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Boston Red Sox @ New York Yankees

1955-04-24 · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 13363 · overcast, rain · 2:12

Boston Red Sox defeated New York Yankees 1–0. Willard Nixon earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	7
NYA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2

W: Willard Nixon L: Eddie Lopat SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Grieve · 1B: Johnny Stevens · 2B: Larry Napp · 3B: John Rice · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Goodman	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Piersall	4	0	1	0	0	0
Faye Throneberry	3	1	1	0	1	0
Jackie Jensen	4	0	0	0	0	0
Sammy White	3	0	0	0	1	0
Norm Zauchin	4	0	2	1	0	0
Ted Lepcio	4	0	0	0	0	1
Owen Friend	3	0	2	0	0	0
Willard Nixon	3	0	0	0	0	2

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Hank Bauer	4	0	0	1
Andy Carey	4	0	0	0
Mickey Mantle	4	0	0	2
Yogi Berra	3	0	1	0
Bill Skowron	4	1	0	0
Irv Noren	2	0	1	0
Gil McDougald	2	0	1	0
Billy Hunter	3	0	0	0
Eddie Lopat	3	1	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Willard Nixon	9.0	2	3	4

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Eddie Lopat	9.0	7	2	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Goodman: S#
Jim Piersall: 7
Faye Throneberry: 13.1-2
Jackie Jensen: 53

Bot 1

Hank Bauer: 6/L
Andy Carey: 13
Mickey Mantle: K

Top 2

Sammy White: 3/FL
Norm Zauchin: 43
Ted Lepcio: 8

Bot 2

Yogi Berra: 5
Bill Skowron: S7
Irv Noren: 5/FL
Gil McDougald: W.1-2
Billy Hunter: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

Owen Friend: 7
Willard Nixon: K/C
Billy Goodman: 63

Bot 3

Eddie Lopat: K
Hank Bauer: 53
Andy Carey: 7

Top 4

Jim Piersall: D
Faye Throneberry: 8/8D.2-3
Jackie Jensen: FC6.3XH(62)
Sammy White: SB2
Sammy White: 3

Bot 4

Mickey Mantle: 3/G
Yogi Berra: W
Bill Skowron: 64(1)/FO
Irv Noren: 13

Top 5

Norm Zauchin: 53
Ted Lepcio: K/C
Owen Friend: S7
Willard Nixon: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Gil McDougald: 63
Billy Hunter: 13
Eddie Lopat: 31

Top 6

Billy Goodman: 43
Jim Piersall: 43
Faye Throneberry: W
Jackie Jensen: 4/L

Bot 6

Hank Bauer: K
Andy Carey: 63
Mickey Mantle: K

Top 7

Sammy White: 5/L
Norm Zauchin: S7
Ted Lepcio: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Yogi Berra: 3/G
Bill Skowron: 2/FL
Irv Noren: W
Gil McDougald: 53

Top 8

Owen Friend: S7.BX2(74)
Willard Nixon: K/C
Billy Goodman: 5

Bot 8

Billy Hunter: 7
Eddie Lopat: S7
Hank Bauer: 4/L
Andy Carey: 43

Top 9

Jim Piersall: 63
Faye Throneberry: S7
Jackie Jensen: 3/G.1-2
Sammy White: IW
Norm Zauchin: S9.1-3;2-H
Ted Lepcio: 64(1)/FO

Bot 9

Mickey Mantle: 7
Yogi Berra: 43
Bill Skowron: 8

Notes & reviews

76 minute rain delay before start of game

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