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Miley BB CD 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.

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New York Yankees 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 1

World Series Game 6 Played on Monday, October 3, 1955 (D) at Yankee Stadium I

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