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August 9, 1955

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Bottom 9 R H E
Red Sox 4 5 1
Yankees 1 6 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Red Sox 4 5 1
Yankees 1 6 2

Joe Collins Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .225
OBP .000 .338
At Bats 0 182
Hits 0 41
• Singles 0 27
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 31
RBI’s 0 25

Willard Nixon Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 5 0
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Yankee Stadium - August 9, 1955
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Out
Willard Nixon
Sammy White
Norm Zauchin
Billy Goodman
Grady Hatton
Billy Klaus
Gene Stephens
Jim Piersall
Jackie Jensen
Joe Collins

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Red Sox 4 5 1 7
New York Yankees 1 6 2 8
Winning Pitcher Willard Nixon
Losing Pitcher Whitey Ford
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Billy Klaus
Attendance 61,678
Time of Game 2 hours 39 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Joe Collins pinch hits for Whitey Ford. Collins hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Elston Howard pinch hits for Bobby Richardson. Howard is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Gene Stephens now playing left field. Carey is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Klaus hits a popup, foul, towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Goodman for the out.
Top 9 Nixon hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mantle. Nixon reaches second base with a double. White scores. Piersall moves to third.
Top 9 Piersall is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Hatton bunts towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out. White moves to second.
Top 9 White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Noren hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Berra strikes out.
Bottom 8 Mantle hits a popup, foul, towards short. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. McDougald moves to third.
Bottom 8 McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Zauchin strikes out.
Top 8 There goes Jensen. The throw from Berra and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 8 Ford spins and fires to second, and Williams is picked off.
Top 8 Jensen takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second.
Top 8 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Bobby Richardson now playing shortstop. Klaus hits a popup towards short. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Ford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zauchin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ford for the out.
Bottom 7 Bob Cerv pinch hits for Phil Rizzuto. Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Goodman strikes out.
Top 7 Nixon strikes out.
Top 7 Piersall hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Goodman fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 6 Noren takes first base on ball four. Mantle moves to second.
Bottom 6 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Berra hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mantle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. Zauchin moves to second.
Top 6 Zauchin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Bauer hits a popup towards short. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ford is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Williams hits a line drive towards third. Carey reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Klaus hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 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.
Bottom 4 Bill Skowron pinch hits for Jerry Coleman. Skowron hits a line drive towards center. Piersall catches it and throws to second to double up Noren.
Bottom 4 Carey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Noren moves to second.
Bottom 4 Noren takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Piersall takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Hatton hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Zauchin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zauchin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mantle for the out.
Bottom 3 McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out.
Top 3 Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Coleman bunts towards first. Zauchin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Coleman for the out. Carey moves to second.
Bottom 2 Carey hits a line drive into right field. Jensen picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Jensen. Noren scores.
Bottom 2 Noren hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen. Noren reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Goodman is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Nixon strikes out.
Top 2 Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zauchin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robinson for the out.
Bottom 1 Berra takes first base on ball four. McDougald moves to second.
Bottom 1 Mantle hits a popup towards short. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 McDougald hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Bauer is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Hatton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coleman misplays the ball. That's an error on Coleman. Jensen moves to third.
Top 1 Zauchin strikes out.
Top 1 Jensen takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Klaus hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Goodman takes first base on ball four.