Yankees @ Athletics
June 27, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 5 9 1
Athletics 2 5 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 5 9 1
Athletics 2 5 1

Joe DeMaestri Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .230
OBP .250 .282
At Bats 4 191
Hits 1 44
• Singles 1 34
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 12
RBI’s 0 15

Tom Morgan Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 5 3
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Municipal Stadium - June 27, 1956
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Out
Tom Morgan
Yogi Berra
Joe Collins
Billy Martin
Andy Carey
Phil Rizzuto
Norm Siebern
Mickey Mantle
Hank Bauer
Joe DeMaestri
Lou Skizas

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 5 9 1 5
Kansas City Athletics 2 5 1 8
Winning Pitcher Tom Sturdivant
Losing Pitcher Art Ditmar
Save Tom Morgan
Game Winning RBI Billy Martin
Attendance 21,183
Time of Game 2 hours 42 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

DeMaestri hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 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.
Bottom 9 Lou Skizas pinch hits for Clete Boyer. Skizas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 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.
Top 9 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Sturdivant hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Rizzuto strikes out.
Bottom 8 Robinson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Martin catches it and throws to first to double up Power.
Bottom 8 Power takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Simpson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Carey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bauer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Siebern strikes out.
Top 8 Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mantle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops it up and throws to first, with Sturdivant covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Collins is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Martin hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Sturdivant hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Rizzuto is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Ditmar strikes out.
Bottom 6 Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 There goes Carey. The throw from Thompson and he is out, Boyer applying the tag.
Top 6 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Bauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Siebern strikes out.
Bottom 5 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Simpson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Slaughter takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Lopez hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. DeMaestri fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 5 Mantle takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Collins hits a fly ball into left field. Power settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sturdivant tags and scores.
Top 5 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.
Bottom 4 DeMaestri hits a line drive towards short. Rizzuto catches it and throws to first to double up Boyer.
Bottom 4 Ditmar bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 4 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey juggles the ball. That's an error on Carey.
Top 4 Ditmar fires to first and has Rizzuto trapped. There's the throw to DeMaestri who tags Rizzuto for the out.
Top 4 Rizzuto takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Carey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bauer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopez scores. Slaughter moves to third.
Bottom 3 Power hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Simpson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Slaughter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lopez moves to second.
Bottom 3 Lopez takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Siebern hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Mantle strikes out.
Top 3 Collins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Martin scores.
Top 3 Martin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Simpson. Martin reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ditmar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Power scores. Boyer moves to second.
Bottom 2 Boyer takes first base on ball four. Power moves to second.
Bottom 2 Thompson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Power takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Sturdivant hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ditmar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Rizzuto hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bauer scores. Carey moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez juggles the ball. That's an error on Lopez. Bauer moves to third.
Top 2 Bauer takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Siebern strikes out.
Top 2 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berra for the out.
Bottom 1 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Rizzuto fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 1 Slaughter hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lopez strikes out.
Bottom 1 DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 Martin strikes out.