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Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Yankees 3, Kansas City Athletics 2

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New York Yankees 3, Kansas City Athletics 2

Day

Game Played on Friday, July 29, 1955 (N) at Yankee Stadium I

KC  A    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  5  0
NY  A    0  1  0    0  0  0    1  1  x  -   3  8  1
BATTING
Kansas City Athletics        AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Power 1b                      4   1   0   0       0   0       8   3
Renna rf                      4   0   1   1       0   1       3   0
  Gorman p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Zernial lf                    4   0   1   0       0   3       2   1
  Plarski pr                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Finigan 2b                    4   0   0   0       0   1       1   4
Wilson cf                     2   0   0   0       1   0       2   0
  Billy Shantz c              0   0   0   0       1   0       1   0
Lopez 3b                      4   0   1   0       0   1       1   0
DeMaestri ss                  3   0   0   0       1   0       1   3
Astroth c                     2   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
  Simpson ph,cf               1   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Raschi p                      2   0   1   0       0   0       2   2
  Slaughter ph,rf             1   1   1   1       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   2   5   2       3   7      24  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Finigan-Power.
BATTING - 
3B: Renna (3,off Ford).
HR: Slaughter (2,8th inning off Ford 0 on 1 out).
GDP: Finigan (12,off Ford).
Team LOB: 5.
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Noren rf,lf                   4   0   1   0       0   0       2   1
McDougald 2b                  4   0   2   0       0   1       2   3
Mantle cf                     3   1   0   0       1   0       2   0
Berra c                       3   0   1   0       1   0       8   0
Skowron 1b                    4   1   1   0       0   1       9   0
  Bauer rf                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Cerv lf                       2   0   0   0       1   0       1   0
  Collins ph,1b               1   0   1   1       0   0       1   0
Carey 3b                      4   0   1   1       0   0       0   1
J. Coleman ss                 2   0   0   0       1   0       2   4
Ford p                        3   1   1   1       0   1       0   2
Totals                       30   3   8   3       4   3      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. J. Coleman-McDougald-Collins.
E: Carey (18).
BATTING - 
2B: Skowron (14,off Raschi); Noren (15,off Raschi).
HR: Ford (1,7th inning off Raschi 0 on 2 out).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Cerv (1,2nd base off Raschi/Astroth).
PITCHING
Kansas City Athletics        IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Raschi                        7     5   2   2   4   2   1  28
Gorman L(5-3)                 1     3   1   1   0   1   0   6
Totals                        8     8   3   3   4   3   1  34

New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ford W(12-5)                  9     5   2   1   3   7   1  34

Umpires: HP - Charlie Berry, 1B - Bill McKinley, 2B - Red Flaherty, 3B - Nestor Chylak
Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 13675
Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City Athletics         New York Yankees         
1. Power               1b        Noren               rf
2. Renna               rf        McDougald           2b
3. Zernial             lf        Mantle              cf
4. Finigan             2b        Berra               c
5. Wilson              cf        Skowron             1b
6. Lopez               3b        Cerv                lf
7. DeMaestri           ss        Carey               3b
8. Astroth             c         J. Coleman          ss
9. Raschi              p         Ford                p

ATHLETICS 1ST: Power grounded out (second to first); Renna
grounded out (pitcher to first); Zernial struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Noren flied out to left; McDougald struck out;
Mantle grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Finigan grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopez grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Berra grounded out (first to pitcher); Skowron
doubled to left; Cerv grounded out (shortstop to first) [Skowron
to third]; Carey singled to third [Skowron scored]; J. Coleman
lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: DeMaestri lined to shortstop; Astroth flied out
to center; Raschi grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Ford was called out on strikes; Noren flied out to
right; McDougald singled to left; Mantle walked [McDougald to
second]; Berra flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Athletics 0, Yankees 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Power reached on an error by Carey [Power to
second]; Renna tripled to right [Power scored (unearned)];
Zernial struck out; Finigan struck out; Wilson flied out to
center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Skowron flied out to left; Cerv walked; Cerv stole
second; Carey flied out to center; J. Coleman walked; Ford
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
1, Yankees 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Lopez struck out; DeMaestri walked; Astroth
grounded out (shortstop to first) [DeMaestri to second]; Raschi
singled to right [DeMaestri out at home (right to catcher)]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Noren doubled to left [Noren out at third (left to
shortstop to third)]; McDougald grounded out (pitcher to first);
Mantle flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Yankees 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Power flied out to right; Renna struck out;
Zernial struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Yankees
1.

YANKEES 6TH: Berra walked; Skowron lined into a double play
(second to first) [Berra out at first]; Cerv grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Yankees 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Finigan made an out to shortstop; Wilson walked;
Lopez flied out to left; DeMaestri made an out to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Carey grounded out (pitcher to first); J. Coleman
grounded out (second to first); Ford homered to right; Noren
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
1, Yankees 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: SIMPSON BATTED FOR ASTROTH; Simpson struck out;
SLAUGHTER BATTED FOR RASCHI; Slaughter homered to right; Power
grounded out (pitcher to first); Renna made an out to first; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: SIMPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); SLAUGHTER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BILLY SHANTZ REPLACED WILSON
(PLAYING C ); GORMAN REPLACED RENNA (PITCHING); McDougald
singled to center; Mantle forced McDougald (first to shortstop);
Berra singled to center [Mantle to third]; Skowron struck out;
COLLINS BATTED FOR CERV; Collins singled to center [Berra to
second, Mantle scored]; Carey flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Yankees 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: COLLINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); BAUER
REPLACED SKOWRON (PLAYING RF); NOREN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); Zernial singled to second; PLARSKI RAN FOR ZERNIAL; Finigan
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Plarski out at second]; Billy Shantz walked; Lopez singled to
left [Billy Shantz to second]; DeMaestri flied out to left; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Yankees 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Athletics        2   5   0    5
 Yankees          3   8   1    7
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