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August 31, 1955

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Yankees	1	2	0
Athletics	1	2	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Yankees	1	2	0
Athletics	1	2	0

Billy Shantz Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.266
OBP	.000	.307
At Bats	0	188
Hits	0	50
• Singles	0	45
• Doubles	0	3
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	1
Walks	0	11
RBI’s	0	8

Tommy Byrne Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
12	4	1

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Municipal Stadium - August 31, 1955

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Out

Tommy Byrne

Yogi Berra

Joe Collins

Gil McDougald

Andy Carey

Jerry Coleman

Irv Noren

Mickey Mantle

Hank Bauer

Billy Shantz

Jim Finigan

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.

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Bottom 2 Boyer strikes out.

Bottom 2 Finigan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Noren. Finigan reaches second base with a double.

Top 2 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Byrne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Noren scores. Carey moves to third.

Top 2 Carey hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Simpson. Carey reaches second base with a double. Noren moves to third.

Top 2 Noren takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 There goes Collins. The throw from Shantz and he is out, Boyer applying the tag.

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

Bottom 1 Renna hits a popup towards first. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Simpson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Zernial strikes out.

Bottom 1 Lopez takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Power hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 1 Mantle hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Berra takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 McDougald hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Shantz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Bauer strikes out.

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