October 3, 1955 World Series Game 6 at Yankee Stadium Box Score and Play by Play

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1955 World Series Game 6

Game 1
NYY  6
BRO  5
Game 2
NYY  4
BRO  2
Game 3
BRO  8
NYY  3
Game 4
BRO  8
NYY  5
Game 5
BRO  5
NYY  3
Game 6
NYY  5
BRO  1
Game 7
BRO  2
@NYY  0

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 64,022

Monday, October 3, 1955
Time of Game: 2:34

Dodgers

Walter Alston

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  4  1
Yankees         5  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  X    5  8  0

W: W Ford (2-0), L: K Spooner (0-1)

Yankees

Casey Stengel

BATTING

Brooklyn Dodgers             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Gilliam 2B-LF               3   0   1   0    1   0  .300  .831         0   0   
P Reese SS                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .304  .733         3   2   
D Snider CF                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .364 1.372         1   0   
  D Zimmer PH-2B              2   0   0   0    1   2  .286  .686         1   1   
R Campanella C                3   0   0   0    1   1  .250  .916         5   0   
C Furillo RF                  3   0   1   1    0   1  .333  .907         1   0   HBP
G Hodges 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .273  .742         7   1   
J Robinson 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .568         2   3   GDP
S Amoros LF-CF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .333 1.083         2   0   
K Spooner P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Meyer P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000         0   1   
  F Kellert PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
  E Roebuck P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     2   0   
Totals                       30   1   4   1    4   8                    24   8

BATTING

HBP: C Furillo (1, by W Ford).

TB: P Reese; S Amoros; C Furillo; J Gilliam.

GIDP: J Robinson (2).

RBI: C Furillo (3).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Robinson-G Hodges.

E: J Robinson (2).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rizzuto SS                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .250  .688         1   5   SB
B Martin 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .318  .773         4   2   
G McDougald 3B                3   1   0   0    1   0  .174  .544         0   5   
Y Berra C                     3   1   2   1    1   0  .450 1.142         8   0   
H Bauer RF                    4   1   3   1    0   0  .600 1.200         0   0   
B Skowron 1B                  2   1   1   3    0   0  .375 1.250         6   0   HR
  J Collins PH-1B             1   0   0   0    1   0  .167 1.111         5   1   
B Cerv CF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .584         2   0   GDP
E Howard LF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .182  .535         1   0   
  I Noren LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .063  .181         0   0   
W Ford P                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143         0   1   
Totals                       32   5   8   5    4   5                    27  14

BATTING

HR: B Skowron (1, off K Spooner; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

TB: B Skowron 4; H Bauer 3; Y Berra 2; B Martin; B Cerv.

GIDP: B Cerv (1).

RBI: B Skowron 3 (3); H Bauer (1); Y Berra (2).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G McDougald-B Martin-B Skowron.

BASERUNNING

SB: P Rizzuto (2, 2nd base off K Spooner/R Campanella).

PITCHING

Brooklyn Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
K Spooner, L (0-1)          0.1   3   5   5    2   1   1  13.50    6     -       0-0     24    - 
R Meyer                     5.2   4   0   0    2   4   0   0.00   22     -       6-6          0-0
E Roebuck                   2     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    8     -       3-2          0-0
Totals                      8     8   5   5    4   5   1          36     -       9-8          0-0

New York Yankees           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
W Ford, W (2-0)             9     4   1   1    4   8   0   2.12   35     -      14-4     79    - 
Totals                      9     4   1   1    4   8   0          35     -      14-4          0-0

Balks: None.

WP: W Ford (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: W Ford (1; C Furillo).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ballanfant, 1B - Honochick, 2B - Dascoli, 3B - Summers.

Time of Game: 2:34.

Attendance: 64,022.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Brooklyn Dodgers              New York Yankees                     
1. J Gilliam            2B    1. P Rizzuto            SS 
2. P Reese              SS    2. B Martin             2B 
3. D Snider             CF    3. G McDougald          3B 
4. R Campanella         C     4. Y Berra              C  
5. C Furillo            RF    5. H Bauer              RF 
6. G Hodges             1B    6. B Skowron            1B 
7. J Robinson           3B    7. B Cerv               CF 
8. S Amoros             LF    8. E Howard             LF 
9. K Spooner            P     9. W Ford               P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Whitey Ford facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---     J Gilliam       Lineout: LF
   O      ---     P Reese         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     D Snider        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Karl Spooner facing 1-2-3
          ---     P Rizzuto       Walk
   O      1--     B Martin        Strikeout, Rizzuto Steals 2B
          -2-     G McDougald     Walk
   R      12-     Y Berra         Single to CF; Rizzuto Scores; McDougald to 3B
   R      1-3     H Bauer         Single to LF; McDougald Scores; Berra to 2B
   RRR    12-     B Skowron       Home Run (Deep RF); Berra Scores; Bauer Scores
                  Russ Meyer replaces Karl Spooner pitching and batting 9th
          ---     B Cerv          Single (Ground Ball to 1B)
   O      1--     E Howard        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--     W Ford          Flyball: LF
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 5.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, Whitey Ford facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     R Campanella    Flyball: CF
          ---     C Furillo       Hit By Pitch
          1--     G Hodges        Walk; Furillo to 2B
   OO     12-     J Robinson      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-0, Russ Meyer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     P Rizzuto       Popfly: 3B
   O      ---     B Martin        Strikeout
   O      ---     G McDougald     Foul Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 5.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, Whitey Ford facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     S Amoros        Groundout: P-1B (P)
   O      ---     R Meyer         Strikeout
   O      ---     J Gilliam       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-0, Russ Meyer facing 4-5-6
          ---     Y Berra         Walk
          1--     H Bauer         Single to LF; Berra to 2B
   O      12-     B Skowron       Flyball: CF
   OO     12-     B Cerv          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Yankees 5.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, Whitey Ford facing 2-3-4
          ---     P Reese         Single (Ground Ball)
                  Don Zimmer pinch hits for Duke Snider batting 3rd
   O      1--     D Zimmer        Strikeout Looking
          1--     R Campanella    Walk; Reese to 2B
   R      12-     C Furillo       Single to LF; Reese Scores; Campanella to 2B
   O      12-     G Hodges        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Campanella to 3B
   O      1-3     J Robinson      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-1, Russ Meyer facing 8-9-1
                  Don Zimmer moves to 2B; Jim Gilliam moves to LF; Sandy Amoros moves to CF
   O      ---     E Howard        Strikeout
   O      ---     W Ford          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     P Rizzuto       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 5.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-5, Whitey Ford facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     S Amoros        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     R Meyer         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     J Gilliam       Single to LF
   O      1--     P Reese         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-1, Russ Meyer facing 2-3-4
          ---     B Martin        Single to LF
   O      1--     G McDougald     Flyball: CF
          1--     Y Berra         Single to CF; Martin to 2B
   O      12-     H Bauer         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Martin to 3B
                  Joe Collins pinch hits for Bill Skowron batting 6th
          1-3     J Collins       Walk; Bauer to 2B
   O      123     B Cerv          Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 5.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-5, Whitey Ford facing 3-4-5
                  Joe Collins moves to 1B
          ---     D Zimmer        Walk
   O      1--     R Campanella    Strikeout Looking
   O      1--     C Furillo       Groundout: SS-1B; Zimmer to 2B
   O      -2-     G Hodges        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-1, Russ Meyer facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     E Howard        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     W Ford          Groundout: P-1B (P)
   O      ---     P Rizzuto       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 5.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-5, Whitey Ford facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     J Robinson      Flyball: CF
          ---     S Amoros        Single to CF
                  Frank Kellert pinch hits for Russ Meyer batting 9th
   O      1--     F Kellert       Popfly: 2B
          1--     J Gilliam       Wild Pitch; Amoros to 2B
          -2-     " "             Walk
   O      12-     P Reese         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-1, Ed Roebuck facing 2-3-4
                  Ed Roebuck replaces Frank Kellert pitching and batting 9th
          ---     B Martin        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Martin to 1B
   O      1--     G McDougald     Bunt Popfly: P (P)
   O      1--     Y Berra         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--     H Bauer         Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Berra to 3B
   O      1-3     J Collins       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 5.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-5, Whitey Ford facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     D Zimmer        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     R Campanella    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     C Furillo       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-1, Ed Roebuck facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     B Cerv          Lineout: P
   O      ---     E Howard        Flyball: RF
   O      ---     W Ford          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 5.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-5, Whitey Ford facing 6-7-8
                  Irv Noren replaces Elston Howard playing LF batting 8th
   O      ---     G Hodges        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     J Robinson      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     S Amoros        Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Yankees 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:NYA195510030

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