Kansas City Athletics vs New York Yankees
June 7, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 7, 1956 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Athletics 1, New York Yankees 9

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Power 1b 4 0 0 0
Lopez 3b 4 0 0 0
Slaughter lf 1 0 0 0
  Renna pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Simpson rf 4 0 2 0
Finigan 2b 3 0 0 0
Groth cf 4 0 1 1
Thompson c 4 0 0 0
Baxes ss 3 0 1 0
Kellner p 0 0 0 0
  Shantz p 1 0 0 0
  Zernial ph 1 0 0 0
  Lasorda p 0 0 0 0
  Ginsberg ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
McDougald ss 5 1 2 1
Bauer rf 4 2 2 1
Mantle cf 4 3 2 0
Berra c 5 2 3 2
Skowron 1b 5 0 1 2
Cerv lf 2 0 0 0
Carey 3b 3 0 2 2
Coleman 2b 3 1 2 0
Turley p 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 9 14 8
Kansas City 000 000 010142
New York 011 220 21x9141
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Kellner  L(2-2) 3.1 6 4 4 1 1
  Shantz   2.2 3 2 2 3 1
  Lasorda   2.0 5 3 2 1 2
Totals
8.0
14
9
8
5
4
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Turley  W(3-2) 9.0 4 1 1 7 2
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
7
2

  E–Power (2), Thompson (2), McDougald (4).  DP–Kansas City 2. Finigan-Power, Shantz-Finigan-Power.  2B–Kansas City Simpson (10,off Turley), New York Mantle (10,off Kellner); McDougald (4,off Lasorda)..  HR–New York Berra (16,2nd inning off Kellner 0 on 0 out); Bauer (13,5th inning off Shantz 0 on 2 out).  SH–Kellner (3,off Turley); Turley (2,off Kellner); J. Coleman (1,off Shantz); Bauer (1,off Lasorda).  Team LOB–10.  Team–8.  CS–McDougald (5,2nd base by Kellner/Thompson); McDougald (5,2nd base by Kellner/Thompson).  U-HP–Eddie Rommel, 1B–Frank Tabacchi, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–2:42.  A–8,001.
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