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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 28, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Athletics, played on August 28, 1956 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 28, 1956 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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Home Team |
New York Yankees
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 28, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | New York Yankees |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Art Ditmar |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Turley |
Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 12,861 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 28 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ed Runge 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Frank Tabacchi |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Vic Power | Second Baseman |
Hal Smith | Catcher |
Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
Harry Simpson | First Baseman |
Lou Skizas | Right Fielder |
Al Pilarcik | Center Fielder |
Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
Mike Baxes | Shortstop |
Art Ditmar | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Enos Slaughter | Left Fielder |
Gil McDougald | Second Baseman |
Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
Yogi Berra | Catcher |
Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
Billy Martin | Third Baseman |
Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
Billy Hunter | Shortstop |
Bob Turley | Pitcher |
Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 28, 1956
Top 1
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Box Score (back to top)
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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