Tigers @ Yankees
August 7, 1955

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Bottom 10 R H E
Tigers 2 8 0
Yankees 2 5 0
Bottom 10 R H E
Tigers 2 8 0
Yankees 3 6 0

Mickey Mantle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .305
OBP .500 .428
At Bats 3 390
Hits 1 119
• Singles 0 65
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 9
• Home Runs 1 25
Walks 1 83
RBI’s 1 70

Babe Birrer Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 1 3
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Yankee Stadium - August 7, 1955
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Home Run
Babe Birrer
Frank House
Earl Torgeson
Fred Hatfield
Ray Boone
Harvey Kuenn
Jim Delsing
Bill Tuttle
Al Kaline
Mickey Mantle

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 2 8 0 8
New York Yankees 3 6 0 7
Winning Pitcher Bob Turley
Losing Pitcher Babe Birrer
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Mickey Mantle
Attendance 39,148
Time of Game 2 hours 34 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Mantle hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Bauer strikes out.
Top 10 Torgeson hits a popup towards third. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Kaline is walked intentionally.
Top 10 Tuttle hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bauer. Tuttle reaches second base with a double.
Top 10 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Birrer hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Turley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 McDougald strikes out.
Top 9 Hatfield hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats House for the out.
Top 9 Hank Bauer now playing right field. Elston Howard now playing left field. Delsing hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Birrer covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Robinson strikes out.
Bottom 8 Babe Birrer now pitching. Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Torgeson hits a fly ball into left field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kaline hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Maxwell scores. Kuenn scores.
Top 8 Tuttle bunts towards the mound. Turley fields it and throws to first for the out. Maxwell moves to third. Kuenn moves to second.
Top 8 Kuenn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maxwell moves to second.
Top 8 Charlie Maxwell pinch hits for Frank Lary. Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mantle for the out.
Bottom 7 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 There goes Bauer. The throw from House and he is out, Kuenn applying the tag.
Bottom 7 Bauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Hatfield is called out on strikes.
Top 7 House hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Delsing hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Turley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Coleman takes first base on ball four. McDougald moves to second.
Bottom 6 McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson fields the ball and throws to Turley covering. Safe. Kuenn moves to second.
Top 6 Kaline hits a line drive towards short. Coleman reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Tuttle hits a fly ball into left field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coleman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berra for the out.
Bottom 5 Mantle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Lary is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Hatfield takes first base on ball four. House moves to second.
Top 5 House hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Delsing strikes out.
Top 5 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bauer is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Turley is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Kaline hits a popup towards short. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Tuttle hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Collins hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lary strikes out.
Top 3 Hatfield hits a popup towards short. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 House hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Berra strikes out.
Bottom 2 Mantle takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bauer hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Delsing. Bauer reaches second base with a double. Coleman scores. Turley moves to third.
Bottom 2 Turley bunts towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to third for the out. Coleman moves to second.
Bottom 2 Coleman takes first base on ball four. McDougald moves to second.
Bottom 2 McDougald takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Delsing strikes out.
Top 2 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Turley covering, for the out.
Top 2 Torgeson hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Collins hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Robinson takes first base on ball four. Berra moves to second.
Bottom 1 Berra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Mantle hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 There goes Richardson. The throw from House and he is out, Kuenn applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Richardson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Bauer hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kaline is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Tuttle hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.