The nature of baseball can lead to some pretty random results. Sometimes, a team's pitching can get absolutely shelled, but the team still somehow wins. July 27, 1956 was one of those days for the Yankees.
The 1956 Yankees were in first place in the AL by 8.5 games heading into the July 27th game against the Kansas City Athletics. Their starting pitcher on that day was Johnny Kucks. The 1956 season was Kucks' best in terms of accolades. He made the All-Star Game that season and received MVP votes. However, his ERA+ of 101 suggests he was a fairly average pitcher that season.