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Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 27, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees, played on August 27, 1955 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 27, 1955 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 27, 1955 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Larsen |
Home Starting Pitcher | Herb Score |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 34,382 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 10 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Eddie Hurley 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Ed Runge 3B: Bill Summers |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
Gil McDougald | Second Baseman |
Yogi Berra | Catcher |
Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
Elston Howard | Left Fielder |
Andy Carey | Third Baseman |
Don Larsen | Pitcher |
Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
Casey Stengel | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Al Smith | Center Fielder |
Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
Gene Woodling | Right Fielder |
Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
Hal Naragon | Catcher |
George Strickland | Shortstop |
Herb Score | Pitcher |
Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 27, 1955
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Score
Bauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. Score
McDougald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bauer moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berra vs. Score
Berra hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mantle vs. Score
Mantle strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Skowron vs. Score
Skowron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Score
Howard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Larsen
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Larsen
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields the ball and throws to second. McDougald drops the ball. That's an out and an error on McDougald. Avila moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woodling vs. Larsen
Woodling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosen vs. Larsen
Rosen hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kiner vs. Larsen
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Score
Carey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Larsen vs. Score
There's a wild pitch. Carey moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Larsen vs. Score
Larsen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Santiago
Jose Santiago now pitching.
Rizzuto hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Santiago
Bauer hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. Santiago
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berra vs. Santiago
Berra hits a line drive into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Larsen
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Larsen
Naragon hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Larsen
Strickland hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Santiago
Mantle strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Santiago
Skowron takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Santiago
Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Santiago
Carey hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Larsen
Santiago hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Larsen
Smith hits a popup towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Larsen
Avila takes first base on ball four. Santiago moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woodling vs. Larsen
Woodling hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosen vs. Larsen
Rosen takes first base on ball four. Santiago moves to third. Avila moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kiner vs. Larsen
Kiner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Santiago scores. Avila scores. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fain vs. Larsen
Fain takes first base on ball four. Rosen moves to third. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Naragon vs. Larsen
Naragon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larsen vs. Santiago
Larsen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Santiago
Rizzuto hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Santiago
Bauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. Santiago
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Avila fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Larsen
Strickland hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santiago vs. Larsen
Santiago bunts towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with McDougald covering, for the out. Strickland moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Larsen
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Avila vs. Kucks
Johnny Kucks now pitching.
Avila hits a line drive towards third. Carey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woodling vs. Kucks
Woodling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Strickland scores. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rosen vs. Kucks
Rosen hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. McDougald reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Santiago
Berra hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Smith. Berra reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantle vs. Santiago
Mantle strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skowron vs. Santiago
Skowron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Berra scores. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Santiago
Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Skowron moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carey vs. Santiago
Carey hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Skowron moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kucks vs. Santiago
Kucks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Kucks
Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Kucks
Fain hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Kucks
Naragon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Kucks
Strickland 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 6
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Santiago
Rizzuto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Santiago
Bauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McDougald vs. Santiago
McDougald hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Rizzuto moves to third. Bauer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Berra vs. Mossi
Don Mossi now pitching.
Berra hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mantle vs. Mossi
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Kucks
Dale Mitchell pinch hits for Don Mossi.
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kucks
Smith is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Kucks
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kucks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Feller
Bob Feller now pitching.
Skowron strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Feller
Howard hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Feller
Carey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kucks vs. Feller
Kucks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Kucks
Joe Collins now playing first base. Irv Noren now playing left field.
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins fields the ball and throws to Kucks covering. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Kucks
Rosen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Woodling moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kiner vs. Kucks
Kiner hits a line drive into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Woodling moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fain vs. Kucks
Fain hits a fly ball into left field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Naragon vs. Kucks
Naragon takes first base on ball four. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Doby vs. Kucks
Jim Hegan pinch runs for Hal Naragon. Larry Doby pinch hits for George Strickland.
Doby 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 8
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Feller
Jim Hegan now catching. Sam Dente now playing shortstop.
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Feller
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Feller
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Feller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Locklin vs. Kucks
Stu Locklin pinch hits for Bob Feller.
Locklin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Kucks
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Locklin moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Avila vs. Kucks
Avila hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Grim
Bob Grim now pitching.
Woodling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Grim
Rosen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Woodling moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kiner vs. Grim
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to home to get Woodling. Rosen moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fain vs. Grim
Fain takes first base on ball four. Rosen moves to third. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lemon vs. Grim
Bob Lemon pinch hits for Jim Hegan.
Lemon hits a fly ball towards center. Mantle catches it and throws to Collins who throws to third to double up Kiner. Rosen tags and scores. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Narleski
Hank Foiles now catching. Ray Narleski now pitching. Hoot Evers now playing center field. Al Smith now playing right field. Gene Woodling now pla
Berra takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Narleski
Mantle hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Narleski
Collins hits a popup towards short. Dente settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Noren vs. Narleski
Noren hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/27/1955 -- New York at Cleveland (D) New York AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Bauer H, rf 3 1 1 0 Smith A, cf-rf 3 1 1 0 McDougald G, 2b 5 1 2 0 Avila B, 2b 4 2 1 3 Berra Y, c 4 1 1 0 Woodling G, rf-lf 4 0 3 1 Mantle M, cf 5 0 0 0 Rosen A, 3b 4 1 2 0 Skowron B, 1b 3 1 2 4 Kiner R, lf 5 0 1 2 Collins J, 1b 1 0 0 0 Narleski R, p 0 0 0 0 Howard E, lf 4 0 1 0 Fain F, 1b 3 0 0 0 Noren I, lf 1 0 0 0 Naragon H, c 2 0 0 0 Carey A, 3b 3 1 1 0 Hegan J, pr-c 0 0 0 0 Larsen D, p 2 1 1 2 Lemon B, ph 0 0 0 1 Kucks J, p 2 0 0 0 Foiles H, c 0 0 0 0 Grim B, p 0 0 0 0 Strickland G, ss 3 1 1 0 Rizzuto P, ss 3 0 1 0 Doby L, ph 1 0 0 0 Dente S, ss 0 0 0 0 Score H, p 0 0 0 0 Santiago J, p 1 1 1 0 Mossi D, p 0 0 0 0 Mitchell D, ph 1 0 0 0 Feller B, p 0 0 0 0 Locklin S, ph 0 1 0 0 Evers H, cf 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 6 10 6 31 7 10 7 New York 320 010 000 -- 6 Cleveland 002 100 04x -- 7 New York IP H R ER BB SO Larsen D 3.1 3 3 3 6 0 Kucks J* 3.2 5 3 3 3 1 Grim B (L) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Score H+ 1.0 3 5 5 2 2 Santiago J# 4.0 6 1 1 3 2 Mossi D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Feller B (W) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 Narleski R (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 * Pitched to 3 batters in 8th + Pitched to 2 batters in 2nd # Pitched to 3 batters in 6th E -- McDougald G DP -- New York 1, Cleveland 1 LOB -- New York 9, Cleveland 12 2B -- Berra Y HR -- Skowron B, Larsen D, Avila B SH -- Santiago J SF -- Lemon B WP -- Score H T -- 3:10 A -- 34382
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