Final
NYY 8 — KC1 5
5/21/1956 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · KC1195605210
Complete available game record for NYY at KC1, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe DeMaestri | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hank Bauer | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Billy Martin | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hector Lopez | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gus Zernial | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Cerv | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Collins | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Mantle | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Harry Simpson | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Skowron | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Enos Slaughter | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Elston Howard | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Finigan | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gil McDougald | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Ginsberg | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andy Carey | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rance Pless | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Moe Burtschy | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Groth | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Larsen | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Lasorda | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Morgan | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Renna | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Santiago | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Sturdivant | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Thompson | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Larsen | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Jose Santiago | 2.0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Moe Burtschy | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Tom Sturdivant | 6.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Tom Lasorda | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Tom Morgan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Mantle | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Martin | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Gil McDougald | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Morgan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Collins | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elston Howard | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Larsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Skowron | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Andy Carey | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Sturdivant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Bauer | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Cerv | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gus Zernial | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Moe Burtschy | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe DeMaestri | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Finigan | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Ginsberg | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Lasorda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Lopez | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rance Pless | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Santiago | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Simpson | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Enos Slaughter | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | HP | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S8.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | PB.3-H;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | W | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | E3.2-H(UR);1-3;B-1 | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO | 2–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | HR/7.3-H(UR);1-H(UR);B-H(UR) | 2–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W | 5–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 5–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 5–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 5–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 23 | 5–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 5–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 2/FL | 5–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | W | 5–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | D7.1XH(72) | 5–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | HR/9 | 5–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 5–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 5–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | WP.1-2 | 5–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | W | 5–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 5–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 5–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S8.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 5–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 5–2 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 8 | 5–2 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 9 | 5–2 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | HP | 5–2 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | CS2(134) | 5–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | HR/7 | 5–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | HR/7 | 5–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 5–4 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 5–4 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 6/P | 5–4 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 53 | 5–4 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K | 5–4 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K/C | 5–4 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 5–4 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 5–4 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 5–4 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 7 | 5–4 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 63 | 5–4 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | HR/9 | 5–4 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S4 | 6–4 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 9 | 6–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 6–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 6–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 6/P | 6–4 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 9 | 6–4 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 53 | 6–4 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 13 | 6–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 6–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 6–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K | 6–4 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | W | 6–4 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 14/SH.1-2 | 6–4 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 9 | 6–4 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | IW | 6–4 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 6–4 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S7.3-H;2-H;1-3 | 6–4 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 8–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 8–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 8–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S9.1-2 | 8–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 2/P | 8–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 8–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 8–4 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 4/P | 8–4 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 9 | 8–4 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K/C | 8–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | HR/9 | 8–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G | 8–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W | 8–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 8–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K/C | 8–5 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 4/P | 8–5 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | W | 8–5 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | WP.1-2# | 8–5 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 13 | 8–5 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | W | 8–5 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 8–5 |
| 9 bottom | 0→2 | 4(1)3/GDP | 8–5 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | K | 8–5 |