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September 7, 1955

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Athletics	1	1	1
Yankees	1	6	0

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Athletics	1	1	1
Yankees	2	6	0

Irv Noren Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.249
OBP	.000	.318
At Bats	3	341
Hits	0	85
• Singles	0	59
• Doubles	0	17
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	8
Walks	0	35
RBI’s	0	55

Arnie Portocarrero Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
5	7	0

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Yankee Stadium - September 7, 1955

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Walk

Arnie Portocarrero

Billy Shantz

Vic Power

Jim Finigan

Hector Lopez

Clete Boyer

Gus Zernial

Harry Simpson

Bill Renna

Irv Noren

Mickey Mantle

Yogi Berra

Hank Bauer

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Kansas City Athletics	1	1	1	5
New York Yankees	2	6	0	6
Winning Pitcher	Whitey Ford
Losing Pitcher	Arnie Portocarrero
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Irv Noren
Attendance	9,256
Time of Game	2 hours 9 minutes

View Box Score

Count: - , 1 Out

End of Game

Noren takes first base on ball four. Bauer scores. Berra moves to third. Mantle moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 Mantle is walked intentionally. Berra moves to second.

Bottom 9 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bauer moves to third.

Bottom 9 Bauer hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.

Bottom 9 McDougald hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Finigan strikes out.

Top 9 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 9 Joe Collins now playing first base. Jerry Coleman now playing shortstop. Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Bill Skowron pinch hits for Phil Rizzuto. Skowron hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Ford hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Joe Collins pinch runs for Eddie Robinson. Martin bunts towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martin for the out. Collins moves to second.

Bottom 8 Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 8 Renna hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Power hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Noren hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Portocarrero fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Clete Boyer now playing shortstop. Billy Shantz now catching. Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Portocarrero covering, for the out.

Top 7 Portocarrero hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Portocarrero for the out.

Top 7 Valo is walked intentionally.

Top 7 Elmer Valo pinch hits for Joe Astroth. There's a wild pitch. Lopez scores. Finigan moves to third. Slaughter moves to second.

Top 7 Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Jerry Schypinski. Slaughter is walked intentionally.

Top 7 Finigan hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Lopez moves to third.

Top 7 Lopez takes first base on ball four.

Top 7 Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Renna hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Portocarrero spins, and has Rizzuto trapped. He throws to Lopez who tags Rizzuto for the out.

Bottom 6 McDougald bunts towards the mound. Portocarrero settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Rizzuto hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Rizzuto reaches second base with a double.

Top 6 Simpson is called out on strikes.

Top 6 Power hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Portocarrero hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 6 Astroth takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 5 Ford hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Martin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Noren scores. Robinson moves to third.

Bottom 5 Robinson is walked intentionally.

Bottom 5 Noren hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Power. Noren moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.

Bottom 5 Mantle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Berra hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Schypinski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Bauer hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 McDougald strikes out.

Bottom 4 Rizzuto hits a line drive towards short. Schypinski reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Zernial hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Renna takes first base on ball four.

Top 4 Simpson hits a line drive towards short. Rizzuto reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Ford hits a line drive into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Martin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Portocarrero covering, for the out.

Top 3 Portocarrero bunts towards third. McDougald fields it, throws to second, with Rizzuto covering, for one, and over to first, with Martin covering, for the double play.

Top 3 Astroth takes first base on ball four.

Top 3 Schypinski is called out on strikes.

Bottom 2 Noren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schypinski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Mantle hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schypinski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Finigan hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Zernial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Bauer hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 McDougald hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Rizzuto hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Renna hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Power hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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