Athletics 8-7 Yankees (May 2, 1956)

KCA

NYY

1

0

2

5

0

3

0

1

4

0

1

5

2

5

6

0

7

0

8

0

9

1

0

R

8

7

H

13

9

E

1

W: M. Burtschy

L: T. Morgan

KCA

Team Stats

NYY

1

HR

3

8

R

7

13

H

9

0

SB

0

LOB

.351

AVG

.250

.405

OBP

.250

.514

SLG

.556

5.00

ERA

8.00

2

K

4

0

BB

4

Current Series

Athletics

8

Yankees

7

Game 1

Final

Athletics

6

Yankees

10

Game 2

Final

Athletics

2

Yankees

5

Game 3

Final

1956 AL

Team	W	L	PCT
Yankees	97	57	.630
Indians	88	66	.571
White Sox	85	69	.552
Red Sox	84	70	.545
Tigers	82	72	.532
Orioles	69	85	.448
Senators	59	95	.383
Athletics	52	102	.338

Game Summary

The New York Yankees couldn't pull it off against the Kansas City Athletics, 8 to 7, on May 3, 1956.

Game Info

May 2, 1956

KCA

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Joe Demaestri J. Demaestri SS	4	1	1	1	0	1	0
Enos Slaughter E. Slaughter RF	5	1	2	1	0	0	0
Gus Zernial G. Zernial LF	4	0	2	0	0	1	0
Mike Baxes M. Baxes PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Groth J. Groth LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Simpson H. Simpson CF	4	1	1	1	0	0	0
Hector Lopez H. Lopez 3B	5	2	2	0	0	0	1
Joe Ginsberg J. Ginsberg C	5	1	1	2	1	0	1
Vic Power V. Power 1B	4	1	3	1	0	0	0
Spook Jacobs S. Jacobs 2B	3	1	1	0	0	1	0
Art Ceccarelli A. Ceccarelli P	2	0	0	2	0	1	1
Moe Burtschy M. Burtschy P	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	37	8	13	8	1	4	4

NYY

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	K
Hank Bauer H. Bauer RF	4	1	1	3	1	1
Billy Martin B. Martin 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mickey Mantle M. Mantle CF	4	2	2	1	1	0
Yogi Berra Y. Berra C	4	1	2	2	1	0
Bill Skowron B. Skowron 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Gil McDougald G. McDougald SS	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Cerv B. Cerv LF	3	1	1	0	0	1
Eddie Robinson E. Robinson PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Andy Carey A. Carey 3B	3	1	1	1	0	0
Mickey McDermott M. McDermott PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Don Larsen D. Larsen P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tommy Byrne T. Byrne P	1	0	1	0	0	0
Elston Howard E. Howard PH	1	1	1	0	0	0
Tom Morgan T. Morgan P	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jerry Lumpe J. Lumpe PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	36	7	9	7	3	2

Batting

2B: V. Power, E. Slaughter 2

HR: J. Ginsberg

TB: J. Demaestri, J. Ginsberg 4, S. Jacobs, H. Lopez 2, V. Power 4, H. Simpson, E. Slaughter 4, G. Zernial 2

RBI: A. Ceccarelli 2, J. Demaestri, J. Ginsberg 2, V. Power, H. Simpson, E. Slaughter

IBB: S. Jacobs, G. Zernial

SF: H. Simpson

GIDP: H. Simpson, E. Slaughter

Batting

3B: B. Cerv

HR: H. Bauer, Y. Berra, M. Mantle

TB: H. Bauer 4, Y. Berra 5, T. Byrne, A. Carey, B. Cerv 3, E. Howard, M. Mantle 5

RBI: H. Bauer 3, Y. Berra 2, A. Carey, M. Mantle

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	K	HR	ERA
Art Ceccarelli A. Ceccarelli	4.2	8	7	5	0	3	9.64
Moe Burtschy M. Burtschy (W)	4.1	1	0	0	2	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	9	7	5	2	3

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Don Larsen D. Larsen	1.2	6	5	5	0	0	1	27.00
Tommy Byrne T. Byrne	3.1	4	2	2	4	2	0	5.40
Tom Morgan T. Morgan (L)	4.0	3	1	1	0	2	0	2.25
Totals	9.0	13	8	8	4	4	1

Batters faced: M. Burtschy 14, A. Ceccarelli 22

Batters faced: T. Byrne 17, D. Larsen 11, T. Morgan 14

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Joe Demaestri J. Demaestri SS	4	1	1	1	0	1	0
Enos Slaughter E. Slaughter RF	5	1	2	1	0	0	0
Gus Zernial G. Zernial LF	4	0	2	0	0	1	0
Mike Baxes M. Baxes PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Groth J. Groth LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Simpson H. Simpson CF	4	1	1	1	0	0	0
Hector Lopez H. Lopez 3B	5	2	2	0	0	0	1
Joe Ginsberg J. Ginsberg C	5	1	1	2	1	0	1
Vic Power V. Power 1B	4	1	3	1	0	0	0
Spook Jacobs S. Jacobs 2B	3	1	1	0	0	1	0
Art Ceccarelli A. Ceccarelli P	2	0	0	2	0	1	1
Moe Burtschy M. Burtschy P	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	37	8	13	8	1	4	4

Batting

2B: V. Power, E. Slaughter 2

HR: J. Ginsberg

TB: J. Demaestri, J. Ginsberg 4, S. Jacobs, H. Lopez 2, V. Power 4, H. Simpson, E. Slaughter 4, G. Zernial 2

RBI: A. Ceccarelli 2, J. Demaestri, J. Ginsberg 2, V. Power, H. Simpson, E. Slaughter

IBB: S. Jacobs, G. Zernial

SF: H. Simpson

GIDP: H. Simpson, E. Slaughter

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	K	HR	ERA
Art Ceccarelli A. Ceccarelli	4.2	8	7	5	0	3	9.64
Moe Burtschy M. Burtschy (W)	4.1	1	0	0	2	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	9	7	5	2	3

Batters faced: M. Burtschy 14, A. Ceccarelli 22

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	K
Hank Bauer H. Bauer RF	4	1	1	3	1	1
Billy Martin B. Martin 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mickey Mantle M. Mantle CF	4	2	2	1	1	0
Yogi Berra Y. Berra C	4	1	2	2	1	0
Bill Skowron B. Skowron 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Gil McDougald G. McDougald SS	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Cerv B. Cerv LF	3	1	1	0	0	1
Eddie Robinson E. Robinson PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Andy Carey A. Carey 3B	3	1	1	1	0	0
Mickey McDermott M. McDermott PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Don Larsen D. Larsen P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tommy Byrne T. Byrne P	1	0	1	0	0	0
Elston Howard E. Howard PH	1	1	1	0	0	0
Tom Morgan T. Morgan P	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jerry Lumpe J. Lumpe PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	36	7	9	7	3	2

Batting

3B: B. Cerv

HR: H. Bauer, Y. Berra, M. Mantle

TB: H. Bauer 4, Y. Berra 5, T. Byrne, A. Carey, B. Cerv 3, E. Howard, M. Mantle 5

RBI: H. Bauer 3, Y. Berra 2, A. Carey, M. Mantle

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Don Larsen D. Larsen	1.2	6	5	5	0	0	1	27.00
Tommy Byrne T. Byrne	3.1	4	2	2	4	2	0	5.40
Tom Morgan T. Morgan (L)	4.0	3	1	1	0	2	0	2.25
Totals	9.0	13	8	8	4	4	1

Batters faced: T. Byrne 17, D. Larsen 11, T. Morgan 14

5-7 KCA

NYY 9-5

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1956 AL

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