New York Yankees vs Washington Senators
April 16, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1955 at Griffith Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 5, Washington Senators 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Bauer lf 3 1 0 0
Carey 3b 4 1 0 0
Mantle cf 4 1 2 0
Berra c 5 1 2 1
Skowron 1b 5 1 2 2
Collins rf 3 0 2 2
Coleman 2b 5 0 1 0
Rizzuto ss 4 0 1 0
Byrne p 3 0 0 0
  Morgan p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 10 5
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 4 1 2 1
Busby cf 4 0 1 0
Vernon 1b 4 0 3 1
Runnels 2b 5 0 0 0
Sievers lf 3 0 1 0
Umphlett rf 3 0 0 0
Edwards c 3 0 0 0
  Levan ph 1 0 0 0
  Snyder pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Kline ss 2 1 0 0
  Oravetz ph 1 0 0 0
  Oldis c 0 0 0 0
Porterfield p 3 0 2 0
  Delis ph 1 0 0 0
  Pascual p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 2
New York 003 000 0025100
Washington 010 100 000293
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Byrne  W(1-0) 6.1 9 2 2 7 0
  Morgan  SV(1) 2.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
7
0
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Porterfield  L(1-1) 8.0 9 3 3 3 0
  Pascual   1.0 1 2 1 3 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
4
6
1

  E–Runnels (1), Umphlett (1), Porterfield (1).  DP–New York 1. J. Coleman-Rizzuto-Skowron, Washington 1. Runnels-Vernon.  2B–New York Berra (2,off Porterfield); Skowron (1,off Porterfield)., Washington Vernon (1,off Byrne).  Team LOB–11.  Team–12.  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Bill Grieve.
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