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August 7, 1956

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Bottom 11 R H E
Yankees 0 7 2
Red Sox 0 4 2
Bottom 11 R H E
Yankees 0 7 2
Red Sox 1 4 2

Ted Williams Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .347
OBP .250 .487
At Bats 3 239
Hits 0 83
• Singles 0 53
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 12
Walks 1 64
RBI’s 0 49

Tommy Byrne Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 2 3
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Fenway Park - August 7, 1956
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Walk
Tommy Byrne
Yogi Berra
Bill Skowron
Billy Martin
Andy Carey
Jerry Coleman
Elston Howard
Mickey Mantle
Hank Bauer
Ted Williams
Billy Klaus
Billy Goodman
Billy Consolo

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 0 7 2 7
Boston Red Sox 1 4 2 8
Winning Pitcher Willard Nixon
Losing Pitcher Don Larsen
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Ted Williams
Attendance 36,350
Time of Game 3 hours 1 minute
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Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Tommy Byrne now pitching. Williams takes first base on ball four. Consolo scores. Goodman moves to third. Klaus moves to second. That run is unearned.

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Bottom 11 Klaus takes first base on ball four. Goodman moves to second.
Bottom 11 Billy Consolo pinch runs for Willard Nixon. Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Skowron. Consolo moves to third.
Bottom 11 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey juggles the ball. That's an error on Carey.
Top 11 Berra hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Mantle hits a fly ball towards left. Williams settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Williams. Mantle moves to second.
Top 11 Bauer hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Milt Bolling now playing shortstop. Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martin for the out.
Bottom 10 Dick Gernert pinch hits for Don Buddin. Gernert strikes out.
Bottom 10 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Piersall moves to second.
Bottom 10 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Larsen fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 10 Jensen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Jensen reaches second base with a double.
Top 10 Larsen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Coleman hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Carey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Vernon hits a popup towards short. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Skowron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Berra moves to second.
Top 9 Berra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Mantle is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Buddin hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Larsen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards second. Goodman scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 8 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon fields it and throws to second for the out. Coleman moves to third.
Top 8 Larsen bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Coleman moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 8 Coleman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Piersall hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jensen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Vernon 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 7 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Carey hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen 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 popup, foul, towards third. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mantle bunts towards second. Goodman picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Goodman. Mantle moves to second.
Bottom 6 Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Goodman 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 6 Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Martin strikes out.
Top 6 Larsen hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Buddin hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 White hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Piersall bunts towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. Vernon moves to third. Jensen moves to second.
Bottom 5 Jensen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vernon moves to second.
Bottom 5 Vernon takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Coleman hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Carey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Williams 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 4 Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Berra hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Buddin hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 White hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Larsen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Vernon hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon fields the ball and throws to Nixon covering. Safe. There goes Carey trying to get to third. Goodman throws to Klaus who tags Carey for the out.
Top 2 Carey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a popup towards first. Skowron reaches out to catch the ball, and throws to second to catch Goodman attempting to get to second, for the double play.
Bottom 1 Klaus hits a popup towards short. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Goodman hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berra for the out.
Top 1 Mantle strikes out.
Top 1 Bauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Martin bunts towards the mound. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out.