New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles
September 5, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 1955 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles 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 5, Baltimore Orioles 6

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Bauer rf 5 1 3 0
McDougald 3b 5 1 2 0
Berra c 5 2 2 1
Mantle cf 3 1 1 1
Collins 1b 5 0 0 0
Noren lf 4 0 1 1
Martin 2b 5 0 0 0
Byrne p 1 0 1 0
  Sturdivant p 1 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 0 0 0 0
  Carroll pr 0 0 0 0
  Kucks p 0 0 0 0
  Larsen ph,p 1 0 0 0
Rizzuto ss 2 0 0 0
  Skowron ph 1 0 0 0
  Coleman ss 2 0 0 0
Totals 40 5 10 3
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Marsh 2b,ss 4 1 1 0
Abrams cf 3 1 0 0
  Pope rf 0 0 0 0
Dyck lf 3 1 0 0
  Causey 3b 0 0 0 0
Triandos 1b 3 0 2 0
  Brown pr 0 1 0 0
  Leppert 2b 2 0 1 0
Philley rf,lf 3 1 1 1
Smith c 4 0 0 1
Diering 3b,cf 4 1 1 1
Miranda ss 2 0 0 0
  Hale ph,1b 3 0 2 2
Wilson p 5 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 8 5
New York 300 000 020 005102
Baltimore 300 002 000 01682
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Byrne   0.1 1 3 3 4 0
  Sturdivant   5.2 4 2 2 2 5
  Kucks   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Larsen  L(6-2) 2.0 2 1 0 2 0
Totals
10.0
8
6
5
8
5
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  W(9-17) 11.0 10 5 5 6 6
  Wright   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Arroyo   0.2 1 0 0 2 0
  Gettel  W(1-0) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
12.1
17
7
7
13
11

  E–McDougald (11), Larsen (1), Abrams (2), Leppert (3).  DP–New York 1. Sturdivant-Collins, Baltimore 2. Marsh-Leppert-Hale, Causey-Leppert.  2B–New York McDougald (9,off Wilson); Berra (18,off Wilson), Baltimore Hale (5,off Sturdivant).  3B–New York Berra (2,off Wilson); Mantle (11,off Wilson).  SH–McDougald (7,off Wilson); Causey (3,off Larsen).  IBB–Mantle (5,by Wilson); Noren (2,by Wilson); Philley (4,by Larsen).  Team LOB–9.  Team–9.  CS–Marsh (2,2nd base by Sturdivant/Berra).  U-HP–Bill Grieve, 1B–Johnny Stevens, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–3:36.
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