Yankees @ Indians
August 2, 1956

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

Elston Howard Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .264
OBP .333 .315
At Bats 3 201
Hits 1 53
• Singles 0 44
• Doubles 1 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 0 25

Herb Score Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 6 0
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - August 2, 1956
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Herb Score
Hal Naragon
Preston Ward
Bobby Avila
George Strickland
Chico Carrasquel
Al Smith
Jim Busby
Rocky Colavito
Elston Howard
Bill Skowron

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 0 4 0 6
Cleveland Indians 4 8 0 5
Winning Pitcher Herb Score
Losing Pitcher Tom Sturdivant
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bobby Avila
Attendance 25,266
Time of Game 2 hours 25 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 George Strickland now playing third base. Al Smith now playing left field. Preston Ward now playing first base. Berra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Larsen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Ward takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 There goes Smith. The throw from Berra and he is out, Hunter applying the tag.
Bottom 8 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Billy Hunter now playing shortstop. Wertz strikes out. Berra drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Wertz out.
Top 8 Bob Cerv pinch hits for Phil Rizzuto. Cerv hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Larsen hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Busby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Score strikes out.
Top 7 Coleman is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Howard hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Busby. Howard reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Skowron hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Carrasquel hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Naragon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Naragon for the out. Ward moves to second.
Bottom 6 Colavito hits a line drive towards third. Carey reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ward hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Mantle hits a line drive into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 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 6 Rizzuto strikes out.
Bottom 5 Smith hits a line drive towards third. Carey reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Wertz is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Don Larsen now pitching. Busby hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bauer 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 5 Don Larsen pinch hits for Tom Sturdivant. Larsen takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Coleman is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Carey is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Score strikes out.
Bottom 4 Carrasquel hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Naragon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Naragon for the out.
Bottom 4 Colavito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Ward hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Skowron hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Busby. Skowron reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Mantle is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Berra hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Smith hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Wertz takes first base on ball four. Busby moves to second.
Bottom 3 Busby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Avila hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is bouncing around. Howard is chasing the ball. Avila rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run.
Bottom 3 Score is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Carrasquel hits a popup, foul, towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rizzuto hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bauer hits a fly ball into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Sturdivant hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Coleman hits a line drive into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Naragon hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Colavito hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Ward hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Carey strikes out.
Top 2 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Skowron takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Wertz strikes out.
Bottom 1 Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Avila hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mantle strikes out.
Top 1 Berra hits a line drive into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rizzuto bunts towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Bauer moves to second.
Top 1 Bauer takes first base on ball four.