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July 2, 1955

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Bottom 8 R H E
Senators 0 3 1
Yankees 9 16 0
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Senators 0 3 1
Yankees 12 17 0

Elston Howard Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .357
OBP .500 .406
At Bats 4 115
Hits 2 41
• Singles 2 31
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 0 18

Bob Chakales Season Stats

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Yankee Stadium - July 2, 1955
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Home Run
Bob Chakales
Ed Fitz Gerald
Mickey Vernon
Pete Runnels
Juan Delis
Jose Valdivielso
Roy Sievers
Johnny Groth
Carlos Paula
Elston Howard
Mickey Mantle
Gil McDougald
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Howard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Skowron hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mantle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bauer scores. Carey scores. McDougald moves to second.
Bottom 8 McDougald hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bauer moves to third. Carey moves to second.
Bottom 8 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Delis juggles the ball. That's an error on Delis. Bauer moves to second.
Bottom 8 Bob Chakales now pitching. Bauer is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 Paula hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Eddie Yost pinch hits for Pedro Ramos. Yost hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Silvera settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Valdivielso hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Byrne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Hunter bunts towards third. Delis fields it and throws to first for the out. Howard moves to third. Silvera moves to second.
Bottom 7 Silvera hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Howard moves to second.
Bottom 7 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Delis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Skowron hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Delis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Sievers hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 McDougald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Byrne scores. Bauer scores. Carey moves to second.
Bottom 6 Carey takes first base on ball four. Byrne moves to third. Bauer moves to second.
Bottom 6 Bauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Byrne moves to second.
Bottom 6 Byrne hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Hunter hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Silvera hits a popup towards short. Valdivielso settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Groth hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Vernon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Fitz Gerald is hit by the pitch. Paula moves to second.
Top 6 Paula hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Ramos bunts towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Howard hits a popup towards short. Valdivielso settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Skowron hits a line drive into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mantle hits a fly ball into right field. Paula settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Valdivielso hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Delis hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Sievers strikes out.
Bottom 4 McDougald hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Carey. The throw from Fitz Gerald and he is safe. Carey steals second.
Bottom 4 Carey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Bauer strikes out.
Bottom 4 Byrne strikes out.
Top 4 Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Vernon is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Fitz Gerald hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Silvera hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Pedro Ramos now pitching. Howard strikes out.
Top 3 Paula hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Harmon Killebrew pinch hits for Spec Shea. Killebrew strikes out.
Top 3 Valdivielso takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Skowron hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mantle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth. Mantle reaches second base with a double. Carey scores.
Bottom 2 McDougald hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Carey moves to third.
Bottom 2 Carey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sievers. Carey reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Bauer hits a popup towards short. Valdivielso settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Byrne hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Runnels is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Delis bunts towards first. Skowron fields the ball and throws to Byrne covering. Safe.
Top 2 Sievers is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Delis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Spec Shea now pitching. Silvera takes first base on ball four. Skowron moves to third. Howard moves to second.
Bottom 1 Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Skowron moves to second.
Bottom 1 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 1 Mantle hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Groth. Mantle reaches second base with a double. Carey scores. McDougald goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 McDougald hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Bauer scores. Carey moves to third.
Bottom 1 Carey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bauer moves to third.
Bottom 1 Bauer bunts towards the right side of the infield. Runnels fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 There goes Vernon. The throw from Silvera and he is out, McDougald applying the tag.
Top 1 Vernon takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Fitz Gerald hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Silvera settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Paula hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Silvera settles under it and makes the catch for the out.