1956 – 1B Bill Skowron has 5 hits, but the Yankees strand a record 20 base runners in losing to the Red Sox in Boston, 13 – 9. Mickey Mantle sends a 480-foot home run into the center field bleachers that lands a foot from the top. His 3 hits raise his average to .352, 4 points behind Ted Williams.

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On September 21, 1956 — 1956 – 1B Bill Skowron has 5 hits, but the Yankees strand a record 20 base runners in losing to the Red Sox in Boston, 13 – 9. Mickey Mantle sends a 480-foot home run into the center field bleachers that lands a foot from the top. His 3 hits raise his average to .352, 4 points behind Ted Williams.

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