Indians @ Yankees
May 8, 1956

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Top 8 R H E
Indians 3 9 0
Yankees 4 7 0
Top 8 R H E
Indians 3 9 0
Yankees 4 7 0

Vic Wertz Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .362
OBP .333 .464
At Bats 2 58
Hits 0 21
• Singles 0 13
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 1 8
RBI’s 0 12

Johnny Kucks Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 1 0
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Yankee Stadium - May 8, 1956
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Out
Johnny Kucks
Yogi Berra
Bill Skowron
Billy Martin
Andy Carey
Gil McDougald
Elston Howard
Mickey Mantle
Hank Bauer
Vic Wertz
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Kucks covering, for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bauer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Kucks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kucks for the out.
Bottom 7 Carey hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Howard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kucks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Woodling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 McDougald is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wynn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Berra hits a line drive towards short. Carrasquel reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mantle hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Carrasquel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wertz scores. Rosen moves to second.
Top 6 Busby is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Rosen takes first base on ball four. Wertz moves to second.
Top 6 Wertz takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Martin bunts in front of the plate. Hegan scoops up the ball and tags Martin for the out.
Bottom 5 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Kucks takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Carey hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Avila strikes out.
Top 5 Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Wynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McDougald hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woodling. McDougald reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Skowron hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Carrasquel hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Busby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Kucks covering, for the out. Smith moves to third. Rosen moves to second.
Top 4 Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron fields the ball and throws to Kucks covering. Safe. Avila scores. Smith moves to second.
Top 4 There goes Avila. The throw from Berra and he is safe. Avila steals third.
Top 4 Wertz hits a popup towards short. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Avila moves to second.
Top 4 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Mantle hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Martin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bauer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kucks fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 3 Hegan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Hegan reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Kucks hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Carey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Skowron scores. Howard moves to second.
Bottom 2 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Skowron moves to second.
Bottom 2 McDougald strikes out.
Bottom 2 Skowron hits a ball on the ground for an out.
Bottom 2 Berra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Busby hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rosen hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mantle strikes out.
Bottom 1 Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bauer hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Smith strikes out.
Top 1 Avila hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Woodling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.