Yankees split two with Detroit and surge ahead in four team race
On August 7, 1955 — After a 12-17 record in July, the New York Yankees were in a four-team race. Tiger Frank Lary beats New York, 4 – 2, in the first game, and New York then earns a critical, 3 – 2, 10-inning win on a Mickey Mantle homer off Babe Birrer. The Yanks finished the day in a virtual tie with Chicago, a half-game ahead of Cleveland and 11 and a half games ahead of Boston.
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