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Yankees
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
April 17, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the New York Yankees, played on April 17, 1955 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 17, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 17, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Eddie Lopat |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Schmitz |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 11,062 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: John Rice 2B: Bill Grieve 3B: Johnny Stevens |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
| Andy Carey | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Bob Cerv | Left Fielder |
| Jerry Coleman | Second Baseman |
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Eddie Lopat | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom Umphlett | Right Fielder |
| Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Roy Sievers | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Ed Fitz Gerald | Catcher |
| Pete Runnels | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Kline | Shortstop |
| Johnny Schmitz | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
April 17, 1955
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Schmitz
Bauer hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Schmitz
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Schmitz
Mantle takes first base on ball four. Carey moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Schmitz
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon fields it and throws to second for the out. Carey moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Skowron vs. Schmitz
Skowron strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Lopat
Umphlett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busby vs. Lopat
Busby hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Lopat
Vernon hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Lopat
Sievers hits a line drive into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Schmitz
Cerv hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Schmitz
Coleman hits a line drive towards the mound. Schmitz catches it and throws to first to double up Cerv. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Schmitz
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Lopat
Yost hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Lopat
Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Lopat
Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopat vs. Schmitz
Lopat takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Schmitz
Bauer hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Schmitz
Carey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopat moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mantle vs. Schmitz
Mantle takes first base on ball four. Lopat moves to third. Carey moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Berra vs. Schmitz
Berra hits a fly ball towards right. Umphlett catches it and throws to Fitz Gerald, who throws to third to double up Lopat. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kline vs. Lopat
Kline hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Berra settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Berra. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kline vs. Lopat
Kline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmitz vs. Lopat
Schmitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Lopat
Umphlett strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Schmitz
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Yost. Skowron moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cerv vs. Schmitz
Cerv hits a fly ball into right field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Skowron moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Coleman vs. Schmitz
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels misplays the ball. That's an error on Runnels. Skowron scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzuto vs. Schmitz
Schmitz fires to first and has Coleman trapped. There's the throw to Kline who tags Coleman for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Schmitz
Rizzuto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopat vs. Schmitz
Lopat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Lopat
Busby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Lopat
Vernon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Lopat
Sievers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Lopat
Yost hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle who is chasing the ball. Yost reaches third base with a triple. Sievers goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fitz Gerald vs. Lopat
Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Runnels vs. Lopat
Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Yost tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kline vs. Lopat
Kline hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopat fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Schmitz
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kline fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Schmitz
Carey hits a line drive towards the mound. Schmitz catches it and throws to first to double up Bauer. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Schmitz
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmitz vs. Lopat
Schmitz hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Lopat
Umphlett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto misplays the ball. That's an error on Rizzuto. Umphlett moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Busby vs. Lopat
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vernon vs. Lopat
Vernon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Umphlett scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Lopat
Sievers hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Lopat
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fitz Gerald vs. Lopat
Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Schmitz
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berra for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Schmitz
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kline scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Schmitz
Cerv strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Larsen
Don Larsen now pitching.
Runnels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kline vs. Larsen
Kline hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Larsen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmitz vs. Larsen
Schmitz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Umphlett vs. Larsen
Umphlett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schmitz moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Busby vs. Larsen
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Schmitz
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Schmitz
Elston Howard pinch hits for Phil Rizzuto.
Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larsen vs. Schmitz
Larsen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kline scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Larsen
Billy Hunter now playing shortstop.
Vernon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Larsen
Larsen fires to first and picks off Vernon. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Larsen
Sievers hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Larsen
Yost strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Schmitz
Bauer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Schmitz
Carey hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Schmitz
Mantle hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Schmitz
Berra hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sievers. Berra reaches second base with a double. Bauer goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skowron vs. Schmitz
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 2 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Kucks
Johnny Kucks now pitching.
Fitz Gerald hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Kucks
Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kline vs. Kucks
Kline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 2 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Schmitz
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Schmitz
Coleman hits a fly ball into right field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Schmitz
Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Billy Hunter.
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Schmitz
Eddie Robinson pinch hits for Johnny Kucks.
Robinson is hit by the pitch. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bauer vs. Schmitz
Bauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Slaughter scores. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carey vs. Shea
Spec Shea now pitching.
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shea fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/17/1955 -- New York at Washington (D)
New York AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Bauer H, rf 5 1 3 1 Umphlett T, rf 4 1 2 0
Carey A, 3b 5 0 2 0 Busby J, cf 4 1 1 0
Mantle M, cf 2 0 0 0 Vernon M, 1b 3 2 2 3
Berra Y, c 4 0 1 1 Sievers R, lf 4 2 2 2
Skowron B, 1b 4 1 1 0 Yost E, 3b 3 1 1 1
Cerv B, lf 4 0 1 0 Fitz Gerald E, c 4 0 0 0
Coleman J, 2b 4 0 0 1 Runnels P, 2b 2 0 0 1
Rizzuto P, ss 1 0 0 0 Kline B, ss 4 0 0 0
Howard E, ph 1 0 0 0 Schmitz J, p 3 0 1 0
Hunter B, ss 0 0 0 0 Shea S, p 0 0 0 0
Slaughter E, ph 0 1 0 0
Lopat E, p 1 0 0 0
Larsen D, p 1 0 0 0
Kucks J, p 0 0 0 0
Robinson E, ph 0 0 0 0
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32 3 8 3 31 7 9 7
New York 000 100 011 -- 3
Washington 000 430 00x -- 7
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Lopat E (L) 5.0 7 7 4 1 1
Larsen D 2.0 2 0 0 2 1
Kucks J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Schmitz J (W) 8.2 8 3 2 5 2
Shea S (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Berra Y, Yost E, Runnels P, Rizzuto P 2
DP -- New York 1, Washington 3
LOB -- New York 8, Washington 4
2B -- Berra Y
3B -- Yost E
HR -- Vernon M, Sievers R
SF -- Runnels P
HBP -- by Schmitz J (Robinson E)
T -- 2:11
A -- 11062
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