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Yankees
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
June 27, 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 27, 1956 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 27, 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 27, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Sturdivant |
Home Starting Pitcher | Art Ditmar |
Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 21,183 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ed Runge 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: Frank Tabacchi 3B: Johnny Stevens |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
Joe Collins | First Baseman |
Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
Yogi Berra | Catcher |
Norm Siebern | Left Fielder |
Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
Andy Carey | Third Baseman |
Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
Tom Sturdivant | 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 | Left Fielder |
Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
Tim Thompson | Catcher |
Clete Boyer | Second Baseman |
Art Ditmar | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
June 27, 1956
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Ditmar
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Ditmar
Collins 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, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Ditmar
Mantle 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
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Sturdivant
DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Sturdivant
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Sturdivant
Slaughter hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Sturdivant
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Rizzuto fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Ditmar
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berra for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Ditmar
Siebern strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Ditmar
Bauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Ditmar
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez juggles the ball. That's an error on Lopez. Bauer moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rizzuto vs. Ditmar
Rizzuto hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bauer scores. Carey moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sturdivant vs. Ditmar
Sturdivant hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ditmar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Sturdivant
Power takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Sturdivant
Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Sturdivant
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Sturdivant
Boyer takes first base on ball four. Power moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ditmar vs. Sturdivant
Ditmar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Power scores. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeMaestri vs. Sturdivant
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Ditmar
Martin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Simpson. Martin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Collins vs. Ditmar
Collins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Martin scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Ditmar
Mantle strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Ditmar
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebern vs. Ditmar
Siebern hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Sturdivant
Lopez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Sturdivant
Slaughter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simpson vs. Sturdivant
Simpson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Power vs. Sturdivant
Power hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Sturdivant
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopez scores. Slaughter moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Sturdivant
Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Ditmar
Bauer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Ditmar
Carey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Ditmar
Rizzuto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sturdivant vs. Ditmar
Ditmar fires to first and has Rizzuto trapped. There's the throw to DeMaestri who tags Rizzuto for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Sturdivant
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey juggles the ball. That's an error on Carey. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ditmar vs. Sturdivant
Ditmar bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Sturdivant
DeMaestri hits a line drive towards short. Rizzuto catches it and throws to first to double up Boyer. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturdivant vs. Ditmar
Sturdivant hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Slaughter who is chasing the ball. Sturdivant reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Martin vs. Ditmar
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sturdivant tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Ditmar
Collins hits a fly ball into left field. Power settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Ditmar
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Ditmar
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. DeMaestri fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Sturdivant
Lopez hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Sturdivant
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Sturdivant
Simpson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Sturdivant
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Ditmar
Siebern strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Ditmar
Bauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Ditmar
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzuto vs. Ditmar
There goes Carey. The throw from Thompson and he is out, Boyer applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Sturdivant
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Sturdivant
Thompson 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, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Sturdivant
Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ditmar vs. Sturdivant
Ditmar strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Ditmar
Rizzuto is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturdivant vs. Ditmar
Sturdivant hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Ditmar
Martin hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Ditmar
Collins is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Sturdivant
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Sturdivant
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Sturdivant
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops it up and throws to first, with Sturdivant covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Ditmar
Mantle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Ditmar
Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebern vs. Ditmar
Siebern strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Ditmar
Bauer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Ditmar
Carey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Sturdivant
Simpson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Sturdivant
Power takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Sturdivant
Robinson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Martin catches it and throws to first to double up Power. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Ditmar
Rizzuto strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturdivant vs. Ditmar
Sturdivant hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Ditmar
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Sturdivant
Thompson 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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Sturdivant
Lou Skizas pinch hits for Clete Boyer.
Skizas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ginsberg vs. Morgan
Joe Ginsberg pinch hits for Art Ditmar. Tom Morgan now pitching.
Ginsberg hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Morgan
DeMaestri hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/27/1956 -- New York at Kansas City (N) New York AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Martin B, 2b 4 1 2 1 DeMaestri J, ss 5 0 1 0 Collins J, 1b 4 0 1 1 Lopez H, 3b 3 1 0 0 Mantle M, cf 3 1 1 0 Slaughter E, rf 3 0 1 0 Berra Y, c 4 0 0 0 Simpson H, cf 4 0 0 0 Siebern N, lf 4 0 0 0 Power V, lf 2 1 0 0 Bauer H, rf 3 2 2 2 Robinson E, 1b 4 0 2 1 Carey A, 3b 4 0 0 0 Thompson T, c 4 0 0 0 Rizzuto P, ss 3 0 1 1 Boyer C, 2b 2 0 0 0 Sturdivant T, p 4 1 2 0 Skizas L, ph 0 0 0 0 Morgan T, p 0 0 0 0 Ditmar A, p 3 0 1 1 Ginsberg J, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 5 9 5 31 2 5 2 New York 011 010 020 -- 5 Kansas City 011 000 000 -- 2 New York IP H R ER BB SO Sturdivant T (W) 8.1 5 2 2 6 6 Morgan T (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Ditmar A (L) 9.0 9 5 4 3 8 E -- Lopez H, Carey A DP -- New York 2, Kansas City 1 LOB -- New York 5, Kansas City 8 2B -- Martin B 3B -- Sturdivant T HR -- Bauer H CS -- Carey A SF -- Martin B T -- 2:42 A -- 21183
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