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August 31, 1955

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 11 17 0
Athletics 6 10 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 11 17 0
Athletics 6 10 1

Gus Zernial Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .247
OBP .250 .299
At Bats 3 340
Hits 0 84
• Singles 0 53
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 24
Walks 1 25
RBI’s 0 63

Don Larsen Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 1 1
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Municipal Stadium - August 31, 1955
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Out
Don Larsen
Yogi Berra
Joe Collins
Gil McDougald
Andy Carey
Jerry Coleman
Irv Noren
Mickey Mantle
Hank Bauer
Gus Zernial
Vic Power
Elmer Valo

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 11 17 0 8
Kansas City Athletics 6 10 1 6
Winning Pitcher Tommy Byrne
Losing Pitcher Arnie Portocarrero
Save Don Larsen
Game Winning RBI Joe Collins
Attendance 32,690
Time of Game 2 hours 56 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Lopez hits a line drive into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Power hits a ball on the ground towards second base. McDougald fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Astroth scores. Valo moves to third.
Bottom 9 Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Cloyd Boyer. Slaughter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Finigan scores. Astroth moves to third. Valo moves to second.
Bottom 9 Elmer Valo pinch hits for Billy Shantz. Don Larsen now pitching. Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Renna scores. Finigan moves to third. Astroth moves to second.
Bottom 9 Joe Astroth pinch hits for Jerry Schypinski. Astroth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Simpson scores. Renna moves to third. Finigan moves to second.
Bottom 9 Finigan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Simpson moves to third. Renna moves to second.
Bottom 9 Renna hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zernial scores. Simpson moves to second.
Bottom 9 Simpson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Zernial moves to second.
Bottom 9 Zernial takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Bauer strikes out.
Top 9 Coleman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Byrne hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power makes the out and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Power. Noren scores. Carey goes all the way around to score.
Top 9 Carey takes first base on ball four. Noren moves to second.
Top 9 Noren hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Collins hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Cloyd Boyer now pitching. Mantle hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Lopez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Power hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bill Wilson pinch hits for Tom Gorman. Wilson 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 8 Berra hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 McDougald hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gorman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Shantz fires to first and picks off Coleman.
Top 8 Jerry Schypinski now playing shortstop. Coleman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Shantz 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 7 Boyer is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Finigan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Byrne strikes out.
Top 7 Carey hits a popup towards short. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Noren hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mantle scores.
Top 7 Collins hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mantle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial who is chasing the ball. Mantle reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 6 Renna hits a popup, foul, towards first. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Simpson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Byrne fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berra for the out.
Top 6 McDougald hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Noren scores. Carey moves to third. Byrne moves to second.
Top 6 Tom Gorman now pitching. Coleman strikes out.
Top 6 Byrne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Noren moves to third. Carey moves to second.
Top 6 Carey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Noren moves to second.
Top 6 Noren takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Lopez strikes out.
Bottom 5 Power hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Portocarrero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Berra hits a line drive into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 McDougald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Byrne fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Finigan moves to second.
Bottom 4 Finigan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Renna hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Byrne fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Simpson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Portocarrero covering, for the out.
Top 4 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Byrne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Byrne fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Power hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Carey hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Noren hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Collins hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Simpson. Collins reaches second base with a double. Bauer scores. Berra goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Mantle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Berra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bauer moves to second.
Top 3 McDougald hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Portocarrero hits a line drive into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Boyer strikes out.
Bottom 2 Finigan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Noren. Finigan reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Byrne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Noren scores. Carey moves to third.
Top 2 Carey hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Simpson. Carey reaches second base with a double. Noren moves to third.
Top 2 Noren takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 There goes Collins. The throw from Shantz and he is out, Boyer applying the tag.
Top 2 Collins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Renna hits a popup towards first. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Simpson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Zernial strikes out.
Bottom 1 Lopez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Power hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Mantle hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Berra takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 McDougald hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Shantz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bauer strikes out.