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Yankees
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
July 24, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the New York Yankees, played on July 24, 1955 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 24, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 24, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Whitey Ford |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Art Ditmar |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Joe Paparella 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Frank Umont |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Andy Carey | Third Baseman |
| Irv Noren | Left Fielder |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Elston Howard | Right Fielder |
| Gil McDougald | Second Baseman |
| Billy Hunter | Shortstop |
| Whitey Ford | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Bill Renna | Right Fielder |
| Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
| Jim Finigan | Second Baseman |
| Bill Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Joe Astroth | Catcher |
| Art Ditmar | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
July 24, 1955
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Ditmar
Carey strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Ditmar
Noren hits a popup in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Ditmar
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Ditmar covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Ford
Power hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Ford
Renna strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Ford
Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Ditmar
Berra hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Ditmar
Skowron takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Ditmar
Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. Ditmar
McDougald takes first base on ball four. Skowron moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunter vs. Ditmar
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Skowron moves to third. McDougald moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ford vs. Ditmar
Ford hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Ford
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Ford
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Ford
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Ford
DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Finigan moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Astroth vs. Ford
Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Ditmar
Carey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Renna who is chasing the ball. Carey reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Noren vs. Ditmar
Noren hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Carey scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Ditmar
Mantle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Ditmar
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berra for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ditmar vs. Ford
Ditmar hits a line drive into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Ford
Power hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Ford
Renna hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Ford
Zernial hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Ford
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Ditmar
Skowron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Ditmar
Howard hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Ditmar
McDougald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Ditmar
There's a wild pitch. McDougald moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunter vs. Ditmar
Hunter hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Renna. Hunter reaches second base with a double. McDougald scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ford vs. Ditmar
Ford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hunter scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Ditmar
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Noren vs. Ditmar
Noren hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carey moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mantle vs. Ditmar
Mantle hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Renna who is chasing the ball. Mantle reaches third base with a triple. Carey scores. Noren goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Berra vs. Harrington
Bill Harrington now pitching.
Berra hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mantle scores. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Harrington
Skowron hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Ford
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Ford
Lopez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. McDougald reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Ford
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Harrington
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Harrington
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Harrington
Hunter hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Ford
Astroth hits a line drive towards third. Carey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrington vs. Ford
Harrington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Ford
Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Renna vs. Ford
Renna hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Harrington
Ford bunts towards the mound. Harrington fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Harrington
Carey hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Harrington
Noren hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Ford
Zernial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. Ford
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Ford
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Ford
Lopez strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Harrington
Mantle bunts towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Harrington covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Harrington
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Harrington
Skowron hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Ford
DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Astroth vs. Ford
Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrington vs. Ford
Harrington strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Harrington
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez juggles the ball. That's an error on Lopez. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. Harrington
McDougald hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Howard moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hunter vs. Harrington
Astroth fires to third and picks off Howard. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Harrington
Hunter hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McDougald moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ford vs. Harrington
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Ford
Hank Bauer now playing right field.
Power hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mantle. Power reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Renna vs. Ford
Renna takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zernial vs. Ford
There's a wild pitch. Power moves to third. Renna moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Zernial vs. Ford
Zernial hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Power tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Finigan vs. Ford
Finigan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simpson vs. Konstanty
Harry Simpson pinch hits for Bill Wilson. Jim Konstanty now pitching.
Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Harrington
Don Plarski now playing center field.
Carey hits a fly ball into center field. Plarski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Harrington
Noren hits a line drive towards first. Power reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Harrington
Mantle hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Konstanty
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Konstanty
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Joe DeMaestri.
Valo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Konstanty
Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Joe Astroth.
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Konstanty fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/24/1955, game 1 -- New York at Kansas City (D)
New York AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Carey A, 3b 5 2 1 0 Power V, 1b 4 1 2 0
Noren I, lf 5 1 1 1 Renna B, rf 3 1 1 1
Mantle M, cf 5 1 1 2 Zernial G, lf 3 1 2 2
Berra Y, c 4 0 1 1 Finigan J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Skowron B, 1b 3 1 1 1 Wilson B, cf 3 0 0 0
Howard E, rf 4 0 0 0 Simpson H, ph 1 0 0 0
Bauer H, rf 0 0 0 0 Plarski D, cf 0 0 0 0
McDougald G, 2b 3 1 2 0 Lopez H, 3b 4 0 0 0
Hunter B, ss 4 1 2 1 DeMaestri J, ss 3 0 2 0
Ford W, p 4 0 1 1 Valo E, ph 1 0 1 0
Konstanty J, p 0 0 0 0 Astroth J, c 3 0 0 0
Slaughter E, ph 1 0 0 0
Ditmar A, p 1 0 0 0
Harrington B, p 2 0 0 0
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37 7 10 7 33 3 9 3
New York 001 600 000 -- 7
Kansas City 002 000 010 -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ford W (W) 7.2 8 3 3 1 6
Konstanty J (S) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Ditmar A (L) 3.2 8 7 7 2 2
Harrington B 5.1 2 0 0 0 1
E -- Lopez H
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- New York 5, Kansas City 5
2B -- Hunter B, Power V
3B -- Carey A, Mantle M
HR -- Renna B, Zernial G, Skowron B
SF -- Zernial G
WP -- Ditmar A, Ford W
T -- 2:23
A -- 0
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