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May 15, 1955

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Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 4 10 0
Yankees 3 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 4 10 0
Yankees 3 6 0

Elston Howard Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .394
OBP .500 .444
At Bats 3 33
Hits 1 13
• Singles 1 10
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 2
RBI’s 0 7

Bobby Shantz Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 3 0
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Yankee Stadium - May 15, 1955
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Out
Bobby Shantz
Billy Shantz
Vic Power
Hector Lopez
Jim Finigan
Joe DeMaestri
Gus Zernial
Bill Wilson
Enos Slaughter
Elston Howard
Mickey Mantle

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Athletics 4 10 0 6
New York Yankees 3 6 0 10
Winning Pitcher Bobby Shantz
Losing Pitcher Eddie Lopat
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Gus Zernial
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 27 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Howard hits a ball on the ground towards second. Lopez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.

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Bottom 9 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 Collins takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 DeMaestri strikes out.
Top 9 Shantz bunts towards the mound. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out. Shantz moves to second.
Top 9 Shantz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Tom Morgan now pitching. Lopez hits a line drive into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Frank Leja pinch runs for Yogi Berra. Rizzuto hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Yogi Berra pinch hits for Tom Sturdivant. Berra takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Wilson strikes out.
Top 8 Zernial strikes out.
Bottom 7 McDougald hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Carey hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mantle tags and scores.
Bottom 7 Howard hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Mantle moves to third.
Bottom 7 Mantle hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Enos Slaughter now playing right field. Collins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Collins for the out.
Top 7 Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Bill Renna. Slaughter takes first base on ball four. DeMaestri moves to second.
Top 7 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Shantz moves to third.
Top 7 Shantz bunts towards the mound. Sturdivant fields it and throws to first for the out. Shantz moves to second.
Top 7 Shantz takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Bob Cerv now playing left field. Elston Howard now catching. Tom Sturdivant now pitching. Phil Rizzuto now playing shortstop. Lopez is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Phil Rizzuto pinch runs for Bill Skowron. Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Bill Skowron pinch hits for Eddie Lopat. Skowron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McDougald scores. Cerv moves to second.
Bottom 6 Eddie Robinson pinch hits for Billy Hunter. Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bob Cerv pinch hits for Charlie Silvera. Cerv hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carey scores. McDougald moves to second.
Bottom 6 McDougald takes first base on ball four. Carey moves to second.
Bottom 6 Carey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Howard hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lopez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Power hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopat fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Wilson hits a popup towards short. Hunter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Zernial hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Zernial reaches second base with a double. Mantle throws the ball in to Carey who tags Zernial trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 5 Mantle strikes out.
Bottom 5 Collins takes first base on ball four. Bauer moves to second.
Bottom 5 Bauer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Lopat strikes out.
Bottom 5 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopat fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Renna hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Silvera hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 McDougald takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shantz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Mantle moves to third.
Bottom 4 Howard takes first base on ball four. Mantle moves to second.
Bottom 4 Mantle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shantz for the out.
Top 4 Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Power hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Collins hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Lopat hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lopat for the out.
Bottom 3 Hunter strikes out.
Top 3 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Silvera hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McDougald hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Renna hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Top 2 Shantz hits a line drive towards third. Carey reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Shantz hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mantle hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shantz fields it and throws to first for the out. Bauer moves to second.
Bottom 1 Bauer takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Power hits a popup towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Wilson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 1 Zernial hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. DeMaestri scores. Finigan moves to third.
Top 1 Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins fields the ball and throws to Lopat covering. Safe. DeMaestri moves to second.
Top 1 Renna hits a popup towards first. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.