New York Yankees vs Kansas City Athletics
July 24, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 24, 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 7, Kansas City Athletics 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Carey 3b 5 2 1 0
Noren lf 5 1 1 1
Mantle cf 5 1 1 2
Berra c 4 0 1 1
Skowron 1b 3 1 1 1
Howard rf 4 0 0 0
  Bauer rf 0 0 0 0
McDougald 2b 3 1 2 0
Hunter ss 4 1 2 1
Ford p 4 0 1 1
  Konstanty p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 10 7
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Power 1b 4 1 2 0
Renna rf 3 1 1 1
Zernial lf 3 1 2 2
Finigan 2b 4 0 1 0
Wilson cf 3 0 0 0
  Simpson ph 1 0 0 0
  Plarski cf 0 0 0 0
Lopez 3b 4 0 0 0
DeMaestri ss 3 0 2 0
  Valo ph 1 0 1 0
Astroth c 3 0 0 0
  Slaughter ph 1 0 0 0
Ditmar p 1 0 0 0
  Harrington p 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 3
New York 001 600 0007100
Kansas City 002 000 010391
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ford  W(11-5) 7.2 8 3 3 1 6
  Konstanty  SV(10) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
1
6
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Ditmar  L(5-8) 3.2 8 7 7 2 2
  Harrington   5.1 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
7
7
2
3

  E–Lopez (12).  DP–New York 2. Hunter-McDougald-Skowron, Konstanty-Hunter-Skowron.  2B–New York Hunter (7,off Ditmar), Kansas City Power (22,off Ford).  3B–New York Carey (8,off Ditmar); Mantle (8,off Ditmar)..  HR–New York Skowron (9,4th inning off Ditmar 0 on 0 out), Kansas City Renna (6,3rd inning off Ford 0 on 2 out); Zernial (19,3rd inning off Ford 0 on 2 out)..  Team LOB–5.  SF–Zernial (7,off Ford).  Team–5.  U-HP–Eddie Rommel, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–2:23.
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