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Yankees
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
June 25, 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 June 25, 1956 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 25, 1956 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 25, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Kucks |
Home Starting Pitcher | Troy Herriage |
Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 24,642 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Frank Tabacchi 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Ed Runge |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
Yogi Berra | Catcher |
Joe Collins | First Baseman |
Norm Siebern | Left Fielder |
Andy Carey | Third Baseman |
Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
Johnny Kucks | Pitcher |
Casey Stengel | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
Harry Simpson | Center Fielder |
Vic Power | First Baseman |
Tim Thompson | Catcher |
Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
Clete Boyer | Second Baseman |
Troy Herriage | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
June 25, 1956
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Herriage
Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Herriage
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantle vs. Herriage
Mantle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Simpson who is chasing the ball. Mantle reaches third base with a triple. Martin scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Berra vs. Herriage
Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mantle tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Herriage
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Herriage juggles the ball. That's an error on Herriage. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebern vs. Herriage
Siebern hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Herriage
Carey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Kucks
DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Kucks
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Kucks
Slaughter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DeMaestri moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Simpson vs. Kucks
Simpson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. DeMaestri scores. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Power vs. Kucks
Power hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Slaughter moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Kucks
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Slaughter scores. Simpson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zernial vs. Kucks
Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Herriage
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kucks vs. Herriage
Kucks strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Herriage
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Kucks
Boyer hits a line drive towards third. Carey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herriage vs. Kucks
Herriage hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Kucks
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Herriage
Bauer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Herriage
Mantle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Herriage
Berra hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Herriage
Collins hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Boyer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Kucks
Lopez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Kucks
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Kucks
Simpson hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Kucks
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Herriage
Siebern hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Herriage
Carey hits a line drive into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Herriage
Rizzuto hits a line drive into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kucks vs. Herriage
Kucks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Herriage
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Kucks
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Kucks
Zernial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Kucks
Boyer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Boyer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skizas vs. Kucks
Lou Skizas pinch hits for Troy Herriage.
Skizas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boyer scores. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Kucks
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Santiago
Jose Santiago now pitching.
Bauer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Santiago
Mantle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Shantz
Bobby Shantz now pitching.
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Shantz
Collins hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Shantz
Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Kucks
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Kucks
Slaughter hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Kucks
Simpson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Kucks
Power hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Shantz
Carey hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Shantz
Rizzuto hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kucks vs. Shantz
Kucks bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Shantz
Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bauer vs. Shantz
Shantz fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Shantz. Rizzuto scores. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bauer vs. Shantz
Bauer hits a popup towards the mound. Shantz can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Martin scores. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Shantz
Mantle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bauer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Shantz
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berra for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Kucks
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Kucks
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey juggles the ball. That's an error on Carey. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Kucks
Boyer hits a line drive into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pless vs. Kucks
Rance Pless pinch hits for Bobby Shantz.
Pless is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. McMahan
Jack McMahan now pitching.
Collins hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. McMahan
Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. McMahan
Carey hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Kucks
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Kucks
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Kucks
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simpson vs. Kucks
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kucks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. McMahan
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kucks vs. McMahan
Kucks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. McMahan
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Kucks
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Kucks
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Kucks
Zernial hits a popup towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Kucks
Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. McMahan
Bauer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. McMahan
Mantle hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. McMahan
Berra hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Berra reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Collins vs. McMahan
There's a wild pitch. Berra moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Collins vs. McMahan
Collins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Siebern vs. McMahan
Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McMahan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Kucks
Eddie Robinson pinch hits for Jack McMahan.
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Kucks
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 -
Yankees, 9 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Kucks
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/25/1956 -- New York at Kansas City (N) New York AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Martin B, 2b 5 2 2 0 DeMaestri J, ss 5 1 1 0 Bauer H, rf 5 1 2 2 Lopez H, 3b 4 0 1 0 Mantle M, cf 5 1 4 1 Slaughter E, rf 3 1 1 0 Berra Y, c 4 0 1 1 Simpson H, cf 4 0 2 1 Collins J, 1b 4 2 1 1 Power V, 1b 4 0 0 0 Siebern N, lf 5 2 2 3 Thompson T, c 3 0 1 1 Carey A, 3b 4 0 0 0 Zernial G, lf 4 0 0 0 Rizzuto P, ss 4 1 1 0 Boyer C, 2b 4 1 1 0 Kucks J, p 4 0 1 0 Herriage T, p 1 0 0 0 Skizas L, ph 1 0 1 1 Santiago J, p 0 0 0 0 Shantz B, p 0 0 0 0 Pless R, ph 1 0 0 0 McMahan J, p 0 0 0 0 Robinson E, ph 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 9 14 8 35 3 9 3 New York 400 122 000 -- 9 Kansas City 200 100 000 -- 3 New York IP H R ER BB SO Kucks J (W) 9.0 9 3 3 3 2 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Herriage T (L) 4.0 6 5 3 0 2 Santiago J* 0.0 2 1 1 0 0 Shantz B 2.0 5 3 3 0 1 McMahan J 3.0 1 0 0 1 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 5th E -- Herriage T, Shantz B, Carey A DP -- New York 2, Kansas City 1 LOB -- New York 6, Kansas City 8 2B -- Boyer C, Berra Y 3B -- Mantle M HR -- Siebern N 2, Bauer H, Collins J SF -- Berra Y WP -- McMahan J T -- 2:29 A -- 24642
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