Thursday, February 22, 2007
AL Recap July 7th
Strat-O-Matic Report
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1955 American League Date: 7/7/1955
TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
1955 NYA 55 25 N.Fox CHA .365 M.Mantle NYA 25 M.Mantle NYA 56
1955 CHA 49 26 G.Kell CHA .349 L.Doby CLA 22 L.Doby CLA 54
1955 CLA 49 30 A.Kaline DEA .342 A.Rosen CLA 18 Y.Berra NYA 54
1955 BOA 40 40 M.Vernon WAA .336 A.Kaline DEA 18 A.Kaline DEA 52
1955 DEA 36 40 H.Kuenn DEA .324 Y.Berra NYA 17 J.Jensen BOA 50
1955 WAA 30 46
1955 KCA 26 51 WINS SAVES ERA
1955 BAA 24 51 H.Score CLA 11 E.Kinder BOA 9 H.Score CLA 1.65
D.Donovan CHA 10 R.Narlesk CLA 8 B.Pierce CHA 1.82
H.Byrd *** 10 J.Konstan NYA 8 F.Sulliva BOA 2.34
OTHERS TIED W 9 T.Gorman KCA 7 H.Byrd *** 2.55
T.Morgan NYA 6 J.Wilson BAA 2.63
CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS
A.Carey NYA 10 M.Minoso CHA 11 H.Score CLA 135
M.Vernon WAA 10 J.Rivera CHA 10 B.Turley NYA 117
A.Kaline DEA 9 J.Busby *** 9 F.Sulliva BOA 88
B.Skowron NYA 9 H.Bauer NYA 8 B.Pierce CHA 81
OTHERS TIED W 7 OTHERS TIED W 6 E.Wynn CLA 70
YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
CHA 1 at DEA 5 CHA-Donovan(10-3, 2.78) at DEA-Maas(3-5, 4.32)
CLA 3 at KCA 6 CLA-Garcia(7-7, 3.20) at KCA-Ceccare(4-4, 3.38)
NYA 3 at BAA 2 WAA-Porterf(5-8, 4.40) at BOA-Henry(1-5, 4.89)
WAA 7 at BOA 15
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER TM OPP AB R H RB BB Ks HR SB
S.White BOA WAA 2 4 2 1 3 0 0 0
T.Williams BOA WAA 5 3 3 2 1 0 1 0
V.Power KCA CLA 4 2 4 1 0 0 1 0
G.Hatton BOA WAA 5 2 4 4 0 0 0 0
B.Nieman CHA DEA 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
PITCHER TM OPP INN H R ER BB Ks HR WLS
L.Kiely BOA WAA 4.1 4 1 1 1 2 0 W
W.Ford NYA BAA 9.0 9 2 2 1 4 0 W
J.Wilson BAA NYA 9.0 7 3 2 1 4 0 L
N.Garver DEA CHA 8.0 9 0 0 2 3 0 W
J.Sain KCA CLA 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 S
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS
J.Astroth KCA .348 23 8 4 6 2 G.Susce BOA 9 5 0 2 6 0 100
A.Smith CLA .324 34 11 7 3 3 F.Sullivan BOA 14 10 1 3 5 0 200
A.Kaline DEA .410 39 16 7 3 3 N.Garver DEA 17 14 3 4 5 1 200
M.Vernon WAA .400 30 12 5 4 2 C.Johnson CHA 9 5 0 4 6 0 100
N.Zauchin BOA .262 42 11 9 6 2 B.Turley NYA 16 8 3 7 15 2 100
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS
B.Tuttle DEA .154 39 6 0 3 0 S.Gromek DEA 10 16 9 4 5 1 020
J.Demaestri KCA .159 44 7 3 0 1 P.Foytack DEA 5 8 7 1 6 1 000
B.Wilson KCA .120 25 3 1 0 1 R.Moore BAA 11 14 9 9 9 1 020
H.Smith BAA .208 24 5 1 2 0 C.Stobbs WAA 12 17 10 4 4 1 010
B.Hunter NYA .214 28 6 3 1 0 V.Trucks CHA 6 7 4 1 1 3 010
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report
Grady Hatton had 4 hits and 4 RBI as the Red Sox stomped the Nationals 15-7.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Washington Nationals At 1955 Boston Red Sox 7/6/1955
Nationals AB R H RBI AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG
C.Paula RF 5 1 3 2 .250 B.Goodman 2B 5 0 1 0 .300
P.Runnels 2B 4 0 2 1 .288 B.Klaus SS 5 1 1 0 .282
M.Vernon 1B 5 1 1 0 .336 T.Williams LF 5 3 3 2 .333
J.Groth CF 4 0 0 0 .276 J.Jensen RF 6 2 2 1 .274
R.Sievers LF 4 1 2 2 .255 N.Zauchin 1B 5 2 2 2 .266
C.Courtney C 4 1 3 0 .412 S.White C 2 4 2 1 .259
B.Edwards 3B 4 0 0 0 .170 G.Hatton 3B 5 2 4 4 .210
J.Valdivielso SS 4 1 1 0 .214 J.Piersall CF 4 1 2 3 .230
T.Abernathy P 2 1 1 1 .182 T.Brewer P 0 0 0 0 .200
C.Stobbs P 0 0 0 0 .143 L.Kiely P 2 0 1 2 .222
A-J.Schoonmaker PH 1 0 0 0 .222 T.Hurd P 1 0 0 0 .000
M.McDermott P 0 0 0 0 .367
B-J.Delis PH 1 1 1 0 .214
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 38 7 14 6 Totals 40 15 18 15
A-Pinch Hit For Stobbs In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For McDermott In 9th Inning
Nationals....... 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 7 14 2
Red Sox......... 0 1 3 6 3 0 0 2 - 15 18 2
Nationals (30-46) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
T.Abernathy LOSS(4-3) 3 1/3 10 9 8 5 2 0 5.16
C.Stobbs 1 2/3 5 4 4 1 1 0 4.97
M.McDermott 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 4.12
Totals 8 18 15 14 8 4 1
Red Sox (40-40) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
T.Brewer 1 2/3 6 5 3 0 1 1 4.20
L.Kiely WIN(3-3) 4 1/3 4 1 1 1 2 0 3.38
T.Hurd SAVE(4th) 3 4 1 1 1 2 0 4.57
Totals 9 14 7 5 2 5 1
ATTENDANCE- 14,660 DATE- Wednesday, July 6th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Ed Runge, Bill Summers, Bill McKinley, Hank Soar
T- 2:49
LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 6 Red Sox:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 1 Red Sox: 2
ERRORS- B.Edwards, J.Valdivielso, B.Goodman, T.Williams
DOUBLES- C.Paula(7th), M.Vernon(12th), J.Delis(3rd), T.Williams(7th),
J.Jensen(15th), N.Zauchin(5th), S.White(22nd), G.Hatton-2(5th),
J.Piersall(14th), L.Kiely
HOME RUNS- R.Sievers(10th), T.Williams(10th)
CAUGHT STEALING- P.Runnels, B.Klaus
SACRIFICE HITS- L.Kiely
WALKS- P.Runnels, J.Groth, B.Goodman, B.Klaus, T.Williams, S.White-3,
J.Piersall, L.Kiely
STRIKE OUTS- C.Paula, J.Groth-2, R.Sievers, J.Schoonmaker, B.Klaus, J.Jensen,
N.Zauchin, T.Hurd
GIDP- P.Runnels, J.Valdivielso, T.Williams
BALKS- L.Kiely
WILD PITCHES- T.Hurd
Grady Hatton had 4 hits and 4 RBI as the Boston Red Sox defeated the
Washington Nationals by the score of 15 to 7 at Fenway Park.
Hatton had a good day at the plate. He laced a single in the 2nd inning,
delivered a base-hit in the 3rd inning, doubled bringing in two baserunners
in the 4th inning and doubled scoring two baserunners in the 5th inning.
Boston kept the scorekeepers busy in the 4th inning with 6 runs on 7 hits.
Boston out-hit Washington for the game, 18 hits to 14.
Leo Kiely(3-3) went 4 and 1/3 innings allowing 1 run for the win. Tom Hurd
earned the save, his 4th. The loss was charged to Ted Abernathy(4-3). He
was knocked around by Boston, allowing 10 hits and 5 walks in 3 and 1/3
innings.
Yogi Berra had 2 hits and 2 RBI as the Yankees edge the Orioles 3-2.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 New York Yankees At 1955 Baltimore Orioles 7/6/1955
Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Orioles AB R H RBI AVG
J.Collins RF 4 2 2 0 .232 F.Marsh 2B 4 1 1 0 .233
A.Carey 3B 3 1 3 0 .298 H.Majeski 3B 4 0 2 0 .162
M.Mantle CF 4 0 0 0 .317 D.Philley CF 3 0 0 0 .302
Y.Berra C 4 0 2 2 .244 G.Triandos 1B 4 1 1 0 .226
E.Robinson 1B 3 0 0 0 .198 H.Evers LF 2 0 1 0 .216
I.Noren LF 4 0 0 0 .227 A-W.Westlake PH,LF 2 0 0 0 .067
G.McDougald 2B 3 0 0 0 .265 H.Smith C 4 0 0 0 .299
B.Hunter SS 3 0 0 0 .235 C.Diering RF 4 0 2 0 .201
W.Ford P 3 0 0 0 .122 W.Miranda SS 4 0 1 1 .244
J.Wilson P 3 0 1 0 .143
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 31 3 7 2 Totals 34 2 9 1
A-Pinch Hit For Evers In 6th Inning
Yankees......... 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 3 7 0
Orioles......... 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 0
Yankees (55-25) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
W.Ford WIN(9-4) 9 9 2 2 1 4 0 2.79
Totals 9 9 2 2 1 4 0
Orioles (24-51) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
J.Wilson LOSS(5-8) 9 7 3 2 1 4 0 2.63
Totals 9 7 3 2 1 4 0
ATTENDANCE- 16,710 DATE- Wednesday, July 6th 1955 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Nestor Chylak, John Rice, Joe Paparella, Jim Honochick
T- 2:02
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 3 Orioles: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 1 Orioles: 1
DOUBLES- Y.Berra(9th), W.Miranda(10th)
STOLEN BASES- Y.Berra(2nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- C.Diering
SACRIFICE HITS- A.Carey
WALKS- E.Robinson, D.Philley
STRIKE OUTS- M.Mantle, G.McDougald, B.Hunter, W.Ford, D.Philley, H.Evers,
H.Smith-2
GIDP- D.Philley
WILD PITCHES- J.Wilson
PASSED BALLS- H.Smith
Whitey Ford was able to finish what he started and was credited with a
complete game and catcher Yogi Berra had 2 base hits and 2 RBI at Memorial
Stadium as the New York Yankees beat the floundering Baltimore Orioles by the
count of 3 to 2.
New York tallied 2 runs in the 6th inning. Baltimore had a chance to come
back in the 9th but they came up short.
The win was credited to Ford(9-4) who went the whole way allowing 2 runs. Jim
Wilson(5-8) suffered the loss. He surrendered 3 runs and 7 hits in 9
innings.
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Vic Power had 3 doubles and a homer leading the Athletics to 6-3 victory over the Indians.
Strat-O-Matic Report
Harry Simpson's 17 game hitting streak was ended in the victory.
BOXSCORE: 1955 Cleveland Indians At 1955 Kansas City Athletics 7/6/1955
Indians AB R H RBI AVG Athletics AB R H RBI AVG
A.Smith RF 4 1 1 1 .315 J.Demaestri SS 5 1 3 0 .233
B.Avila 2B 4 1 2 0 .281 B.Renna RF 4 1 1 2 .248
R.Kiner LF 4 0 0 0 .171 B.Wilson LF 5 0 0 0 .205
A.Rosen 3B 3 1 1 2 .257 H.Simpson CF 4 0 0 0 .294
L.Doby CF 4 0 0 0 .302 V.Power 1B 4 2 4 1 .289
G.Strickland SS 2 0 0 0 .229 J.Finigan 3B 4 1 1 2 .272
H.Foiles C 4 0 1 0 .284 J.Sain P 0 0 0 0 .000
J.Altobelli 1B 3 0 0 0 .188 H.Lopez 2B 4 0 1 0 .302
H.Score P 2 0 0 0 .068 J.Astroth C 3 1 1 1 .256
A-J.Hegan PH 1 0 0 0 .187 A.Kellner P 2 0 0 0 .154
R.Narleski P 0 0 0 0 .600 B-C.Boyer 3B 1 0 1 0 .429
C-D.Mitchell PH 1 0 0 0 .219
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 32 3 5 3 Totals 36 6 12 6
A-Pinch Hit For Score In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Kellner In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Narleski In 9th Inning
Indians......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 3 5 1
Athletics....... 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 - 6 12 1
Indians (49-30) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
H.Score LOSS(11-3) 6 7 4 4 2 5 3 1.65
R.Narleski 2 5 2 2 1 2 1 2.31
Totals 8 12 6 6 3 7 4
Athletics (26-51) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
A.Kellner WIN(4-7) 7 2/3 4 3 3 3 3 2 3.38
J.Sain SAVE(3rd) 1 1/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.13
Totals 9 5 3 3 4 3 2
ATTENDANCE- 26,956 DATE- Wednesday, July 6th 1955 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 2:23
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 6 Athletics: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 1 Athletics: 1
ERRORS- J.Altobelli, A.Kellner
DOUBLES- B.Avila(9th), V.Power-3(20th)
HOME RUNS- A.Smith(12th), A.Rosen(18th), B.Renna(6th), V.Power(9th),
J.Finigan(4th), J.Astroth(4th)
WALKS- A.Rosen, G.Strickland-2, J.Altobelli, B.Renna, J.Astroth, A.Kellner
STRIKE OUTS- A.Rosen, L.Doby-2, J.Demaestri, B.Renna, B.Wilson-3, H.Lopez,
A.Kellner
GIDP- D.Mitchell, J.Demaestri
Vic Power had 4 hits at Municipal Stadium as the Kansas City Athletics beat
the Cleveland Indians 6 to 3.
Cleveland never recovered after Kansas City took the lead in the 5th inning
scoring a single run. Kansas City had 12 hits overall, while Cleveland had
5.
The win was credited to Alex Kellner(4-7) who went 7 and 2/3 innings allowing
3 runs. Johnny Sain earned the save, his 3rd. Herb Score(11-3) was hit with
the loss. He served up 3 homeruns in his 6 innings.
Ned Garver throws 8 scoreless innings and the Tigers mash 4 homers in their 5-1 win over the White Sox.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Chicago White Sox At 1955 Detroit Tigers 7/6/1955
White Sox AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG
J.Busby CF 5 0 1 0 .258 H.Kuenn SS 4 1 3 1 .324
N.Fox 2B 5 0 3 0 .365 B.Tuttle CF 4 1 2 0 .245
J.Rivera RF 4 0 2 0 .272 A.Kaline RF 3 1 2 2 .342
G.Kell 3B 5 0 0 0 .349 E.Torgeson 1B 4 0 0 0 .310
M.Minoso LF 4 0 1 0 .264 R.Boone 3B 4 0 0 0 .239
S.Lollar C 4 0 0 0 .255 J.Delsing LF 4 1 1 1 .255
C.Carrasquel SS 3 0 1 0 .197 F.House C 4 1 2 1 .261
W.Dropo 1B 4 0 1 0 .323 F.Hatfield 2B 4 0 1 0 .231
V.Trucks P 2 0 1 0 .094 N.Garver P 3 0 0 0 .109
S.Consuegra P 1 0 0 0 .053 A-C.Maxwell PH 1 0 0 0 .276
D.Howell P 0 0 0 0 .750 B.Birrer P 0 0 0 0 .167
B-B.Nieman PH 1 1 1 1 .306
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 38 1 11 1 Totals 35 5 11 5
A-Pinch Hit For Garver In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Howell In 9th Inning
White Sox....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 11 2
Tigers.......... 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 - 5 11 1
White Sox (49-26) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
V.Trucks LOSS(7-6) 4 1/3 6 4 4 0 1 3 2.79
S.Consuegra 3 5 1 1 0 2 1 3.60
D.Howell 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.96
Totals 8 11 5 5 0 3 4
Tigers (36-40) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
N.Garver WIN(8-4) 8 9 0 0 2 3 0 3.51
B.Birrer 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 3.05
Totals 9 11 1 1 2 3 1
ATTENDANCE- 13,784 DATE- Wednesday, July 6th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- John Rice, Joe Paparella, Jim Honochick, Nestor Chylak
T- 2:32
LEFT ON BASE- White Sox:12 Tigers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- White Sox: 1 Tigers: 0
ERRORS- G.Kell-2, H.Kuenn
DOUBLES- J.Rivera(12th), V.Trucks, F.House(6th)
HOME RUNS- B.Nieman(6th), H.Kuenn(2nd), A.Kaline(18th), J.Delsing(4th),
F.House(8th)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Busby
WALKS- J.Rivera, C.Carrasquel
HIT BY PITCH- A.Kaline
STRIKE OUTS- W.Dropo, V.Trucks, S.Consuegra, E.Torgeson, F.Hatfield, N.Garver
Al Kaline slammed a homerun and had 2 RBI as the Detroit Tigers beat the
Chicago White Sox by a score of 5 to 1.
In the 3rd inning Detroit went on top for good plating an isolated run
utilizing 2 base hits. After two outs Harvey Kuenn smashed a bases-empty
'big-fly' (his 2nd of the season). Both teams totaled 11 on the afternoon.
Ned Garver(8-4) got credit for the victory, pitching 8 innings and allowing no
runs. Virgil Trucks(7-6) was the loser. He was touched for 3 homeruns in his
4 and 1/3 innings of work.
AL Transaction July 6th
The Chicago White Sox released 35 year old 3B Vern Stephens. Stephens, in his 16th ML season was hitting only .177 with 2 homers and 15 RBI over 69 PA's. Signed as a free agent May 2nd after his release from the Orioles, this once perenial all star and MVP candidate, couldn't seem to get going.
For the full story on this superb but little known player:
http://bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&bid=555&pid=13605
AL transaction July 6th
The Cleveland Indians signed Kenny Kuhn as an amateur free agent (bonus baby). Kuhn, a 18 year old middle infielder from Louisville, KY, was placed on the ML roster.
Monday, February 19, 2007
AL Recap July 6th
Strat-O-Matic Report
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1955 American League Date: 7/6/1955
TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
1955 NYA 54 25 N.Fox CHA .361 M.Mantle NYA 25 M.Mantle NYA 56
1955 CHA 49 25 G.Kell CHA .357 L.Doby CLA 22 L.Doby CLA 54
1955 CLA 49 29 A.Kaline DEA .339 A.Rosen CLA 17 Y.Berra NYA 52
1955 BOA 39 40 M.Vernon WAA .338 A.Kaline DEA 17 A.Kaline DEA 50
1955 DEA 35 40 M.Mantle NYA .322 Y.Berra NYA 17 J.Jensen BOA 49
1955 WAA 30 45
1955 KCA 25 51 WINS SAVES ERA
1955 BAA 24 50 H.Score CLA 11 E.Kinder BOA 9 H.Score CLA 1.42
D.Donovan CHA 10 R.Narlesk CLA 8 B.Pierce CHA 1.82
H.Byrd CHA 10 J.Konstan NYA 8 F.Sulliva BOA 2.34
F.Sulliva BOA 9 T.Gorman KCA 7 V.Trucks CHA 2.52
B.Hoeft DEA 9 T.Morgan NYA 6 H.Byrd CHA 2.55
CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS
H.Simpson KCA 17 M.Minoso CHA 11 H.Score CLA 130
B.Skowron NYA 9 J.Rivera CHA 10 B.Turley NYA 117
A.Carey NYA 9 J.Busby *** 9 F.Sulliva BOA 88
M.Vernon WAA 9 H.Bauer NYA 8 B.Pierce CHA 81
A.Kaline DEA 8 OTHERS TIED W 6 E.Wynn CLA 70
YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
CLA 5 at KCA 4 CHA-Trucks(7-5, 2.52) at DEA-Garver(7-4, 3.75)
CLA-Score(11-2, 1.42) at KCA-Kellner(3-7, 3.36)
NYA-Ford(8-4, 2.85) at BAA-Wilson(5-7, 2.68)
WAA-Abernat(4-2, 4.04) at BOA-Brewer(8-6, 4.01)
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER TM OPP AB R H RB BB Ks HR SB
A.Rosen CLA KCA 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 0
A.Smith CLA KCA 5 1 2 2 1 1 1 0
D.Mitchell CLA KCA 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
H.Foiles CLA KCA 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
H.Naragon CLA KCA 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
PITCHER TM OPP INN H R ER BB Ks HR WLS
E.Wynn CLA KCA 11.0 10 4 4 1 6 0 W
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS
M.Mantle NYA .333 27 9 10 7 4 H.Score CLA 10 2 0 4 7 0 200
W.Dropo CHA .357 28 10 11 3 3 G.Susce BOA 9 5 0 2 6 0 100
M.Vernon WAA .424 33 14 6 5 2 F.Sullivan BOA 14 10 1 3 5 0 200
G.Stephens BOA .379 29 11 9 4 1 C.Johnson CHA 9 5 0 4 6 0 100
L.Doby CLA .333 36 12 6 4 3 B.Turley NYA 16 8 3 7 15 2 100
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS
J.Hegan CLA .000 25 0 0 2 0 D.Johnson BAA 11 15 12 12 8 0 020
F.House DEA .160 25 4 0 1 0 S.Gromek DEA 10 16 9 4 5 1 020
B.Tuttle DEA .136 44 6 0 4 0 P.Ramos WAA 5 10 5 1 2 1 010
V.Power KCA .182 44 8 2 1 0 P.Foytack DEA 6 9 8 4 7 1 000
J.Demaestri KCA .106 47 5 3 1 1 R.Moore BAA 12 15 9 10 10 1 020
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report
Early Wynn throws an 11 inning complete game as Cleveland edges Kansas City 5-4.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Cleveland Indians At 1955 Kansas City Athletics 7/5/1955
Indians AB R H RBI AVG Athletics AB R H RBI AVG
A.Smith RF 5 1 2 2 .316 J.Demaestri SS 5 1 2 2 .226
B.Young 2B 2 0 0 0 .265 E.Valo LF,LF 4 0 3 2 .382
B-B.Avila PH,2B 2 0 0 0 .278 D-E.Slaughter LF 1 0 0 0 .342
A.Rosen 3B 4 1 2 1 .256 B.Renna RF 5 0 0 0 .248
R.Kiner LF 3 0 0 0 .174 H.Simpson CF 5 0 1 0 .302
E-G.Woodling PH,LF 2 0 0 0 .286 V.Power 1B 5 0 0 0 .279
L.Doby CF 3 2 1 0 .307 J.Finigan 3B 5 0 0 0 .272
G.Strickland SS 3 0 0 0 .231 H.Lopez 2B 5 1 1 0 .303
F-H.Naragon PH 1 0 1 1 .354 J.Astroth C 3 1 2 0 .254
G-S.Dente SS 1 0 0 0 .284 H-C.Boyer PR 0 0 0 0 .333
J.Hegan C 5 0 0 0 .188 I-B.Shantz C 0 0 0 0 .230
J.Altobelli 1B 2 0 0 0 .200 B.Shantz P 2 1 1 0 .100
A-H.Foiles PH 1 1 1 0 .286 T.Gorman P 1 0 0 0 .000
C-D.Mitchell 1B 1 0 1 1 .226 B.Harrington P 0 0 0 0 .250
E.Wynn P 5 0 0 0 .140
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 40 5 8 5 Totals 41 4 10 4
A-Pinch Hit For Altobelli In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Young In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Foiles In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Valo In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Kiner In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Strickland In 9th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Naragon In 9th Inning
H-Pinch Ran For Astroth In 9th Inning
I-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Boyer In 10th Inning
Indians......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 - 5 8 0
Athletics....... 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 4 10 2
Indians (49-29) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
E.Wynn WIN(7-3) 11 10 4 4 1 6 0 3.44
Totals 11 10 4 4 1 6 0
Athletics (25-51) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
B.Shantz 7 2/3 5 3 3 1 4 2 3.94
T.Gorman L(2-2) BS(4th) 3 3 2 1 4 3 0 3.25
B.Harrington 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.79
Totals 11 8 5 4 5 7 2
ATTENDANCE- 25,661 DATE- Tuesday, July 5th 1955 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Red Flaherty, Eddie Rommel, Johnny Stevens, Larry Napp
T- 2:33
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 9 Athletics: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 1 Athletics: 2
ERRORS- J.Demaestri, H.Lopez
DOUBLES- H.Naragon(8th)
TRIPLES- E.Valo(4th)
HOME RUNS- A.Smith(11th), A.Rosen(17th)
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Young, B.Shantz
WALKS- A.Smith, B.Avila, A.Rosen, L.Doby, D.Mitchell, J.Astroth
HIT BY PITCH- L.Doby
STRIKE OUTS- A.Smith, B.Young, R.Kiner, L.Doby, J.Hegan, J.Altobelli, E.Wynn,
B.Renna, H.Simpson, J.Finigan-2, H.Lopez-2
GIDP- R.Kiner, G.Strickland, B.Shantz
Al Smith slammed a homerun and had 2 RBI and Early Wynn completed the game
without help from the bullpen as the Cleveland Indians outscored the Kansas
City Athletics in 11 innings 5 to 4.
The score was tied at 4 after nine. Cleveland came out on top in the 11th
inning. Larry Doby reached on an error. Sam Dente next to the plate and he
reached on an error. After an out was recorded, Dale Mitchell stepped in and
he laced a one-base hit scoring the run. The Kansas City batters went down
meekly in the bottom of the 11th.
Wynn(7-3) got the victory, allowing 4 runs for the game. Tom Gorman(2-2) took
the loss in relief. With this win, Cleveland has a 49-29 record. They have
been 6-4 lately. With the loss Kansas City now has a record of 25-51.
