New York Yankees vs Kansas City Athletics
July 28, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 28, 1956 at Municipal Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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New York Yankees 14, Kansas City Athletics 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Martin 2b 5 2 3 3
  Rizzuto ss 1 0 0 0
  Hunter ss 0 0 0 0
Bauer rf 5 3 2 0
  Collins rf 0 0 0 0
Berra c 4 2 2 1
  Cerv lf 1 0 1 1
Mantle cf 4 2 1 0
Skowron 1b 6 3 4 7
Howard lf,c 5 0 1 0
Carey 3b 4 1 1 0
  Carroll 3b 0 0 0 0
Coleman ss,2b 5 1 3 1
Sturdivant p 5 0 1 0
Totals 45 14 19 13
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Lopez 3b 5 0 0 0
Pilarcik cf 3 1 1 0
  Groth cf 1 0 0 0
Skizas lf 3 2 1 2
Simpson rf 4 0 1 1
Robinson 1b 3 0 0 0
Power 2b 4 0 2 0
Ginsberg c 4 0 2 0
DeMaestri ss 4 0 0 0
Kellner p 0 0 0 0
  Crimian p 1 0 1 0
  Finigan ph 0 0 0 0
  Herriage pr 0 0 0 0
  McMahan p 0 0 0 0
  Zernial ph 1 0 0 0
  Shantz p 0 0 0 0
  Slaughter ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
New York 501 302 20114190
Kansas City 102 000 000381
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Sturdivant  W(9-4) 9.0 8 3 3 3 6
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
6
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Kellner  L(7-4) 0.0 5 5 4 0 0
  Crimian   4.0 5 4 4 2 2
  McMahan   2.0 3 2 2 1 1
  Shantz   3.0 6 3 3 2 1
Totals
9.0
19
14
13
5
4

  E–Skizas (3).  DP–New York 1. Sturdivant-J. Coleman-Skowron, Kansas City 1. DeMaestri-Power-Robinson.  2B–New York Bauer (10,off Kellner); Martin 2 (12,off Crimian,off Shantz); Sturdivant (1,off McMahan); J. Coleman (3,off Shantz), Kansas City Simpson (17,off Sturdivant).  3B–New York Cerv (5,off Shantz).  HR–New York Martin (5,1st inning off Kellner 0 on 0 out); Skowron 2 (13,3rd inning off Crimian 0 on 0 out,4th inning off Crimian 2 on 2 out), Kansas City Skizas (2,3rd inning off Sturdivant 1 on 0 out).  Team LOB–9.  Team–7.  SB–Berra (2,2nd base off McMahan/Ginsberg).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Charlie Berry, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:33.  A–32,335.
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