1955 Strat replay

Ralph Kiner homers twice with 5 RBI in Clevelands victory.


NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1955 American League Date: 7/8/1955

CHICAGO AT DETROIT
White Sox....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 2
Tigers.......... 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 - 6 7 0
Win:Maas(4-5) Loss:Donovan(10-4)
Homeruns- B.Tuttle-2(7th), R.Boone(9th), J.Delsing(5th)

Center fielder Bill Tuttle slammed 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI and Duke Maas
delivered 5 solid innings at Briggs Stadium as the Detroit Tigers beat the
Chicago White Sox 6 to 0.

Tuttle enjoyed a big day at the plate. He cracked a two-run shot in the 1st
inning and delivered a solo blast (his 7th of the season) in the 5th inning.
Detroit finished with 7 hits while Chicago ended up with 3.

Maas(4-5) got the win allowing no runs in 5 innings. Dick Donovan(10-4)
absorbed the loss. He gave up 6 runs in 5 innings and saw his ERA jump from
2.78 to 3.15.


CLEVELAND AT KANSAS CITY
Indians......... 2 0 2 1 0 3 1 1 0 - 10 12 0
Athletics....... 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 3
Win:Garcia(8-7) Loss:Ceccarelli(4-5)
Homeruns- B.Avila(6th), R.Kiner-2(14th), H.Simpson(2nd)

Ralph Kiner smacked 2 homeruns and had 5 RBI and Mike Garcia went the distance
as the Cleveland Indians defeated the pitiful Kansas City Athletics 10 to 2
at Municipal Stadium.

Kiner really lit it up for Cleveland. The Kansas City fans let him have it
for what he did to their boys. He banged out a single bringing in a run in
the 1st inning, lifted one out of the park for a two run home run in the 3rd
inning and hit a bases-empty home run (his 14th of the season) in the 6th
inning. Cleveland kept the pressure on throughout the contest as they scored
in 6 different innings.

Garcia(8-7) lasted until the end allowing 2 runs for the win. Art
Ceccarelli(4-5) took the loss. He was knocked around pretty good, giving up
6 runs in 5 and 2/3 innings.

'I just got in the box, looked for a pitch and swung,' Kiner said. 'That's
it'

WASHINGTON AT BOSTON
Nationals....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 5 1
Red Sox......... 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 5 - 9 13 0
Win:Henry(2-5) Loss:Porterfield(5-9)

Bill Henry went 9 strong innings and second baseman Billy Goodman had 3 base
hits and 3 RBI at Fenway Park as the Boston Red Sox beat the Washington
Nationals by the count of 9 to 1.

Boston took the lead for keeps in the 3rd inning plating an isolated run
utilizing 3 base hits. Henry stroked a single. Goodman stepped into the
batter's box and he laid down a sacrifice bunt. Billy Klaus then doubled
scoring the run. Boston had a total of 13 hits for the game.

Henry(2-5) lasted until the end allowing 1 run for the win. Bob
Porterfield(5-9) was charged with the loss. 'When Henry is on like that it
is a tough game to play, no doubt about it,' Chuck Dressen said. 'He always
pitches well against us.'