Thursday, May 22, 2008
Whitey Ford threw a 5 hitter for his 20th win of the year as the Yankees edged the Nationals 2-1 and split the twinbill.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 New York Yankees At 1955 Washington Nationals 9/20/1955
Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Nationals AB R H RBI AVG
H.Bauer RF 4 1 3 1 .289 E.Yost 3B 3 0 0 0 .237
I.Noren CF 4 0 0 0 .223 P.Runnels 2B 4 1 2 0 .302
G.McDougald 3B 5 0 2 1 .249 M.Vernon 1B 2 0 0 0 .307
Y.Berra C 5 0 1 0 .248 R.Sievers LF 3 0 0 0 .261
J.Collins 1B 3 0 0 0 .251 C.Paula RF 4 0 2 1 .296
E.Howard LF 4 0 3 0 .336 T.Umphlett CF 4 0 0 0 .196
B.Martin 2B 2 1 0 0 .323 E.Fitz Gerald C 4 0 1 0 .269
J.Coleman SS 3 0 1 0 .244 C-J.Delis PR 0 0 0 0 .188
A-M.Mantle PH 1 0 0 0 .307 J.Valdivielso SS 4 0 0 0 .210
B-P.Rizzuto SS 0 0 0 0 .203 P.Ramos P 3 0 0 0 .148
W.Ford P 4 0 0 0 .133 B.Chakales P 0 0 0 0 .222
C.Stobbs P 0 0 0 0 .129
D-J.Groth PH 1 0 0 0 .277
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Totals 35 2 10 2 Totals 32 1 5 1
A-Pinch Hit For Coleman In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Mantle In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Fitz Gerald In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Stobbs In 9th Inning
Yankees......... 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 10 0
Nationals....... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 1
Yankees (91-58) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
W.Ford WIN(20-7) 9 5 1 1 4 7 0 2.79
Totals 9 5 1 1 4 7 0
Nationals (54-94) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
P.Ramos LOSS(3-10) 7 2/3 8 2 1 4 2 0 4.09
B.Chakales 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.41
C.Stobbs 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.62
Totals 9 10 2 1 4 2 0
ATTENDANCE- 2,394 DATE- Tuesday, September 20th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Red Flaherty, Eddie Rommel, Johnny Stevens, Larry Napp
T- 2:32
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees:11 Nationals: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 0 Nationals: 2
ERRORS- E.Yost
DOUBLES- E.Howard(5th), E.Fitz Gerald(7th)
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Martin
WALKS- H.Bauer, I.Noren, J.Collins, B.Martin, E.Yost, M.Vernon-2, R.Sievers
STRIKE OUTS- Y.Berra, J.Coleman, E.Yost, M.Vernon, R.Sievers-2, J.Valdivielso,
P.Ramos-2
GIDP- J.Collins, B.Martin
Whitey Ford pitched a complete game as the New York Yankees topped the
Washington Nationals by a score of 2 to 1 at Griffith Stadium.
Ford(20-7) looked very much in control throughout the day. He didn't give up
much, just 5 hits and 4 walks in 9 innings. The pitchers took over after the
4th inning as neither team was able to score again.
The losing pitcher was Pedro Ramos(3-10). He gave up 8 hits and 4 walks in 7
and 2/3 innings.