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Yankees
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
April 18, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees, played on April 18, 1955 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 18, 1955 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 18, 1955 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Whitey Ford |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Moore |
Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
City | Baltimore |
State | MD |
Attendance | 35,372 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Bill Grieve 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Larry Napp |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Irv Noren | Left Fielder |
Andy Carey | Third Baseman |
Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
Yogi Berra | Catcher |
Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
Jerry Coleman | Second Baseman |
Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
Whitey Ford | Pitcher |
Casey Stengel | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
Cal Abrams | Center Fielder |
Hoot Evers | Right Fielder |
Gene Woodling | Left Fielder |
Hal Smith | Catcher |
Gus Triandos | First Baseman |
Fred Marsh | Second Baseman |
Willie Miranda | Shortstop |
Ray Moore | Pitcher |
Paul Richards | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
April 18, 1955
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Moore
Noren is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Moore
Carey hits a fly ball into center field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Moore
Mantle strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Ford
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Ford
Abrams strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Ford
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Moore
Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Moore
Skowron hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woodling who is chasing the ball. Skowron reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bauer vs. Moore
Bauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Coleman vs. Moore
Coleman hits a line drive towards center. Abrams catches it and throws to first to double up Bauer. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Ford
Woodling strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ford
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bauer throws the ball in to Rizzuto who tags Smith trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Ford
Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Moore
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda misplays the ball. That's an error on Miranda. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Moore
Ford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Noren vs. Moore
Noren hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evers. Noren reaches second base with a double. Rizzuto scores. Ford goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carey vs. Moore
Carey bunts towards first. Triandos scoops it up and throws to first, with Marsh covering, for the out. Noren moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mantle vs. Moore
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berra vs. Moore
Berra takes first base on ball four. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Skowron vs. Byrd
Harry Byrd now pitching.
Skowron hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bauer vs. Byrd
Bauer is hit by the pitch. Noren scores. Mantle moves to third. Berra moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Coleman vs. Byrd
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsh vs. Ford
Marsh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Ford
Miranda is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrd vs. Ford
Byrd is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Byrd
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Byrd
Ford bunts towards first. Triandos scoops it up and throws to first, with Marsh covering, for the out. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Noren vs. Byrd
Noren hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rizzuto scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Byrd
Carey hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Byrd
Mantle hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Byrd
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Ford
Cox hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Ford
Abrams is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Ford
Evers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Ford
Woodling is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Byrd
Skowron hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Byrd
Bauer hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Byrd
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzuto vs. Byrd
Rizzuto strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ford
Smith hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Coleman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Ford
Triandos hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsh vs. Ford
Marsh hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miranda vs. Ford
Miranda hits a fly ball into left field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Wilson
Jim Wilson now pitching.
Ford hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Wilson
Noren hits a line drive into right field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Wilson
Carey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Ford
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Ford
Cox hits a fly ball into left field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Abrams vs. Ford
Abrams hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Ford
Evers hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Wilson
Chuck Diering now playing center field. Cal Abrams now playing right field.
Mantle hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Wilson
Berra hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Wilson
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Ford
Woodling hits a popup towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ford
Smith hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Ford
Triandos hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Wilson
Bauer hits a popup towards first. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Wilson
Coleman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzuto vs. Wilson
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsh vs. Ford
Marsh hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Ford
Miranda hits a line drive into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Ford
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Ford
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Wilson
Ford hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Wilson
Noren strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Wilson
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Triandos scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carey for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Ford
Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Ford
Diering hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Ford
Woodling hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/18/1955 -- New York at Baltimore (N) New York AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI Noren I, lf 5 2 2 3 Cox B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Carey A, 3b 4 0 0 0 Abrams C, cf-rf 4 0 0 0 Mantle M, cf 3 1 1 2 Evers H, rf 2 0 0 0 Berra Y, c 3 0 0 0 Diering C, cf 1 0 0 0 Skowron B, 1b 4 0 2 0 Woodling G, lf 4 0 0 0 Bauer H, rf 2 0 0 1 Smith H, c 3 0 1 0 Coleman J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Triandos G, 1b 3 0 0 0 Rizzuto P, ss 4 2 1 0 Marsh F, 2b 3 0 1 0 Ford W, p 3 1 1 0 Miranda W, ss 3 0 0 0 Moore R, p 0 0 0 0 Byrd H, p 1 0 0 0 Wilson J, p 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 6 8 6 29 0 3 0 New York 003 300 000 -- 6 Baltimore 000 000 000 -- 0 New York IP H R ER BB SO Ford W (W) 9.0 3 0 0 2 6 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Moore R (L) 2.1 3 3 1 3 2 Byrd H 2.2 4 3 3 0 2 Wilson J 4.0 1 0 0 0 1 E -- Miranda W DP -- Baltimore 2 LOB -- New York 5, Baltimore 4 2B -- Noren I 3B -- Skowron B HR -- Mantle M SH -- Carey A, Ford W HBP -- by Byrd H (Bauer H) T -- 2:26 A -- 35372
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