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Orioles
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
April 20, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles, played on April 20, 1955 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 20, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 20, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Erv Palica |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Grim |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 4,725 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Charlie Berry 3B: Bill McKinley |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
| Cal Abrams | Center Fielder |
| Gil Coan | Left Fielder |
| Gene Woodling | Right Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Gus Triandos | First Baseman |
| Bobby Young | Second Baseman |
| Willie Miranda | Shortstop |
| Erv Palica | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Irv Noren | Left Fielder |
| Andy Carey | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Coleman | Second Baseman |
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Bob Grim | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
April 20, 1955
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Grim
Cox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Abrams vs. Grim
Abrams takes first base on ball four. Cox moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coan vs. Grim
Coan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron fields it and throws to second for the out. Cox moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Woodling vs. Grim
Woodling takes first base on ball four. Coan moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smith vs. Grim
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to second for the out. Cox scores. Coan moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Triandos vs. Grim
Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey juggles the ball. That's an error on Carey. Coan scores. Smith moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Grim
Young hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. Triandos moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Miranda vs. Grim
Miranda hits a fly ball into left field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Palica
Noren hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Palica
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Palica
Mantle strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palica vs. Grim
Palica is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Grim
Cox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Abrams vs. Grim
Abrams takes first base on ball four. Cox moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coan vs. Grim
Berra fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Berra. Cox moves to third. Abrams moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Coan vs. Grim
Coan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Woodling vs. Grim
Woodling takes first base on ball four. Cox scores. Abrams moves to third. Coan moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smith vs. Konstanty
Jim Konstanty now pitching.
Smith hits a line drive towards third. Carey catches it and steps on third to double up Abrams. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Palica
Berra hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Palica
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Palica
Bauer hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Konstanty
Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Konstanty
Young strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Konstanty
Miranda hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Palica
Coleman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzuto vs. Palica
Rizzuto hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Coleman moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Palica
Eddie Robinson pinch hits for Jim Konstanty.
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Coleman moves to third. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Noren vs. Palica
Frank Leja pinch runs for Eddie Robinson.
Noren hits a fly ball into center field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Coleman tags and scores. Rizzuto tags and moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carey vs. Palica
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palica fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palica vs. Schallock
Art Schallock now pitching.
Palica hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Schallock
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Abrams vs. Schallock
Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Palica
Mantle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Palica
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Palica
Skowron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Palica
Bauer takes first base on ball four. Skowron moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coleman vs. Palica
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Schallock
Coan strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Schallock
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Schallock
Smith hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Schallock
Triandos hits a fly ball into left field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Schallock
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miranda vs. Schallock
Miranda hits a fly ball into left field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Palica
Cal Abrams now playing right field. Chuck Diering now playing center field. Gene Woodling now playing left field.
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Palica
Joe Collins pinch hits for Art Schallock.
Collins strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Palica
Noren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palica vs. Sturdivant
Tom Sturdivant now pitching.
Palica strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Sturdivant
Cox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Abrams vs. Sturdivant
Abrams hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Diering vs. Sturdivant
Diering hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Palica
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Palica
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Palica
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Sturdivant
Woodling hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Sturdivant
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Sturdivant
Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Palica
Skowron takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Palica
Bauer hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Diering who is chasing the ball. Bauer reaches third base with a triple. Skowron goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Coleman vs. Palica
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bauer scores. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Palica
Rizzuto strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Palica
Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Tom Sturdivant.
Slaughter hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Morgan
Tom Morgan now pitching.
Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miranda vs. Morgan
There goes Young. The throw from Berra and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Miranda vs. Morgan
Miranda hits a fly ball into left field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Palica vs. Morgan
Palica hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Young scores. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Morgan
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Palica
Noren takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Palica
Carey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Noren moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mantle vs. Moore
Ray Moore now pitching.
Mantle strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Moore
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it and throws to second for the out. Noren moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Skowron vs. Moore
Skowron hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Morgan
Abrams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Diering vs. Morgan
Diering hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Morgan
Woodling hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Morgan
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Moore
Bauer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Moore
Bob Cerv pinch hits for Jerry Coleman.
Cerv hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Moore
Elston Howard pinch hits for Phil Rizzuto.
Howard hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Byrne vs. Moore
Tommy Byrne pinch hits for Tom Morgan.
Byrne takes first base on ball four. Cerv moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Noren vs. Moore
Noren hits a ball on the ground towards first. Triandos scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Noren for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/20/1955 -- Baltimore at New York (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Cox B, 3b 3 2 1 0 Noren I, lf 3 0 0 1
Abrams C, cf-rf 3 0 1 0 Carey A, 3b 4 0 1 0
Coan G, lf 2 1 0 0 Mantle M, cf 3 0 1 0
Diering C, cf 2 0 0 0 Berra Y, c 4 0 0 0
Woodling G, rf-lf 3 1 1 1 Skowron B, 1b 3 1 1 0
Smith H, c 5 1 1 3 Bauer H, rf 3 1 1 1
Triandos G, 1b 4 0 0 0 Coleman J, 2b 2 1 0 1
Young B, 2b 3 1 2 0 Cerv B, ph 1 0 1 0
Miranda W, ss 4 0 0 0 Rizzuto P, ss 3 0 1 0
Palica E, p 4 0 2 1 Howard E, ph 1 0 0 0
Moore R, p 0 0 0 0 Grim B, p 0 0 0 0
Konstanty J, p 0 0 0 0
Robinson E, ph 0 0 0 0
Leja F, pr 0 0 0 0
Schallock A, p 0 0 0 0
Collins J, ph 1 0 0 0
Sturdivant T, p 0 0 0 0
Slaughter E, ph 1 0 0 0
Morgan T, p 0 0 0 0
Byrne T, ph 0 0 0 0
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33 6 8 5 29 3 6 3
Baltimore 210 020 010 -- 6
New York 001 000 200 -- 3
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Palica E (W)* 7.0 5 3 3 6 3
Moore R (S) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Grim B (L) 1.1 2 3 2 6 1
Konstanty J 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Schallock A 2.0 3 2 2 1 1
Sturdivant T 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Morgan T 2.0 3 1 1 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Carey A, Berra Y 2
DP -- Baltimore 3, New York 3
LOB -- Baltimore 8, New York 7
3B -- Bauer H
HR -- Smith H
SB -- Young B
SF -- Noren I
T -- 2:51
A -- 4725
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