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New York Yankees @ 
Washington Senators
1955-09-20 · Night game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 11717 · 2:49
New York Yankees defeated Washington Senators 9–7. New York Yankees put up 6 in the 7th. Whitey Ford earned the win and Tommy Byrne picked up the save. Jim Lemon went 1-for-1 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYA | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | |
| WS1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
W: Whitey Ford L: Pedro Ramos SV: Tommy Byrne
Umpires — HP: Bill Grieve · 1B: Eddie Hurley · 2B: Jim Honochick · 3B: Nestor Chylak · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
New York Yankees — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hank Bauer | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Irv Noren | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
 Gil McDougald | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Yogi Berra | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Joe Collins | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Elston Howard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Martin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jerry Coleman | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Whitey Ford | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Senators — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eddie Yost | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Pete Runnels | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mickey Vernon | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Roy Sievers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos Paula | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Umphlett | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ed FitzGerald | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Valdivielso | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Pedro Ramos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jim Lemon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Harmon Killebrew | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ernie Oravetz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Julio Becquer | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Yankees — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitey Ford | 7.2 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
 Rip Coleman | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Konstanty | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Gerry Staley | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Tommy Byrne | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Senators — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Ramos | 6.1 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Dean Stone | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Webbo Clarke | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Hank Bauer: D9
- Irv Noren: K
- Gil McDougald: K
- Yogi Berra: 8
Bot 1
- Eddie Yost: 63
- Pete Runnels: S7
- Mickey Vernon: S8.B-2;1-H(E8)(NR)(UR)
- Roy Sievers: 6(B)4(2)/LDP
Top 2
- Joe Collins: 43
- Elston Howard: 63
- Billy Martin: 2/FL
Bot 2
- Carlos Paula: S9
- Tom Umphlett: K
- Ed FitzGerald: 46(1)3/GDP
Top 3
- Jerry Coleman: W
- Whitey Ford: S7.1-2
- Hank Bauer: 35(2)/FO.1-2
- Irv Noren: D9.1-3;2-H
- Gil McDougald: 9/SF.3-H
- Yogi Berra: W
- Joe Collins: S9.1-3;2-H
- Elston Howard: 8
Bot 3
- Jose Valdivielso: K
- Pedro Ramos: K/C
- Eddie Yost: S8
- Pete Runnels: 7
Top 4
- Billy Martin: S8
- Jerry Coleman: 46(1)3/GDP
- Whitey Ford: 63
Bot 4
- Mickey Vernon: 7
- Roy Sievers: 63
- Carlos Paula: 7
Top 5
- Hank Bauer: 7
- Irv Noren: W
- Gil McDougald: 8
- Yogi Berra: 43
Bot 5
- Tom Umphlett: 7/7D
- Ed FitzGerald: 53
- Jose Valdivielso: K/C
Top 6
- Joe Collins: 43
- Elston Howard: 8
- Billy Martin: W
- Jerry Coleman: CS2(24)
Bot 6
- Pedro Ramos: K
- Eddie Yost: 53
- Pete Runnels: 43
Top 7
- Jerry Coleman: HP
- Whitey Ford: S9.1-3
- Hank Bauer: HP.1-2
- Irv Noren: S9.1-H(E9)(NR);2-H;3-H;B-2(TH)
- Gil McDougald: 14/SH.2-3
- Yogi Berra: T9.3-H
- Joe Collins: T8.3-H
- Elston Howard: 9/SF.3-H
- Billy Martin: 4/L
Bot 7
- Mickey Vernon: 8
- Roy Sievers: 4
- Carlos Paula: 7/7D
Top 8
- Jerry Coleman: S1
- Whitey Ford: 64(1)/FO
- Hank Bauer: 5/FL
- Irv Noren: K
Bot 8
- Tom Umphlett: W
- Ed FitzGerald: 9
- Jim Lemon: HR/7.1-H
- Harmon Killebrew: K
- Eddie Yost: W
- Pete Runnels: W.1-2
- Mickey Vernon: S7.1-3;2-H
- Roy Sievers: D9.1-3;3-H
- Carlos Paula: 13
Top 9
- Gil McDougald: S9
- Yogi Berra: K
- Joe Collins: 53/SH.1-2
- Elston Howard: 63
Bot 9
- Tom Umphlett: D7
- Ernie Oravetz: 9
- Tom Wright: 8
- Julio Becquer: S6.B-2(E6);2-H(NR)
- Eddie Yost: S8.2-H(UR)
- Pete Runnels: 7