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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 7, 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 June 7, 1956 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 7, 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 | June 7, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Alex Kellner |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Turley |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 8,001 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Frank Tabacchi 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Ed Runge |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Enos Slaughter | Left Fielder |
| Harry Simpson | Right Fielder |
| Jim Finigan | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Tim Thompson | Catcher |
| Mike Baxes | Shortstop |
| Alex Kellner | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gil McDougald | Shortstop |
| Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Bob Cerv | Left Fielder |
| Andy Carey | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Coleman | Second Baseman |
| Bob Turley | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 7, 1956
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Turley
Power hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Turley
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Turley
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Turley
Simpson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bauer. Simpson reaches second base with a double. There goes Slaughter trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Kellner
McDougald hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Kellner
Bauer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Kellner
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Turley
Finigan 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: ---
Groth vs. Turley
Groth is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Turley
Thompson 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, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Kellner
Berra hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Kellner
Skowron hits a popup towards short. Baxes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Kellner
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Kellner
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Turley
Baxes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kellner vs. Turley
Kellner bunts towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Coleman covering, for the out. Baxes moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Power vs. Turley
Power hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Turley
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Kellner
Coleman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Turley vs. Kellner
Turley bunts towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Finigan covering, for the out. Coleman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDougald vs. Kellner
McDougald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Coleman scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Kellner
There goes McDougald. The throw from Thompson to Finigan and they have McDougald trapped. The throw over to Power, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Kellner
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kellner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Turley
Slaughter hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Turley
Simpson hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Turley
Finigan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Turley
Groth hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Kellner
Mantle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Mantle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berra vs. Kellner
Berra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mantle scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Kellner
Skowron strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Kellner
Cerv takes first base on ball four. Berra moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carey vs. Kellner
Carey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Berra scores. Cerv moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Coleman vs. Shantz
Bobby Shantz now pitching.
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards second. Finigan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Turley
Thompson hits a popup towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Turley
Baxes hits a line drive towards short. McDougald reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. Turley
Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Turley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turley vs. Shantz
Turley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. Shantz
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shantz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Shantz
Bauer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Shantz
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Shantz
Berra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mantle moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Skowron vs. Shantz
Skowron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mantle scores. Berra moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cerv vs. Shantz
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Turley
Power hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Turley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Turley
Lopez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Turley
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simpson vs. Turley
Simpson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Finigan vs. Turley
Finigan hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Shantz
Carey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Shantz
Coleman bunts towards the mound. Shantz fields it and throws to first for the out. Carey moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Turley vs. Shantz
Turley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. Carey moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McDougald vs. Shantz
McDougald strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Turley
Groth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Turley
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Turley fields it and throws to first for the out. Groth moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baxes vs. Turley
Baxes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zernial vs. Turley
Gus Zernial pinch hits for Bobby Shantz.
Zernial hits a popup, foul, towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Power vs. Turley
Power takes first base on ball four. Groth moves to third. Baxes moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lopez vs. Turley
Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Lasorda
Tom Lasorda now pitching.
Bauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Lasorda
Mantle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bauer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Lasorda
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bauer moves to third. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Skowron vs. Lasorda
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bauer scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cerv vs. Lasorda
Cerv takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carey vs. Lasorda
Carey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mantle scores. Cerv moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coleman vs. Lasorda
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baxes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cerv moves to third. Carey moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Turley vs. Lasorda
Turley strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Turley
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Turley
Bill Renna pinch runs for Enos Slaughter.
Simpson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Renna moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Finigan vs. Turley
Finigan hits a line drive towards short. McDougald reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Groth vs. Turley
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald misplays the ball. That's an error on McDougald. Renna scores. Simpson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Turley
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baxes vs. Turley
Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Lasorda
Bill Renna now playing left field.
McDougald hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Renna. McDougald reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bauer vs. Lasorda
Bauer bunts in front of the plate Thompson fields the ball and throws to first. Power drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Power. McDougald scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Lasorda
Mantle strikes out. The ball gets by Thompson. He chases the ball to the backstop. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Lasorda
Berra hits a popup towards short. Baxes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Lasorda
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lasorda fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Turley
Joe Ginsberg pinch hits for Tom Lasorda.
Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Turley
Power hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Turley, and towards McDougald, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Turley
Lopez hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/7/1956 -- Kansas City at New York (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Power V, 1b 4 0 0 0 McDougald G, ss 5 1 2 1
Lopez H, 3b 4 0 0 0 Bauer H, rf 4 2 2 1
Slaughter E, lf 1 0 0 0 Mantle M, cf 4 3 2 0
Renna B, pr-lf 0 1 0 0 Berra Y, c 5 2 3 2
Simpson H, rf 4 0 2 0 Skowron B, 1b 5 0 1 2
Finigan J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Cerv B, lf 2 0 0 0
Groth J, cf 4 0 1 1 Carey A, 3b 3 0 2 2
Thompson T, c 4 0 0 0 Coleman J, 2b 3 1 2 0
Baxes M, ss 3 0 1 0 Turley B, p 2 0 0 0
Kellner A, p 0 0 0 0
Shantz B, p 1 0 0 0
Zernial G, ph 1 0 0 0
Lasorda T, p 0 0 0 0
Ginsberg J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 1 4 1 33 9 14 8
Kansas City 000 000 010 -- 1
New York 011 220 21x -- 9
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Kellner A (L) 3.1 6 4 4 1 1
Shantz B 2.2 3 2 2 3 1
Lasorda T 2.0 5 3 2 1 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Turley B (W) 9.0 4 1 1 7 2
E -- McDougald G, Power V, Thompson T
DP -- Kansas City 2
LOB -- Kansas City 10, New York 8
2B -- Simpson H, Mantle M, McDougald G
HR -- Berra Y, Bauer H
CS -- McDougald G
SH -- Kellner A, Turley B, Coleman J, Bauer H
T -- 2:42
A -- 8001
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