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Angels Game Summary
The Kansas City Athletics were decisively beaten by the New York Yankees, 8 to 5, on May 21, 1956.
Game Info
May 21, 1956
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Bauer RF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .400 | .000 |
B. Martin 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
B. Cerv LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .667 | .500 |
J. Collins PH-LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
M. Mantle CF | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
B. Skowron 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .250 |
E. Howard C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
G. McDougald SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | 1.333 |
A. Carey 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
D. Larsen P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
T. Sturdivant P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
T. Morgan P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Totals | 31 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Demaestri SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
H. Lopez CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .500 | 1.333 |
G. Zernial LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1.000 |
H. Simpson 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2.000 |
E. Slaughter RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
J. Finigan 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
J. Ginsberg C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
R. Pless 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .750 | .500 |
J. Santiago P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
J. Groth PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
M. Burtschy P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
T. Thompson PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
T. Lasorda P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
B. Renna PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Batting
2B: M. Mantle
HR: M. Mantle, G. McDougald
RBI: E. Howard 2, M. Mantle, G. McDougald 3
Baserunning
CS: G. McDougald
Batting
HR: H. Lopez, H. Simpson 2, G. Zernial
RBI: J. Groth, H. Lopez, H. Simpson 2, G. Zernial
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Larsen | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13.50 |
T. Sturdivant (W) | 6.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4.05 |
T. Morgan (S) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Santiago (L) | 2.0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4.50 |
M. Burtschy | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5.40 |
T. Lasorda | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Bauer RF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .400 | .000 |
B. Martin 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
B. Cerv LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .667 | .500 |
J. Collins PH-LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
M. Mantle CF | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
B. Skowron 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .250 |
E. Howard C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
G. McDougald SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | 1.333 |
A. Carey 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
D. Larsen P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
T. Sturdivant P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
T. Morgan P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Totals | 31 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Batting
2B: M. Mantle
HR: M. Mantle, G. McDougald
RBI: E. Howard 2, M. Mantle, G. McDougald 3
Baserunning
CS: G. McDougald
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Larsen | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13.50 |
T. Sturdivant (W) | 6.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4.05 |
T. Morgan (S) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Demaestri SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
H. Lopez CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .500 | 1.333 |
G. Zernial LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1.000 |
H. Simpson 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2.000 |
E. Slaughter RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
J. Finigan 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
J. Ginsberg C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
R. Pless 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .750 | .500 |
J. Santiago P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
J. Groth PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
M. Burtschy P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
T. Thompson PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
T. Lasorda P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
B. Renna PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Batting
HR: H. Lopez, H. Simpson 2, G. Zernial
RBI: J. Groth, H. Lopez, H. Simpson 2, G. Zernial
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Santiago (L) | 2.0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4.50 |
M. Burtschy | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5.40 |
T. Lasorda | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
