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Yankees
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
September 13, 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 September 13, 1956 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 13, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Home Team |
Kansas City Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 13, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| 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 | 10,924 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Joe Paparella 3B: Eddie Hurley |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
| Enos Slaughter | Left Fielder |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Joe Collins | First Baseman |
| Gil McDougald | Second Baseman |
| Billy Martin | Third Baseman |
| Billy Hunter | Shortstop |
| Whitey Ford | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vic Power | Second Baseman |
| Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Lou Skizas | Left Fielder |
| Harry Simpson | Right Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Tom Gorman | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
September 13, 1956
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Gorman
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Gorman
Slaughter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Gorman
Mantle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skizas. Mantle reaches second base with a double. Slaughter moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Berra vs. Gorman
Berra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Slaughter scores. Mantle scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Gorman
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Ford
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Ford
Lopez 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 -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Ford
Skizas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Gorman
McDougald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Gorman
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Gorman
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards center. Groth fields it and throws to second to catch Martin for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Gorman
Ford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hunter moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bauer vs. Gorman
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Ford
Simpson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ford
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops it up and throws to first, with Ford covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Ford
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Gorman
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Gorman
Mantle hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Gorman
Berra hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Gorman
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Ford
Groth hits a line drive towards short. Hunter reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Ford
DeMaestri is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gorman vs. Ford
Gorman is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Gorman
Tim Thompson now catching.
McDougald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Gorman
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Gorman
Hunter hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Gorman
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gorman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Ford
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Ford
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Ford
Skizas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Skizas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simpson vs. Ford
Simpson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Ford
Thompson 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
Top 5
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Gorman
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Gorman
Slaughter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Gorman
Mantle hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Gorman
Berra hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Ford
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Ford
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Ford
DeMaestri takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Ford
Gus Zernial pinch hits for Tom Gorman.
Zernial strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Shantz
Bobby Shantz now pitching.
Collins hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Shantz
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Shantz
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Ford
Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Ford
Lopez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Power moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Skizas vs. Ford
Skizas takes first base on ball four. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Simpson vs. Ford
Simpson 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. Power scores. Lopez moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thompson vs. Ford
Thompson strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Shantz
Hunter hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Shantz
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Shantz
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez juggles the ball. That's an error on Lopez. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Shantz
The ball gets by Thompson for a passed ball. Bauer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Slaughter vs. Shantz
Slaughter is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Ford
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Ford
Groth hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pless vs. Ford
Rance Pless pinch hits for Joe DeMaestri.
Pless hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Berra fields it and throws to first for the out. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baxes vs. Ford
Mike Baxes pinch hits for Bobby Shantz.
Baxes hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Baxes reaches second base with a double. Robinson scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Power vs. Ford
Power hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Crimian
Jack Crimian now pitching. Mike Baxes now playing shortstop.
Mantle bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Crimian
Berra hits a popup in front of the plate. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Crimian
Collins hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Ford
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Ford
Skizas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Ford
Simpson hits a popup towards third. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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
Top 9
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Crimian
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes misplays the ball. That's an error on Baxes. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Crimian
Martin hits a popup towards short. Baxes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Crimian
Bill Skowron pinch hits for Billy Hunter.
Skowron hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Crimian
Ford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McDougald moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bauer vs. Crimian
Bauer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Ford
Jerry Coleman now playing second base. Gil McDougald now playing shortstop.
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Ford
Al Pilarcik pinch runs for Eddie Robinson.
Groth bunts in front of the plate. Berra fields it and throws to first for the out. Pilarcik moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Finigan vs. Ford
Jim Finigan pinch hits for Jack Crimian.
Finigan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baxes vs. Ford
Baxes hits a popup, foul, towards first. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/13/1956 -- New York at Kansas City (D)
New York AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Bauer H, rf 5 0 0 0 Power V, 2b 4 1 1 0
Slaughter E, lf 4 1 2 0 Lopez H, 3b 4 0 1 0
Mantle M, cf 4 2 2 1 Skizas L, lf 3 0 2 0
Berra Y, c 4 0 1 2 Simpson H, rf 3 0 0 0
Collins J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Smith H, c 1 0 0 0
McDougald G, 2b-ss 3 0 1 0 Thompson T, c 3 0 0 0
Martin B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Robinson E, 1b 2 1 0 0
Hunter B, ss 3 0 0 0 Pilarcik A, pr 0 0 0 0
Skowron B, ph 1 0 0 0 Groth J, cf 3 0 0 0
Coleman J, 2b 0 0 0 0 DeMaestri J, ss 1 0 0 0
Ford W, p 4 0 2 0 Pless R, ph 1 0 0 0
Crimian J, p 0 0 0 0
Finigan J, ph 1 0 0 0
Gorman T, p 1 0 0 0
Zernial G, ph 1 0 0 0
Shantz B, p 0 0 0 0
Baxes M, ph-ss 2 0 1 1
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36 3 8 3 30 2 5 1
New York 201 000 000 -- 3
Kansas City 000 001 100 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ford W (W) 9.0 5 2 2 5 6
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Gorman T (L) 5.0 7 3 3 1 0
Shantz B 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Crimian J 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
E -- Lopez H, Baxes M
DP -- New York 1, Kansas City 1
LOB -- New York 7, Kansas City 7
2B -- Mantle M, Skizas L, Baxes M
HR -- Mantle M
SH -- Groth J
PB -- Thompson T
T -- 2:30
A -- 10924
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