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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 9, 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 August 9, 1955 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 9, 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 | August 9, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Willard Nixon |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Whitey Ford |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 61,678 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Joe Paparella 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Frank Umont |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
| Billy Klaus | Shortstop |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Norm Zauchin | First Baseman |
| Sammy White | Catcher |
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Willard Nixon | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
| Gil McDougald | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
| Irv Noren | Left Fielder |
| Andy Carey | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Coleman | Shortstop |
| Whitey Ford | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 9, 1955
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Ford
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klaus vs. Ford
Klaus hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Ford
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Ford
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zauchin vs. Ford
Zauchin strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Ford
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coleman misplays the ball. That's an error on Coleman. Jensen moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hatton vs. Ford
Hatton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Nixon
Bauer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Nixon
McDougald hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Nixon
Mantle hits a popup towards short. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Nixon
Berra takes first base on ball four. McDougald moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Nixon
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zauchin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robinson for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Ford
Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Ford
Nixon strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Ford
Goodman is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Nixon
Noren hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen. Noren reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carey vs. Nixon
Carey hits a line drive into right field. Jensen picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Jensen. Noren scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Nixon
Coleman bunts towards first. Zauchin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Coleman for the out. Carey moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ford vs. Nixon
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bauer vs. Nixon
Bauer 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 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Ford
Klaus 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, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Ford
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Ford
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Nixon
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, 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, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Nixon
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zauchin vs. Ford
Zauchin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Ford
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 -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Ford
Hatton hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Ford
Piersall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Ford
Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Nixon
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Nixon
Noren takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Nixon
Carey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Noren moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skowron vs. Nixon
Bill Skowron pinch hits for Jerry Coleman.
Skowron hits a line drive towards center. Piersall catches it and throws to second to double up Noren. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Ford
Phil Rizzuto now playing shortstop.
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, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Ford
Klaus hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Ford
Williams hits a line drive towards third. Carey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Nixon
Ford is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Nixon
Bauer hits a popup towards short. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Nixon
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Ford
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zauchin vs. Ford
Zauchin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Ford
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. Zauchin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatton vs. Ford
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
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Nixon
Mantle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Nixon
Berra hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Nixon
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Noren vs. Nixon
Noren takes first base on ball four. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carey vs. Nixon
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Goodman fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Ford
Piersall hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Ford
Nixon strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Ford
Goodman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Nixon
Bob Cerv pinch hits for Phil Rizzuto.
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Nixon
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zauchin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ford for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Nixon
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Ford
Bobby Richardson now playing shortstop.
Klaus hits a popup towards short. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Ford
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Ford
Jensen takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zauchin vs. Ford
Ford spins and fires to second, and Williams is picked off. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zauchin vs. Ford
There goes Jensen. The throw from Berra and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zauchin vs. Ford
Zauchin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Nixon
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Nixon
There's a wild pitch. McDougald moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mantle vs. Nixon
Mantle hits a popup, foul, towards short. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Berra vs. Nixon
Berra strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Nixon
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Noren vs. Nixon
Noren hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Ford
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Ford
Hatton bunts towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out. White moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piersall vs. Ford
Piersall is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nixon vs. Ford
Nixon hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mantle. Nixon reaches second base with a double. White scores. Piersall moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Goodman vs. Ford
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Goodman for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Klaus vs. Ford
Klaus hits a popup, foul, towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Nixon
Gene Stephens now playing left field.
Carey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Nixon
Elston Howard pinch hits for Bobby Richardson.
Howard is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Nixon
Joe Collins pinch hits for Whitey Ford.
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 8/9/1955 -- Boston at New York (N)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Goodman B, 2b 4 1 0 0 Bauer H, rf 4 0 0 0
Klaus B, ss 5 1 1 2 McDougald G, 2b 4 0 2 0
Williams T, lf 3 0 0 0 Mantle M, cf 4 0 1 0
Stephens G, lf 0 0 0 0 Berra Y, c 3 0 0 0
Jensen J, rf 2 0 0 0 Robinson E, 1b 3 0 0 0
Zauchin N, 1b 4 0 1 0 Noren I, lf 2 1 1 0
White S, c 4 1 1 0 Carey A, 3b 4 0 2 0
Hatton G, 3b 3 1 1 1 Coleman J, ss 0 0 0 0
Piersall J, cf 2 0 0 0 Skowron B, ph 1 0 0 0
Nixon W, p 4 0 1 1 Rizzuto P, ss 0 0 0 0
Cerv B, ph 1 0 0 0
Richardson B, ss 0 0 0 0
Howard E, ph 1 0 0 0
Ford W, p 3 0 0 0
Collins J, ph 1 0 0 0
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31 4 5 4 31 1 6 0
Boston 200 100 001 -- 4
New York 010 000 000 -- 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Nixon W (W) 9.0 6 1 1 4 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ford W (L) 9.0 5 4 4 6 6
E -- Coleman J, Jensen J, Berra Y
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 7, New York 8
2B -- Noren I, Nixon W
HR -- Klaus B, Hatton G
SB -- Jensen J
SH -- Coleman J, Hatton G
WP -- Nixon W
T -- 2:39
A -- 61678
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