top 1 Slaughter is called out on strikes.