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Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Yankees 4, Kansas City Athletics 0

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New York Yankees 4, Kansas City Athletics 0

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Game Played on Thursday, June 23, 1955 (D) at Yankee Stadium I

KC  A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0
NY  A    0  0  3    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   4  7  0
BATTING
Kansas City Athletics        AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
DeMaestri ss                  4   0   1   0       0   2       2   3
Slaughter rf                  4   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
Valo lf                       3   0   0   0       0   1       4   0
Simpson cf                    2   0   0   0       1   1       1   0
Power 1b                      3   0   0   0       0   0       8   1
Finigan 2b                    3   0   0   0       0   0       3   1
Lopez 3b                      3   0   1   0       0   0       1   5
Billy Shantz c                2   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Zernial ph                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Bobby Shantz p                2   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
  Wilson ph                   1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Clete Boyer pr              0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       28   0   3   0       1   6      24  12
BATTING - 
GDP: Billy Shantz (3,off Turley).
Team LOB: 2.
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
McDougald 2b                  3   0   0   0       1   1       4   5
Bauer rf                      4   1   0   0       0   0       1   0
Mantle cf                     3   1   1   0       1   0       3   0
Berra c                       4   2   2   1       0   0       7   0
Skowron 1b                    4   0   1   1       0   0      10   0
Howard lf                     3   0   1   1       1   0       1   0
Carey 3b                      3   0   1   1       0   0       0   1
Hunter ss                     3   0   0   0       1   0       1   5
Turley p                      3   0   1   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       30   4   7   4       4   1      27  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Hunter-McDougald-Skowron, McDougald-Skowron.
BATTING - 
2B: Skowron (8,off Bobby Shantz); Berra (11,off Bobby Shantz).
3B: Carey (5,off Bobby Shantz).
SF: Carey (4,off Bobby Shantz).
IBB: Hunter (2,by Bobby Shantz); Howard (4,by Bobby Shantz).
Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Kansas City Athletics        IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Bobby Shantz L(3-6)           8     7   4   4   4   1   0  35
IBB: Bobby Shantz 2 (9,Hunter,Howard).
New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Turley W(9-6)                 9     3   0   0   1   6   0  29

Umpires: HP - Joe Paparella, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Eddie Rommel
Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance: 7444
Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City Athletics         New York Yankees         
1. DeMaestri           ss        McDougald           2b
2. Slaughter           rf        Bauer               rf
3. Valo                lf        Mantle              cf
4. Simpson             cf        Berra               c
5. Power               1b        Skowron             1b
6. Finigan             2b        Howard              lf
7. Lopez               3b        Carey               3b
8. Billy Shantz        c         Hunter              ss
9. Bobby Shantz        p         Turley              p

ATHLETICS 1ST: DeMaestri struck out; Slaughter was called out on
strikes; Valo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: McDougald struck out; Bauer grounded out (third to
first); Mantle singled to center; Berra flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Simpson struck out; Power grounded out (pitcher
to first); Finigan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Skowron lined to third; Howard grounded out (third
to first); Carey tripled to left; Hunter was walked
intentionally; Turley forced Hunter (shortstop to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Lopez flied out to right; Billy Shantz grounded
out (shortstop to first); Bobby Shantz popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: McDougald walked; Bauer forced McDougald (pitcher
to shortstop); Mantle walked [Bauer to second]; Berra singled to
right [Mantle to third, Bauer scored]; Skowron doubled [Berra to
third, Mantle scored]; Howard was walked intentionally; Carey
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Berra scored]; Hunter lined to
left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: DeMaestri struck out; Slaughter flied out to
center; Valo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Turley singled to left; McDougald forced Turley
(shortstop to second); Bauer made an out to shortstop; Mantle
forced McDougald (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Athletics 0, Yankees 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Simpson flied out to center; Power grounded out
(third to first); Finigan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Berra grounded out (first to pitcher); Skowron
grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Lopez singled to center; Billy Shantz grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lopez out at
second]; Bobby Shantz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Carey grounded out (third to first); Hunter lined
to left; Turley grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: DeMaestri singled to left; Slaughter made an out
to first; Valo lined into a double play (second to first)
[DeMaestri out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: McDougald grounded out (third to first); Bauer
flied out to left; Mantle made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Simpson walked; Power popped to second in foul
territory; Finigan forced Simpson (second to shortstop); Lopez
forced Finigan (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Athletics 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Berra doubled to center; Skowron grounded out
(second to first) [Berra to third]; Howard singled to center
[Berra scored]; Carey flied out to right; Hunter flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: ZERNIAL BATTED FOR BILLY SHANTZ; Zernial struck
out; WILSON BATTED FOR BOBBY SHANTZ; Wilson singled to left;
CLETE BOYER RAN FOR WILSON; DeMaestri flied out to left;
Slaughter flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
0, Yankees 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Athletics        0   3   0    2
 Yankees          4   7   0    7
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