BOXSCORE: 1955 New York-AL Yankees At 1955 Washington Nationals 8/10/1955
Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Nationals AB R H RBI AVG
G.Woodling RF 5 0 1 0 .269 J.Temple 2B 3 2 0 1 .260
R.Ashburn CF 5 0 0 0 .329 H.Kuenn SS 4 1 2 0 .302
S.Burgess C 4 1 1 0 .293 R.Repulski LF 4 1 1 1 .238
H.Aaron 2B 4 2 2 1 .313 G.Bell CF 4 0 0 1 .286
B.Nieman LF 4 0 1 1 .270 A.Smith RF 3 1 1 3 .261
V.Power 1B 5 1 2 1 .302 R.Boone 3B 4 1 1 0 .300
E.Yost 3B 3 0 0 0 .206 E.Torgeson 1B 3 1 1 0 .255
H.Thompson SS 3 0 0 0 .217 R.Face P 1 0 1 1 .111
A.Fowler P 3 0 1 1 .094 H.Naragon C 3 1 1 0 .286
C.Erskine P 2 0 0 0 .167
A-J.Adcock PH,1B 2 1 1 1 .295
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Totals 36 4 8 4 Totals 33 9 9 8
A-Pinch Hit For Erskine In 6th Inning
INJURY: Smoky Burgess INJURED (for 0 more games) in 9th inning
Yankees......... 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 - 4 8 4
Nationals....... 4 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 - 9 9 1
Yankees (54-68) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
A.Fowler LOSS(2-8) 8 9 9 6 5 3 1 140 5.81 A1
Totals 8 9 9 6 5 3 1
Nationals (55-55) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
C.Erskine WIN(9-6) 6 4 2 2 4 2 0 99 5.00 A1 C9
R.Face SAVE(4th) 3 4 2 2 2 1 1 64 4.55 D1
Totals 9 8 4 4 6 3 1
ATTENDANCE- 10,592 DATE- Tuesday, August 10th 1955 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:44
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees:11 Nationals: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 2 Nationals: 0
ERRORS- H.Aaron, H.Thompson-3, A.Smith
DOUBLES- J.Adcock(3rd)
TRIPLES- R.Face
HOME RUNS- H.Aaron(22nd), A.Smith(8th)
RBIs- H.Aaron(97th), B.Nieman(19th), V.Power(78th), A.Fowler, J.Temple(25th),
R.Repulski(3rd), G.Bell(71st), A.Smith-3(36th), R.Face, J.Adcock(24th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Temple, G.Bell
WALKS- S.Burgess, H.Aaron, B.Nieman, E.Yost, H.Thompson, A.Fowler, J.Temple,
H.Kuenn, R.Repulski, A.Smith, H.Naragon
STRIKE OUTS- B.Nieman, E.Yost, H.Thompson, R.Repulski, E.Torgeson, H.Naragon
GIDP- A.Smith, R.Boone
PASSED BALLS- S.Burgess
2-out RBI- A.Fowler, H.Aaron
RLISP 2-out- B.Nieman, C.Erskine, G.Woodling-2, A.Fowler, J.Adcock
TEAM RISP- Yankees: 3 for 9 Nationals: 3 for 8
The Washington Nationals had an easy time of it at Griffith Stadium defeating
the New York-AL Yankees by a score of 9 to 4.
Washington jumped out to the early lead in the first inning scoring 4 runners
on 4 hits. The crucial at-bat was provided by Al Smith who made the crowd
happy when he rifled a three-run blast. Washington managed 9 hits in their
victory.
Carl Erskine(9-6) allowed 2 runs in 6 innings, and picked up the victory. Roy
Face gained credit for his 4th save. The losing pitcher was Art Fowler(2-8).
He allowed Washington 9 runs in 8 innings of work.
SCORESHEET: 1955 New York-AL Yankees at 1955 Washington Nationals
G.Woodli-A1 A1:Si B1:P/2 C1:E/9 *7*:G/31 E1:F/7
R.Ashbur-A1 A2:F/9 *3*:G/53 C2:G/43 D2:F/9 *9*:G/63
S.Burges-A1 A3:F/8 B3:G/63 *6*:W>b1 D3:Si E3:G/43
H.Aaron-A1 A4:W>12 b B4:G/53 C4:Si>13 D4:F/7 E4:HR>b#
1
B.Nieman-A1 A5:K *4*:G/53 C5:Si>3# *8*:G/53 E5:W>b1
12
V.Power-A1 *2*:G/43 B6:F/8 C6:Si>2# D6:Si E6:F/7
12
E.Yost-A1 A7:W>b1 B7:F/7 C7:FO/2 D7:K
H.Thomps-A1 A8:K *5*:G/3 C8:F/7 D8:W>12 b
1
A.Fowler-A1 A9:W>12 b B9:G/53 C9:G/63 D9:Si>2#
1 12
J.Temple-A1 A1:E/4 *2*:W>b1 C1:F/7 D1:PB>3# *8*:F/9
23 SF/7>3
#
H.Kuenn-A1 A2:Si>12 B2:W>12 b C2:Si D2:E/6 E2:G/13
1
R.Repuls-A1 A3:W>23 1 B3:Si>2# C3:L/5 D3:K E3:E/6
2 b1 12
G.Bell-A1 A4:SF/8>3 B4:FO/2 *5*:G/43 D4:G/43 E4:P/4
#
A.Smith-A1 A5:HR>2# B5:G-DP/6 C5:W>b1 *7*:G/43
1# b# 43>1o
R.Boone-A1 A6:Si *3*:G/43 C6:G-DP/5 D6:E/6
43>1o
E.Torges-A1 A7:Force/ B7:K *6*:Si D7:Tr>1#
R.Face-D5 36>1o b1
H.Narago-A1 A8:Si>13 B8:F/8 C8:W>12 b D8:K
1
C.Erskin-A1 A9:G/13 *4*:P/5 C9:Do>2# D9:G/43
J.Adcock-C9 13