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Tigers 7 @ Yankees 5
Yankee Stadium
August 6, 1955

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers, played on August 6, 1955 at Yankee Stadium. The home team Yankees were bested by the visiting Tigers with a score of 7 to 5.

Game Summary

DateAugust 6, 1955 
Visiting Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 7 H: 13 E: 0 LOB: 13
Runs: 7
Hits: 13
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 13
Home Team
New York Yankees
R: 5 H: 11 E: 2 LOB: 10
Runs: 5
Hits: 11
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherBilly Hoeft  
Losing PitcherTom Morgan  
SaveAl Aber  
Game Winning RBIJim Delsing 

Game Info

DateAugust 6, 1955 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamDetroit Tigers 
Home TeamNew York Yankees 
Visiting Starting PitcherBilly Hoeft  
Home Starting PitcherBob Wiesler  
BallparkYankee Stadium 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance15,002 
Time of Game3 hours 16 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Grieve
1B: Johnny Stevens
2B: John Rice
3B: Larry Napp

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Harvey Kuenn  Shortstop 
Bill Tuttle  Center Fielder 
Al Kaline  Right Fielder 
Jack Phillips  First Baseman 
Ray Boone  Third Baseman 
Bubba Phillips  Left Fielder 
Red Wilson  Catcher 
Harry Malmberg  Second Baseman 
Billy Hoeft  Pitcher 
Bucky Harris  Manager 

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Phil Rizzuto  Shortstop 
Bobby Richardson  Second Baseman 
Gil McDougald  Third Baseman 
Mickey Mantle  Center Fielder 
Bill Skowron  First Baseman 
Hank Bauer  Right Fielder 
Bob Cerv  Left Fielder 
Elston Howard  Catcher 
Bob Wiesler  Pitcher 
Casey Stengel  Manager 

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Tigers 7 @ Yankees 5
Yankee Stadium
August 6, 1955

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/6/1955 -- Detroit at New York (D)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Kuenn H, ss           6  1  3  2   Rizzuto P, ss         5  0  1  0   
Tuttle B, cf          5  0  1  2   Richardson B, 2b      5  0  1  0   
Kaline A, rf          3  0  1  0   McDougald G, 3b       4  1  1  0   
Phillips J, 1b        4  1  2  0   Mantle M, cf          3  2  3  0   
Boone R, 3b           4  1  0  0   Skowron B, 1b         5  0  0  0   
Phillips B, lf        3  0  2  0   Bauer H, rf           4  1  1  2   
Delsing J, ph-lf      2  1  1  1   Cerv B, lf            3  0  1  0   
Wilson R, c           3  0  0  0   Berra Y, ph-c         1  1  1  3   
Torgeson E, ph        1  0  0  0   Howard E, c-lf        3  0  0  0   
Hatfield F, 2b        1  1  1  0   Wiesler B, p          2  0  1  0   
Malmberg H, 2b        3  0  1  0   Morgan T, p           0  0  0  0   
House F, ph-c         2  1  1  1   Konstanty J, p        0  0  0  0   
Hoeft B, p            3  1  0  1   Kucks J, p            0  0  0  0   
Coleman J, p          0  0  0  0   Larsen D, ph          1  0  1  0   
Aber A, p             1  0  0  0   Sturdivant T, p       0  0  0  0   
                                   Collins J, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Ford W, p             0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     41  7 13  7                        37  5 11  5

Detroit          000 002 401 --  7
New York         000 002 030 --  5

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hoeft B (W)           7.0  8  2  2  2  2
Coleman J             0.1  1  3  3  3  0
Aber A (S)            1.2  2  0  0  0  2

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wiesler B             5.2  7  2  2  4  0
Morgan T (L)*         0.1  1  1  1  1  0
Konstanty J           0.1  3  3  0  0  0
Kucks J               0.2  0  0  0  0  1
Sturdivant T          1.0  0  0  0  0  0
Ford W                1.0  2  1  1  0  1
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 7th

E -- Konstanty J, Richardson B
LOB -- Detroit 13, New York 10
2B -- Kuenn H, Mantle M, Hatfield F
HR -- Berra Y
SF -- Tuttle B
WP -- Wiesler B
T -- 3:16
A -- 15002

    

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