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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 17, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, played on August 17, 1955 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 17, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 17, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Turley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ike Delock |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 31,871 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Hurley 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Ed Runge 3B: Bill Summers |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
| Gil McDougald | Second Baseman |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Elston Howard | Left Fielder |
| Andy Carey | Third Baseman |
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Bob Turley | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Goodman | First Baseman |
| Billy Klaus | Shortstop |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Sammy White | Catcher |
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Eddie Joost | Second Baseman |
| Ike Delock | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 17, 1955
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Delock
Bauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. Delock
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Delock fields it and throws to first for the out. Bauer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berra vs. Delock
There's a wild pitch. Bauer moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Berra vs. Delock
Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mantle vs. Delock
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Skowron vs. Delock
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Turley
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klaus vs. Turley
There's a wild pitch. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Klaus vs. Turley
Klaus hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Turley
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Turley
Jensen takes first base on ball four. Goodman moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
White vs. Turley
White hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hatton vs. Turley
Hatton hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Delock
Howard hits a line drive into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Delock
Carey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Delock
Rizzuto hits a popup towards first. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Turley
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Turley
Joost is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delock vs. Turley
Delock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Turley
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turley vs. Delock
Turley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Delock
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Delock
McDougald strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Turley
Klaus hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Turley
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Turley
Jensen strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Delock
Berra hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Delock
Mantle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Delock
Skowron hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Delock
Howard hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Turley
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Turley
Hatton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Hatton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piersall vs. Turley
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Joost vs. Turley
Joost hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Hatton scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delock vs. Turley
Delock strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Delock
Carey hits a line drive towards short. Klaus reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Delock
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turley vs. Delock
Turley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Delock
Bauer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Turley
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Turley
Klaus hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Turley
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Turley
Jensen takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Turley
White hits a line drive into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Delock
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Delock
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Delock
Mantle strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Turley
Hatton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle who is chasing the ball. Hatton reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Piersall vs. Turley
Piersall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle who is chasing the ball. Piersall reaches third base with a triple. Hatton scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Joost vs. Turley
Joost is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Delock vs. Turley
Delock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Goodman vs. Turley
Goodman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Piersall scores. Joost moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Klaus vs. Turley
There's a wild pitch. Joost moves to third. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Klaus vs. Turley
Klaus hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Turley
Williams is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jensen vs. Turley
Jensen hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Mantle. Jensen reaches second base with a double. Joost scores. Goodman scores. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
White vs. Kucks
Johnny Kucks now pitching.
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto misplays the ball. That's an error on Rizzuto. Williams scores. Jensen moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hatton vs. Kucks
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Delock
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Delock
Howard hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Howard reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carey vs. Delock
Carey hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Collins vs. Delock
Joe Collins pinch hits for Phil Rizzuto.
Collins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Howard scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Delock
Eddie Robinson pinch hits for Johnny Kucks.
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Sturdivant
Joe Collins now playing first base. Bill Skowron now playing third base. Jerry Coleman now playing shortstop. Tom Sturdivant now pitching.
Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Sturdivant
Joost hits a popup, foul, towards first. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delock vs. Sturdivant
Delock is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Delock
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Delock
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Delock
Berra hits a popup, foul, towards first. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Sturdivant
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coleman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klaus vs. Sturdivant
Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Sturdivant
Williams is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Sturdivant
Gene Stephens pinch runs for Ted Williams.
Jensen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Goodman scores. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Sturdivant
White hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. McDougald catches it and throws to second with Coleman covering, to double up Stephens. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Delock
Gene Stephens now playing left field.
Mantle hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Delock
Skowron hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Skowron reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Delock
Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Noren vs. Delock
Irv Noren pinch hits for Tom Sturdivant.
Noren hits a popup towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Collins vs. Delock
Collins hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/17/1955 -- New York at Boston (N)
New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Bauer H, rf 4 0 1 0 Goodman B, 1b 4 2 2 1
McDougald G, 2b 4 0 0 0 Klaus B, ss 5 0 0 0
Berra Y, c 4 0 0 0 Williams T, lf 2 1 1 0
Mantle M, cf 3 0 1 0 Stephens G, pr-lf 0 0 0 0
Skowron B, 1b-3b 4 0 1 0 Jensen J, rf 3 0 2 3
Howard E, lf 3 1 1 0 White S, c 5 0 0 0
Carey A, 3b 3 0 0 0 Hatton G, 3b 4 2 2 0
Sturdivant T, p 0 0 0 0 Piersall J, cf 4 1 1 1
Noren I, ph 1 0 0 0 Joost E, 2b 3 1 1 1
Rizzuto P, ss 2 0 0 0 Delock I, p 3 0 0 0
Collins J, ph-1b 2 0 1 1
Turley B, p 1 0 0 0
Kucks J, p 0 0 0 0
Robinson E, ph 1 0 0 0
Coleman J, ss 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 5 1 33 7 9 6
New York 000 000 100 -- 1
Boston 000 105 01x -- 7
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Turley B (L) 5.2 7 6 5 7 4
Kucks J 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Sturdivant T 2.0 2 1 1 1 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Delock I (W) 9.0 5 1 1 3 4
E -- Rizzuto P
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 7, Boston 10
2B -- Hatton G, Jensen J, Howard E, Skowron B
3B -- Hatton G, Piersall J
WP -- Delock I, Turley B 2
T -- 2:31
A -- 31871
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