New York Yankees vs Kansas City Athletics
July 23, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 1955 at Municipal Stadium. The Kansas City Athletics defeated the New York Yankees 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 7, Kansas City Athletics 8

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Noren lf 4 1 2 0
  Howard ph,lf 2 1 1 1
Collins rf,1b 5 0 0 0
Mantle cf 5 1 1 0
Berra c 5 1 1 1
Skowron 1b 2 1 1 0
  Bauer rf 1 0 0 1
McDougald 2b 3 1 0 0
Carey 3b 4 0 1 1
Hunter ss 5 0 2 2
Turley p 3 0 0 0
  Konstanty p 0 0 0 0
  Byrne p 0 0 0 0
  Cerv ph 1 1 1 1
  Morgan p 1 0 1 0
Totals 41 7 11 7
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Power 1b 5 1 1 0
Valo lf 4 1 1 1
Renna rf 4 1 2 1
  Littrell ss 1 0 0 0
Simpson cf 5 1 1 0
Finigan 2b 5 1 1 3
Lopez 3b 5 1 3 1
DeMaestri ss 2 0 0 0
  Slaughter ph,rf 1 1 1 1
Astroth c 2 0 0 0
  Zernial ph 0 0 0 1
  Shantz c 1 0 0 0
Herbert p 2 0 0 0
  Fricano p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 0 1 0 0
  Kellner p 0 0 0 0
  Gorman p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 10 8
New York 020 000 032 007111
Kansas City 000 000 070 018100
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Turley   7.1 4 4 3 1 8
  Konstanty   0.0 2 3 0 1 0
  Byrne   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Morgan  L(6-2) 2.1 3 1 1 1 1
Totals
10.1
10
8
4
3
9
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Herbert   7.1 7 5 5 4 3
  Fricano   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Kellner   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Gorman  W(5-2) 3.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
11.0
11
7
7
6
3

  E–Carey (17).  DP–New York 1. Carey-McDougald-Collins.  2B–New York Noren 2 (14,off Herbert 2).  3B–New York Hunter (1,off Herbert).  HR–New York Cerv (1,9th inning off Kellner 0 on 0 out); Howard (9,9th inning off Gorman 0 on 0 out)..  SF–Bauer (2,off Fricano).  IBB–Mantle (2,by Herbert).  Team LOB–8.  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Eddie Rommel, 2B–Joe Paparella, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–3:20.  A–26,442.
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