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Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Yankees 4, Kansas City Athletics 0

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New York Yankees 4, Kansas City Athletics 0

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Game Played on Tuesday, August 28, 1956 (N) at Yankee Stadium I

KC  A    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  0
NY  A    1  0  3    0  0  0  -   4  7  0
BATTING
Kansas City Athletics        AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Power 2b                      2   0   1   0       1   0       3   0
Smith c                       3   0   0   0       0   0       4   3
Zernial lf                    2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Simpson 1b                    2   0   0   0       0   0       6   0
Skizas rf                     2   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Pilarcik cf                   2   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Lopez 3b                      2   0   1   0       0   0       1   4
Baxes ss                      2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Ditmar p                      1   0   0   0       1   0       1   1
Totals                       18   0   2   0       2   0      18   8
BATTING - 
GDP: Smith (17,off Turley); Baxes (2,off Turley).
Team LOB: 2.
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Slaughter lf                  3   2   2   0       0   0       2   0
McDougald 2b                  3   1   1   0       0   1       0   3
Mantle cf                     2   1   1   3       0   1       0   0
Berra c                       2   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
Skowron 1b                    3   0   1   0       0   0       9   0
Martin 3b                     2   0   1   0       0   0       1   3
Bauer rf                      2   0   1   0       1   0       3   0
Hunter ss                     3   0   0   0       0   1       3   3
Turley p                      2   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
Totals                       22   4   7   3       2   4      18  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Turley-Hunter-Skowron, McDougald-Hunter-Skowron.
BATTING - 
2B: Bauer (15,off Ditmar); Martin (21,off Ditmar).
3B: Slaughter (4,off Ditmar).
HR: Mantle (45,3rd inning off Ditmar 2 on 1 out).
SH: Martin (7,off Ditmar).
HBP: Mantle (2,by Ditmar).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Bauer (5,Home by Ditmar/Smith).
PITCHING
Kansas City Athletics        IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ditmar L(10-18)               6     7   4   4   2   4   1  26
WP: Ditmar 2 (3).
HBP: Ditmar (7,Mantle).
New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Turley W(8-3)                 6     2   0   0   2   0   0  20

Umpires: HP - Ed Runge, 1B - Eddie Rommel, 2B - Johnny Stevens, 3B - Frank Tabacchi
Time of Game: 1:28   Attendance: 12861
Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City Athletics         New York Yankees         
1. Power               2b        Slaughter           lf
2. Smith               c         McDougald           2b
3. Zernial             lf        Mantle              cf
4. Simpson             1b        Berra               c
5. Skizas              rf        Skowron             1b
6. Pilarcik            cf        Martin              3b
7. Lopez               3b        Bauer               rf
8. Baxes               ss        Hunter              ss
9. Ditmar              p         Turley              p

ATHLETICS 1ST: Power flied out to right; Smith lined to right;
Zernial grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Slaughter tripled to left; McDougald grounded out
(pitcher to first); Mantle was hit by a pitch; Ditmar threw a
wild pitch [Mantle to second, Slaughter scored]; Mantle was out
trying to advance to third (catcher to third to second); Berra
flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees
1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Simpson grounded out (second to first); Skizas
flied out to right; Pilarcik grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Skowron singled to shortstop; Martin out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Skowron to second]; Bauer
popped to third in foul territory; Hunter grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Lopez flied out to left; Baxes made an out to
first; Ditmar grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Turley struck out; Slaughter singled to right;
McDougald singled [Slaughter to third]; Mantle homered to center
[Slaughter scored, McDougald scored]; Berra popped to catcher in
foul territory; Skowron grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 4.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Power singled to center; Smith grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Power out at
second]; Zernial made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Athletics 0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 4TH: Martin made an out to first; Bauer doubled to left;
Ditmar threw a wild pitch [Bauer to third]; Bauer was caught
stealing home (catcher to pitcher); Hunter struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Simpson flied out to left; Skizas grounded out
(third to first); On a bunt Pilarcik grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 5TH: Turley flied out to center; Slaughter made an out
to second; McDougald struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 0, Yankees 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Lopez singled to center; Baxes grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Lopez out at
second]; Ditmar walked; Power walked [Ditmar to second]; Smith
forced Ditmar (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Athletics 0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Mantle struck out (catcher to first); Berra walked;
Skowron forced Berra (third to second); Martin doubled to left
[Skowron to third]; Bauer walked; Hunter lined to right; Game
called after 23 minute rain delay; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Athletics 0, Yankees 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Athletics        0   2   0    2
 Yankees          4   7   0    4
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