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Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Yankees 19, Washington Senators 1

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New York Yankees 19, Washington Senators 1

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Game Played on Wednesday, April 13, 1955 (D) at Yankee Stadium I

WAS A    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  2  2
NY  A    0  0  2    5  2  4    3  3  x  -  19 16  1
BATTING
Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Yost 3b                       4   0   0   0       0   0       1   3
Busby cf                      3   0   0   0       1   1       2   0
Vernon 1b                     3   1   0   0       1   1       8   1
Runnels 2b                    4   0   1   0       0   1       5   2
Sievers lf                    3   0   1   0       1   0       2   0
Umphlett rf                   3   0   0   0       1   0       1   0
FitzGerald c                  2   0   0   0       1   1       2   0
  Oldis c                     0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Kline ss                      3   0   0   0       0   2       1   1
McDermott p                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Abernathy p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Paula ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Currie p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Roig ph                     1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Gonzales p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       28   1   2   0       5   8      24   9
FIELDING - 
E: Kline (2), McDermott (1).
PB: FitzGerald (1).
BATTING - 
Team LOB: 5.
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
McDougald 2b                  3   2   1   0       1   1       1   2
  J. Coleman 2b               2   0   0   0       0   0       3   1
Carey 3b                      6   1   2   2       0   1       1   0
Mantle cf                     5   3   3   4       0   0       4   0
Berra c                       4   2   1   2       2   0      10   0
Skowron 1b                    6   2   3   3       0   0       7   0
Bauer rf                      3   3   1   0       3   0       0   1
Cerv lf                       5   2   2   4       0   0       0   1
Rizzuto ss                    0   2   0   0       2   0       1   2
  Hunter ph,ss                1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Ford p                        5   2   3   4       0   0       0   2
Totals                       40  19  16  19       8   3      27   9
FIELDING - 
E: Berra (1).
BATTING - 
3B: Carey (1,off McDermott); Cerv (1,off Gonzales).
HR: Mantle (1,4th inning off Abernathy 2 on 2 out); Berra (1,6th inning off
Currie 1 on 0 out); Skowron (1,6th inning off Currie 0 on 0 out).
SH: Rizzuto (1,off Currie).
HBP: Mantle (1,by McDermott); Rizzuto (1,by McDermott); Cerv (1,by Currie).
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Rizzuto (1,2nd base off McDermott/FitzGerald).
PITCHING
Washington Senators          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
McDermott L(0-1)              3.1   4   6   6   3   0   0  19
Abernathy                     0.2   1   1   1   0   1   1   3
Currie                        2     5   6   5   2   1   2  15
Gonzales                      2     6   6   6   3   1   0  15
Totals                        8    16  19  18   8   3   3  52
WP: Currie (1).
HBP: McDermott 2 (2,Mantle,Rizzuto); Currie (1,Cerv).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Abernathy 2-2.
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New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ford W(1-0)                   9     2   1   1   5   8   0  33
BK: Ford (1).
Umpires: HP - Charlie Berry, 1B - Bill McKinley, 2B - Red Flaherty, 3B - Nestor Chylak
Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance: 11251
Starting Lineups:

   Washington Senators           New York Yankees         
1. Yost                3b        McDougald           2b
2. Busby               cf        Carey               3b
3. Vernon              1b        Mantle              cf
4. Runnels             2b        Berra               c
5. Sievers             lf        Skowron             1b
6. Umphlett            rf        Bauer               rf
7. FitzGerald          c         Cerv                lf
8. Kline               ss        Rizzuto             ss
9. McDermott           p         Ford                p

SENATORS 1ST: Yost flied out to center; Busby grounded out
(second to first); Vernon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: McDougald popped to third; Carey grounded out
(third to first); Mantle was hit by a pitch; Mantle safe on a
pick-off error by McDermott [Mantle to third]; Berra grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0,
Yankees 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Runnels grounded out (pitcher to first); Sievers
flied out to center; Umphlett walked; FitzGerald grounded out
(pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Skowron popped to second; Bauer flied out to
center; Cerv flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators
0, Yankees 0.

SENATORS 3RD: Kline struck out; McDermott struck out; Yost
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees
0.

YANKEES 3RD: Rizzuto walked; Ford made an out to first; Rizzuto
stole second; McDougald walked; Carey tripled to center [Rizzuto
scored, McDougald scored]; Mantle popped to second; Berra
walked; Skowron flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Senators 0, Yankees 2.

SENATORS 4TH: Busby struck out; Vernon walked; Runnels struck
out; Sievers singled to center [Sievers to second (error by
Berra), Vernon out at home (right to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Bauer singled to center; Cerv forced Bauer (second
to shortstop); Rizzuto was hit by a pitch [Cerv to second];
FitzGerald allowed a passed ball [Rizzuto to second, Cerv to
third]; Ford singled to center [Rizzuto scored, Cerv scored];
McDougald singled to left [Ford to second]; ABERNATHY REPLACED
MCDERMOTT (PITCHING); Carey struck out; Mantle homered to right
[Ford scored, McDougald scored]; Berra grounded out (first to
pitcher); 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees 7.

SENATORS 5TH: Umphlett made an out to first; FitzGerald walked;
Kline flied out to center; PAULA BATTED FOR ABERNATHY; Paula
forced FitzGerald (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Senators 0, Yankees 7.

YANKEES 5TH: CURRIE REPLACED PAULA (PITCHING); Skowron grounded
out (third to first); Bauer walked; Cerv was hit by a pitch
[Bauer to second]; Rizzuto walked [Bauer to third, Cerv to
second]; Ford singled to right [Rizzuto to third, Cerv scored,
Bauer scored, Ford to second]; McDougald struck out; Carey made
an out to first; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 0, Yankees 9.

SENATORS 6TH: J. COLEMAN REPLACED MCDOUGALD (PLAYING 2B); Yost
made an out to first; Busby walked; Vernon forced Busby (left to
second); Runnels singled to center [Vernon to third]; Ford
balked [Runnels to second, Vernon scored]; Sievers walked;
Umphlett popped to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 1,
Yankees 9.

YANKEES 6TH: Mantle singled to right; Berra homered to right
[Mantle scored]; Skowron homered to left; Bauer reached on an
error by Kline; Currie threw a wild pitch [Bauer to second];
Cerv singled to left [Bauer scored (unearned)]; Rizzuto out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Cerv to second]; Ford
grounded out (second to first) [Cerv to third]; J. Coleman flied
out to left; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Yankees
13.

SENATORS 7TH: FitzGerald struck out; Kline struck out; ROIG
BATTED FOR CURRIE; Roig struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Senators 1, Yankees 13.

YANKEES 7TH: GONZALES REPLACED ROIG (PITCHING); OLDIS REPLACED
FITZGERALD (PLAYING C ); Carey flied out to right; Mantle
grounded out (third to first); Berra walked; Skowron singled to
center [Berra to second]; Bauer walked [Berra to third, Skowron
to second]; Cerv tripled to left [Bauer scored, Skowron scored,
Berra scored]; HUNTER BATTED FOR RIZZUTO; Hunter struck out; 3
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Yankees 16.

SENATORS 8TH: HUNTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Yost popped to
second; Busby popped to second; Vernon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, Yankees 16.

YANKEES 8TH: Ford singled to center; J. Coleman made an out to
second; Carey singled to left [Ford to second]; Mantle singled
to left [Ford scored, Carey to third, Mantle to second]; Berra
popped to second; Skowron singled to left [Mantle scored, Carey
scored]; Bauer walked [Skowron to second]; Cerv forced Bauer
(shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 1,
Yankees 19.

SENATORS 9TH: Runnels flied out to center; Sievers made an out
to catcher; Umphlett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, Yankees 19.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Senators         1   2   2    5
 Yankees         19  16   1    9
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