Top 1

• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Power vs. Turley
  
  Power hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Turley
  
  Smith hits a line drive into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Zernial vs. Turley
  
  Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Slaughter vs. Ditmar
  
  Slaughter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial who is chasing the ball. Slaughter reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  McDougald vs. Ditmar
  
  McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ditmar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Mantle vs. Ditmar
  
  Mantle is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Berra vs. Ditmar
  
  There's a wild pitch. Slaughter scores. Mantle moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Berra vs. Ditmar
  
  Mantle is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Berra vs. Ditmar
  
  Berra hits a fly ball into right field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Simpson vs. Turley
  
  Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Skizas vs. Turley
  
  Skizas hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pilarcik vs. Turley
  
  Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Skowron vs. Ditmar
  
  Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Martin vs. Ditmar
  
  Martin bunts towards first. Simpson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martin for the out. Skowron moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bauer vs. Ditmar
  
  Bauer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hunter vs. Ditmar
  
  Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lopez vs. Turley
  
  Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baxes vs. Turley
  
  Baxes hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ditmar vs. Turley
  
  Ditmar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Turley vs. Ditmar
  
  Turley strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Slaughter vs. Ditmar
  
  Slaughter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McDougald vs. Ditmar
  
  McDougald hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Slaughter moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Mantle vs. Ditmar
  
  Mantle hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Berra vs. Ditmar
  
  Berra hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Skowron vs. Ditmar
  
  Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Power vs. Turley
  
  Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Smith vs. Turley
  
  Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Turley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Zernial vs. Turley
  
  Zernial hits a popup towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Martin vs. Ditmar
  
  Martin hits a popup towards first. Simpson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bauer vs. Ditmar
  
  Bauer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Bauer reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hunter vs. Ditmar
  
  There's a wild pitch. Bauer moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Hunter vs. Ditmar
  
  Smithdrops the ball. It gets behind him. There goes Bauer. The throw to Ditmar covering the plate. The slide. Bauer is out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hunter vs. Ditmar
  
  Hunter strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Simpson vs. Turley
  
  Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Skizas vs. Turley
  
  Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pilarcik vs. Turley
  
  Pilarcik bunts towards third. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Turley vs. Ditmar
  
  Turley hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Slaughter vs. Ditmar
  
  Slaughter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McDougald vs. Ditmar
  
  McDougald strikes out. View Play 

Top 6

• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lopez vs. Turley
  
  Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Baxes vs. Turley
  
  Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ditmar vs. Turley
  
  Ditmar takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Power vs. Turley
  
  Power takes first base on ball four. Ditmar moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Smith vs. Turley
  
  Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mantle vs. Ditmar
  
  Mantle strikes out. Smith drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Mantle out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Berra vs. Ditmar
  
  Berra takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Skowron vs. Ditmar
  
  Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Martin vs. Ditmar
  
  Martin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Martin reaches second base with a double. Skowron moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Bauer vs. Ditmar
  
  Bauer takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Hunter vs. Ditmar
  
  Hunter hits a line drive into right field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/28/1956 -- Kansas City at New York (N)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Power V, 2b           2  0  1  0   Slaughter E, lf       3  2  2  0   
Smith H, c            3  0  0  0   McDougald G, 2b       3  1  1  0   
Zernial G, lf         2  0  0  0   Mantle M, cf          2  1  1  3   
Simpson H, 1b         2  0  0  0   Berra Y, c            2  0  0  0   
Skizas L, rf          2  0  0  0   Skowron B, 1b         3  0  1  0   
Pilarcik A, cf        2  0  0  0   Martin B, 3b          2  0  1  0   
Lopez H, 3b           2  0  1  0   Bauer H, rf           2  0  1  0   
Baxes M, ss           2  0  0  0   Hunter B, ss          3  0  0  0   
Ditmar A, p           1  0  0  0   Turley B, p           2  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     18  0  2  0                        22  4  7  3

Kansas City      000 000 --  0
New York         103 000 --  4

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ditmar A (L)          6.0  7  4  4  2  4

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Turley B (W)          6.0  2  0  0  2  0

DP -- New York 2
LOB -- Kansas City 2, New York 4
2B -- Bauer H, Martin B
3B -- Slaughter E
HR -- Mantle M
CS -- Mantle M, Bauer H
SH -- Martin B
HBP -- by Ditmar A (Mantle M)
WP -- Ditmar A 2
T -- 1:28
A -- 12861

    

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