New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox
April 20, 1957 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1957 at Fenway Park. The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 10, Boston Red Sox 7

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Bauer rf 5 2 3 2
Martin 3b 6 2 3 0
Mantle cf 6 1 3 2
Berra c 6 1 1 0
Skowron 1b 6 2 2 3
McDougald ss 6 0 2 2
Howard lf 6 2 2 1
Larsen p 0 0 0 0
  Turley p 1 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 0 0 0
  Ditmar p 0 0 0 0
  Slaughter ph 1 0 0 0
  Richardson 2b 1 0 0 0
Coleman 2b 2 0 1 0
  Kubek ph 1 0 0 0
  Shantz p 2 0 0 0
Totals 50 10 17 10
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Malzone 3b 7 1 3 1
Klaus ss 3 1 0 0
Williams lf 5 1 3 0
Gernert 1b 5 1 1 3
Piersall cf 4 0 0 1
Stephens rf 5 1 1 0
Mauch 2b 6 1 1 0
White c 5 1 2 1
  Consolo pr 0 0 0 0
  Daley c 1 0 0 0
Nixon p 0 0 0 0
  Porterfield p 2 0 0 1
  Delock p 1 0 0 0
  Lepcio ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 45 7 11 7
New York 120 010 201 00310170
Boston 040 300 000 0007110
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Larsen   1.1 5 4 4 1 0
  Turley   3.2 3 3 3 5 4
  Ditmar   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Shantz  W (1-0) 5.0 2 0 0 1 3
Totals
12.0
11
7
7
8
7
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Nixon   1.2 5 3 3 1 1
  Porterfield   5.0 5 3 3 4 2
  Delock  L (0-1) 5.1 7 4 4 2 2
Totals
12.0
17
10
10
7
5

  E–None.  DP–New York 1. Shantz-McDougald-Richardson, Boston 1. Mauch-Klaus-Gernert.  2B–New York Coleman (1,off Nixon); Berra (1,off Porterfield); Mantle 2 (3,off Porterfield,off Delock); Martin 2 (3,off Delock 2)., Boston Malzone 3 (3,off Larsen 2,off Turley); White (1,off Larsen); Williams (1,off Ditmar)..  HR–New York Skowron 2 (2,2nd inning off Nixon 0 on 0 out,7th inning off Porterfield 1 on 1 out); Howard (1,2nd inning off Nixon 0 on 1 out); Bauer (2,12th inning off Delock 1 on 2 out)., Boston Gernert (2,4th inning off Turley 2 on 1 out).  SH–Richardson (1,off Delock).  IBB–Berra (1,by Delock); Piersall (1,by Shantz).  Team LOB–12.  SF–Porterfield (1,off Larsen).  HBP–Gernert (2,by Shantz).  Team–12.  SB–Bauer (1,2nd base off Nixon/White).  CS–Larsen (1,2nd base by Nixon/White).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Eddie Rommel, 3B–Johnny Stevens.  T–3:55.  A–21,997.
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