Yankees @ Senators
August 31, 1956

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Bottom 4 R H E
Yankees 4 7 1
Senators 1 1 0
Bottom 4 R H E
Yankees 4 7 1
Senators 3 2 0

Jim Lemon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .270
OBP 1.000 .349
At Bats 1 466
Hits 1 126
• Singles 0 74
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 9
• Home Runs 1 24
Walks 0 57
RBI’s 1 82

Whitey Ford Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
14 5 1
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Griffith Stadium - August 31, 1956
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Home Run
Whitey Ford
Yogi Berra
Bill Skowron
Gil McDougald
Billy Martin
Billy Hunter
Enos Slaughter
Mickey Mantle
Hank Bauer
Jim Lemon
Roy Sievers
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Lemon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:
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.