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Kansas City Athletics @ 
New York Yankees
1956-07-22 · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · 81°F · 3:00
Kansas City Athletics defeated New York Yankees 7–4. Kansas City Athletics put up 5 in the 3rd. Art Ditmar earned the win. Mickey Mantle went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | |
| NYA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
W: Art Ditmar L: Johnny Kucks SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Bill McKinley · 1B: Red Flaherty · 2B: John Rice · 3B: Bill Summers · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hector Lopez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Pilarcik | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Enos Slaughter | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Harry Simpson | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Vic Power | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Tim Thompson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe DeMaestri | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Clete Boyer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alex Kellner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Art Ditmar | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lou Skizas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Yankees — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gil McDougald | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Billy Martin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Hank Bauer | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mickey Mantle | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Bill Skowron | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Elston Howard | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Cerv | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Andy Carey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Don Larsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Irv Noren | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Tommy Byrne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mickey McDermott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Yogi Berra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Kellner | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Art Ditmar | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
New York Yankees — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Johnny Kucks | 2.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Larsen | 5.1 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| Mickey McDermott | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Hector Lopez: 53
- Al Pilarcik: 13
- Enos Slaughter: 63
Bot 1
- Gil McDougald: S8
- Billy Martin: PO1(136)
- Billy Martin: W
- Hank Bauer: S7.1-2
- Mickey Mantle: 8
- Bill Skowron: 3
Top 2
- Harry Simpson: D/78
- Vic Power: S1/BG.2-3
- Tim Thompson: 46(1)/FO.3-H
- Joe DeMaestri: 2/FL
- Clete Boyer: HP.1-2
- Alex Kellner: K
Bot 2
- Elston Howard: 53
- Bob Cerv: 63
- Andy Carey: 7
Top 3
- Hector Lopez: 6
- Al Pilarcik: S9
- Enos Slaughter: SB2
- Enos Slaughter: W
- Harry Simpson: S8.1-3;2-H
- Vic Power: S9.1-H;3-H
- Tim Thompson: S7.1-3
- Joe DeMaestri: S1/BG.1-2;3-H
- Clete Boyer: PO1(E1).1-2;2-H(UR)
- Clete Boyer: K
- Alex Kellner: W
- Hector Lopez: 9
Bot 3
- Don Larsen: W
- Gil McDougald: K
- Billy Martin: S8.1-2
- Hank Bauer: 64(1)/FO.2-3
- Mickey Mantle: W.1-2
- Bill Skowron: K
Top 4
- Al Pilarcik: K
- Enos Slaughter: 63
- Harry Simpson: 63
Bot 4
- Elston Howard: K
- Bob Cerv: W
- Andy Carey: 13.1-2
- Don Larsen: K/C
Top 5
- Vic Power: 6
- Tim Thompson: W
- Joe DeMaestri: CS2(24)
- Joe DeMaestri: K
Bot 5
- Gil McDougald: K/C
- Billy Martin: 43
- Hank Bauer: 6
Top 6
- Clete Boyer: 7
- Art Ditmar: K/C
- Hector Lopez: 8
Bot 6
- Mickey Mantle: S4/BG
- Bill Skowron: 54(1)/FO
- Elston Howard: HR/7.1-H
- Irv Noren: W
- Andy Carey: 53.1-2
- Don Larsen: W
- Gil McDougald: S6.2X3(65);1-2
Top 7
- Al Pilarcik: W
- Enos Slaughter: SB2
- Enos Slaughter: PB.2-3
- Enos Slaughter: 7
- Harry Simpson: K
- Vic Power: S8.3-H
- Tim Thompson: 8
Bot 7
- Billy Martin: W
- Hank Bauer: K
- Mickey Mantle: HR/8.1-H
- Bill Skowron: 5/FL
- Elston Howard: 6
Top 8
- Joe DeMaestri: K
- Clete Boyer: S7
- Art Ditmar: CS2(23)#
- Art Ditmar: S9
- Hector Lopez: S7.1-2
- Al Pilarcik: 43
Bot 8
- Irv Noren: 43
- Tommy Byrne: 3/FL
- Mickey McDermott: 43
Top 9
- Enos Slaughter: S8
- Harry Simpson: 56(1)/FO/BG
- Vic Power: S6.1-2
- Tim Thompson: S9.1-2;2-3
- Lou Skizas: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 9
- Yogi Berra: 2
- Billy Martin: 5/FL
- Hank Bauer: 13
Notes & reviews
- Alex Kellner pulled a left thigh muscle
- Gil McDougald spiked on left foot