Top 1

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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 

• 

  Game Summary

---

Audio Play-by-Play (back to top)

Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.

If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".

If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.

Download MP3 version

---

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

    

More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score