1955 Strat replay

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BOXSCORE: 1955 Boston Red Sox At 1955 Washington Nationals          8/20/1955

 

  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG

  B.Goodman 2B        4  0  0  1 .285     E.Yost 3B           2  0  0  0 .252  

  B.Klaus SS          5  1  2  1 .305     E.Oravetz CF        3  0  1  0 .255  

  T.Williams LF       5  1  3  1 .357     P.Runnels 2B,SS     4  0  2  3 .298  

  J.Jensen RF         3  1  1  0 .274     M.Vernon 1B         4  0  0  0 .332  

  N.Zauchin 1B        5  1  1  1 .268     R.Sievers LF        4  0  1  0 .254  

  S.White C           4  0  0  0 .246     C.Paula RF          4  0  1  0 .306  

  G.Hatton 3B         3  0  0  0 .221     C.Courtney C        4  0  0  0 .373  

  J.Piersall CF       3  1  0  0 .259     J.Valdivielso SS    1  1  0  0 .195  

  W.Nixon P           3  0  2  0 .360   B-B.Porterfield PH    1  1  1  0 .239  

  L.Kiely P           1  1  1  0 .286   C-H.Killebrew 2B      1  0  0  0 .219  

                                          P.Ramos P           1  0  0  0 .143  

                                        A-J.Groth PH          0  1  0  0 .278  

                                          S.Shea P            0  0  0  0 .267  

                                          M.McDermott P       0  0  0  0 .378  

                                          D.Stone P           1  0  0  0 .080  

                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      

         Totals      36  6 10  4                 Totals      30  3  6  3

 

A-Pinch Hit For Ramos In 6th Inning

B-Pinch Hit For Valdivielso In 8th Inning

C-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Porterfield In 9th Inning

 

Red Sox......... 1 1 0  0 0 0  0 3 1  -  6 10  0

Nationals....... 0 0 0  0 0 2  0 1 0  -  3  6  1

 

Red Sox (65-55)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA

W.Nixon WIN(8-9)          7 2/3   4   3   3   4   3   0   4.33

L.Kiely SAVE(5th)         1 1/3   2   0   0   0   0   0   3.80

Totals                    9       6   3   3   4   3   0

 

Nationals (46-71)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA

P.Ramos                   6       6   2   2   2   1   0   4.33

S.Shea                    1       0   0   0   0   0   0   3.00

M.McDermott LOSS(4-8)     0       2   3   3   1   0   0   4.07

D.Stone                   2       2   1   1   1   3   0   4.12

Totals                    9      10   6   6   4   4   0

 

ATTENDANCE- 5,075 DATE- Saturday, August 20th 1955 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad

T- 2:40

LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 8  Nationals: 5

DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 1  Nationals: 1

ERRORS- E.Yost

DOUBLES- B.Klaus-2(26th), T.Williams(19th), E.Oravetz(5th), P.Runnels-2(19th)

SACRIFICE HITS- B.Goodman, E.Yost

WALKS- J.Jensen-2, G.Hatton, J.Piersall, E.Yost, E.Oravetz, J.Valdivielso,

       J.Groth

STRIKE OUTS- B.Klaus, T.Williams, S.White, J.Piersall, R.Sievers, C.Paula,

             P.Ramos

GIDP- J.Piersall, H.Killebrew

WILD PITCHES- D.Stone-2

WEB GEMS- Bot 6th: Sammy White blocked the plate, saving a run!

 

The Boston Red Sox defeated the Washington Nationals by a score of 6 to 3 at

Griffith Stadium.

 

Boston had the game winning rally in the 8th inning with 3 runs utilizing 2

base hits.  Ted Williams led off and started the rally when he delivered a

one-base hit.  Jackie Jensen stepped up to the plate and he drew a walk.

Norm Zauchin then singled resulting in a run.  Zauchin took second on the

throw.  Sammy White struck out, unable to help the rally.  Dean Stone then

was wild with a pitch bringing in another run.  Stone then unleashed a wild

pitch scoring the final run of the inning.  For the game Boston out-hit

Washington 10 to 6.  

 

Willard Nixon(8-9) picked up the victory, allowing 3 runs in 7 and 2/3

innings. Leo Kiely earned his 5th save.  Mickey McDermott(4-8) suffered the

loss in relief.  He surrendered 3 runs and 2 hits without retiring a batter.

 

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