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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 17, 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 September 17, 1955 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 17, 1955 |
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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 | September 17, 1955 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | New York Yankees |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Henry |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tommy Byrne |
Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 40,492 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Johnny Stevens 1B: Ed Runge 2B: Bill Summers 3B: Hank Soar |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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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 |
Bill Henry | Pitcher |
Pinky Higgins | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
Bob Cerv | Center Fielder |
Gil McDougald | Third Baseman |
Yogi Berra | Catcher |
Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
Elston Howard | Left Fielder |
Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
Joe Collins | First Baseman |
Tommy Byrne | Pitcher |
Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 17, 1955
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Byrne
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Byrne
Klaus hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Byrne
Williams is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Henry
Rizzuto 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--
Cerv vs. Henry
Cerv hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McDougald vs. Henry
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McDougald vs. Henry
McDougald hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rizzuto tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berra vs. Henry
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Henry fields it and throws to first for the out. Cerv moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bauer vs. Henry
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cerv scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Henry
Howard hits a fly ball into left field. Williams 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: ---
Jensen vs. Byrne
Jensen hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zauchin vs. Byrne
Zauchin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Byrne
White takes first base on ball four. Zauchin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hatton vs. Byrne
Hatton hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piersall vs. Byrne
Piersall hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Henry
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Henry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Henry
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zauchin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Collins for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrne vs. Henry
Byrne takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzuto vs. Henry
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henry vs. Byrne
Henry is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Byrne
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Byrne
Klaus hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Henry
Cerv strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Henry
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, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Henry
Berra takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Henry
Bauer takes first base on ball four. Berra moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Henry
Howard takes first base on ball four. Berra moves to third. Bauer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Martin vs. Susce
George Susce now pitching.
Martin takes first base on ball four. Berra scores. Bauer moves to third. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Collins vs. Susce
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zauchin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Collins for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Byrne
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Byrne
Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Cerv 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--
Zauchin vs. Byrne
Zauchin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Byrne
White takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hatton vs. Byrne
Hatton hits a fly ball into center field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrne vs. Susce
Byrne hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zauchin scoops it up and throws to first, with Susce covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Susce
Rizzuto is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Susce
Tom Carroll pinch runs for Phil Rizzuto.
Cerv hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carroll moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McDougald vs. Susce
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to second for the out. Carroll moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berra vs. Susce
There goes McDougald. The throw from White and he is safe. McDougald steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Berra vs. Susce
Berra is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bauer vs. Susce
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Byrne
Jerry Coleman now playing shortstop.
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Susce vs. Byrne
Susce hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Byrne
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Susce
Howard hits a popup towards short. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Susce
Martin hits a popup towards first. Zauchin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Susce
Collins hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrne vs. Susce
Byrne takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Susce
Coleman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Byrne
Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Byrne
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops it up and throws to first, with Byrne covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Byrne
Jensen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zauchin vs. Byrne
Zauchin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Byrne
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Susce
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. Susce
There goes Cerv. The throw from White and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McDougald vs. Susce
McDougald is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Berra vs. Susce
Berra 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, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bauer vs. Susce
Bauer is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Byrne
Hatton hits a line drive into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Byrne
Piersall hits a popup towards first. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Susce vs. Byrne
Susce is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Susce
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Susce
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Susce
Collins hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Byrne
Goodman hits a popup towards short. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Byrne
Dick Gernert pinch hits for Billy Klaus.
Gernert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Byrne
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Byrne
Jensen hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrne vs. Susce
Milt Bolling now playing shortstop.
Byrne hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Susce
Coleman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Susce
There goes Coleman. The throw from White and he is out, Goodman applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Susce
Cerv 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, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zauchin vs. Byrne
Irv Noren now playing center field.
Zauchin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Byrne
White hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Byrne
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins fields the ball and throws to Byrne covering. Safe. Zauchin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piersall vs. Byrne
Frank Malzone pinch runs for Grady Hatton.
Piersall is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Consolo vs. Byrne
Billy Consolo pinch hits for George Susce.
Consolo takes first base on ball four. Zauchin moves to third. Malzone moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Joost vs. Byrne
Eddie Joost pinch hits for Billy Goodman.
Joost hits a fly ball into center field. Noren 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 9/17/1955 -- Boston at New York (D) Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Goodman B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Rizzuto P, ss 2 1 1 0 Joost E, ph 1 0 0 0 Carroll T, pr 0 0 0 0 Klaus B, ss 3 0 0 0 Coleman J, ss 2 0 1 0 Gernert D, ph 0 0 0 0 Cerv B, cf 5 1 3 0 Bolling M, ss 0 0 0 0 Noren I, cf 0 0 0 0 Williams T, lf 4 0 1 0 McDougald G, 3b 3 0 0 1 Jensen J, rf 4 1 1 1 Berra Y, c 2 1 0 0 Zauchin N, 1b 2 0 1 0 Bauer H, rf 3 0 1 1 White S, c 2 0 0 0 Howard E, lf 3 0 0 0 Hatton G, 3b 4 0 1 0 Martin B, 2b 3 0 0 1 Malzone F, pr 0 0 0 0 Collins J, 1b 4 1 1 1 Piersall J, cf 4 0 0 0 Byrne T, p 2 0 0 0 Henry B, p 1 0 0 0 Susce G, p 2 0 0 0 Consolo B, ph 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 1 4 1 29 4 7 4 Boston 000 001 000 -- 1 New York 201 010 00x -- 4 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Henry B (L) 2.2 3 3 3 4 1 Susce G 5.1 4 1 1 3 3 New York IP H R ER BB SO Byrne T (W) 9.0 4 1 1 6 4 E -- White S LOB -- Boston 9, New York 10 HR -- Collins J, Jensen J SB -- Cerv B 2, Rizzuto P, McDougald G CS -- Coleman J SF -- McDougald G HBP -- by Susce G (Rizzuto P) T -- 2:44 A -- 40492
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