Chicago White Sox vs New York Yankees
May 18, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1955 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 6, New York Yankees 11

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Fox 2b 5 0 0 0
Kell 3b 2 1 1 0
  Stephens 3b 3 2 2 2
Rivera cf 4 1 3 1
Minoso lf 0 0 0 0
  Nieman pr,lf 3 0 0 0
Marshall rf 3 1 1 1
Dropo 1b 3 0 1 0
Courtney c 4 1 1 2
Carrasquel ss 4 0 0 0
Trucks p 1 0 0 0
  Harshman p 1 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson ph 1 0 0 0
  Fornieles p 0 0 0 0
  Lollar ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 6 10 6
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Bauer rf 4 2 2 0
Carey 3b 4 2 0 1
Mantle cf 2 2 1 4
Berra c 5 1 2 2
Noren lf 5 1 1 1
Robinson 1b 5 1 2 2
McDougald 2b 4 1 1 1
Hunter ss 3 1 3 0
Grim p 2 0 0 0
  Morgan p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 11 12 11
Chicago 100 210 2006102
New York 014 200 40x11120
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Trucks  L(2-4) 2.1 5 5 5 1 3
  Harshman   0.2 2 2 1 2 0
  Martin   3.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Fornieles   2.0 3 4 4 1 1
Totals
8.0
12
11
10
5
5
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Grim  W(2-2) 6.2 8 6 6 1 5
  Morgan  SV(4) 2.1 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
1
6

  E–Kell (4), Nieman (1).  DP–New York 1. Hunter-McDougald-Robinson.  2B–Chicago Rivera (5,off Grim).  3B–New York Bauer (3,off Harshman).  HR–Chicago Courtney (1,4th inning off Grim 1 on 1 out); Stephens 2 (2,5th inning off Grim 0 on 1 out,7th inning off Grim 0 on 2 out); Rivera (2,7th inning off Grim 0 on 2 out)., New York Robinson (1,2nd inning off Trucks 0 on 2 out); Mantle (11,7th inning off Fornieles 3 on 2 out).  SF–Marshall (1,off Grim); McDougald (1,off Harshman); Carey (2,off Harshman).  HBP–Minoso (3,by Grim).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Grim (2,off Martin).  IBB–Bauer (1,by Fornieles).  Team–8.  SB–Hunter (4,2nd base off Fornieles/Courtney); Hunter (4,2nd base off Fornieles/Courtney).  U-HP–Ed Runge, 1B–Bill Summers, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:47.  A–10,600.
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