BOXSCORE: 1955 New York-AL Yankees At 1955 Washington Nationals 4/17/1955
Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Nationals AB R H RBI AVG
R.Ashburn CF 5 0 2 0 .333 J.Temple 2B 4 0 1 1 .273
H.Thompson 2B 4 1 1 0 .200 H.Kuenn SS 4 1 0 0 .200
A-D.Zimmer PR,2B 0 1 0 0 ---- V.Power 1B 4 1 1 0 .417
M.Minoso LF 4 2 4 0 .615 R.Campanella C 4 0 2 0 .455
H.Aaron RF 5 1 0 1 .000 R.Sievers LF 4 0 2 2 .273
S.Burgess C 5 2 2 4 .308 G.Bell CF 5 0 2 0 .385
B.Goodman 1B 5 0 2 1 .231 A.Smith RF 4 2 1 0 .273
E.Yost 3B 4 1 1 0 .200 J.Finigan 3B 3 1 1 2 .100
W.Miranda SS 3 1 1 1 .222 J.Hearn P 2 0 0 0 .000
H.Wehmeier P 3 0 1 2 .333 R.Face P 1 0 0 0 .000
J.Meyer P 1 0 0 0 .000 P.Ramos P 0 0 0 0 ----
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Totals 39 9 14 9 Totals 35 5 10 5
A-Pinch Ran For Thompson In 9th Inning
INJURY: Hank Thompson INJURED (for 0 more games) in 9th inning
Yankees......... 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 - 9 14 0
Nationals....... 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 5 10 1
Yankees (2-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
H.Wehmeier 6 7 5 5 6 2 1 107 7.50 A1 D3
J.Meyer WIN(1-0) BS(1st) 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 45 0.00 D4
Totals 9 10 5 5 6 4 1
Nationals (1-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Hearn 5 1/3 9 5 4 1 0 0 100 6.75 A1 C6
R.Face LOSS(0-1) 3 4 3 3 2 2 1 62 9.00 C7 E3
P.Ramos 0 2/3 1 1 1 0 0 0 16 9.00 E4
Totals 9 14 9 8 3 2 1
ATTENDANCE- 15,092 DATE- Saturday, April 17th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:42
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 7 Nationals:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 1 Nationals: 2
ERRORS- J.Finigan
DOUBLES- M.Minoso(1st), B.Goodman(1st), W.Miranda(1st), A.Smith(2nd)
HOME RUNS- S.Burgess(1st), J.Finigan(1st)
RBIs- H.Aaron(2nd), S.Burgess-4(4th), B.Goodman(1st), W.Miranda(2nd),
H.Wehmeier-2, J.Temple(1st), R.Sievers-2(4th), J.Finigan-2(2nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- H.Aaron
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Face
WALKS- M.Minoso, E.Yost, W.Miranda, J.Temple, H.Kuenn, V.Power, R.Campanella,
R.Sievers, J.Finigan
HIT BY PITCH- H.Thompson
STRIKE OUTS- E.Yost, J.Meyer, J.Temple, V.Power, R.Campanella, J.Hearn
GIDP- H.Aaron-2, R.Campanella
2-out RBI- R.Sievers, H.Wehmeier-2, J.Temple, B.Goodman
RLISP 2-out- G.Bell, A.Smith, H.Wehmeier, H.Kuenn, H.Aaron, R.Face-2, E.Yost
TEAM RISP- Yankees: 4 for 12 Nationals: 5 for 13
Smoky Burgess hit a homerun and had 4 RBI at Griffith Stadium as the New
York-AL Yankees beat the Washington Nationals 9 to 5.
Burgess enjoyed a fine day at the plate. He delivered a one-base hit plating
two runs in the 6th inning and delivered a solo blast in the 8th inning.
This was a game of many highs and lows for the home town fans, as the lead
kept changing - 5 times in all.
Jack Meyer(1-0) got the win allowing no runs in 3 innings. Roy Face(0-1) took
the loss in relief. He surrendered 4 hits and 2 walks in 3 innings.
SCORESHEET: 1955 New York-AL Yankees at 1955 Washington Nationals
R.Ashbur-A1 A1:Si B1:F/8 C1:F/9 *7*:Si *9*:F/9
H.Thomps-A1 A2:Force/ *3*:G/43 *6*:Si D2:FO/2 E2:HBP
D.Zimmer-E3 54>1o b1
M.Minoso-A1 A3:W>12 b B3:Si C3:Si>12 D3:Si>1o E3:Do>13
1
H.Aaron-A1 A4:G-DP/6 B4:G-DP/3 C4:E/5>23 D4:G/63 E4:FC/62>
43>1o 63>1o 12 3# 23
S.Burges-A1 *2*:L/6 *4*:G/43 C5:Si>3# *8*:HR>b# E5:G/43>3
2# 12 # 12
B.Goodma-A1 A6:F/8 B6:G/53 C6:CS/25> D6:G/3 E6:Do>2#
2o 12 Si>
23
E.Yost-A1 A7:Si B7:F/8 C7:W>12 b D7:K E7:G/63
1
W.Mirand-A1 A8:Do>13 *5*:P/4 C8:Force/ D8:W>b1
64>3# 23
1o b1
H.Wehmei-A1 A9:Si>3# B9:G/53 C9:L/5 D9:K
J.Meyer-D5 2#
J.Temple-A1 A1:W>b1 B1:F/7 C1:G/43 D1:Si>3# *8*:K
23
H.Kuenn-A1 A2:W>12 b B2:G/63 *5*:F/8 D2:L/5 E2:G/53
1
V.Power-A1 A3:W>23 1 *3*:K C3:F/7 *7*:Si E3:F/7
2 b1
R.Campan-A1 A4:G-DP/5 B4:W>b1 C4:Si D4:Si>13 *9*:K
23>3o 23
12
R.Siever-A1 A5:Si>3# B5:W>12 b C5:G/63 D5:Si>3# E5:FO/2
23 1 12
G.Bell-A1 A6:F/9 B6:FO/3 *6*:Si D6:Si>23 E6:G/3
12
A.Smith-A1 *2*:Do B7:F/9 C7:Force/ D7:Force/
64>1o b1 42>3o 23
12 b1
J.Finiga-A1 A8:HR>2# *4*:F/7 C8:W>12 b D8:Force/
b# 1 42>3o 23
12 b1
J.Hearn-A1 A9:F/7 B9:K C9:Sac/54 D9:F/7
R.Face-C6 >23 12
P.Ramos-E4