New York Yankees vs Kansas City Athletics
June 1, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 1, 1955 at Municipal Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Athletics 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, Kansas City Athletics 1

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
McDougald 2b 3 2 0 0
Carey 3b 4 2 2 3
Bauer rf 5 0 0 0
Mantle cf 2 1 0 0
Skowron 1b 4 0 3 3
Howard lf 4 0 1 0
  Noren lf 0 0 0 0
Hunter ss 5 0 0 0
Silvera c 3 0 1 0
Ford p 4 1 0 0
Totals 34 6 7 6
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Power 1b 1 0 0 0
  Kryhoski 1b 2 0 0 0
Lopez 2b 3 0 0 0
Renna rf 4 0 1 0
Zernial lf 4 0 1 0
Wilson cf 4 1 1 0
Finigan 3b 2 0 1 1
Littrell ss 3 0 1 0
Astroth c 3 0 1 0
Kellner p 2 0 1 0
  Shantz ph 1 0 0 0
  Boyer p 0 0 0 0
  Ditmar p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 7 1
New York 010 300 002670
Kansas City 010 000 000172
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ford  W(7-1) 9.0 7 1 1 3 2
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
3
2
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Kellner  L(4-3) 8.0 6 4 4 4 5
  Boyer   0.2 0 2 2 2 0
  Ditmar   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
6
6
7
5

  E–Kryhoski (1), Kellner (2).  DP–New York 4. Carey-McDougald-Skowron, Hunter-McDougald-Skowron, Carey-McDougald-Skowron, Hunter-McDougald-Skowron, Kansas City 2. Kellner-Lopez-Power, Littrell-Lopez-Kryhoski.  2B–New York Skowron (3,off Kellner); Howard (1,off Kellner)..  HR–New York Carey (3,4th inning off Kellner 2 on 2 out).  HBP–Skowron (1,by Kellner); Carey (1,by Cloyd Boyer)..  Team LOB–10.  Team–4.  SB–Hunter (6,2nd base off Kellner/Astroth).  CS–Finigan (1,2nd base by Ford/Silvera).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Bill McKinley, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–2:37.  A–28,359.
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