BOXSCORE: 1955 New York-AL Yankees At 1955 Cleveland Indians 5/17/1955
Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Indians AB R H RBI AVG
R.Ashburn CF 4 1 1 0 .291 R.Bridges SS 4 0 1 0 .450
E.Yost 3B 4 0 1 0 .143 G.Baker 2B 4 1 1 0 .229
H.Aaron RF 3 1 1 1 .309 T.Williams RF 3 3 3 1 .378
A.Rosen 1B 3 0 0 0 .206 A.Kaline CF 4 0 1 0 .338
B-V.Power PH,1B 1 0 0 0 .355 D.Long 1B 3 1 2 2 .324
J.O'Brien 2B 1 0 0 0 .087 R.Jackson 3B 2 0 0 1 .284
A-D.Zimmer 2B 2 1 1 1 .167 D.Ennis LF 3 0 0 0 .237
D-B.Goodman PH 1 0 0 0 .236 F-G.Stephens PH 1 0 1 0 .286
E-H.Thompson 2B 0 0 0 0 .187 F.House C 3 0 1 0 .286
M.Minoso LF 3 1 2 0 .277 B.Hoeft P 1 0 0 0 .083
S.Burgess C 3 0 0 1 .365 C-C.Courtney PH 1 0 0 0 .279
W.Miranda SS 3 0 0 0 .231 H.Wilhelm P 0 0 0 0 .500
J.Wilson P 4 0 0 0 .050 B.Henry P 0 0 0 0 .000
G.Zuverink P 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Consuegra P 0 0 0 0 .000
G-G.Kell PH 1 0 1 1 .317
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Totals 32 4 6 3 Totals 30 5 11 5
A-Subbed Defensively (2B) For O'Brien In 1st Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Rosen In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Hoeft In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Zimmer In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Goodman In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Ennis In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Consuegra In 9th Inning
INJURY: Johnny O'Brien INJURED (for 0 more games) in 1st inning
Yankees......... 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 6 0
Indians......... 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 - 5 11 2
Yankees (16-17) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Wilson LOSS(2-4) 8 1/3 9 5 5 1 4 1 113 4.35 A1 D6
G.Zuverink 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 7 4.38 D7
Totals 8 1/3 11 5 5 2 4 1
Indians (20-17) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
B.Hoeft 7 5 3 2 4 4 0 116 3.38 A1 D4
H.Wilhelm 0 1/3 1 1 1 0 1 0 6 4.44 D5 D6
B.Henry 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 1.26 D7 E2
S.Consuegra WIN(2-1) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.19 E3
Totals 9 6 4 3 5 5 0
ATTENDANCE- 7,830 DATE- Monday, May 17th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:30
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 8 Indians: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 1 Indians: 0
ERRORS- G.Baker-2
DOUBLES- H.Aaron(12th), G.Baker(1st), T.Williams(7th)
TRIPLES- M.Minoso(3rd), D.Long(4th)
HOME RUNS- T.Williams(13th)
RBIs- H.Aaron(26th), D.Zimmer(1st), S.Burgess(22nd), T.Williams(23rd),
D.Long-2(16th), R.Jackson(16th), G.Kell(6th)
STOLEN BASES- E.Yost(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- R.Ashburn, A.Kaline
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Jackson, B.Hoeft
SACRIFICE FLIES- H.Aaron, S.Burgess, D.Long, R.Jackson
WALKS- R.Ashburn, E.Yost, H.Aaron, M.Minoso, W.Miranda, T.Williams, F.House
STRIKE OUTS- E.Yost, A.Rosen-2, B.Goodman, J.Wilson, R.Bridges, D.Long, F.House,
B.Hoeft
GIDP- A.Kaline
2-out RBI- D.Long, T.Williams
RLISP 2-out- J.O'Brien, R.Ashburn-2, S.Burgess-2, R.Bridges, R.Jackson, H.Aaron
TEAM RISP- Yankees: 1 for 10 Indians: 4 for 8
WEB GEMS- Bot 2nd: Don Zimmer robbed Del Ennis of a base hit.
Bot 3rd: Eddie Yost robbed Frank House of a base hit.
Cleveland Indians broke the deadlock in their last at bats, pulling out a 5
to 4 win over the New York-AL Yankees and sending their hometown fans home
smiling.
The game was won by Cleveland when they scored a run in the bottom of the 9th
inning. Dale Long lined a single. Randy Jackson was next and he laid down a
sacrifice bunt. Gene Stephens then smacked a single. Frank House followed
next and he was walked intentionally to load the bases. George Kell stepped
into the box and laced a one-base hit giving Cleveland the victory as 7,830
happy fans celebrated wildly. Cleveland had 11 hits overall, while New
York-AL had 6.
Sandy Consuegra(2-1) got credit for the victory, pitching 1/3 of an inning and
allowing no runs. Jim Wilson(2-4) suffered the loss. He pitched 8 and 1/3
innings giving up 9 hits and 1 walk.
SCORESHEET: 1955 New York-AL Yankees at 1955 Cleveland Indians
R.Ashbur-A1 A1:Si B1:W>b1 C1:G/3 D1:FO/2 E1:G/31
E.Yost-A1 A2:Si>13 B2:CS/24> *5*:K *7*:G/53 E2:W>b1
1o L/4
H.Aaron-A1 A3:SF/8>3 *4*:W>b1 C3:Do D3:G/63 E3:SB>12
# 12 G/3
A.Rosen-A1 A4:K B4:G/31>1 C4:K D4:G/53
V.Power-D4 2
J.O'Brie-A1 A5:G/63 B5:Si>2# C5:E/4>23 *8*:K
D.Zimmer-A6
B.Goodma-D5+
M.Minoso-A1 *2*:G/3 B6:Si>13 C6:IW>12 D6:Tr
b1
S.Burges-A1 A7:P/6 B7:F/9 C7:P/4 D7:SF/7>3
#
W.Mirand-A1 A8:G/63 B8:IW>12 *6*:FO/2 D8:F/7
b1
J.Wilson-A1 *3*:K B9:E/4>3# C9:P/6 *9*:G/63
G.Zuveri-E4 23 12
R.Bridge-A1 A1:Si B1:G/43 C1:K *8*:G/53
G.Baker-A1 A2:P/5 *4*:Do *6*:G/63 D2:L/5
T.Willia-A1 A3:Si>12 B3:W>b1 C3:Do D3:HR>b#
A.Kaline-A1 A4:G-DP/6 B4:Si>23 C4:F/7 D4:FO/2
43>1o 12
D.Long-A1 *2*:K B5:SF/9>3 C5:Tr>2# *9*:Si
# 23
R.Jackso-A1 A6:G/13 B6:SF/7>3 C6:P/6 D6:Sac/54
# CS/24>1 >12
o
D.Ennis-A1 A7:G/43 *5*:F/8 *7*:G/53 D7:Si>23
G.Stephe-D7
F.House-A1 *3*:G/53 B8:Si C8:K D8:IW>12
b1
B.Hoeft-A1 A9:K B9:Sac/14 C9:G/31 D9:Si>3#
C.Courtn-C9 >12 23 12
H.Wilhel-D1+