New York Yankees vs Kansas City Athletics
June 2, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 2, 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."

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New York Yankees 12, Kansas City Athletics 6

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
McDougald 2b 3 2 1 3
Carey 3b 6 0 2 1
Bauer rf 4 1 2 3
Mantle cf 5 1 0 0
Skowron 1b 3 2 1 0
  Robinson 1b 1 1 0 0
Howard lf 3 1 1 1
  Noren ph,lf 2 1 1 0
Silvera c 1 0 0 0
  Berra ph,c 1 1 0 1
Hunter ss 3 0 0 0
  Cerv ph 1 1 1 2
  Rizzuto ss 0 0 0 0
Grim p 4 1 1 1
  Konstanty p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 12 10 12
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Lopez 2b 5 0 1 0
Simpson cf 4 1 1 1
Valo rf 4 0 0 0
Zernial lf 4 1 1 1
Finigan 3b 4 1 2 3
Kryhoski 1b 4 0 2 0
Littrell ss 4 0 1 0
Shantz c 4 2 2 0
Ceccarelli p 1 0 0 0
  Sain p 0 0 0 0
  Slaughter ph 1 0 0 0
  Gorman p 0 0 0 0
  Sleater p 0 0 0 0
  Harrington p 0 0 0 0
  Renna ph 1 1 1 0
  Boyer p 0 0 0 0
  Power ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 5
New York 002 111 61012100
Kansas City 001 001 0406110
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Grim  W(4-2) 7.2 8 6 6 2 8
  Konstanty  SV(3) 1.1 3 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
2
10
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Ceccarelli  L(1-3) 5.1 5 5 5 6 5
  Sain   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Gorman   0.1 1 3 3 1 0
  Sleater   0.1 3 3 3 2 0
  Harrington   1.1 1 1 1 3 1
  Boyer   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
12
12
13
6

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 1. Billy Shantz-Lopez-Kryhoski.  PB–Silvera (1).  2B–New York Carey (5,off Ceccarelli), Kansas City Simpson (3,off Grim).  3B–Kansas City Billy Shantz (1,off Grim); Renna (2,off Grim).  HR–New York McDougald (3,3rd inning off Ceccarelli 1 on 0 out); Howard (3,4th inning off Ceccarelli 0 on 0 out); Bauer (8,5th inning off Ceccarelli 0 on 2 out)., Kansas City Finigan (7,8th inning off Grim 2 on 2 out).  HBP–Bauer (3,by Gorman).  Team LOB–12.  Team–6.  CS–Kryhoski (1,2nd base by Grim/Silvera); Kryhoski (1,2nd base by Grim/Silvera).  U-HP–Charlie Berry, 1B–Bill McKinley, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–3:12.  A–29,265.
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