New York Yankees
Kansas City Athletics
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Pitching
New York Yankees
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitey FordW | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 63 | 43 |
Kansas City Athletics
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom GormanL | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 21 |
| Bobby Shantz | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| Jack Crimian | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 1st
Yogi Berra singles on a to center fielder Johnny Groth. Enos Slaughter scores. Mickey Mantle scores.
2–0
▲ 3rd
Mickey Mantle hits a home run (48).
3–0
▼ 6th
Harry Simpson grounds into a double play, second baseman Gil McDougald to shortstop Billy Hunter to first baseman Joe Collins. Vic Power scores. Hector Lopez to 3rd. Lou Skizas out at 2nd. Harry Simpson out at 1st.
3–1
▼ 7th
Mike Baxes doubles (3) on a to left fielder Enos Slaughter. Eddie Robinson scores.
3–2
Box Score
New York Yankees
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RFHank Bauer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LFEnos Slaughter | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CFMickey Mantle | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| CYogi Berra | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BJoe Collins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSGil McDougald | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3BBilly Martin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSBilly Hunter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHBill Skowron | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BJerry Coleman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PWhitey Ford | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Athletics
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2BVic Power | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BHector Lopez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LFLou Skizas | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RFHarry Simpson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CHal Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CTim Thompson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1BEddie Robinson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| PRAl Pilarcik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFJohnny Groth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSJoe Demaestri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| PHRance Pless | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PJack Crimian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHJim Finigan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PTom Gorman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PHGus Zernial | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PBobby Shantz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSMike Baxes | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |