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BOS  6
BAL  5
 CHW  9
CLE  4
 DET  8
KCA  3
 NYY  5
@WSH  2
 MLN  9
@CIN  5
 NYG  8
PHI  3
 BRO  6
@PIT  0
 STL 12
CHC 11
(14)
Standings at end of play this day

Griffith Stadium, Attendance: 13,586

 Saturday, April 16, 1955
Time of Game: 0:00
Yankees
5
3-1
Won 2
1st
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  3   0  0  0   0  0  2    5 10  0
Senators        0  1  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    2  9  3
W: Tommy Byrne (1-0), L: Bob Porterfield (1-1), S: Tom Morgan (1)
 Senators
2
1-2
Lost 2
5th, 1½ GB

Batting Stats

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
H Bauer LF                    3   1   0   0    2   0  .154  .806              3   0   
A Carey 3B                    4   1   0   0    1   0  .105  .401              1   2   
M Mantle CF                   4   1   2   0    1   0  .467 1.246              4   1   
Y Berra C                     5   1   2   1    0   0  .294  .957              2   0   2B
B Skowron 1B                  5   1   2   2    0   1  .500 1.415              7   0   2B
J Collins RF                  3   0   2   2    2   0  .500 1.511              3   0   
J Coleman 2B                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .619              3   2   
P Rizzuto SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .905              4   3   
T Byrne P                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   2   
  T Morgan P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   1   
Totals                       37   5  10   0    6   1                         27  11
Batting Events
2B: B Skowron (1, off B Porterfield); Y Berra (2, off B Porterfield).
TB: Y Berra 3; B Skowron 3; M Mantle 2; J Collins 2; P Rizzuto; J Coleman.
RBI: B Skowron 2 (8); J Collins 2 (3); Y Berra (3).
2-out RBI: B Skowron 2; J Collins 2.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 3 for 13.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. J Coleman-P Rizzuto-B Skowron.
Baserunning Events
Pickoffs: H Bauer (1st base by B Porterfield).
Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
E Yost 3B                     4   1   2   1    1   0  .300  .800              0   3   
J Busby CF                    4   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .845              4   0   
M Vernon 1B                   4   0   3   1    1   0  .273  .721             12   0   2B
P Runnels 2B                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .220              1   4   
R Sievers LF                  3   0   1   0    2   0  .375 1.018              3   0   
T Umphlett RF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .182  .580              2   0   GDP
B Edwards C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              2   0   
  J Levan PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000              0   0   
  J Snyder PR-SS              0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 3.000              0   0   
B Kline SS                    2   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .125              2   3   
  E Oravetz PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  B Oldis C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              1   0   
B Porterfield P               3   0   2   0    0   0  .500 1.095              0   2   
  J Delis PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  C Pascual P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
Totals                       34   2   9   0    7   0                         27  12
Batting Events
2B: M Vernon (1, off T Byrne).
TB: M Vernon 4; B Porterfield 2; E Yost 2; J Busby; R Sievers.
GIDP: T Umphlett (1).
RBI: M Vernon (3); E Yost (1).
2-out RBI: M Vernon.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. P Runnels-M Vernon.
E: P Runnels (1); T Umphlett (1); B Porterfield (1).

Pitching Stats

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Byrne, W (1-0)               6.1   9   2   2    7   0   0   2.84   33     -       ·  ·      4·13· 0· 9     40    -     1.60   0.13
T Morgan, S (1)                2.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 0· 0          1-0    1.49   0.29
Totals                         9     9   2   2    7   0   0          41     -       ·  ·      8·17· 0· 9          1-0 
Washington Senators           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Porterfield, L (1-1)         8     9   3   3    3   0   0   2.65   35     -       ·  ·     11·12· 1· 9     49    -     1.13   0.04
C Pascual                      1     1   2   1    3   1   0   9.00    8     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.98  -0.12
Totals                         9    10   5   4    6   1   0          43     -       ·  ·     12·14· 1·10           -
Balks: None.
WP: C Pascual (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: B Porterfield (1; H Bauer, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Johnny Stevens, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Bill Grieve.
Time of Game: 0:00.
Attendance: 13,586.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   New York Yankees                          Washington Senators                          
1. Hank Bauer                   LF       1. Eddie Yost                   3B
2. Andy Carey                   3B       2. Jim Busby                    CF
3. Mickey Mantle                CF       3. Mickey Vernon                1B
4. Yogi Berra                    C       4. Pete Runnels                 2B
5. Bill Skowron                 1B       5. Roy Sievers                  LF
6. Joe Collins                  RF       6. Tom Umphlett                 RF
7. Jerry Coleman                2B       7. Bruce Edwards                 C
8. Phil Rizzuto                 SS       8. Bobby Kline                  SS
9. Tommy Byrne                   P       9. Bob Porterfield               P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t3 2 -23 RR 21% 60% 0-1 NYY B. Skowron B. Porterfield Double to LF; Mantle Scores; Berra Scores
b6 2 123 O 13% 70% 2-3 WSH P. Runnels T. Byrne Popfly: 3B
t3 2 -2- R 11% 71% 2-1 NYY J. Collins B. Porterfield Single to RF; Skowron Scores; Collins to 3B/Adv on E9
b2 1 12- R -10% 31% 0-0 WSH E. Yost T. Byrne Single to CF; Kline Scores; Porterfield to 2B
b3 0 1-- OO 9% 73% 1-3 WSH T. Umphlett T. Byrne Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Senators' Bob Porterfield facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 3% 53% 0-0 NYY H. Bauer B. Porterfield Walk
t1 0 1-- O -3% 50% 0-0 NYY A. Carey B. Porterfield Flyball: CF
t1 1 1-- O -3% 48% 0-0 NYY M. Mantle B. Porterfield Flyball: RF
t1 2 1-- 1% 49% 0-0 NYY Y. Berra B. Porterfield Bauer Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Bauer to 2B
t1 2 -2- O -3% 45% 0-0 NYY Y. Berra B. Porterfield Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Senators 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Tommy Byrne facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 48% 0-0 WSH E. Yost T. Byrne Flyball: CF
b1 1 --- -3% 45% 0-0 WSH J. Busby T. Byrne Single to SS
b1 1 1-- -8% 37% 0-0 WSH M. Vernon T. Byrne Double to RF; Busby to 3B
b1 1 -23 O 8% 44% 0-0 WSH P. Runnels T. Byrne Popfly: SS
b1 2 -23 -1% 43% 0-0 WSH R. Sievers T. Byrne Walk
b1 2 123 O 7% 50% 0-0 WSH T. Umphlett T. Byrne Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 0, Senators 0.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Senators' Bob Porterfield facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- 4% 54% 0-0 NYY B. Skowron B. Porterfield Single to LF
t2 0 1-- 6% 60% 0-0 NYY J. Collins B. Porterfield Walk; Skowron to 2B
t2 0 12- O -0% 59% 0-0 NYY J. Coleman B. Porterfield Groundout: 2B-1B; Collins to 2B; Skowron to 3B
t2 1 -23 O -8% 51% 0-0 NYY P. Rizzuto B. Porterfield Flyball: C
t2 2 -23 O -6% 45% 0-0 NYY T. Byrne B. Porterfield Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Senators 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Tommy Byrne facing 7-8-9
b2 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 WSH B. Edwards T. Byrne Flyball: C
b2 1 --- -3% 45% 0-0 WSH B. Kline T. Byrne Walk
b2 1 1-- -4% 41% 0-0 WSH B. Porterfield T. Byrne Single to CF; Kline to 2B
b2 1 12- R -10% 31% 0-0 WSH E. Yost T. Byrne Single to CF; Kline Scores; Porterfield to 2B
b2 1 12- O 4% 35% 1-0 WSH J. Busby T. Byrne Flyball: C
b2 2 12- -3% 32% 1-0 WSH M. Vernon T. Byrne Single to LF; Yost to 2B; Porterfield to 3B
b2 2 123 O 6% 38% 1-0 WSH P. Runnels T. Byrne Flyball: RF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 0, Senators 1.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Senators' Bob Porterfield facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- O -3% 36% 0-1 NYY H. Bauer B. Porterfield Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1 --- O -2% 34% 0-1 NYY A. Carey B. Porterfield Groundout: SS-1B
t3 2 --- 1% 35% 0-1 NYY M. Mantle B. Porterfield Single to 2B
t3 2 1-- 4% 40% 0-1 NYY Y. Berra B. Porterfield Double to RF; Mantle to 3B
t3 2 -23 RR 21% 60% 0-1 NYY B. Skowron B. Porterfield Double to LF; Mantle Scores; Berra Scores
t3 2 -2- R 11% 71% 2-1 NYY J. Collins B. Porterfield Single to RF; Skowron Scores; Collins to 3B/Adv on E9
t3 2 --3 O -3% 68% 3-1 NYY J. Coleman B. Porterfield Flyball: CF
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Senators 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Senators Batting, Behind 1-3, Yankees' Tommy Byrne facing 5-6-7
b3 0 --- -4% 64% 1-3 WSH R. Sievers T. Byrne Single to CF
b3 0 1-- OO 9% 73% 1-3 WSH T. Umphlett T. Byrne Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b3 2 --- O 1% 74% 1-3 WSH B. Edwards T. Byrne Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Senators 1.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Senators' Bob Porterfield facing 8-9-1
t4 0 --- O -2% 72% 3-1 NYY P. Rizzuto B. Porterfield Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 1 --- O -1% 71% 3-1 NYY T. Byrne B. Porterfield Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 2 --- O -1% 70% 3-1 NYY H. Bauer B. Porterfield Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Senators 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Senators Batting, Behind 1-3, Yankees' Tommy Byrne facing 8-9-1
b4 0 --- O 3% 73% 1-3 WSH B. Kline T. Byrne Flyball: 1B
b4 1 --- O 2% 75% 1-3 WSH B. Porterfield T. Byrne Popfly: SS
b4 2 --- -2% 73% 1-3 WSH E. Yost T. Byrne Walk
b4 2 1-- -3% 71% 1-3 WSH J. Busby T. Byrne Walk; Yost to 2B
b4 2 12- RO -6% 64% 1-3 WSH M. Vernon T. Byrne Single to CF; Yost Scores; Busby to 3B; Vernon out at 2B/CF-3B-2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Senators 2.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Senators' Bob Porterfield facing 2-3-4
t5 0 --- O -2% 62% 3-2 NYY A. Carey B. Porterfield Flyball: CF
t5 1 --- 3% 65% 3-2 NYY M. Mantle B. Porterfield Walk
t5 1 1-- O -3% 62% 3-2 NYY Y. Berra B. Porterfield Popfly: SS
t5 2 1-- O -2% 59% 3-2 NYY B. Skowron B. Porterfield Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Senators 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Senators Batting, Behind 2-3, Yankees' Tommy Byrne facing 4-5-6
b5 0 --- O 3% 63% 2-3 WSH P. Runnels T. Byrne Groundout: P-1B
b5 1 --- -4% 59% 2-3 WSH R. Sievers T. Byrne Walk
b5 1 1-- O 4% 63% 2-3 WSH T. Umphlett T. Byrne Flyball: 2B
b5 2 1-- O 4% 67% 2-3 WSH B. Edwards T. Byrne Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Senators 2.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Senators' Bob Porterfield facing 6-7-8
t6 0 --- 4% 70% 3-2 NYY J. Collins B. Porterfield Single to RF
t6 0 1-- O -4% 67% 3-2 NYY J. Coleman B. Porterfield Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
t6 1 1-- 4% 71% 3-2 NYY P. Rizzuto B. Porterfield Single to CF; Coleman to 2B
t6 1 12- O -3% 68% 3-2 NYY T. Byrne B. Porterfield Groundout: 2B-1B; Rizzuto to 2B; Coleman to 3B
t6 2 -23 O -6% 61% 3-2 NYY H. Bauer B. Porterfield Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Senators 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Senators Batting, Behind 2-3, Yankees' Tommy Byrne facing 8-9-1
b6 0 --- O 4% 65% 2-3 WSH B. Kline T. Byrne Flyball: LF
b6 1 --- -4% 61% 2-3 WSH B. Porterfield T. Byrne Single to CF
b6 1 1-- -6% 55% 2-3 WSH E. Yost T. Byrne Single to RF; Porterfield to 2B
b6 1 12- O 5% 59% 2-3 WSH J. Busby T. Byrne Flyball: CF; Yost to 2B; Porterfield to 3B
b6 2 -23 -2% 57% 2-3 WSH M. Vernon T. Byrne Walk
b6 2 123 O 13% 70% 2-3 WSH P. Runnels T. Byrne Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 3, Senators 2.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Senators' Bob Porterfield facing 2-3-4
t7 0 --- O -2% 68% 3-2 NYY A. Carey B. Porterfield Groundout: SS-1B
t7 1 --- 3% 70% 3-2 NYY M. Mantle B. Porterfield Single to CF
t7 1 1-- OO -6% 65% 3-2 NYY Y. Berra B. Porterfield Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Senators 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Senators Batting, Behind 2-3, Yankees' Tommy Byrne facing 5-6-7
b7 0 --- O 5% 69% 2-3 WSH R. Sievers T. Byrne Flyball: RF
b7 1 --- -5% 64% 2-3 WSH T. Umphlett T. Byrne Walk
Tom Morgan replaces Tommy Byrne pitching and batting 9th; Jesse Levan pinch hits for Bruce Edwards (C) batting 7th
b7 1 1-- O 6% 70% 2-3 WSH J. Levan T. Morgan Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
Ernie Oravetz pinch hits for Bobby Kline (SS) batting 8th; Jerry Snyder pinch runs for Jesse Levan (PH) batting 7th
b7 2 1-- O 5% 75% 2-3 WSH E. Oravetz T. Morgan Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Senators 2.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Senators' Bob Porterfield facing 5-6-7
Bob Oldis replaces Ernie Oravetz (PH) playing C batting 8th; Jerry Snyder moves from PR to SS
t8 0 --- O -2% 73% 3-2 NYY B. Skowron B. Porterfield Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 1 --- O -2% 71% 3-2 NYY J. Collins B. Porterfield Flyball: 1B
t8 2 --- 1% 73% 3-2 NYY J. Coleman B. Porterfield Single to CF
t8 2 1-- O -2% 70% 3-2 NYY P. Rizzuto B. Porterfield Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Senators 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Senators Batting, Behind 2-3, Yankees' Tom Morgan facing 9-1-2
Juan Delis pinch hits for Bob Porterfield (P) batting 9th
b8 0 --- O 6% 77% 2-3 WSH J. Delis T. Morgan Flyball: CF
b8 1 --- O 4% 81% 2-3 WSH E. Yost T. Morgan Flyball: LF
b8 2 --- O 3% 84% 2-3 WSH J. Busby T. Morgan Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Senators 2.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Senators' Camilo Pascual facing 9-1-2
Camilo Pascual replaces Juan Delis (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 0 --- O -2% 83% 3-2 NYY T. Morgan C. Pascual Flyball: LF
t9 1 --- 2% 84% 3-2 NYY H. Bauer C. Pascual Walk
t9 1 1-- 1% 86% 3-2 NYY A. Carey C. Pascual Wild Pitch; Bauer to 2B
t9 1 -2- 1% 86% 3-2 NYY A. Carey C. Pascual Walk
t9 1 12- 4% 90% 3-2 NYY M. Mantle C. Pascual Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Bauer to 3B; Carey to 2B
t9 1 123 R 5% 96% 3-2 NYY Y. Berra C. Pascual Single to 2B; Mantle to 2B; Carey to 3B; Bauer Scores
t9 1 123 O -2% 93% 4-2 NYY B. Skowron C. Pascual Strikeout
t9 2 123 R 4% 97% 4-2 NYY J. Collins C. Pascual Walk; Carey Scores/unER; Mantle to 3B; Berra to 2B
t9 2 123 O -1% 96% 5-2 NYY J. Coleman C. Pascual Flyball: RF
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Yankees 5, Senators 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Senators Batting, Behind 2-5, Yankees' Tom Morgan facing 3-4-5
b9 0 --- O 2% 98% 2-5 WSH M. Vernon T. Morgan Flyball: CF
b9 1 --- O 1% 100% 2-5 WSH P. Runnels T. Morgan Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 2 --- O 0% 100% 2-5 WSH R. Sievers T. Morgan Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Senators 2.

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