Kansas City Athletics vs New York Yankees
August 29, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 29, 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 6, New York Yankees 7

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Power 2b 4 0 0 0
Smith c 5 0 0 0
Zernial lf 0 0 0 0
  Robinson pr,1b 2 2 1 1
Simpson 1b,rf 3 2 0 0
Skizas rf,lf 4 1 1 0
Pilarcik cf 3 1 2 0
Lopez 3b 3 0 1 1
Baxes ss 3 0 1 0
McMahan p 2 0 0 0
  Crimian p 2 0 0 0
  Shantz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 6 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Slaughter lf 5 1 0 0
McDougald 2b 5 1 1 0
Berra c 4 0 1 1
Mantle cf 5 1 3 2
Skowron 1b 3 1 1 1
Bauer rf 4 1 1 0
Martin 3b 4 0 1 0
Hunter ss 3 0 1 2
  Collins ph 1 1 1 1
Kucks p 1 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 1 0 0 0
  Morgan p 0 0 0 0
  McDermott ph 0 0 0 0
  Carroll pr 0 1 0 0
Totals 36 7 10 7
Kansas City 401 001 000661
New York 021 010 0037104
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
McMahan   4.2 5 4 3 3 2
  Crimian   3.2 2 2 2 1 1
  Shantz  L(2-7) 0.1 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.2
10
7
6
4
4
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Kucks   6.0 4 6 1 2 1
  Morgan  W(5-5) 3.0 2 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
6
6
1
4
1

  E–Robinson (8), McDougald 2 (16), Mantle (4), Morgan (2).  DP–New York 3. Skowron-Hunter, Morgan-Hunter-Skowron, Martin-Berra-Skowron.  2B–Kansas City Pilarcik (7,off Kucks).  3B–New York Hunter (3,off McMahan).  HR–Kansas City Robinson (6,3rd inning off Kucks 0 on 0 out), New York Mantle (46,3rd inning off McMahan 0 on 2 out); Collins (7,9th inning off Crimian 0 on 1 out).  SH–Baxes (3,off Morgan).  SF–Lopez (4,off Kucks).  HBP–Zernial (4,by Kucks).  IBB–Power (2,by Morgan).  Team LOB–5.  Team–7.  U-HP–Eddie Rommel, 1B–Johnny Stevens, 2B–Frank Tabacchi, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–2:25.  A–14,081.
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