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May 8, 1955

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Top 3	R	H	E
Yankees	2	3	0
Red Sox	0	0	0

Top 3	R	H	E
Yankees	2	4	0
Red Sox	0	0	0

Joe Collins Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	1.000	.282
OBP	1.000	.396
At Bats	1	39
Hits	1	11
• Singles	0	7
• Doubles	0	1
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	1	3
Walks	0	8
RBI’s	2	12

Willard Nixon Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
4	1	0

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Fenway Park - May 8, 1955

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Double

Willard Nixon

Sammy White

Harry Agganis

Billy Goodman

Grady Hatton

Billy Klaus

Sam Mele

Jim Piersall

Jackie Jensen

Joe Collins

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 2 Outs

Collins hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen. Collins reaches second base with a double.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 3 Bauer hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Grim hits a popup towards first. Agganis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Mele hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Jensen hits a line drive into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 White hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 2 McDougald strikes out.

Top 2 Carey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Agganis strikes out.

Bottom 1 Hatton strikes out.

Bottom 1 Goodman strikes out.

Top 1 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Berra bunts towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Collins hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Top 1 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

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