New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
5
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3
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
Pitching
New York Yankees
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitey FordW | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 58 | 42 |
Boston Red Sox
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willard NixonL | 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 72 | 51 |
Scoring Summary
▼ 1st
Dick Gernert grounds into a force out, second baseman Billy Martin to shortstop Gil McDougald. Don Buddin scores. Billy Klaus out at 2nd. Dick Gernert to 1st.
0–1
▲ 3rd
Enos Slaughter singles on a to first baseman Dick Gernert. Whitey Ford scores. Enos Slaughter to 2nd. Fielding error by first baseman Dick Gernert.
1–1
▲ 4th
Andy Carey out, shortstop Milt Bolling to first baseman Dick Gernert.
2–1
▼ 5th
Willard Nixon strikes out swinging.
2–2
▲ 8th
Yogi Berra hits a home run (26).
3–2
▲ 9th
Bill Skowron singles on a to center fielder Jim Piersall. Enos Slaughter scores. Mickey Mantle scores.
5–2
▼ 9th
Pete Daley hits a home run (5).
5–3
Box Score
New York Yankees
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RFHank Bauer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| LFEnos Slaughter | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFMickey Mantle | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CYogi Berra | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1BBill Skowron | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| SSGil McDougald | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3BBilly Martin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3BAndy Carey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PHIrv Noren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PRTom Carroll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BJerry Coleman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PWhitey Ford | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSDon Buddin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SSMilt Bolling | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3BBilly Klaus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| LFTed Williams | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LFGene Stephens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BDick Gernert | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RFJackie Jensen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CFJim Piersall | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BTed Lepcio | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CPete Daley | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PWillard Nixon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| PHNorm Zauchin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |