Yankees @ Indians
September 16, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 10 13 0
Indians 3 6 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 10 13 0
Indians 3 6 2

Kenny Kuhn Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .300
OBP 1.000 .364
At Bats 1 10
Hits 1 3
• Singles 0 2
• Doubles 1 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 1 2

Tommy Byrne Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 3 4
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - September 16, 1956
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Out
Tommy Byrne
Yogi Berra
Joe Collins
Billy Martin
Andy Carey
Gil McDougald
Enos Slaughter
Mickey Mantle
Hank Bauer
Kenny Kuhn

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 10 13 0 9
Cleveland Indians 3 6 2 4
Winning Pitcher Tom Sturdivant
Losing Pitcher Bob Lemon
Save Tommy Byrne
Game Winning RBI Joe Collins
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 55 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Kuhn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Byrne fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Mele hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Bauer strikes out.
Top 9 Byrne hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Houtteman, and towards Avila, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Martin scores. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Carey bunts towards the mound. Houtteman fields it and throws to first for the out. Martin moves to third.
Top 9 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila misplays the ball. That's an error on Avila. Martin moves to second.
Bottom 8 Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Avila is called out on strikes.
Top 8 McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 8 Collins takes first base on ball four. Berra moves to second.
Top 8 Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mantle moves to third.
Top 8 Mantle takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Jim Busby now playing center field. Al Smith now playing left field. Kenny Kuhn now playing shortstop. Earl Averill now catching. Art Houtteman nSlaughter hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jim Busby pinch hits for Joe Caffie. Busby is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Tommy Byrne now pitching. Vic Wertz pinch hits for Cal McLish. Wertz takes first base on ball four. Woodling moves to second.
Bottom 7 Gene Woodling pinch hits for George Strickland. Woodling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rosen scores. Kuhn scores.
Bottom 7 Kenny Kuhn pinch hits for Jim Hegan. Kuhn hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mantle. Kuhn reaches second base with a double. Colavito scores. Rosen moves to third.
Bottom 7 Mele hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rosen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Colavito moves to second.
Bottom 7 Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cal McLish now pitching. Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Sturdivant hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Berra scores. Martin moves to third. Carey moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Carey takes first base on ball four. Martin moves to second.
Top 7 Martin hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Berra moves to third.
Top 7 McDougald hits a fly ball into left field. Caffie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Collins is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Berra hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Slaughter scores. Mantle scores.
Top 7 Mantle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bauer scores. Slaughter moves to third. Mantle moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aguirre juggles the ball. That's an error on Aguirre. Bauer moves to second.
Top 7 Hank Aguirre now pitching. Bauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Caffie 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 Dave Pope pinch hits for Ray Narleski. Pope is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Ray Narleski now pitching. Sturdivant strikes out.
Top 6 Carey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Collins scores. Martin moves to second.
Top 6 Martin takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 McDougald hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Berra tags and scores. Collins tags and moves to second.
Top 6 Collins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Berra moves to third.
Top 6 Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Strickland strikes out.
Bottom 5 Hegan hits a line drive into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mele hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. Rosen moves to second.
Bottom 5 Rosen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Slaughter hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball 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 Sturdivant hits a line drive towards first. Mele reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Colavito strikes out.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Avila takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Carey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Collins scores. There goes McDougald trying to get to third. Smith throws the ball in to Rosen, who tags McDougald for the out.
Top 4 Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Berra tags and scores. Collins tags and moves to third.
Top 4 McDougald takes first base on ball four. Collins moves to second.
Top 4 Collins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mantle scores. Berra moves to third.
Top 4 Berra takes first base on ball four. Mantle moves to second.
Top 4 Mantle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Caffie 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 3 Lemon is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Bauer hits a line drive into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Sturdivant bunts towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mele scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemon covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Hegan hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Sturdivant scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hegan for the out.
Bottom 2 Mele hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rosen hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Martin strikes out.
Top 2 There goes McDougald. The throw from Hegan and he is out, Avila applying the tag.
Top 2 McDougald takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Collins hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mele settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Avila moves to second.
Bottom 1 Avila hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Caffie hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Mantle hits a popup towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Bauer hits a line drive into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.