BOXSCORE: 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1956 Kansas City Athletics 6/21/1956 Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Athletics AB R H RBI AVG J.Gilliam 2B 3 0 1 2 .246 S.Hemus 2B 3 1 1 0 .348 S.Musial 1B 5 0 1 0 .323 F.Lary P 0 0 0 0 .279 J.Jensen RF 5 2 4 0 .289 J-J.Piersall PH 1 0 1 0 .263 J.Brandt CF 4 2 2 2 .284 F.Robinson RF 5 1 1 0 .259 C-B.Bruton PH 1 0 0 0 .265 M.Mantle CF 2 1 1 2 .380 D-W.Moryn LF 0 0 0 0 .293 C.Maxwell LF 4 0 2 1 .318 A.Smith LF,CF 3 1 0 0 .286 G.Hodges 1B 4 1 0 0 .286 B.Sarni C 4 0 1 3 .208 E.Bailey C 2 0 0 0 .265 R.McMillan SS 3 1 1 0 .195 K.Boyer 3B 3 0 0 0 .346 D.Hoak 3B 3 1 2 0 .292 E-W.Moon PH 0 0 0 0 .284 J.Brosnan P 1 0 0 0 .125 J.Logan SS 2 0 0 1 .314 A-T.Francona PH 1 0 0 0 .195 F-M.Vernon PH 0 0 0 0 .390 R.Narleski P 0 0 0 01.000 G-D.Gernert PH 0 0 0 0 .245 L.Sleater P 0 0 0 01.000 J.Antonelli P 2 0 0 0 .103 D.Drysdale P 0 0 0 0 .211 B-D.Blasingame PH,2B 1 0 0 0 .321 H-F.Bolling PH 0 0 0 0 .266 I-G.Triandos PH 1 0 0 0 .323 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 33 7 12 7 Totals 30 4 6 4 A-Pinch Hit For Brosnan In 8th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Antonelli In 8th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Brandt In 9th Inning D-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Bruton In 9th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Boyer In 9th Inning F-Pinch Hit For Logan In 9th Inning G-Pinch Hit For Vernon In 9th Inning H-Pinch Hit For Blasingame In 9th Inning I-Pinch Hit For Bolling In 9th Inning J-Pinch Hit For Lary In 9th Inning INJURY: Bill Bruton INJURED (for 0 more games) in 9th inning Dodgers......... 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 7 12 1 Athletics....... 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 4 6 2 Dodgers (31-38) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET J.Brosnan WIN(2-2) 7 2 2 1 5 4 0 90 4.40 A1 C8 R.Narleski 1 1/3 3 2 2 1 1 1 30 4.22 C9 D7 L.Sleater 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 2.16 D8 D8 D.Drysdale SAVE(2nd) 0 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.57 D9 Totals 9 6 4 3 7 5 1 Athletics (51-18) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET J.Antonelli LOSS(7-5) 8 11 7 6 4 2 0 135 5.54 A1 D9 F.Lary 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 4.82 E1 Totals 9 12 7 6 4 3 0 ATTENDANCE- 28,976 DATE- Monday, June 21st 1956 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 2:13 LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 6 Athletics: 7 DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 3 Athletics: 3 ERRORS- J.Jensen, F.Lary, J.Logan DOUBLES- B.Sarni(2nd), D.Hoak(3rd), F.Robinson(8th) TRIPLES- J.Jensen(4th) HOME RUNS- M.Mantle(20th) RBIs- J.Gilliam-2(21st), J.Brandt-2(16th), B.Sarni-3(5th), M.Mantle-2(58th), C.Maxwell(28th), J.Logan(25th) SACRIFICE HITS- J.Brosnan-2 SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Gilliam, J.Logan WALKS- J.Gilliam, A.Smith, R.McMillan, D.Hoak, S.Hemus, M.Mantle-2, E.Bailey-2, W.Moon, D.Gernert STRIKE OUTS- S.Musial, J.Brandt, B.Bruton, S.Hemus, C.Maxwell-2, E.Bailey, J.Antonelli GIDP- S.Musial, J.Jensen, F.Robinson, G.Hodges, J.Logan PASSED BALLS- B.Sarni 2-out RBI- J.Brandt, B.Sarni-2, M.Mantle-2 RLISP 2-out- R.McMillan, D.Hoak, S.Musial, B.Bruton, F.Robinson-2 TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 4 for 11 Athletics: 3 for 7 Right fielder Jackie Jensen had 4 hits as the Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Kansas City Athletics by the score of 7 to 4 at Municipal Stadium. Brooklyn drew first blood jumping out to an early lead in the first inning when they scored 3 runs on 3 hits. The highlight belonged to Bill Sarni who deflated the crowd as he doubled plating two runs. Brooklyn had 12 hits for the game and Kansas City had 6. Jim Brosnan(2-2) picked up the victory, allowing 2 runs in 7 innings. Brosnan got help from Don Drysdale who earned his 2nd save. Johnny Antonelli(7-5) absorbed the loss. He was touched for 11 hits and 4 walks in 8 innings. SCORESHEET: 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers at 1956 Kansas City Athletics J.Gillia-A1 A1:W>b1 B1:Si>3# C1:P/4 D1:SF/8>3 *9*:E/1 # S.Musial-A1 A2:G-DP/4 B2:L-DP/4 C2:K D2:L/4 E2:Si>12 63>1o 3>1o J.Jensen-A1 A3:Tr *3*:Si *5*:Si *7*:Si+E/ E3:G-DP/6 6 43>23 1o J.Brandt-A1 A4:Si>3# B4:Si>13 C4:K D4:G/63>3 E4:K B.Bruton-E4 # W.Moryn-E5 A.Smith-A1 A5:W>12 b B5:FC/32> C5:Force/ D5:P/6 1 3o 23 36>1o b1 B.Sarni-A1 A6:Do>2# B6:Force/ C6:G/63 D6:F/8 1# 64>3# 1o b1 R.McMill-A1 A7:G/63 B7:W>12 b *6*:Si *8*:G/23 1 D.Hoak-A1 *2*:Do B8:Si>2o C8:W>12 b D8:F/8 12 1 J.Brosna-A1 A9:Sac/54 *4*:L/5 C9:Sac/54 D9:G/43 T.Franco-D9 >23 >23 12 R.Narles-E1+ S.Hemus-A1 A1:W>b1 *3*:G/43 C1:K D1:Si E1:Si>23 F.Lary-D6 12 J.Piersa-E1 F.Robins-A1 A2:G-DP/1 B2:Do C2:F/8 D2:L/5 E2:F/9 63>1o M.Mantle-A1 A3:W>b1 B3:W>b1 *6*:F/7 D3:PB>12 HR>2# b# C.Maxwel-A1 A4:K B4:Si>2# C4:K D4:Si 12 G.Hodges-A1 *2*:E/9>b B5:G-DP/1 C5:L/4 D5:P/6 2 63>1o E.Bailey-A1 A6:W>b1 *4*:W>b1 *7*:P/3 *9*:K K.Boyer-A1 A7:Force/ B7:FO/2 C7:G/53 D7:W>b1 W.Moon-D7 46>23 1o b1 J.Logan-A1 A8:SF/7>3 B8:G-DP/5 C8:L/4 D8:W>12 b M.Vernon-D8 # 43>1o 1 D.Gerner-D8 J.Antone-A1 A9:K *5*:G/63 *8*:G/3 D9:F/8 D.Blasin-C9 F.Bollin-D9+