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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 3, 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 May 3, 1956 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 3, 1956 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 3, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Art Ceccarelli |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Larsen |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 4,308 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: John Rice 3B: Bill Summers |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
| Harry Simpson | Center Fielder |
| Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Joe Ginsberg | Catcher |
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Spook Jacobs | Second Baseman |
| Art Ceccarelli | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
| Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Gil McDougald | Shortstop |
| Bob Cerv | Left Fielder |
| Andy Carey | Third Baseman |
| Don Larsen | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 3, 1956
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Larsen
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Larsen
Slaughter 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 -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Larsen
Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Ceccarelli
Bauer hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Ceccarelli
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Ceccarelli
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Ceccarelli
Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Larsen
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Larsen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Larsen
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ginsberg vs. Larsen
Ginsberg hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Larsen
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobs vs. Larsen
Jacobs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Power moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ceccarelli vs. Larsen
Ceccarelli hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Larsen throws to first for one, and Skowron throws to home, and Berra drops the ball. Power scores. Jacobs moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DeMaestri vs. Larsen
DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jacobs scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Larsen
Slaughter hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Slaughter reaches second base with a double. DeMaestri goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zernial vs. Byrne
Tommy Byrne now pitching.
Zernial is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simpson vs. Byrne
Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Ceccarelli
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Ceccarelli
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ceccarelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Ceccarelli
Cerv hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Byrne
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Byrne
Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Byrne covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Byrne
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobs vs. Byrne
Jacobs hits a popup towards short. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Ceccarelli
Carey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Byrne vs. Ceccarelli
Byrne hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zernial throws the ball in to Lopez who relays the ball to Jacobs who tags Byrne trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Carey moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bauer vs. Ceccarelli
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. Carey scores. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Ceccarelli
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ceccarelli vs. Byrne
Ceccarelli is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Byrne
DeMaestri takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Byrne
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Byrne fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Ceccarelli
Mantle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Ceccarelli
Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Ceccarelli
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Ceccarelli
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ceccarelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Byrne
Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Byrne
Simpson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Byrne
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Simpson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ginsberg vs. Byrne
Ginsberg hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Power vs. Byrne
Power hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bauer. Power reaches second base with a double. Simpson scores. Lopez moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jacobs vs. Byrne
Jacobs is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ceccarelli vs. Byrne
Ceccarelli takes first base on ball four. Lopez scores. Power moves to third. Jacobs moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DeMaestri vs. Byrne
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Ceccarelli
Cerv hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial who is chasing the ball. Cerv reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carey vs. Ceccarelli
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cerv scores. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Ceccarelli
Elston Howard pinch hits for Tommy Byrne.
Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Ceccarelli
Bauer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Ceccarelli
Martin hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Ceccarelli
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez juggles the ball. That's an error on Lopez. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Ceccarelli
Berra hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Burtschy
Moe Burtschy now pitching.
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Morgan
Tom Morgan now pitching.
Slaughter hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Morgan
Zernial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Morgan
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Burtschy
McDougald hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Burtschy
Cerv strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Burtschy
Carey hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Morgan
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Morgan
Ginsberg strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Morgan
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Burtschy
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burtschy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Burtschy
Bauer strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Burtschy
Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Morgan
Jacobs 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 -
Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burtschy vs. Morgan
Burtschy strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Morgan
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Burtschy
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mantle for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Burtschy
Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Burtschy
Skowron hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. Burtschy
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Morgan
Slaughter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cerv. Slaughter reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zernial vs. Morgan
Zernial bunts towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Slaughter moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Simpson vs. Morgan
Mike Baxes pinch runs for Gus Zernial.
Simpson hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Slaughter tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Morgan
Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ginsberg vs. Morgan
Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Burtschy
Johnny Groth now playing left field. Eddie Robinson pinch hits for Bob Cerv.
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDermott vs. Burtschy
Mickey McDermott pinch hits for Andy Carey.
McDermott hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Burtschy
Jerry Lumpe pinch hits for Tom Morgan.
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/3/1956 -- Kansas City at New York (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
DeMaestri J, ss 4 1 1 1 Bauer H, rf 4 1 1 3
Slaughter E, rf 5 1 2 1 Martin B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Zernial G, lf 4 0 2 0 Mantle M, cf 4 2 2 1
Baxes M, pr 0 0 0 0 Berra Y, c 4 1 2 2
Groth J, lf 0 0 0 0 Skowron B, 1b 4 0 0 0
Simpson H, cf 4 1 1 1 McDougald G, ss 4 0 0 0
Lopez H, 3b 5 2 2 0 Cerv B, lf 3 1 1 0
Ginsberg J, c 5 1 1 2 Robinson E, ph 1 0 0 0
Power V, 1b 4 1 3 1 Carey A, 3b 3 1 1 1
Jacobs S, 2b 3 1 1 0 McDermott M, ph 1 0 0 0
Ceccarelli A, p 2 0 0 2 Larsen D, p 0 0 0 0
Burtschy M, p 1 0 0 0 Byrne T, p 1 0 1 0
Howard E, ph 1 1 1 0
Morgan T, p 1 0 0 0
Lumpe J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 8 13 8 36 7 9 7
Kansas City 050 020 001 -- 8
New York 001 150 000 -- 7
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Ceccarelli A 4.2 8 7 5 0 0
Burtschy M (W) 4.1 1 0 0 0 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Larsen D 1.2 6 5 5 0 0
Byrne T 3.1 4 2 2 4 2
Morgan T (L) 4.0 3 1 1 0 2
E -- Berra Y, Lopez H
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- Kansas City 7, New York 2
2B -- Slaughter E 2, Power V
3B -- Cerv B
HR -- Ginsberg J, Mantle M, Bauer H, Berra Y
SF -- Simpson H
T -- 2:18
A -- 4308
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