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September 23, 1955

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Bottom 5 R H E
Yankees 3 7 0
Red Sox 0 4 1
Bottom 5 R H E
Yankees 3 7 0
Red Sox 0 4 1

Willard Nixon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .265
OBP 1.000 .342
At Bats 1 68
Hits 1 18
• Singles 1 13
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 8
RBI’s 0 7

Don Larsen Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 2 2
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Fenway Park - September 23, 1955
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Out
Don Larsen
Yogi Berra
Joe Collins
Billy Martin
Gil McDougald
Jerry Coleman
Bob Cerv
Irv Noren
Hank Bauer
Willard Nixon
Sammy White
Dick Gernert
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gernert moves to third. White moves to second.

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Bottom 5 White takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Gernert hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Noren. Gernert reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Jerry Coleman now playing shortstop. Piersall hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Eddie Robinson pinch hits for Phil Rizzuto. Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jensen throws the ball in to Klaus who tags Robinson trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Cerv scores. Martin moves to third.
Top 5 Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cerv moves to third.
Top 5 Cerv takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Collins hits a popup towards short. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Berra hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Jensen hits a line drive into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Noren hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 McDougald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bauer moves to second.
Top 4 Bauer takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Larsen strikes out.
Top 4 Rizzuto hits a line drive towards first. Gernert reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Joost hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nixon moves to second.
Bottom 3 Nixon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gernert hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cerv is hit by the pitch. Collins moves to second.
Top 3 Cerv hits a popup, foul, in back of first. Joost settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Joost.
Top 3 Collins takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops it up and throws to first, with Nixon covering, for the out.
Top 3 Noren hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops it up and throws to first, with Larsen covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Jensen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 McDougald is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Bauer hits a popup towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Larsen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus fields it and throws to third to get the runner. Martin is safe. Martin moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 2 Rizzuto bunts towards first. Gernert scoops it up and throws to first, with Joost covering, for the out. Martin moves to second.
Top 2 Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 1 Klaus is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Joost hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cerv hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Collins for the out. Noren scores. Berra moves to second.
Top 1 Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Noren moves to third.
Top 1 Noren hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Noren reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 McDougald hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Bauer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out.