New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
August 27, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 27, 1955 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

New York Yankees 6, Cleveland Indians 7

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Bauer rf 3 1 1 0
McDougald 2b 5 1 2 0
Berra c 4 1 1 0
Mantle cf 5 0 0 0
Skowron 1b 3 1 2 4
  Collins 1b 1 0 0 0
Howard lf 4 0 1 0
  Noren lf 1 0 0 0
Carey 3b 3 1 1 0
Larsen p 2 1 1 2
  Kucks p 2 0 0 0
  Grim p 0 0 0 0
Rizzuto ss 3 0 1 0
Totals 36 6 10 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Smith cf,rf 3 1 1 0
Avila 2b 4 2 1 3
Woodling rf,lf 4 0 3 1
Rosen 3b 4 1 2 0
Kiner lf 5 0 1 2
  Narleski p 0 0 0 0
Fain 1b 3 0 0 0
Naragon c 2 0 0 0
  Hegan pr,c 0 0 0 0
  Lemon ph 0 0 0 1
  Foiles c 0 0 0 0
Strickland ss 3 1 1 0
  Doby ph 1 0 0 0
  Dente ss 0 0 0 0
Score p 0 0 0 0
  Santiago p 1 1 1 0
  Mossi p 0 0 0 0
  Mitchell ph 1 0 0 0
  Feller p 0 0 0 0
  Locklin ph 0 1 0 0
  Evers cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 10 7
New York 320 010 0006101
Cleveland 002 100 04x7100
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Larsen   3.1 3 3 3 6 0
  Kucks   3.2 5 3 3 3 1
  Grim  L(5-3) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
10
7
7
10
1
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Score   1.0 3 5 5 2 2
  Santiago   4.0 6 1 1 3 2
  Mossi   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Feller  W(4-4) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Narleski  SV(16) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
6
5

  E–McDougald (9).  DP–New York 1. Mantle-Collins-Carey-McDougald.  2B–New York Berra (16,off Santiago).  HR–New York Skowron (12,1st inning off Score 2 on 2 out); Larsen (2,2nd inning off Score 1 on 0 out)..  Team LOB–9.  U-HP–Eddie Hurley, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Ed Runge, 3B–Bill Summers.  T–3:10.  A–34,382.
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