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Scores
Standings
NYY
@BOS
4
8
KCA
@CHW
1
7
CLE
@DET
5
3
CHC
@CIN
6
4
 
(10)
BRO
@NYG
10
8
PHI
@PIT
4
3
MLN
@STL
7
8
 
(11)
Thursday, April 14, 1955
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 22,246, Time of Game: 2:32
Yankees
4
1-1
 Lost 1 
3rd, 1 GB
at Red Sox
8
2-0
 Won 2 
1st
W: Willard Nixon (1-0)
L: Bob Grim (0-1)
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   0  0  2   0  2  0    4  9  0
Red Sox         1  1  0   1  0  2   1  2  X    8 10  0

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Hank Bauer RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .611 -0.097 1.28 0.000 -0.097 -1.0 1 0
   Joe Collins RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 .500 1.000 0.008 0.27 0.013 -0.005 -0.0 1 0
Andy Carey 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .673 -0.040 0.82 0.043 -0.083 -0.6 1 1
Mickey Mantle CF 2 1 1 0 2 0 .571 1.700 0.124 0.91 0.134 -0.011 1.3 0 0
Yogi Berra C 4 1 0 0 0 1 .125 .800 -0.153 1.50 0.000 -0.153 -1.6 8 0
Bill Skowron 1B 3 2 2 0 1 0 .556 1.489 0.124 1.23 0.142 -0.018 1.3 9 0
Bob Cerv LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1.095 -0.012 0.43 0.000 -0.012 -0.1 0 0
   Irv Noren PH-LF 2 0 1 2 0 0 .500 1.500 0.006 2.71 0.184 -0.177 0.1 0 0 2B,GDP
   Elston Howard LF 1 0 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.060 1.38 0.060 0.000 1.0 0 0
Jerry Coleman 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .333 .667 -0.067 1.51 0.093 -0.159 -0.2 3 2 CS
Phil Rizzuto SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 .500 1.333 0.029 0.77 0.054 -0.025 0.3 0 2
   Eddie Robinson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.155 3.52 0.000 -0.155 -1.0
   Billy Hunter SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Bob Grim P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .500 0.009 1.25 0.041 -0.032 0.1 0 1 HBP
   Enos Slaughter PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.016 0.63 0.000 -0.016 -0.2
   Tom Sturdivant P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Tommy Byrne PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.010 0.38 0.000 -0.010 -0.3
Team Totals 32 4 9 4 5 5 .281 .707 -0.190 1.21 0.764 -0.953 -0.9 24 6
2B: I Noren (1, off W Nixon).
HBP: B Grim (1, by W Nixon).
TB: I Noren 2; B Skowron 2; J Coleman 2; M Mantle; P Rizzuto; E Howard; J Collins.
GIDP: I Noren (1).
RBI: I Noren 2 (2); J Coleman (1); E Howard (1).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 5 for 10.
Baserunning
CS: J Coleman (1, 2nd base by W Nixon/S White).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Billy Goodman 2B 4 1 2 1 1 0 .444 1.167 0.130 0.56 0.142 -0.012 1.3 4 2 2B
Eddie Joost SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 .222 .522 0.020 0.48 0.060 -0.040 -0.6 2 4
Faye Throneberry LF 3 0 1 2 0 0 .250 .722 -0.020 0.69 0.024 -0.044 0.5 1 1 2B,SF
Jackie Jensen RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 .375 .819 -0.016 0.64 0.032 -0.048 -0.9 1 0
Sammy White C 3 1 1 2 1 0 .250 .958 0.138 0.66 0.155 -0.017 1.1 6 1 HR
Norm Zauchin 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .111 -0.052 0.66 0.010 -0.062 -0.6 4 0
Ted Lepcio 3B 3 2 1 0 0 1 .429 1.929 0.048 0.47 0.067 -0.019 0.9 3 2 2B,HBP
Jim Piersall CF 3 1 1 1 0 1 .667 2.048 0.067 0.49 0.084 -0.017 0.6 3 0 HR,SH
Willard Nixon P 3 1 1 0 0 1 .333 1.333 -0.032 0.56 0.026 -0.058 0.2 2 0 3B
   Ellis Kinder P 1 0 1 2 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.026 0.44 0.026 0.000 1.1 1 1
Team Totals 32 8 10 8 3 7 .312 1.035 0.309 0.57 0.626 -0.317 3.6 27 11
2B: B Goodman (2, off B Grim); F Throneberry (2, off T Sturdivant); T Lepcio (1, off B Grim).
3B: W Nixon (1, off T Sturdivant).
HR: S White (1, off B Grim; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF); J Piersall (1, off B Grim; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).
SF: F Throneberry (1, off B Grim).
SH: J Piersall (1, off T Sturdivant).
HBP: T Lepcio (1, by T Sturdivant).
TB: S White 4; J Piersall 4; B Goodman 3; W Nixon 3; F Throneberry 2; T Lepcio 2; E Joost; J Jensen; E Kinder.
RBI: F Throneberry 2 (3); S White 2 (2); E Kinder 2 (2); B Goodman (2); J Piersall (1).
2-out RBI: B Goodman; J Piersall.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 4 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 2. T Lepcio-N Zauchin; E Kinder-E Joost.
Outfield Assists: F Throneberry (I Noren at home plate).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Grim, L (0-1) 6 7 5 5 1 5 2 7.50 26 42 -0.238 0.70 -1.7
Tom Sturdivant 2 3 3 3 2 2 0 13.50 12 0 0 -0.071 0.28 -1.9
Team Totals 8 10 8 8 3 7 2 9.00 38 42 0 0 -0.309 1.21 -3.6

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Willard Nixon, W (1-0) 7.1 9 4 4 5 4 0 4.91 34 43 0.019 1.23 -0.6
Ellis Kinder, S (1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 4 2 0 0.172 1.04 1.5
Team Totals 9 9 4 4 5 5 0 4.00 38 43 2 0 0.191 0.57 0.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: T Sturdivant (1; T Lepcio); W Nixon (1; B Grim).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill McKinley, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Charlie Berry.
Time of Game: 2:32.
Attendance: 22,246.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Boston Red Sox
1 Hank Bauer RF 1 Billy Goodman 2B
2 Andy Carey 3B 2 Eddie Joost SS
3 Mickey Mantle CF 3 Faye Throneberry LF
4 Yogi Berra C 4 Jackie Jensen RF
5 Bill Skowron 1B 5 Sammy White C
6 Bob Cerv LF 6 Norm Zauchin 1B
7 Jerry Coleman 2B 7 Ted Lepcio 3B
8 Phil Rizzuto SS 8 Jim Piersall CF
9 Bob Grim P 9 Willard Nixon P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 0-3 1 12- RR NYY I. Noren W. Nixon -18% 63% Double to CF; Berra Scores; Skowron Scores
t4 0-2 1 123 OO NYY I. Noren W. Nixon 18% 78% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
t8 4-6 1 12- OO NYY E. Robinson E. Kinder 16% 94% Line Drive Double Play: P-SS
b6 3-2 0 1-- RR BOS S. White B. Grim 14% 91% Home Run; Jensen Scores
t8 3-6 1 12- R NYY J. Coleman W. Nixon -9% 78% Single to 2B; Skowron Scores; Howard to 2B

Play By Play

Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Willard Nixon facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O NYY H. Bauer W. Nixon 2% 52% Flyball: 3B
t1 0-0 1 --- O NYY A. Carey W. Nixon 2% 54% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 --- O NYY M. Mantle W. Nixon 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Bob Grim facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- BOS B. Goodman B. Grim 6% 61% Double to LF
b1 0-0 0 -2- BOS E. Joost B. Grim 6% 67% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Goodman to 3B
b1 0-0 0 1-3 RO BOS F. Throneberry B. Grim -2% 64% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Goodman Scores
b1 1-0 1 1-- O BOS J. Jensen B. Grim -2% 62% Flyball: 1B
b1 1-0 2 1-- BOS S. White B. Grim 2% 64% Walk; Joost to 2B
b1 1-0 2 12- O BOS N. Zauchin B. Grim -4% 60% Flyball: 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Willard Nixon facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- O NYY Y. Berra W. Nixon 2% 62% Flyball: RF
t2 0-1 1 --- O NYY B. Skowron W. Nixon 2% 64% Flyball: P
t2 0-1 2 --- O NYY B. Cerv W. Nixon 1% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Yankees' Bob Grim facing 7-8-9
b2 1-0 0 --- BOS T. Lepcio B. Grim 5% 71% Double to LF
b2 1-0 0 -2- O BOS J. Piersall B. Grim -1% 69% Foul Flyball: 2B; Lepcio to 3B
b2 1-0 1 --3 O BOS W. Nixon B. Grim -5% 64% Groundout: P-1B
b2 1-0 2 --3 R BOS B. Goodman B. Grim 8% 72% Single to LF; Lepcio Scores
b2 2-0 2 1-- O BOS E. Joost B. Grim -2% 70% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Willard Nixon facing 7-8-9
t3 0-2 0 --- O NYY J. Coleman W. Nixon 3% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-2 1 --- NYY P. Rizzuto W. Nixon -3% 70% Walk
t3 0-2 1 1-- O NYY B. Grim W. Nixon 3% 73% Strikeout
t3 0-2 2 1-- O NYY H. Bauer W. Nixon 2% 76% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Yankees' Bob Grim facing 3-4-5
b3 2-0 0 --- O BOS F. Throneberry B. Grim -2% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 2-0 1 --- O BOS J. Jensen B. Grim -1% 73% Strikeout Looking
b3 2-0 2 --- O BOS S. White B. Grim -1% 72% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Willard Nixon facing 2-3-4
t4 0-2 0 --- NYY A. Carey W. Nixon -4% 68% Walk
t4 0-2 0 1-- NYY M. Mantle W. Nixon -7% 61% Single to CF; Carey to 2B
t4 0-2 0 12- O NYY Y. Berra W. Nixon 6% 68% Strikeout Looking
t4 0-2 1 12- NYY B. Skowron W. Nixon -7% 60% Single to RF; Carey to 3B; Mantle to 2B
Irv Noren pinch hits for Bob Cerv (LF) batting 6th
t4 0-2 1 123 OO NYY I. Noren W. Nixon 18% 78% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Yankees' Bob Grim facing 6-7-8
Irv Noren moves from PH to LF
b4 2-0 0 --- O BOS N. Zauchin B. Grim -2% 76% Lineout: 3B
b4 2-0 1 --- O BOS T. Lepcio B. Grim -1% 75% Strikeout
b4 2-0 2 --- R BOS J. Piersall B. Grim 8% 83% Home Run
b4 3-0 2 --- O BOS W. Nixon B. Grim -1% 83% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Red Sox' Willard Nixon facing 7-8-9
t5 0-3 0 --- O NYY J. Coleman W. Nixon 2% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-3 1 --- NYY P. Rizzuto W. Nixon -3% 83% Single to LF
t5 0-3 1 1-- NYY B. Grim W. Nixon -4% 79% Hit By Pitch; Rizzuto to 2B
t5 0-3 1 12- O NYY H. Bauer W. Nixon 5% 83% Strikeout Looking
t5 0-3 2 12- O NYY A. Carey W. Nixon 4% 88% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Yankees' Bob Grim facing 1-2-3
b5 3-0 0 --- O BOS B. Goodman B. Grim -1% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 3-0 1 --- O BOS E. Joost B. Grim -1% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 3-0 2 --- O BOS F. Throneberry B. Grim -1% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Red Sox' Willard Nixon facing 3-4-5
t6 0-3 0 --- NYY M. Mantle W. Nixon -4% 81% Walk
t6 0-3 0 1-- O NYY Y. Berra W. Nixon 4% 85% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t6 0-3 1 1-- NYY B. Skowron W. Nixon -4% 81% Single to RF; Berra to 2B
t6 0-3 1 12- RR NYY I. Noren W. Nixon -18% 63% Double to CF; Berra Scores; Skowron Scores
t6 2-3 1 -2- O NYY J. Coleman W. Nixon 7% 70% Single to LF; Noren out at Hm/LF-C
t6 2-3 2 1-- O NYY P. Rizzuto W. Nixon 4% 74% Coleman Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Yankees' Bob Grim facing 4-5-6
Elston Howard replaces Irv Noren playing LF batting 6th
Joe Collins replaces Hank Bauer playing RF batting 1st
b6 3-2 0 --- BOS J. Jensen B. Grim 3% 77% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b6 3-2 0 1-- RR BOS S. White B. Grim 14% 91% Home Run; Jensen Scores
b6 5-2 0 --- O BOS N. Zauchin B. Grim -1% 90% Foul Flyball: 1B
b6 5-2 1 --- O BOS T. Lepcio B. Grim -1% 89% Flyball: RF
b6 5-2 2 --- O BOS J. Piersall B. Grim -0% 89% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-5, Red Sox' Willard Nixon facing 8-9-1
t7 2-5 0 --- O NYY P. Rizzuto W. Nixon 3% 91% Flyball: LF
Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Bob Grim (P) batting 9th
t7 2-5 1 --- O NYY E. Slaughter W. Nixon 2% 93% Strikeout
t7 2-5 2 --- NYY J. Collins W. Nixon -1% 92% Single to CF
t7 2-5 2 1-- O NYY A. Carey W. Nixon 2% 94% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Yankees' Tom Sturdivant facing 9-1-2
Tom Sturdivant replaces Enos Slaughter (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 5-2 0 --- BOS W. Nixon T. Sturdivant 3% 96% Triple to CF
b7 5-2 0 --3 BOS B. Goodman T. Sturdivant 0% 97% Walk
b7 5-2 0 1-3 O BOS E. Joost T. Sturdivant -1% 96% Strikeout
b7 5-2 1 1-3 R BOS F. Throneberry T. Sturdivant 2% 98% Double to LF; Nixon Scores; Goodman to 3B
b7 6-2 1 -23 O BOS J. Jensen T. Sturdivant -1% 97% Strikeout
b7 6-2 2 -23 O BOS S. White T. Sturdivant -1% 96% Lineout: 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 6.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-6, Red Sox' Willard Nixon facing 3-4-5
t8 2-6 0 --- NYY M. Mantle W. Nixon -3% 94% Walk
t8 2-6 0 1-- O NYY Y. Berra W. Nixon 2% 96% Flyball: SS
t8 2-6 1 1-- NYY B. Skowron W. Nixon -3% 93% Walk; Mantle to 2B
t8 2-6 1 12- R NYY E. Howard W. Nixon -6% 87% Single to CF; Mantle Scores; Skowron to 2B
t8 3-6 1 12- R NYY J. Coleman W. Nixon -9% 78% Single to 2B; Skowron Scores; Howard to 2B
Ellis Kinder replaces Willard Nixon pitching and batting 9th
Eddie Robinson pinch hits for Phil Rizzuto (SS) batting 8th
t8 4-6 1 12- OO NYY E. Robinson E. Kinder 16% 94% Line Drive Double Play: P-SS
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-4, Yankees' Tom Sturdivant facing 6-7-8
Billy Hunter replaces Eddie Robinson (PH) playing SS batting 8th
b8 6-4 0 --- BOS N. Zauchin T. Sturdivant 1% 95% Walk
b8 6-4 0 1-- BOS T. Lepcio T. Sturdivant 1% 96% Hit By Pitch; Zauchin to 2B
b8 6-4 0 12- O BOS J. Piersall T. Sturdivant 0% 96% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Zauchin to 3B; Lepcio to 2B
b8 6-4 1 -23 RR BOS E. Kinder T. Sturdivant 3% 99% Single to CF; Zauchin Scores; Lepcio Scores
b8 8-4 1 1-- O BOS B. Goodman T. Sturdivant -0% 99% Bunt Popfly: P
b8 8-4 2 1-- O BOS E. Joost T. Sturdivant -0% 98% Foul Flyball: C
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 8.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-8, Red Sox' Ellis Kinder facing 9-1-2
Tommy Byrne pinch hits for Tom Sturdivant (P) batting 9th
t9 4-8 0 --- O NYY T. Byrne E. Kinder 1% 99% Flyball: CF
t9 4-8 1 --- O NYY J. Collins E. Kinder 0% 100% Strikeout
t9 4-8 2 --- O NYY A. Carey E. Kinder 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 8.

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