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Yankees
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
June 26, 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 26, 1956 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 26, 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 | June 26, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Whitey Ford |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Gorman |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 25,070 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Johnny Stevens 1B: Ed Runge 2B: Eddie Rommel 3B: Frank Tabacchi |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Whitey Ford | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Lou Skizas | Right Fielder |
| Harry Simpson | Center Fielder |
| Vic Power | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
| Tim Thompson | Catcher |
| Clete Boyer | Second Baseman |
| Tom Gorman | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
June 26, 1956
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Gorman
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Gorman
Collins is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Gorman
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Gorman covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Ford
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Ford
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Ford
Skizas hits a popup towards the mound. Ford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Gorman
Berra hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Gorman
Siebern hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Gorman
Bauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Gorman
Carey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bauer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rizzuto vs. Gorman
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into left field. Power settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ford vs. Gorman
Ford strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Ford
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Ford
Power strikes out. Berra drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Power out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Ford
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Ford
Thompson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bauer. Thompson reaches second base with a double. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boyer vs. Ford
Boyer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gorman vs. Ford
Gorman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Thompson moves to third. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DeMaestri vs. Ford
DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thompson scores. Boyer scores. Gorman moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. Ford
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Gorman
Martin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Gorman
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Collins for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Gorman
Mantle hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Gorman
There goes Mantle. The throw from Thompson and he is safe. Mantle steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berra vs. Gorman
Berra hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebern vs. Gorman
Siebern hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Ford
Skizas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Ford
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Ford
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Gorman
Bauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Gorman
Carey hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Skizas fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Skizas. Bauer goes all the way around to score. Carey moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rizzuto vs. Gorman
Rizzuto bunts towards the mound. Gorman fields it and throws to first for the out. Carey scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Gorman
Ford hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Gorman
Martin hits a popup in front of the plate. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Ford
Robinson 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, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Ford
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Ford
Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Gorman
Collinshits a dribbler in front of the plate. Thompson interferes with Collins who is awarded first base. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Gorman
Mantle hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Gorman
Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebern vs. Gorman
Siebern strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gorman vs. Ford
Gorman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Ford
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Ford
Lopez hits a line drive into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Gorman
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Gorman covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Gorman
Carey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Gorman
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Gorman
Ford 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 6
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Ford
Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Ford
Simpson hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Ford
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Ford
Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Gorman
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Gorman
Collins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Martin moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mantle vs. Gorman
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gorman fields it and throws to first for the out. Collins moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Berra vs. Gorman
Berra is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Siebern vs. Gorman
Siebern hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Martin scores. Collins scores. Berra moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bauer vs. Gorman
Bauer hits a fly ball into left field. Power settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Berra tags and scores. Siebern tags and moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carey vs. Gorman
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, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Ford
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Ford
Boyer hits a line drive into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pless vs. Ford
Rance Pless pinch hits for Tom Gorman.
Pless 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, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Crimian
Jack Crimian now pitching.
Rizzuto hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Crimian
There goes Rizzuto. The throw from Thompson and he is safe. Rizzuto steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ford vs. Crimian
Ford hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Crimian
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Collins vs. Crimian
Collins hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Ford
DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Ford
Lopez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skizas vs. Ford
Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Crimian
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Crimian
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Crimian fields it and throws to first for the out. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebern vs. Crimian
There goes Mantle. The throw from Thompson and he is out, Lopez applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Crimian
Siebern hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Ford
Simpson hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Ford
Power 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, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Ford
Robinson 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, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Ford
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops it up and throws to first, with Ford covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/26/1956 -- New York at Kansas City (N)
New York AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Martin B, 2b 5 2 2 1 DeMaestri J, ss 4 0 2 2
Collins J, 1b 4 1 1 0 Lopez H, 3b 4 0 0 0
Mantle M, cf 5 0 1 0 Skizas L, rf 4 0 1 0
Berra Y, c 4 2 1 1 Simpson H, cf 4 1 2 1
Siebern N, lf 5 0 1 2 Power V, lf 4 0 0 0
Bauer H, rf 1 1 0 1 Robinson E, 1b 3 1 0 0
Carey A, 3b 4 2 3 2 Thompson T, c 4 1 1 0
Rizzuto P, ss 3 0 1 1 Boyer C, 2b 2 1 0 0
Ford W, p 4 0 0 0 Gorman T, p 2 0 1 1
Pless R, ph 1 0 0 0
Crimian J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 8 10 8 32 4 7 4
New York 011 201 300 -- 8
Kansas City 030 000 001 -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ford W (W) 9.0 7 4 4 2 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Gorman T (L) 7.0 8 8 7 3 3
Crimian J 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
E -- Robinson E, Skizas L, Thompson T
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- New York 6, Kansas City 3
2B -- Thompson T, Carey A
HR -- Berra Y, Martin B, Carey A, Simpson H
SB -- Mantle M, Rizzuto P
CS -- Mantle M
SH -- Rizzuto P
SF -- Bauer H
T -- 2:12
A -- 25070
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