New York Yankees vs Washington Senators
September 20, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 1955 at Griffith Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 9, Washington Senators 7

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Bauer rf 4 2 1 0
Noren cf 4 2 2 3
McDougald 3b 3 0 1 1
Berra c 4 1 1 1
Collins 1b 4 1 2 2
Howard lf 4 0 0 1
Martin 2b 3 0 1 0
Coleman J. ss 2 1 1 0
Ford p 4 2 2 0
  Coleman R. p 0 0 0 0
  Konstanty p 0 0 0 0
  Staley p 0 0 0 0
  Byrne p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 9 11 8
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 4 1 2 1
Runnels 2b 4 2 1 0
Vernon 1b 4 0 2 1
Sievers lf 4 0 1 1
Paula rf 4 0 1 0
Umphlett cf 3 2 1 0
Fitz Gerald c 3 0 0 0
  Oravetz ph 1 0 0 0
Valdivielso ss 2 0 0 0
  Lemon ph 1 1 1 2
  Clarke p 0 0 0 0
  Wright ph 1 0 0 0
Ramos p 2 0 0 0
  Stone p 0 0 0 0
  Killebrew ph 1 0 0 0
  Kline ss 0 0 0 0
  Becquer ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 35 7 10 5
New York 003 000 6009112
Washington 100 000 0427101
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ford  W(18-7) 7.2 5 5 4 3 6
  Coleman   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Konstanty   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Staley   1.0 3 2 1 0 0
  Byrne  SV(2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
7
5
3
6
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Ramos  L(5-10) 6.1 7 7 7 4 2
  Stone   1.2 3 2 2 0 1
  Clarke   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
9
9
4
4

  E–Noren (5), J. Coleman (3), Paula (10).  DP–New York 2. J. Coleman-Martin, Martin-J. Coleman-Collins, Washington 1. Runnels-Valdivielso-Vernon.  2B–New York Bauer (19,off Ramos); Noren (18,off Ramos), Washington Sievers (20,off Konstanty); Umphlett (10,off Staley).  3B–New York Berra (3,off Stone); Collins (1,off Stone).  HR–Washington Lemon (1,8th inning off Ford 1 on 1 out).  SH–McDougald (8,off Ramos); Collins (3,off Clarke).  SF–McDougald (7,off Ramos); Howard (4,off Stone).  HBP–J. Coleman (2,by Ramos); Bauer (8,by Ramos).  Team LOB–6.  Team–4.  CS–Martin (2,2nd base by Ramos/Fitz Gerald).  U-HP–Bill Grieve, 1B–Eddie Hurley, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:49.  A–11,717.
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