New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
May 1, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 1, 1955 at Briggs Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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New York Yankees 6, Detroit Tigers 1

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Bauer rf 5 1 2 0
Carey 3b 5 0 1 0
Mantle cf 5 1 1 0
Berra c 5 0 0 0
Collins 1b 4 2 2 3
Noren lf 3 0 2 1
McDougald 2b 3 0 0 0
Hunter ss 3 1 1 0
Turley p 4 1 1 1
Totals 37 6 10 5
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 4 0 0 0
Hatfield 2b 3 0 0 0
Kaline rf 4 0 1 0
Fain 1b 4 0 0 0
Boone 3b 3 0 0 0
Delsing lf 3 1 1 0
Tuttle cf 3 0 1 0
House c 3 0 1 1
Garver p 2 0 0 0
  Fletcher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 1
New York 010 010 0316101
Detroit 010 000 000144
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Turley  W(4-0) 9.0 4 1 1 4 6
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
4
6
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Garver  L(2-3) 8.0 10 5 5 2 4
  Fletcher   1.0 0 1 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
6
5
2
4

  E–Hunter (2), Kuenn (3), Hatfield (2), Boone (4), House (1).  DP–New York 2. Hunter-McDougald-Collins, Berra-Hunter.  2B–New York Turley (1,off Garver); Noren (4,off Garver)..  HR–New York Collins (2,2nd inning off Garver 0 on 0 out).  SH–Hunter (2,off Garver); Garver (1,off Turley).  IBB–McDougald (2,by Garver).  Team LOB–7.  Team–6.  SB–Hunter (2,2nd base off Garver/House); Delsing (1,3rd base off Turley/Berra); Tuttle (2,2nd base off Turley/Berra).  CS–Boone (1,2nd base by Turley/Berra).  U-HP–Charlie Berry, 1B–Bill McKinley, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:46.  A–48,813.
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