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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
April 24, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, played on April 24, 1955 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 24, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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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 24, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Willard Nixon |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Eddie Lopat |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 13,363 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: Larry Napp 3B: John Rice |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Faye Throneberry | Left Fielder |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Sammy White | Catcher |
| Norm Zauchin | First Baseman |
| Ted Lepcio | Third Baseman |
| Owen Friend | Shortstop |
| Willard Nixon | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
| Andy Carey | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Irv Noren | Left Fielder |
| Gil McDougald | Second Baseman |
| Billy Hunter | Shortstop |
| Eddie Lopat | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
April 24, 1955
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Lopat
Goodman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Lopat
Piersall hits a fly ball into left field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Throneberry vs. Lopat
Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopat fields it and throws to first for the out. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. Lopat
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Nixon
Bauer hits a line drive towards short. Friend reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Nixon
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Nixon
Mantle strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lopat
White hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zauchin vs. Lopat
Zauchin 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Lopat
Lepcio hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Nixon
Berra hits a popup towards third. Lepcio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Nixon
Skowron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Noren vs. Nixon
Noren hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lepcio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. Nixon
McDougald takes first base on ball four. Skowron moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunter vs. Nixon
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Friend fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Lopat
Friend hits a fly ball into left field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Lopat
Nixon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Lopat
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopat vs. Nixon
Lopat strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Nixon
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lepcio fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Nixon
Carey hits a fly ball into left field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Lopat
Piersall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Piersall reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Throneberry vs. Lopat
Throneberry hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Piersall moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jensen vs. Lopat
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields it and throws to home to get Piersall. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Lopat
There goes Jensen. The throw from Berra and he is safe. Jensen steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Lopat
White hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Nixon
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zauchin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mantle for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Nixon
Berra takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Nixon
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Friend fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Noren vs. Nixon
Noren hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zauchin vs. Lopat
Zauchin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Lopat
Lepcio is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Lopat
Friend hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Lopat
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Nixon
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Friend scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Nixon
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopat vs. Nixon
Lopat hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zauchin scoops it up and throws to first, with Nixon covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Lopat
Goodman 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Lopat
Piersall 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Lopat
Throneberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Lopat
Jensen hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. McDougald reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Nixon
Bauer strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Nixon
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Friend scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Nixon
Mantle strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lopat
White hits a line drive towards third. Carey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zauchin vs. Lopat
Zauchin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lepcio vs. Lopat
Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Nixon
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zauchin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berra for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Nixon
Skowron hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Nixon
Noren takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. Nixon
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lepcio fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Lopat
Friend hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Noren throws the ball in to McDougald who tags Friend, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Lopat
Nixon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Lopat
Goodman hits a popup towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Nixon
Hunter hits a fly ball into left field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopat vs. Nixon
Lopat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Nixon
Bauer hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Goodman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Nixon
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Lopat
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Lopat
Throneberry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Lopat
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jensen for the out. Throneberry moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Lopat
White is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zauchin vs. Lopat
Zauchin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Throneberry scores. White moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lepcio vs. Lopat
Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Nixon
Mantle hits a fly ball into left field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Nixon
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Nixon
Skowron 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 4/24/1955 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Goodman B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Bauer H, rf 4 0 0 0
Piersall J, cf 4 0 1 0 Carey A, 3b 4 0 0 0
Throneberry F, lf 3 1 1 0 Mantle M, cf 4 0 0 0
Jensen J, rf 4 0 0 0 Berra Y, c 3 0 0 0
White S, c 3 0 0 0 Skowron B, 1b 4 0 1 0
Zauchin N, 1b 4 0 2 1 Noren I, lf 2 0 0 0
Lepcio T, 3b 4 0 0 0 McDougald G, 2b 2 0 0 0
Friend O, ss 3 0 2 0 Hunter B, ss 3 0 0 0
Nixon W, p 3 0 0 0 Lopat E, p 3 0 1 0
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32 1 7 1 29 0 2 0
Boston 000 000 001 -- 1
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Nixon W (W) 9.0 2 0 0 3 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Lopat E (L) 9.0 7 1 1 2 3
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Boston 6, New York 5
2B -- Piersall J
SB -- Jensen J
T -- 2:12
A -- 13363
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