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Yankees
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
July 22, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the New York Yankees, played on July 22, 1955 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 22, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 22, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Sturdivant |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vic Raschi |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 31,123 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Frank Umont 2B: Eddie Rommel 3B: Joe Paparella |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gil McDougald | Second Baseman |
| Irv Noren | Left Fielder |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Elston Howard | Right Fielder |
| Andy Carey | Third Baseman |
| Billy Hunter | Shortstop |
| Tom Sturdivant | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Elmer Valo | Left Fielder |
| Harry Simpson | Center Fielder |
| Jim Finigan | Second Baseman |
| Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Joe Astroth | Catcher |
| Vic Raschi | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
July 22, 1955
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Raschi
McDougald hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Raschi
Noren hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Raschi covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Raschi
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Raschi
Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skowron vs. Raschi
Skowron strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Sturdivant
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey juggles the ball. That's an error on Carey. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Sturdivant
Slaughter hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Sturdivant
Valo hits a fly ball into left field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Sturdivant
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sturdivant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Raschi
Howard hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Raschi
Carey hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Raschi
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan misplays the ball. That's an error on Finigan. Hunter moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sturdivant vs. Raschi
Sturdivant strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Sturdivant
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hunter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Sturdivant
Lopez hits a line drive into left field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Sturdivant
DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Astroth vs. Sturdivant
There goes DeMaestri. The throw from Berra and he is out, McDougald applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Raschi
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power fields the ball and throws to Raschi covering. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Noren vs. Raschi
Noren hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. McDougald moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mantle vs. Raschi
Mantle hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berra vs. Raschi
Berra hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Skowron vs. Raschi
Skowron hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Simpson. Skowron reaches second base with a double. McDougald scores. Noren moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Howard vs. Raschi
Howard is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carey vs. Raschi
Carey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Sturdivant
Astroth hits a popup, foul, towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raschi vs. Sturdivant
Raschi is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Sturdivant
Power hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Raschi
Hunter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sturdivant vs. Raschi
Sturdivant hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Raschi fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. Raschi
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Noren vs. Raschi
Noren hits a line drive into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Sturdivant
Slaughter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Sturdivant
Valo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simpson vs. Sturdivant
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron fields it and throws to second for the out. Slaughter moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Finigan vs. Sturdivant
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald fields it and throws to second for the out. Slaughter scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Sturdivant
Lopez hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Raschi
Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Raschi
Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Raschi
Skowron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Raschi
Howard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Sturdivant
DeMaestri hits a popup, foul, towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Sturdivant
Astroth hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raschi vs. Sturdivant
Raschi hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Raschi
Carey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Raschi
There goes Carey. The throw from Astroth and he is out, Finigan applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Raschi
Hunter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sturdivant vs. Raschi
Sturdivant bunts towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Finigan covering, for the out. Hunter moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDougald vs. Raschi
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Sturdivant
Power hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Sturdivant
Slaughter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Sturdivant
Valo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Sturdivant
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Raschi
Noren hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Noren for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Raschi
Mantle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Raschi
Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Raschi
Skowron hits a line drive into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Sturdivant
Finigan hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Sturdivant
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Sturdivant
DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lopez moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Astroth vs. Sturdivant
Astroth bunts towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Astroth for the out. Lopez scores. DeMaestri moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Raschi vs. Sturdivant
Raschi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Raschi
Howard hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Raschi
Carey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Simpson. Carey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Raschi
Eddie Robinson pinch hits for Billy Hunter.
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Collins vs. Raschi
Joe Collins pinch hits for Tom Sturdivant.
Collins strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Konstanty
Phil Rizzuto now playing shortstop. Jim Konstanty now pitching.
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Konstanty
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Konstanty
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Konstanty
There goes Valo. The throw from Berra and he is safe. Valo steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simpson vs. Konstanty
Simpson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Valo scores. Simpson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Finigan vs. Konstanty
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Gorman
Tom Gorman now pitching.
McDougald hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. Gorman
Noren hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Gorman
Mantle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Gorman
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Gorman covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/22/1955 -- New York at Kansas City (N)
New York AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
McDougald G, 2b 5 1 1 0 Power V, 1b 4 0 0 0
Noren I, lf 5 0 1 0 Slaughter E, rf 3 1 2 0
Mantle M, cf 4 0 1 0 Valo E, lf 4 1 1 0
Berra Y, c 5 0 2 0 Simpson H, cf 4 0 1 1
Skowron B, 1b 4 0 2 1 Finigan J, 2b 4 0 0 1
Howard E, rf 3 0 0 0 Lopez H, 3b 3 1 1 0
Carey A, 3b 4 0 2 0 DeMaestri J, ss 3 0 2 0
Hunter B, ss 3 0 2 0 Astroth J, c 2 0 0 1
Robinson E, ph 1 0 0 0 Raschi V, p 3 0 0 0
Rizzuto P, ss 0 0 0 0 Gorman T, p 0 0 0 0
Sturdivant T, p 2 0 0 0
Collins J, ph 1 0 0 0
Konstanty J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 1 11 1 30 3 7 3
New York 001 000 000 -- 1
Kansas City 000 100 11x -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Sturdivant T (L) 7.0 6 2 2 0 1
Konstanty J 1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Raschi V (W) 8.0 10 1 1 2 3
Gorman T (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Carey A, Finigan J
LOB -- New York 12, Kansas City 5
2B -- Skowron B, Carey A
SB -- Valo E
CS -- DeMaestri J, Carey A
SH -- Sturdivant T, Astroth J
T -- 2:26
A -- 31123
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