1955 World Series Game 6 Called by Al Helfer and Bob Neal The Yankees score 5 in the first, knocking out Spooner, with Skowron's 2-run homer the big blow. Ford goes the distance, scattering 4 hits while striking out 8. Game box score below provided by Retrosheet.org They have a fantastic website, be sure to check it out. |
BRO N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 1
NY A 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 5 8 0
BATTING
Brooklyn Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Gilliam 2b,lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Reese ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 2
Snider cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Zimmer ph,2b 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 1
Campanella c 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 0
Furillo rf 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
Hodges 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 7 1
Robinson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
Amoros lf,cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
Spooner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Meyer p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Kellert ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Roebuck p 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals 30 1 4 1 4 8 24 8
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Robinson-Hodges.
E: Robinson (2).
BATTING -
HBP: Furillo (1,by Ford).
GDP: Robinson (2,off Ford).
Team LOB: 7.
New York Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Rizzuto ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 5
Martin 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 2
McDougald 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 5
Berra c 3 1 2 1 1 0 8 0
Bauer rf 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
Skowron 1b 2 1 1 3 0 0 6 0
Collins ph,1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 1
Cerv cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Howard lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
Noren lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ford p 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 32 5 8 5 4 5 27 14
FIELDING -
DP: 1. McDougald-Martin-Skowron.
BATTING -
HR: Skowron (1,1st inning off Spooner 2 on 1 out).
GDP: Cerv (1,off Meyer).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING -
SB: Rizzuto (2,2nd base off Spooner/Campanella).
PITCHING
Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Spooner L(0-1) 0.1 3 5 5 2 1 1 6
Meyer 5.2 4 0 0 2 4 0 22
Roebuck 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8
Totals 8 8 5 5 4 5 1 36
New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Ford W(2-0) 9 4 1 1 4 8 0 35
WP: Ford (1).
HBP: Ford (1,Furillo).
Umpires: HP - Lee Ballanfant, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Frank Dascoli, 3B - Bill Summers,
LF - Red Flaherty, RF - Augie Donatelli