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July 28, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 14 19 0
Athletics 3 8 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 14 19 0
Athletics 3 8 1

Hector Lopez Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .275
OBP .000 .354
At Bats 4 346
Hits 0 95
• Singles 0 65
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 13
Walks 0 42
RBI’s 0 52

Tom Sturdivant Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 4 4
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Municipal Stadium - July 28, 1956
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Tom Sturdivant
Elston Howard
Bill Skowron
Jerry Coleman
Tom Carroll
Billy Hunter
Bob Cerv
Mickey Mantle
Joe Collins
Hector Lopez

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 14 19 0 9
Kansas City Athletics 3 8 1 7
Winning Pitcher Tom Sturdivant
Losing Pitcher Alex Kellner
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Billy Martin
Attendance 32,335
Time of Game 2 hours 33 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carroll fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Bobby Shantz. Slaughter hits a popup towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Billy Hunter now playing shortstop. Joe Collins now playing right field. DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carroll fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Skowron hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Mantle strikes out.
Top 9 Cerv hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson who is chasing the ball. Cerv reaches third base with a triple. Bauer goes all the way around to score.
Top 9 Bauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Rizzuto hits a line drive into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Tom Carroll now playing third base. Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Sturdivant hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sturdivant for the out.
Top 8 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Skizas hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Groth hits a line drive into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Phil Rizzuto now playing shortstop. Bob Cerv now playing left field. Elston Howard now catching. Jerry Coleman now playing second base. Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shantz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Mantle takes first base on ball four. Berra moves to second.
Top 7 Berra takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Martin moves to third.
Top 7 Martin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skizas. Martin reaches second base with a double. Carey scores. Coleman scores.
Top 7 Sturdivant hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Coleman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson. Coleman reaches second base with a double. Carey moves to third.
Top 7 Bobby Shantz now pitching. Carey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Gus Zernial pinch hits for Jack McMahan. Zernial strikes out.
Bottom 6 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sturdivant fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Skowron hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bauer scores. Berra scores.
Top 6 Mantle is called out on strikes.
Top 6 There goes Berra. The throw from Ginsberg and he is safe. Berra steals second.
Top 6 Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bauer moves to third.
Top 6 Bauer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Power bunts towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Robinson bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 5 Simpson strikes out.
Top 5 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Sturdivant hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Top 5 Coleman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Jack McMahan now pitching. Johnny Groth now playing center field. Carey hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Skizas hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Pilarcik hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Troy Herriage pinch runs for Jim Finigan. Lopez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jim Finigan pinch hits for Jack Crimian. Finigan takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Skowron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 4 Mantle takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Berra hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Martin hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Pilarcik. Martin reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 DeMaestri is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Ginsberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Power moves to second.
Bottom 3 Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Skizas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Pilarcik hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Sturdivant hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Coleman strikes out.
Top 3 Carey hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Skowron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coleman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Crimian hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 DeMaestri strikes out.
Bottom 2 Ginsberg 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 2 Mantle hits a popup in front of the plate. Ginsberg settles under it and makes the catch for the 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.
Top 2 Bauer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ginsberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Power strikes out.
Bottom 1 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Simpson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Simpson reaches second base with a double. Skizas goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Skizas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pilarcik for the out.
Bottom 1 Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Martin strikes out.
Top 1 Sturdivant hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Coleman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Skowron scores. Carey moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Carey takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Jack Crimian now pitching. Howard hits a line drive towards short. DeMaestri reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Skowron hits a line drive into left field. Skizas picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Skizas. Berra scores. Mantle goes all the way around to score. Skowron moves to third.
Top 1 Mantle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Berra moves to second.
Top 1 Berra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bauer scores.
Top 1 Bauer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skizas. Bauer reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Martin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.