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August 30, 1955

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Top 9 R H E
Yankees 3 5 2
Athletics 4 9 0
Top 9 R H E
Yankees 3 5 2
Athletics 4 9 0

Elston Howard Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .302
OBP .333 .347
At Bats 3 225
Hits 1 68
• Singles 0 46
• Doubles 1 8
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 16
RBI’s 0 31

Alex Kellner Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 7 0
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Municipal Stadium - August 30, 1955
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Alex Kellner
Joe Astroth
Vic Power
Jim Finigan
Hector Lopez
Clete Boyer
Bill Wilson
Harry Simpson
Enos Slaughter
Elston Howard

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 3 5 2 3
Kansas City Athletics 4 9 0 6
Winning Pitcher Alex Kellner
Losing Pitcher Bob Grim
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Hector Lopez
Attendance 32,462
Time of Game 2 hours 33 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Mantle hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Boyer strikes out.
Bottom 8 Finigan hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Berra hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bill Wilson now playing left field. Bauer hits a line drive into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Lopez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Power hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Mantle who is chasing the ball. Power reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 7 Johnny Kucks now pitching. Kellner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kucks fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Don Larsen pinch hits for Bob Grim. Larsen is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Astroth for the out.
Bottom 6 Boyer strikes out.
Bottom 6 Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Skowron hits a line drive towards short. Boyer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grim fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Zernial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Bob Grim now pitching. Lopez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 McDougald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cerv scores. Bauer moves to second.
Top 5 Bauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Howard scores. Cerv moves to third.
Top 5 Bob Cerv pinch hits for Tom Morgan. Cerv takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Howard moves to third.
Top 5 Carey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Clete Boyer now playing shortstop. Howard hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Howard reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Kellner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Clete Boyer pinch runs for Joe DeMaestri. Astroth bunts towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with McDougald covering, for the out. Boyer moves to second.
Bottom 4 DeMaestri is hit by the pitch.
Top 4 Skowron strikes out.
Top 4 Mantle hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Enos Slaughter now playing right field. Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berra for the out.
Bottom 3 Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Bill Renna. Tom Morgan now pitching. Slaughter takes first base on ball four. Simpson moves to second.
Bottom 3 Simpson hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Zernial scores.
Bottom 3 Zernial hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Mantle. Zernial reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Power hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Kellner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McDougald hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bauer hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Coleman bunts towards the mound. Kellner fields it and throws to first for the out. Coleman moves to second.
Top 3 Coleman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Astroth hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Finigan scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Finigan hits a line drive into right field. Bauer picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bauer. Finigan moves to third.
Bottom 2 Finigan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Skowron.
Bottom 2 Renna hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Coleman covering, for the out.
Top 2 Carey hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Howard hits a line drive into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Skowron hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Zernial hits a line drive towards third. Carey reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lopez hits a popup towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Power hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mantle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zernial throws the ball in to Finigan who tags Mantle, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 1 Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McDougald tags and scores.
Top 1 McDougald hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Simpson who is chasing the ball. McDougald reaches third base with a triple.
Top 1 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.