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Orioles
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 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 August 20, 1955 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 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 | August 20, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Wight |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tommy Byrne |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 10,869 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Runge 1B: Bill Summers 2B: Eddie Hurley 3B: Hank Soar |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wayne Causey | Third Baseman |
| Cal Abrams | Right Fielder |
| Dave Philley | Left Fielder |
| Gus Triandos | First Baseman |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Fred Marsh | Second Baseman |
| Chuck Diering | Center Fielder |
| Willie Miranda | Shortstop |
| Bill Wight | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
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 |
| Tommy Byrne | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 20, 1955
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Byrne
Causey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron juggles the ball. That's an error on Skowron. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Abrams vs. Byrne
Abrams bunts towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Abrams for the out. Causey moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Philley vs. Byrne
Philley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Triandos vs. Byrne
Triandos takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Byrne
Smith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bauer. Smith reaches second base with a double. Causey scores. Triandos moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Marsh vs. Byrne
Marsh hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Wight
Bauer strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Wight
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Wight
Berra hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Byrne
Diering hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Byrne
Miranda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wight vs. Byrne
Wight bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Causey vs. Byrne
Causey 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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Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Wight
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Wight
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Wight
Howard strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Byrne
Abrams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Byrne
Philley hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Byrne
Triandos hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Wight
Carey hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Wight
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into left field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrne vs. Wight
Byrne hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Wight
Bauer strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Byrne
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marsh vs. Byrne
Marsh bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Smith moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Diering vs. Byrne
Diering hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron fields it and throws to second for the out. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Miranda vs. Byrne
Miranda hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wight vs. Byrne
Wight hits a line drive into center field. Mantle picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mantle. Smith scores. Diering moves to third. Wight moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Causey vs. Byrne
Causey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Wight
McDougald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Wight
Berra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McDougald moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mantle vs. Wight
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields it and throws to second for the out. McDougald moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Skowron vs. Wight
Skowron hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. McDougald scores. Mantle moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Howard vs. Zuverink
Bill Wight now playing first base. George Zuverink now pitching.
Howard hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Diering. Howard reaches second base with a double. Mantle scores. Skowron scores. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carey vs. Zuverink
Carey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Marsh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rizzuto vs. Zuverink
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Byrne
Abrams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. Byrne
Philley strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Byrne
Bob Hale pinch hits for George Zuverink.
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Byrne fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Abrams moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Byrne
Smith 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 5
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Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrne vs. Wight
Bob Hale now playing first base. Bill Wight now pitching.
Byrne hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Wight
There's a wild pitch. Byrne moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bauer vs. Wight
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields it and has Byrne trapped. There's the throw to Marsh who throws over to Causey who tags Byrne for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. Wight
McDougald bunts in front of the plate. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Bauer moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berra vs. Wight
Berra hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsh vs. Byrne
Marsh hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Byrne
Diering hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miranda vs. Byrne
Miranda strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wight vs. Byrne
Wight strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Wight
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Wight
Skowron bunts towards third. Causey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Wight
Howard bunts in front of the plate. Smith fields it, throws to third for one, and over to first for the double play. Skowron moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carey vs. Wight
Carey hits a fly ball into left field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Byrne
Joe Collins now playing first base.
Causey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Byrne
Abrams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. Byrne
There goes Abrams. The throw from Berra and he is out, McDougald applying the tag. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Byrne
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Wight
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Causey juggles the ball. That's an error on Causey. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Byrne vs. Wight
Byrne bunts towards the mound. Wight fields it and throws to first for the out. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bauer vs. Wight
Bauer hits a fly ball into left field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDougald vs. Wight
McDougald hits a fly ball into left field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Grim
Bob Grim now pitching. Irv Noren now playing left field.
Hale hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Grim
Smith bunts in front of the plate. Berra fields it and throws to first for the out. Hale moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marsh vs. Grim
Marsh hits a line drive towards first. Collins catches it and throws to second to double up Hale. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Wight
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Marsh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Wight
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Wight
Collins strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Grim
Diering is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pope vs. Grim
Dave Pope pinch hits for Willie Miranda.
Pope hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pope for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Grim
Tex Nelson pinch hits for Bill Wight.
Nelson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Causey vs. Grim
Don Leppert pinch runs for Tex Nelson.
Causey takes first base on ball four. Leppert moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Abrams vs. Coleman
Rip Coleman now pitching.
Abrams hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer 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 8/20/1955 -- Baltimore at New York (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Causey W, 3b 4 1 0 0 Bauer H, rf 4 0 0 0
Abrams C, rf 2 0 0 0 McDougald G, 2b 2 1 0 0
Philley D, lf 4 0 0 0 Berra Y, c 4 0 1 0
Triandos G, 1b 1 0 0 0 Mantle M, cf 2 1 0 0
Zuverink G, p 0 0 0 0 Skowron B, 1b 3 1 2 1
Hale B, ph-1b 2 0 2 0 Collins J, 1b 1 0 0 0
Smith H, c 2 1 1 1 Howard E, lf 3 0 1 2
Marsh F, 2b 3 0 0 0 Grim B, p 0 0 0 0
Diering C, cf 4 0 1 0 Coleman R, p 0 0 0 0
Miranda W, ss 3 0 1 0 Carey A, 3b 3 0 0 0
Pope D, ph 1 0 0 0 Rizzuto P, ss 3 0 0 0
Wight B, p-1b-p 3 0 1 1 Byrne T, p 2 0 2 0
Nelson T, ph 1 0 1 0 Noren I, lf 0 0 0 0
Leppert D, pr 0 0 0 0
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30 2 7 2 27 3 6 3
Baltimore 100 100 000 -- 2
New York 000 300 00x -- 3
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Wight B (L) 3.1 3 3 0 2 3
Zuverink G 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Wight B (L) 4.0 2 0 3 1 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Byrne T (W) 7.0 5 2 1 4 4
Grim B 1.2 2 0 0 1 1
Coleman R (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Skowron B, Mantle M, Causey W
DP -- Baltimore 2, New York 2
LOB -- Baltimore 9, New York 5
2B -- Smith H, Skowron B, Howard E
CS -- Abrams C
SH -- Abrams C, Marsh F, McDougald G, Byrne T, Smith H
WP -- Wight B
T -- 2:46
A -- 10869
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