GAME LOG New York (A) @ Detroit
Wednesday, 8/2/1956
Batting: New York (A), top of 1st.
Pitching: Nellie King
RF Irv Noren:
SINGLES to short left-center.
2B Bobby Avila:
Base on balls.
I. Noren to second.
CF Mickey Mantle:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
I. Noren to third.
B. Avila to second.
SS Gil Mcdougald:
Popped out to the catcher.
LF Hank Bauer:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 0, New York (A) 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Ernie Johnson
SS Fred Hatfield:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B George Kell:
Base on balls.
RF Hank Edwards:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Kell out at 2nd base.
LF Jim King:
SINGLES to center
H. Edwards to second.
H. Edwards to third.
CF Hank Thompson:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
H. Edwards scores.
J. King scores.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, New York (A) 0
Batting: New York (A), top of 2nd.
Pitching: Nellie King
C Elston Howard:
Flies out to deep right field.
3B Al Rosen:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
1B Charlie Silvera:
Flies out to deep left field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, New York (A) 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Ernie Johnson
C Ray Noble:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Walt Dropo:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
P Nellie King:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, New York (A) 0
Batting: New York (A), top of 3rd.
Pitching: Nellie King
P Ernie Johnson:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
RF Irv Noren:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
2B Bobby Avila:
Flies out to short right-center.
CF Mickey Mantle:
SINGLES to right
I. Noren scores.
SS Gil Mcdougald:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, New York (A) 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Ernie Johnson
SS Fred Hatfield:
Flies out to deep left-center.
3B George Kell:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
RF Hank Edwards:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, New York (A) 1
Batting: New York (A), top of 4th.
Pitching: Nellie King
LF Hank Bauer:
SINGLES to left
C Elston Howard:
SINGLES to left
H. Bauer to second.
3B Al Rosen:
Flies out to right-center.
1B Charlie Silvera:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Howard out at 2nd base.
H. Bauer to third.
P Ernie Johnson:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, New York (A) 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Ernie Johnson
LF Jim King:
Flies out to left-center.
CF Hank Thompson:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Jerry Coleman:
SINGLES to center
C Ray Noble:
Coleman steals second.
Throwing error by the catcher, runner to third.
J. Coleman to third.
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Detroit 2, New York (A) 1
Batting: New York (A), top of 5th.
Pitching: Nellie King
RF Irv Noren:
Base on balls.
2B Bobby Avila:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
I. Noren to second.
Noren tries to advance to third...
Edwards throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
CF Mickey Mantle:
Flies out to left field.
Noren tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
SS Gil Mcdougald:
Wild pitch.
B. Avila to second.
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right field. (363 feet)
LF Hank Bauer:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Elston Howard:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
3B Al Rosen:
Base on balls.
E. Howard to second.
1B Charlie Silvera:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 4, Detroit 2
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Ernie Johnson
1B Walt Dropo:
SINGLES down the left field line.
P Nellie King:
Base on balls.
W. Dropo to second.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Strikes out swinging.
3B George Kell:
Grounded into double play, 3-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 4, Detroit 2
Batting: New York (A), top of 6th.
Pitching: Nellie King
P Ernie Johnson:
Flies out to shallow center field.
RF Irv Noren:
Base on balls.
2B Bobby Avila:
Popped out to the second baseman.
CF Mickey Mantle:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Noren out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 4, Detroit 2
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Ernie Johnson
RF Hank Edwards:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
LF Jim King:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Hank Thompson:
Base on balls.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Flies out to deep left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 4, Detroit 2
Batting: New York (A), top of 7th.
Pitching: Nellie King
SS Gil Mcdougald:
Base on balls.
LF Hank Bauer:
Mcdougald caught stealing at second.
SINGLES to center
C Elston Howard:
Flies out to left field.
PH Yogi Berra:
Bauer caught stealing at second.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 4, Detroit 2
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Ernie Johnson
C Ray Noble:
New 3B: Snuffy Stirnweiss.
New C : Yogi Berra.
Lines out to the third baseman.
1B Walt Dropo:
Base on balls.
PH Bob Addis:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 4, Detroit 2
Batting: New York (A), top of 8th.
Pitching: Nellie King
New pitcher: Kent Peterson.
C Yogi Berra:
Strikes out looking.
1B Charlie Silvera:
SINGLES to short right-center.
P Ernie Johnson:
SAC BUNT.
Silvera advances to second.
RF Irv Noren:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 4, Detroit 2
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Ernie Johnson
SS Fred Hatfield:
SOLO HOMERUN down the right field line. (353 feet)
3B George Kell:
Reaches on a fielding error by the shortstop.
RF Hank Edwards:
Strikes out swinging.
PH Joe Ginsberg:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
CF Hank Thompson:
SINGLES down the right field line.
D. Hoak to second.
Hoak tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Thompson out at 2nd base.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, one error.
Score: New York (A) 4, Detroit 3
Batting: New York (A), top of 9th.
Pitching: Kent Peterson
2B Bobby Avila:
New 3B: Don Hoak.
New C : Joe Ginsberg.
New LF: Bill Renna.
Flies out down the right field line.
CF Mickey Mantle:
SOLO HOMERUN down the left field line. (357 feet)
SS Gil Mcdougald:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Hank Bauer:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 5, Detroit 3
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Ernie Johnson
LF Bill Renna:
Flies out to deep left field.
New pitcher: Don Johnson.
1B Walt Dropo:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
PH Joe Cunningham:
Base on balls.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Don Hoak:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Game over. Score: New York (A) 5, Detroit 3
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