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July 20, 1956

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Johnny Groth Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .233
OBP 1.000 .313
At Bats 1 172
Hits 1 40
• Singles 1 22
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 21
RBI’s 0 26

Whitey Ford Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 4 1
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Yankee Stadium - July 20, 1956
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Single
Whitey Ford
Elston Howard
Bill Skowron
Billy Martin
Andy Carey
Gil McDougald
Bob Cerv
Mickey Mantle
Hank Bauer
Johnny Groth
Clete Boyer
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Groth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boyer moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald misplays the ball. That's an error on McDougald.
Bottom 7 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Cerv hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ginsberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 DeMaestri strikes out. Howard drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws DeMaestri out.
Top 7 Ginsberg hits a line drive into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Power takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Crimian fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. DeMaestri fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Ford scores.
Bottom 6 Bauer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Martin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pilarcik. Martin reaches second base with a double. Ford moves to third.
Bottom 6 McDougald bunts towards the mound. Crimian fields it and throws to first for the out. Ford moves to second.
Bottom 6 Johnny Groth now playing left field. Jack Crimian now pitching. Ford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Slaughter is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Pilarcik hits a line drive into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lopez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Johnny Groth pinch hits for Jack McMahan. Groth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boyer moves to third.
Top 6 Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McMahan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Howard hits a fly ball towards center field. Pilarcik makes the catch and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Pilarcik. Mantle tags and scores. Skowron scores.
Bottom 5 Skowron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martin scores. Bauer scores. Mantle moves to third. Skowron moves to second.
Bottom 5 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Martin moves to third. Bauer moves to second.
Bottom 5 Bauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martin moves to second.
Bottom 5 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Power hits a line drive towards third. Carey reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Ford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Cerv hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Simpson hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Slaughter is hit by the pitch.
Top 4 Pilarcik strikes out.
Top 4 Lopez strikes out.
Bottom 3 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Skowron takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bauer hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McMahan is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Boyer is called out on strikes.
Top 3 DeMaestri strikes out.
Bottom 2 Martin hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri has Cerv trapped. There's the throw to Ginsberg and over to Lopez, who tags Cerv for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 2 Ford bunts towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Boyer covering, for the out. Cerv moves to third. Carey moves to second.
Bottom 2 Carey takes first base on ball four. Cerv moves to second.
Bottom 2 Cerv takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Ginsberg is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Ford fires to first and has Power trapped. There's the throw to McDougald who tags Power for the out.
Top 2 Power hits a ball on the ground towards second. Martin can't make a play. That's a base hit.
Top 2 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McMahan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Skowron hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mantle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Martin scores. Bauer moves to second.
Bottom 1 Bauer takes first base on ball four. Martin moves to second.
Bottom 1 Martin bunts towards the mound. McMahan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Slaughter for the out.
Top 1 Pilarcik hits a line drive into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.