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September 4, 1955

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Mickey Vernon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .297
OBP .250 .373
At Bats 4 458
Hits 1 136
• Singles 0 96
• Doubles 0 21
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 1 12
Walks 0 58
RBI’s 1 75

Whitey Ford Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
16 6 0
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Yankee Stadium - September 4, 1955
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Strikeout
Whitey Ford
Yogi Berra
Bill Skowron
Gil McDougald
Andy Carey
Billy Martin
Irv Noren
Mickey Mantle
Hank Bauer
Mickey Vernon
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Vernon strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Runnels hits a popup towards short. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Berra hits a fly ball into right field. Paula settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Martin strikes out.
Bottom 8 McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bauer moves to second.
Bottom 8 Bauer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carey scores.
Bottom 8 Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clarke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Webbo Clarke now pitching. Carey hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Oravetz who is chasing the ball. Carey reaches third base with a triple.
Top 8 Whitey Ford now pitching. Oravetz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Umphlett moves to second.
Top 8 Tom Umphlett pinch hits for Johnny Schmitz. Umphlett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Turley fields it and throws to home to get Courtney. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 8 Valdivielso hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Valdivielso for the out. Courtney moves to third.
Top 8 Courtney hits a line drive into right field. Bauer picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bauer. Courtney moves to second.
Bottom 7 Noren strikes out.
Bottom 7 Skowron takes first base on ball four. Mantle moves to second.
Bottom 7 Mantle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Berra hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Courtney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Johnny Schmitz now pitching. Martin is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Paula hits a line drive into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Sievers takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Vernon hits a popup towards short. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Runnels hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle who is chasing the ball. Runnels reaches third base with a triple. Yost scores. Oravetz goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Oravetz takes first base on ball four. Yost moves to second.
Top 7 Yost takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Jerry Snyder pinch hits for Dean Stone. Snyder is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 McDougald 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 Bauer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Turley strikes out.
Bottom 6 Carey strikes out.
Top 6 Valdivielso hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Turley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Courtney hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Paula hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Bill Skowron now playing first base. Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Noren. The throw from Courtney and he is out, Runnels applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Noren takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Courtney fires to third and picks off Skowron.
Bottom 5 Bill Skowron pinch hits for Joe Collins. Skowron hits a line drive into center field. Oravetz picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Oravetz. McDougald scores. Martin scores. Mantle goes all the way around to score. Skowron moves to third.
Bottom 5 Mantle is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Berra hits a fly ball towards right field. Paula makes the catch and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Paula. McDougald moves to third. Martin moves to second.
Bottom 5 Martin takes first base on ball four. McDougald moves to second.
Bottom 5 McDougald takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops it up and throws to first, with Turley covering, for the out.
Top 5 Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald misplays the ball. That's an error on McDougald.
Top 5 Oravetz hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Yost hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Turley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Carey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Courtney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Stone is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Valdivielso takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Courtney strikes out.
Top 4 Paula hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Sievers moves to third.
Top 4 Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martin misplays the ball. That's an error on Martin.
Top 4 Vernon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Noren hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Collins hits a fly ball into right field. Paula settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mantle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Berra takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Oravetz strikes out.
Top 3 Yost hits a popup, foul, towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Stone strikes out.
Bottom 2 Martin strikes out.
Bottom 2 McDougald hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sievers. McDougald reaches second base with a double. Bauer moves to third.
Bottom 2 Bauer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Turley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Dean Stone now pitching. Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Noren hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Valdivielso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Courtney hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Paula hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Collins hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mantle hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 1 Berra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martin moves to third.
Bottom 1 Martin takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 McDougald hits a fly ball into center field. Oravetz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bauer hits a fly ball into center field. Oravetz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 1 Vernon strikes out.
Top 1 Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Turley fields it and throws to third for the out. Oravetz moves to second.
Top 1 Oravetz takes first base on ball four. Yost moves to second.
Top 1 Yost takes first base on ball four.