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Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Yankees 3, Baltimore Orioles 2

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New York Yankees 3, Baltimore Orioles 2

Day
Discrepancies

Game Played on Saturday, August 20, 1955 (D) at Yankee Stadium I

BAL A    1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  1
NY  A    0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  6  2
BATTING
Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Causey 3b                     4   1   0   0       1   0       2   1
Abrams rf                     2   0   0   0       2   0       3   0
Philley lf                    4   0   0   0       0   1       4   0
Triandos 1b                   1   0   0   0       1   0       2   0
  Zuverink p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hale ph,1b                  2   0   2   0       0   0       4   0
Smith c                       2   1   1   1       1   0       4   2
Marsh 2b                      3   0   0   0       0   0       4   3
Diering cf                    4   0   1   0       0   1       1   0
Miranda ss                    3   0   1   0       0   1       0   5
  Pope ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Wight p,1b,p                  3   0   1   1       0   2       0   1
  Nelson ph                   1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Leppert pr                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       30   2   7   2       5   5      24  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Miranda-Marsh-Triandos, Smith-Causey-Hale.
E: Causey (11).
BATTING - 
2B: Smith (17,off Byrne).
SH: Abrams (3,off Byrne); Marsh (3,off Byrne); Smith (2,off Grim).
GDP: Smith (14,off Byrne).
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Abrams (7,2nd base by Byrne/Berra).
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bauer rf                      4   0   0   0       0   2       1   0
McDougald 2b                  2   1   0   0       1   0       3   1
Berra c                       4   0   1   0       0   0       5   2
Mantle cf                     2   1   0   0       2   0       1   0
Skowron 1b                    3   1   2   1       0   0       5   1
  Collins 1b                  1   0   0   0       0   1       5   1
Howard lf                     3   0   1   2       0   1       3   0
  Grim p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  R. Coleman p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Carey 3b                      3   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
Rizzuto ss                    3   0   0   0       0   0       4   2
Byrne p                       2   0   2   0       0   0       0   0
  Noren lf                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       27   3   6   3       3   4      27   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Rizzuto-McDougald-Skowron, Collins-Rizzuto.
E: Mantle (2), Skowron (6).
BATTING - 
2B: Skowron (16,off Wight); Howard (7,off Zuverink).
SH: McDougald (6,off Wight); Byrne (1,off Wight).
GDP: Skowron (8,off Wight); Howard (5,off Wight).
Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
Baltimore Orioles            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Wight L(2-5)                  7.1   5   3   3   3   4   0  29
Zuverink                      0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        8     6   3   3   3   4   0  32
WP: Wight (2).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Zuverink 2-2.
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New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Byrne W(12-3)                 7     5   2   1   4   4   0  30
Grim                          1.2   2   0   0   1   1   0   7
R. Coleman SV(1)              0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Totals                        9     7   2   1   5   5   0  38
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Coleman 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Ed Runge, 1B - Bill Summers, 2B - Eddie Hurley, 3B - Hank Soar
Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 10869
Starting Lineups:

   Baltimore Orioles             New York Yankees         
1. Causey              3b        Bauer               rf
2. Abrams              rf        McDougald           2b
3. Philley             lf        Berra               c
4. Triandos            1b        Mantle              cf
5. Smith               c         Skowron             1b
6. Marsh               2b        Howard              lf
7. Diering             cf        Carey               3b
8. Miranda             ss        Rizzuto             ss
9. Wight               p         Byrne               p

ORIOLES 1ST: Causey reached on an error by Skowron; Abrams out
on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Causey to second];
Philley popped to first in foul territory; Triandos walked;
Smith doubled to right [Triandos to third, Causey scored
(unearned)]; Marsh flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Bauer struck out; McDougald grounded out (shortstop
to first); Berra flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Diering grounded out (shortstop to first); Miranda
singled to right; On a bunt Wight struck out; Causey flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Mantle walked; Skowron grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Mantle out at second]; Howard
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Abrams popped to first in foul territory; Philley
made an out to shortstop; Triandos flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Carey flied out to center; Rizzuto flied out to
left; Byrne singled to left; Bauer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Smith walked; Marsh reached on a fielder's choice
on a sacrifice bunt [Smith to second]; Diering forced Marsh
(first to shortstop) [Smith to third]; Miranda made an out to
shortstop; Wight singled to center [Wight to second (error by
Mantle), Smith scored, Diering to third]; Causey made an out to
second; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: McDougald walked; Berra singled to center
[McDougald to second]; Mantle forced Berra (shortstop to second)
[McDougald to third]; Skowron doubled [Mantle to third,
McDougald scored]; WIGHT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
ZUVERINK REPLACED TRIANDOS (PITCHING); Howard doubled to center
[Skowron scored, Mantle scored]; Carey made an out to second;
Rizzuto flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Yankees 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Abrams walked; Philley struck out; HALE BATTED FOR
ZUVERINK; Hale singled to pitcher [Abrams to second]; Smith
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hale
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 5TH: HALE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); WIGHT CHANGED
POSITIONS (PITCHING); Byrne singled to center; Wight threw a
wild pitch [Byrne to second]; Bauer reached on a fielder's
choice [Byrne out at third (shortstop to second to third)];
McDougald out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Bauer to
second]; Berra flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Orioles 2, Yankees 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Marsh flied out to left; Diering singled to left;
Miranda struck out; Wight struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Orioles 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Mantle walked; On a bunt Skowron singled to third
[Mantle to second]; On a bunt Howard grounded into a double play
(catcher to third to first) [Skowron to second, Mantle out at
third]; Carey flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
2, Yankees 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: COLLINS REPLACED SKOWRON (PLAYING 1B); Causey
grounded out (third to first); Abrams walked; Abrams was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Philley grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Rizzuto reached on an error by Causey; Byrne out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Rizzuto to second]; Bauer
flied out to left; McDougald flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: GRIM REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); NOREN REPLACED
BYRNE (PLAYING LF); Hale singled; Smith out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to first) [Hale to second]; Marsh lined into a double
play (first to shortstop) [Hale out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Berra grounded out (second to first); Mantle
grounded out (shortstop to first); Collins struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: Diering was called out on strikes; POPE BATTED FOR
MIRANDA; Pope grounded out (first unassisted); NELSON BATTED FOR
WIGHT; Nelson singled to left; LEPPERT RAN FOR NELSON; Causey
walked [Leppert to second]; R. COLEMAN REPLACED GRIM (PITCHING);
Abrams flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Yankees 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Orioles          2   7   1    9
 Yankees          3   6   2    5
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