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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 4, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, played on July 4, 1955 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 4, 1955 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
New York Yankees
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 4, 1955 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | New York Yankees |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mel Parnell |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Morgan |
Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 43,794 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Larry Napp 2B: Bill Grieve 3B: Johnny Stevens |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
Billy Klaus | Shortstop |
Gene Stephens | Left Fielder |
Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
Norm Zauchin | First Baseman |
Sammy White | Catcher |
Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
Mel Parnell | Pitcher |
Pinky Higgins | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
Andy Carey | Third Baseman |
Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
Yogi Berra | Catcher |
Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
Elston Howard | Left Fielder |
Gil McDougald | Second Baseman |
Billy Hunter | Shortstop |
Tom Morgan | Pitcher |
Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 4, 1955
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Morgan
Goodman hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. McDougald reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Morgan
Klaus hits a line drive towards the mound. Morgan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Morgan
Stephens hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Parnell
Bauer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Parnell
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Parnell
Mantle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Parnell
Berra takes first base on ball four. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skowron vs. Parnell
Skowron hits a popup towards short. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Parnell
Howard hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Morgan
Jensen hits a popup towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zauchin vs. Morgan
Zauchin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Morgan
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Morgan
Hatton hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Parnell
McDougald bunts towards the mound. Parnell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Parnell
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Parnell
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Morgan
Piersall hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Mantle. Piersall reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parnell vs. Morgan
Parnell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Piersall moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Goodman vs. Morgan
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter misplays the ball. That's an error on Hunter. Piersall scores. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Klaus vs. Morgan
Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Goodman moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stephens vs. Morgan
Stephens takes first base on ball four. Klaus moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jensen vs. Morgan
Jensen hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zauchin vs. Morgan
Zauchin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Morgan
White hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Morgan
Hatton hits a popup towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Parnell
Bauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Parnell
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Parnell
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Carey moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Parnell
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zauchin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berra for the out. Carey moves to third. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Skowron vs. Parnell
Skowron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Carey scores. Mantle scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Parnell
Howard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Hurd
Tom Hurd now pitching.
McDougald hits a fly ball into left field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Kucks
Johnny Kucks now pitching.
Piersall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Piersall reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hurd vs. Kucks
Hurd bunts towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. Piersall moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Goodman vs. Kucks
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kucks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Klaus vs. Kucks
Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Piersall scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Kucks
Stephens 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
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Hurd
Hunter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kucks vs. Hurd
Kucks strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Hurd
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. Hunter moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carey vs. Hurd
Carey hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Kucks
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zauchin vs. Kucks
Kucks fires to first and has Jensen trapped. There's the throw to McDougald who tags Jensen for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zauchin vs. Kucks
Zauchin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Kucks
White strikes out. Berra drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws White out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Hurd
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zauchin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mantle for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Hurd
Berra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Hurd
Skowron hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Hurd
Howard hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Berra moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McDougald vs. Hurd
McDougald hits a popup towards first. Zauchin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Kucks
Hatton hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Kucks
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kucks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurd vs. Kucks
Hurd is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Hurd
Joe Collins pinch hits for Billy Hunter.
Collins hits a popup towards short. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kucks vs. Hurd
Kucks hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Hurd
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Kucks
Phil Rizzuto now playing shortstop.
Goodman 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 -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Kucks
Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Kucks
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Kucks covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Hurd
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Hurd
Mantle strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Hurd
Berra hits a popup in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Kucks
Jensen bunts towards the mound. Kucks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zauchin vs. Kucks
Zauchin hits a popup towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Kucks
White takes first base on ball four. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Kucks
Ted Williams pinch hits for Grady Hatton.
Williams takes first base on ball four. Jensen moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Piersall vs. Kucks
Ted Lepcio pinch runs for Ted Williams.
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Hurd
Ted Lepcio now playing third base.
Skowron hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Hurd
Howard hits a fly ball into left field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Hurd
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lepcio juggles the ball. That's an error on Lepcio. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Hurd
Eddie Robinson pinch hits for Phil Rizzuto.
Robinson takes first base on ball four. McDougald moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Noren vs. Hurd
Tom Carroll pinch runs for Eddie Robinson. Irv Noren pinch hits for Johnny Kucks.
Noren hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurd vs. Konstanty
Jim Konstanty now pitching. Tom Carroll now playing shortstop.
Hurd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carroll misplays the ball. That's an error on Carroll. Hurd moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodman vs. Konstanty
Goodman bunts towards the mound. Konstanty juggles the ball. That's an error on Konstanty. Hurd scores. Goodman moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Klaus vs. Konstanty
Klaus hits a popup towards short. Carroll settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephens vs. Konstanty
Stephens hits a popup towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. Konstanty
Jensen is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zauchin vs. Konstanty
Zauchin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Konstanty
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carroll scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 10 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Hurd
Bauer hits a popup towards short. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Hurd
Carey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Hurd
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Hurd
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zauchin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berra for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/4/1955, game 2 -- Boston at New York (D) Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Goodman B, 2b 4 2 0 0 Bauer H, rf 5 1 2 1 Klaus B, ss 5 1 2 1 Carey A, 3b 5 1 0 0 Stephens G, lf 4 1 0 0 Mantle M, cf 4 1 2 0 Jensen J, rf 4 2 3 4 Berra Y, c 4 0 1 0 Zauchin N, 1b 4 1 2 3 Skowron B, 1b 4 1 1 2 White S, c 4 0 0 0 Howard E, lf 4 1 2 2 Hatton G, 3b 3 0 0 0 McDougald G, 2b 4 0 0 0 Williams T, ph 0 0 0 0 Hunter B, ss 1 0 0 0 Lepcio T, pr-3b 0 0 0 0 Collins J, ph 1 0 0 0 Piersall J, cf 4 2 2 0 Rizzuto P, ss 0 0 0 0 Parnell M, p 1 0 0 0 Robinson E, ph 0 0 0 0 Hurd T, p 2 1 0 0 Carroll T, pr-ss 0 0 0 0 Morgan T, p 1 0 0 0 Kucks J, p 2 0 0 0 Noren I, ph 1 0 0 0 Konstanty J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 10 9 8 36 5 8 5 Boston 005 100 004 -- 10 New York 104 000 000 -- 5 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Parnell M 2.2 6 5 5 1 0 Hurd T (W) 6.1 2 0 0 3 2 New York IP H R ER BB SO Morgan T 3.0 4 5 4 2 0 Kucks J (L) 5.0 4 1 1 2 3 Konstanty J 1.0 1 4 0 1 0 E -- Hunter B, Lepcio T, Carroll T, Konstanty J DP -- New York 1 LOB -- Boston 5, New York 8 2B -- Piersall J 2 HR -- Bauer H, Jensen J, Howard E, Zauchin N SH -- Hurd T, Goodman B T -- 2:33 A -- 43794
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