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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 11, 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 11, 1955 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 11, 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 11, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Baumann |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Turley |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 18,572 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Frank Umont 2B: Eddie Rommel 3B: Joe Paparella |
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 |
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Pete Daley | Catcher |
| Frank Baumann | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Gil McDougald | Second Baseman |
| Elston Howard | Left Fielder |
| Andy Carey | Third Baseman |
| Bob Turley | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 11, 1955
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Turley
Goodman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klaus vs. Turley
Klaus strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Turley
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Zauchin vs. Turley
Zauchin hits a line drive into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hatton vs. Turley
Hatton hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Baumann
Bauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzuto vs. Baumann
Rizzuto takes first base on ball four. Bauer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Baumann
Berra hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Daley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mantle vs. Baumann
Mantle takes first base on ball four. Bauer moves to third. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Skowron vs. Baumann
Skowron hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bauer tags and scores. Rizzuto tags and moves to third. Mantle tags and moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McDougald vs. Baumann
There's a wild pitch. Rizzuto scores. Mantle moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McDougald vs. Baumann
McDougald hits a line drive into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Turley
Daley hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumann vs. Turley
Baumann is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Baumann
Howard hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Howard reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carey vs. Baumann
Carey hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Piersall who is chasing the ball. Carey reaches third base with a triple. Howard scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Turley vs. Delock
Ike Delock now pitching.
Turley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bauer vs. Delock
Bauer hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rizzuto vs. Delock
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berra vs. Delock
Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carey scores. Turley moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mantle vs. Delock
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Delock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Turley
Goodman hits a line drive towards third. Carey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Turley
Klaus hits a popup towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Turley
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Turley
Jensen takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zauchin vs. Turley
Zauchin is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Delock
Skowron 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, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Delock
McDougald hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Delock
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Turley
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hatton for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Turley
Piersall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Daley vs. Turley
Daley strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delock vs. Turley
Delock takes first base on ball four. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Turley
Goodman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Delock
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turley vs. Delock
Turley hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Delock
Bauer 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, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzuto vs. Delock
Rizzuto takes first base on ball four. Bauer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Delock
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Delock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Turley
Klaus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Turley
Williams hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Klaus moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jensen vs. Turley
Jensen hits a popup towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Zauchin vs. Turley
Zauchin hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Klaus tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatton vs. Turley
The ball gets by Berra for a passed ball. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hatton vs. Turley
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 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Delock
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Delock
There goes Mantle. The throw from Daley and he is safe. Mantle steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skowron vs. Delock
Skowron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mantle scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. Delock
McDougald bunts towards first. Zauchin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McDougald for the out. Skowron moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Delock
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carey vs. Delock
Carey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Turley vs. Delock
Turley hits a popup towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Turley
Piersall strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Turley
Daley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delock vs. Turley
Delock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Delock
Bauer hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Delock
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Delock, and towards Klaus, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, 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
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Turley
Irv Noren now playing left field.
Goodman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klaus vs. Turley
Klaus hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Turley
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald misplays the ball. That's an error on McDougald. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 5
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 -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Zauchin vs. Turley
Zauchin hits a fly ball into left field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Goodman tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hatton vs. Turley
Hatton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams moves to third. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Piersall vs. Turley
Piersall hits a line drive into left field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Delock
Mantle strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Delock
McDougald hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Turley
Joe Collins now playing first base.
Daley hits a fly ball into left field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Turley
Faye Throneberry pinch hits for Ike Delock.
Throneberry is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, 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
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Kinder
Ellis Kinder now pitching.
Noren hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Noren reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carey vs. Kinder
Carey hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Turley vs. Kinder
Turley hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bauer vs. Kinder
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Turley
Klaus hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Klaus reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Byrne
Tommy Byrne now pitching.
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. Klaus moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jensen vs. Byrne
Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Klaus tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zauchin vs. Byrne
Zauchin is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/11/1955 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Goodman B, 2b 5 1 2 0 Bauer H, rf 5 1 2 0
Klaus B, ss 5 2 2 0 Rizzuto P, ss 2 1 0 0
Williams T, lf 4 0 2 0 Berra Y, c 4 0 1 1
Jensen J, rf 1 0 0 1 Mantle M, cf 2 1 0 0
Zauchin N, 1b 3 0 0 2 Skowron B, 1b 3 0 1 2
Hatton G, 3b 4 0 1 0 Collins J, 1b 0 0 0 0
Piersall J, cf 4 0 1 0 McDougald G, 2b 3 0 0 0
Daley P, c 4 0 0 0 Howard E, lf 3 1 1 0
Baumann F, p 1 0 0 0 Noren I, lf 1 0 1 0
Delock I, p 1 0 0 0 Carey A, 3b 3 1 1 1
Throneberry F, ph 1 0 0 0 Turley B, p 3 0 0 0
Kinder E, p 0 0 0 0 Byrne T, p 0 0 0 0
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33 3 8 3 29 5 7 4
Boston 000 010 101 -- 3
New York 220 010 00x -- 5
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Baumann F (L)* 1.0 3 4 4 2 0
Delock I 6.0 3 1 1 4 1
Kinder E 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Turley B (W)+ 8.0 8 3 2 5 6
Byrne T (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 2nd
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Berra Y, McDougald G
LOB -- Boston 11, New York 8
2B -- Williams T, Noren I, Klaus B
3B -- Howard E, Carey A
SB -- Mantle M
SH -- McDougald G
SF -- Skowron B, Zauchin N 2, Jensen J
WP -- Baumann F
T -- 2:44
A -- 18572
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