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Boston Red Sox @ 
New York Yankees
1955-09-16 · Night game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 50987 · 78°F · 2:52
New York Yankees defeated Boston Red Sox 5–4. New York Yankees put up 2 in the 9th. Jim Konstanty earned the win. Yogi Berra went 2-for-5 with 2 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | |
| NYA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
W: Jim Konstanty L: Ellis Kinder SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Hank Soar · 1B: Johnny Stevens · 2B: Ed Runge · 3B: Bill Summers · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Billy Goodman | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Klaus | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Karl Olson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jackie Jensen | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Norm Zauchin | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Sammy White | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Grady Hatton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jim Piersall | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ted Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Billy Consolo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eddie Joost | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Faye Throneberry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
New York Yankees — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hank Bauer | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Gil McDougald | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Yogi Berra | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Mickey Mantle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Collins | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Irv Noren | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Martin | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Phil Rizzuto | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Whitey Ford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Elston Howard | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eddie Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Skowron | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Sullivan | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
 Tom Hurd | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ellis Kinder | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
New York Yankees — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitey Ford | 7.2 | 10 | 3 | 5 |
 Jim Konstanty | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Billy Goodman: S8
- Billy Klaus: W.1-2
- Karl Olson: 46(1)3/GDP.2-3
- Jackie Jensen: 7
Bot 1
- Hank Bauer: S7.BX2(74)
- Gil McDougald: 63
- Yogi Berra: 31
Top 2
- Norm Zauchin: 5
- Sammy White: 13
- Grady Hatton: 9/L
Bot 2
- Mickey Mantle: S5/BG
- Joe Collins: S8.1-2
- Irv Noren: 8/8D.2-3
- Billy Martin: S9.1-3;3-H
- Phil Rizzuto: 3/G/SH.1-2
- Whitey Ford: W
- Hank Bauer: 4
Top 3
- Jim Piersall: S6
- Frank Sullivan: FC/SH.1-2
- Billy Goodman: 5
- Billy Klaus: 8
- Karl Olson: 64(1)/FO
Bot 3
- Gil McDougald: K/C
- Yogi Berra: 8
- Elston Howard: 7/L
Top 4
- Jackie Jensen: 5/L
- Norm Zauchin: K
- Sammy White: 9
Bot 4
- Joe Collins: 6/L
- Irv Noren: 8
- Billy Martin: S7
- Phil Rizzuto: D8.1-H(E8)(NR)(UR)
- Whitey Ford: W
- Hank Bauer: 64(1)/FO
Top 5
- Grady Hatton: W
- Jim Piersall: S8.1-2
- Frank Sullivan: 15(2)/FO.1-2
- Ted Williams: W.2-3;1-2
- Billy Klaus: K
- Karl Olson: K
Bot 5
- Gil McDougald: 63
- Yogi Berra: HR/9
- Elston Howard: 53
- Joe Collins: 43
Top 6
- Jackie Jensen: S7
- Norm Zauchin: S9.1-3
- Sammy White: 64(1)3/GDP.3-H(NR)
- Grady Hatton: 13
Bot 6
- Irv Noren: 9/L
- Billy Martin: 63
- Phil Rizzuto: W
- Whitey Ford: 4/L
Top 7
- Jim Piersall: 9
- Billy Consolo: S4
- Eddie Joost: K
- Billy Klaus: 8/L
Bot 7
- Hank Bauer: 63
- Gil McDougald: 53
- Yogi Berra: 7
Top 8
- Karl Olson: 4
- Jackie Jensen: S7
- Norm Zauchin: S7.1-3
- Sammy White: S7.1-2;3-H
- Grady Hatton: K/C
- Jim Piersall: S7.1X3(7E5);2-H
- Faye Throneberry: D9.1-3;3-H(UR)
- Eddie Joost: W
- Billy Klaus: 43
Bot 8
- Elston Howard: 43
- Joe Collins: S9
- Irv Noren: HP.1-2
- Billy Martin: 8
- Eddie Robinson: 9
Top 9
- Karl Olson: 7
- Jackie Jensen: 8/L
- Norm Zauchin: 9
Bot 9
- Bill Skowron: 5/FL
- Hank Bauer: HR/7
- Gil McDougald: 6
- Yogi Berra: HR/9
Notes & reviews
- Mickey Mantle left with injured right thigh