BRO @ NYA

September 29, 1955

Final Score: BRO 2 - NYA 4

Game Information

Ballpark
Yankee Stadium I
Attendance
64,707
Game Duration
148 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Tommy Byrne
Losing Pitcher
Billy Loes

Umpires

Home Plate
Lee Ballanfant
First Base
Jim Honochick
Second Base
Frank Dascoli
Third Base
Bill Summers

Line Score

BRO @ NYA — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
BRO 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 2
NYA 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 x 4 8 0

BRO Batting

BRO @ NYA — BRO Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Don Bessent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Roy Campanella 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Carl Furillo 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jim Gilliam 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Don Hoak 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gil Hodges 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Frank Kellert 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Clem Labine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Billy Loes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Pee Wee Reese 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500
Jackie Robinson 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Duke Snider 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Karl Spooner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Don Zimmer 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333
Team Totals 28 2 5 2 5 6 1 0 0 0 .179

NYA Batting

BRO @ NYA — NYA Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Hank Bauer 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Yogi Berra 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667
Tommy Byrne 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Bob Cerv 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Jerry Coleman 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Joe Collins 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Elston Howard 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Billy Martin 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333
Gil McDougald 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .250
Irv Noren 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Phil Rizzuto 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Eddie Robinson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 29 4 8 4 2 11 0 0 0 0 .276

BRO Pitching

BRO @ NYA — BRO Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Don Bessent - 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Clem Labine - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Billy Loes (L) L 3.2 7 4 4 1 5 0 9.82
Karl Spooner - 3.0 1 0 0 1 5 0 0.00
Team Totals 8.0 8 4 4 2 11 0 4.50

NYA Pitching

BRO @ NYA — NYA Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Tommy Byrne (W) W 9.0 5 2 2 5 6 0 2.00
Team Totals 9.0 5 2 2 5 6 0 2.00

Brooklyn Dodgers at New York Yankees, September 29, 1955

This box score records a 4-2 win for the New York Yankees over the Brooklyn Dodgers at Yankee Stadium I, September 29, 1955, a World Series game. The game information lists attendance of 64,707, a running time of 148 minutes, and a day start. The Brooklyn Dodgers' runs came one at a time, in the fourth and fifth. All of the New York Yankees scoring came in one inning, 4 runs in the fourth. Hits were 5 for the Brooklyn Dodgers and 8 for the New York Yankees, with 2 and 0 errors. The win went to Tommy Byrne, allowing 2 earned runs on 5 hits in 9.0 innings. The loss was charged to Billy Loes after 3.2 innings and 4 runs. Tommy Byrne led all pitchers with 6 strikeouts. The Brooklyn Dodgers used Don Bessent, Clem Labine, Billy Loes, and Karl Spooner on the mound. The Brooklyn Dodgers' top hitter was Pee Wee Reese, 2 for 4 and 1 double. For the New York Yankees, Yogi Berra went 2 for 3. Tommy Byrne drove in 2 for the New York Yankees. The home-plate umpire was Lee Ballanfant.

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