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Yankees
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
May 21, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the New York Yankees, played on May 21, 1956 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 21, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 21, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Larsen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jose Santiago |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 13,799 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: John Rice 2B: Bill Summers 3B: Bill McKinley |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
| Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
| Bob Cerv | Left Fielder |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Elston Howard | Catcher |
| Gil McDougald | Shortstop |
| Andy Carey | Third Baseman |
| Don Larsen | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Hector Lopez | Center Fielder |
| Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
| Harry Simpson | First Baseman |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Jim Finigan | Second Baseman |
| Joe Ginsberg | Catcher |
| Rance Pless | Third Baseman |
| Jose Santiago | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
May 21, 1956
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Santiago
Bauer is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Santiago
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Santiago
Cerv hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bauer moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mantle vs. Santiago
The ball gets by Ginsberg for a passed ball. Bauer scores. Cerv moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantle vs. Santiago
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skowron vs. Santiago
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson juggles the ball. That's an error on Simpson. Cerv scores. Mantle moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howard vs. Santiago
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pless fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McDougald vs. Santiago
McDougald hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Santiago
Carey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Larsen vs. Santiago
Larsen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Larsen
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Larsen
Lopez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Larsen
Zernial hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Howard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Santiago
Bauer strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Santiago
Martin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ginsberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Santiago
Cerv takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Santiago
Mantle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Mantle reaches second base with a double. There goes Cerv trying to get to home. Zernial throws the ball in to Ginsberg, who tags Cerv for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Larsen
Simpson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Larsen
Slaughter is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Larsen
Finigan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ginsberg vs. Larsen
There's a wild pitch. Finigan moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ginsberg vs. Larsen
Ginsberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pless vs. Larsen
Pless takes first base on ball four. Finigan moves to third. Ginsberg moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Groth vs. Larsen
Johnny Groth pinch hits for Jose Santiago.
Groth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Finigan scores. Ginsberg moves to third. Pless moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DeMaestri vs. Sturdivant
Tom Sturdivant now pitching.
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Burtschy
Moe Burtschy now pitching.
Skowron hits a fly ball into center field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Burtschy
Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Burtschy
McDougald is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Burtschy
McDougald is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Sturdivant
Lopez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Sturdivant
Zernial hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Sturdivant
Simpson hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Sturdivant
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Sturdivant
Finigan hits a popup towards short. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Burtschy
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pless fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturdivant vs. Burtschy
Sturdivant strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Burtschy
Bauer is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Sturdivant
Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pless vs. Sturdivant
Pless hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burtschy vs. Sturdivant
Burtschy hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Burtschy
Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Burtschy
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Burtschy
Mantle hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Burtschy
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Burtschy
Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Sturdivant
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Sturdivant
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Sturdivant
Zernial hits a popup towards short. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Burtschy
McDougald hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Burtschy
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pless fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturdivant vs. Burtschy
Sturdivant hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burtschy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Sturdivant
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Sturdivant
Slaughter hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Sturdivant
Finigan strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Burtschy
Bauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Burtschy
Martin bunts towards the mound. Burtschy fields it and throws to first for the out. Bauer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Collins vs. Burtschy
Joe Collins pinch hits for Bob Cerv.
Collins hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantle vs. Burtschy
Mantle is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skowron vs. Burtschy
Skowron takes first base on ball four. Bauer moves to third. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Howard vs. Burtschy
Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bauer scores. Mantle scores. Skowron moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McDougald vs. Burtschy
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pless fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Sturdivant
Joe Collins now playing left field.
Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pless vs. Sturdivant
Pless hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Sturdivant
Tim Thompson pinch hits for Moe Burtschy.
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pless moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeMaestri vs. Sturdivant
DeMaestri hits a popup in front of the plate. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. Sturdivant
Lopez takes first base on ball four. Pless moves to third. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Zernial vs. Sturdivant
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Lasorda
Tom Lasorda now pitching.
Carey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturdivant vs. Lasorda
Sturdivant hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Lasorda
Bauer is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Sturdivant
Simpson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Sturdivant
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Slaughter for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Sturdivant
Finigan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ginsberg vs. Sturdivant
Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Lasorda
Martin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Lasorda
Collins hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Lasorda
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Lasorda
There's a wild pitch. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skowron vs. Lasorda
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lasorda fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pless vs. Sturdivant
Pless takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Renna vs. Morgan
Bill Renna pinch hits for Tom Lasorda. Tom Morgan now pitching.
Renna hits a ball on the ground towards second. Martin scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Morgan
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/21/1956 -- New York at Kansas City (D)
New York AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Bauer H, rf 3 2 0 0 DeMaestri J, ss 5 0 0 0
Martin B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Lopez H, cf 3 1 1 1
Cerv B, lf 2 1 1 0 Zernial G, lf 4 1 1 1
Collins J, ph-lf 2 0 0 0 Simpson H, 1b 4 2 2 2
Mantle M, cf 2 3 2 1 Slaughter E, rf 4 0 0 0
Skowron B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Finigan J, 2b 3 1 1 0
Howard E, c 4 1 1 2 Ginsberg J, c 3 0 0 0
McDougald G, ss 3 1 1 3 Pless R, 3b 2 0 1 0
Carey A, 3b 3 0 0 0 Santiago J, p 0 0 0 0
Larsen D, p 1 0 0 0 Groth J, ph 1 0 1 1
Sturdivant T, p 3 0 0 0 Burtschy M, p 1 0 0 0
Morgan T, p 0 0 0 0 Thompson T, ph 1 0 1 0
Lasorda T, p 0 0 0 0
Renna B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 8 6 6 32 5 8 5
New York 500 010 200 -- 8
Kansas City 022 000 010 -- 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Larsen D 1.1 3 2 2 2 3
Sturdivant T (W)* 6.2 5 3 3 3 1
Morgan T (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Santiago J (L) 2.0 3 5 1 3 2
Burtschy M 5.0 3 3 3 3 2
Lasorda T 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Simpson H
DP -- New York 3
LOB -- New York 6, Kansas City 5
2B -- Mantle M
HR -- McDougald G, Simpson H 2, Lopez H, Zernial G, Mantle M
CS -- McDougald G
SH -- Martin B
HBP -- by Santiago J (Bauer H), by Burtschy M (McDougald G)
WP -- Larsen D, Lasorda T
PB -- Ginsberg J
T -- 2:53
A -- 13799
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