Saturday, December 01, 2007
NL Recap August 19th - Hank Aaron of the Braves leads the NL in hitting at .341.
Strat-O-Matic Report
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1955 National League Date: 8/19/1955
TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
1955 MLN 78 43 H.Aaron MLN .341 E.Banks CHN 37 D.Snider BRN 103
1955 BRN 73 44 T.Kluszew CIN .337 T.Kluszew CIN 36 T.Kluszew CIN 102
1955 CIN 71 50 R.Campane BRN .334 W.Mays NYN 34 H.Aaron MLN 99
1955 CHN 62 62 D.Long PIN .333 W.Post CIN 32 E.Banks CHN 93
1955 NYN 54 65 D.Ennis PHN .330 E.Mathews MLN 31 W.Post CIN 91
1955 PHN 53 68
1955 SLN 49 69 WINS SAVES ERA
1955 PIN 41 80 W.Spahn MLN 16 H.Freeman CIN 9 W.Spahn MLN 2.34
J.Nuxhall CIN 15 M.Grissom NYN 8 W.Hacker CHN 2.90
A.Fowler CIN 13 J.Meyer PHN 8 A.Fowler CIN 2.93
B.Buhl MLN 13 E.Roebuck BRN 7 B.Rush CHN 2.98
OTHERS TIED W 12 OTHERS TIED W 6 J.Podres BRN 3.03
CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS
R.Campane BRN 7 B.Bruton MLN 22 S.Jones CHN 147
J.Temple CIN 7 W.Mays NYN 17 H.Haddix SLN 130
OTHERS TIED W 6 J.Temple CIN 16 R.Roberts PHN 119
R.Ashburn PHN 16 G.Conley MLN 114
K.Boyer SLN 16 J.Antonel NYN 113
YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
BRN 6 at NYN 0 BRN-Newcomb(11-9, 3.60) at PHN-Roberts(12-14, 3.96)
CHN 3 at CIN 2 CHN-Hacker(8-10, 2.90) at MLN-Burdett(12-7, 4.31)
MLN 3 at SLN 2 NYN-Antonel(8-11, 4.13) at PIN-Law(9-12, 3.98)
SLN-Poholsk(4-7, 4.62) at CIN-Nuxhall(15-10, 4.18)
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER TM OPP AB R H RB BB Ks HR SB
E.Mathews MLN SLN 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
G.Crowe MLN SLN 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 0
D.Snider BRN NYN 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 0
W.Cooper CHN CIN 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 0
S.Burgess CIN CHN 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
PITCHER TM OPP INN H R ER BB Ks HR WLS
W.Spahn MLN SLN 9.0 5 2 0 1 7 0 W
K.Spooner BRN NYN 5.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 W
E.Roebuck BRN NYN 4.0 3 0 0 0 4 0 S
J.Collum CIN CHN 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0
R.Minarcin CIN CHN 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0
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
R.Campanella BRN .440 25 11 14 4 5 W.Schmidt SLN 17 9 2 5 18 0 200
W.Post CIN .467 45 21 13 1 3 E.Roebuck BRN 6 3 0 0 4 0 001
H.Aaron MLN .425 40 17 12 3 2 W.Spahn MLN 22 15 2 4 12 1 210
W.Mays NYN .333 27 9 7 2 2 A.Fowler CIN 20 11 4 2 13 0 110
S.Burgess CIN .273 33 9 4 6 3 J.Klippstein CIN 13 6 2 2 6 0 200
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
W.Terwilliger NYN .167 24 4 0 1 0 R.Monzant NYN 5 10 8 5 5 1 020
G.Baker CHN .200 45 9 1 2 0 G.Conley MLN 5 11 7 1 3 3 100
D.Mueller NYN .214 28 6 1 1 0 J.Antonelli NYN 7 10 6 3 4 2 010
R.SchoendienstSLN .119 42 5 2 1 1 R.Crone MLN 8 7 6 4 6 3 010
D.Hoak BRN .174 23 4 0 3 0 H.Wilhelm NYN 6 6 5 3 2 1 000
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report
Warren Spahn throws a 5 hitter leading the Braves to a 3-2 victory over the Cardinals.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Milwaukee Braves At 1955 St. Louis Cardinals 8/18/1955
Braves AB R H RBI AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG
B.Bruton CF 5 0 2 0 .276 K.Boyer 3B 4 0 0 0 .249
D.O'Connell 2B,3B 5 0 0 0 .194 W.Moon 1B 3 1 0 0 .288
E.Mathews 3B 3 1 2 1 .261 S.Musial RF 4 1 1 0 .304
A-B.Thomson PH,LF 1 0 0 0 .271 B.Virdon CF 3 0 1 1 .264
H.Aaron LF,2B 4 0 1 0 .341 R.Schoendienst 2B 4 0 0 0 .267
J.Logan SS 4 1 2 0 .289 P.Whisenant LF 3 0 2 0 .093
G.Crowe 1B 3 1 1 2 .226 B.Sarni C 3 0 0 0 .224
C.Tanner RF 4 0 0 0 .273 A.Grammas SS 2 0 0 0 .275
D.Crandall C 3 0 0 0 .257 B-H.Elliott PH 1 0 0 0 .215
D-B.Taylor PH 1 0 0 0 .400 C-B.Stephenson SS 0 0 0 0 .172
E-D.Rice C 0 0 0 0 .123 L.Jackson P 3 0 1 0 .160
W.Spahn P 3 0 0 0 .181
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 36 3 8 3 Totals 30 2 5 1
A-Pinch Hit For Mathews In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Grammas In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Elliott In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Crandall In 9th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Taylor In 9th Inning
Braves.......... 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 8 1
Cardinals....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 5 3
Braves (78-43) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
W.Spahn WIN(16-7) 9 5 2 0 1 7 0 2.34
Totals 9 5 2 0 1 7 0
Cardinals (49-69) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
L.Jackson LOSS(8-14) 9 8 3 3 2 1 2 4.30
Totals 9 8 3 3 2 1 2
ATTENDANCE- 15,002 DATE- Thursday, August 18th 1955 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Frank Dascoli, Lou Warneke, Frank Secory, Larry Goetz
T- 1:52
LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 8 Cardinals: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 1 Cardinals: 0
ERRORS- H.Aaron, P.Whisenant, B.Sarni, L.Jackson
DOUBLES- P.Whisenant(1st)
HOME RUNS- E.Mathews(31st), G.Crowe(7th)
STOLEN BASES- B.Bruton(22nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- B.Bruton
SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Virdon
WALKS- G.Crowe, W.Spahn, W.Moon
STRIKE OUTS- B.Taylor, W.Moon, R.Schoendienst-2, P.Whisenant, B.Sarni,
L.Jackson-2
GIDP- B.Sarni
Warren Spahn delivered 9 solid innings as the Milwaukee Braves defeated the
St. Louis Cardinals by a score of 3 to 2 at Sportsmans Park.
Milwaukee tallied 2 runs in the top of the 2nd inning. Johnny Logan led off
and keyed the rally when he slapped a base-hit. George Crowe followed and he
cracked a two-run shot (his 7th of the season). St. Louis made it exciting
in the 9th, but they were unable to push the needed runs across.
Spahn(16-7) picked up the complete game victory, allowing 2 runs. Larry
Jackson(8-14) was given the loss. 'I thought it was my best performance in a
long time,' said Spahn. 'I had good command early in the game. I had my
control and composure and everything went well.'
Walker Cooper had 3 hits, 2 doubles, and 2 RBI as the Cubs edge the Redlegs 3-2.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Chicago Cubs At 1955 Cincinnati Redlegs 8/18/1955
Cubs AB R H RBI AVG Redlegs AB R H RBI AVG
D.Fondy 1B 4 0 0 0 .289 J.Temple 2B 4 0 2 0 .299
G.Baker 2B 4 0 1 0 .272 S.Burgess C 4 1 1 1 .276
J.King RF 4 0 0 0 .240 T.Kluszewski 1B 4 0 0 0 .337
E.Banks SS 4 0 0 0 .307 W.Post RF 4 0 1 0 .322
R.Jackson 3B 4 1 2 0 .297 G.Bell CF 4 0 1 0 .324
H.Sauer LF 3 0 0 0 .221 C.Harmon LF 3 1 1 0 .292
D-L.Merriman LF 0 0 0 0 .201 R.Bridges 3B 0 0 0 0 .213
E.Miksis CF 4 1 1 0 .230 A-M.Smith 3B 3 0 1 0 .156
W.Cooper C 4 1 3 2 .333 R.McMillan SS 2 0 1 1 .275
P.Minner P 4 0 1 1 .196 E-S.Palys PH 1 0 0 0 .262
A.Fowler P 1 0 0 0 .208
B-S.Mele PH 1 0 0 0 .188
R.Minarcin P 0 0 0 0 .167
C-A.Silvera PH 1 0 0 0 .167
J.Collum P 0 0 0 0 .172
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 35 3 8 3 Totals 32 2 8 2
A-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Bridges In 1st Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Fowler In 5th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Minarcin In 7th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Sauer In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For McMillan In 9th Inning
Cubs............ 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 1
Redlegs......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 8 0
Cubs (62-62) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
P.Minner WIN(9-7) 9 8 2 2 1 0 1 3.28
Totals 9 8 2 2 1 0 1
Redlegs (71-50) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
A.Fowler LOSS(13-4) 5 6 3 3 1 7 0 2.93
R.Minarcin 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.01
J.Collum 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.56
Totals 9 8 3 3 1 8 0
ATTENDANCE- 11,202 DATE- Thursday, August 18th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Lee Ballanfant, Al Barlick, Bill Jackowski, Stan Landes
T- 2:01
LEFT ON BASE- Cubs: 6 Redlegs: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 0 Redlegs: 0
ERRORS- G.Baker
DOUBLES- W.Cooper-2(9th), P.Minner
TRIPLES- G.Baker(7th)
HOME RUNS- S.Burgess(20th)
STOLEN BASES- C.Harmon(7th)
CAUGHT STEALING- M.Smith
SACRIFICE HITS- C.Harmon, R.McMillan
WALKS- H.Sauer, M.Smith
STRIKE OUTS- D.Fondy, J.King, E.Banks-2, R.Jackson, H.Sauer, P.Minner-2
WEB GEMS- Bot 2nd: Walker Cooper blocked the plate, saving a run!
Paul Minner went the distance as the Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati
Redlegs by the score of 3 to 2 at Crosley Field.
Chicago had 2 runs cross the plate in the 2nd inning when they had 3 base
hits. They would be enough to earn the win. Both teams ended up with 8 on
the afternoon.
Minner(9-7) got the victory, allowing 2 runs for the game. Art Fowler(13-4)
was the losing pitcher. The win by Chicago was very good news as they had
been 2-8 of late. Now their seasonal record improves to 62-62. With the
loss, Cincinnati has a record of 7-3 lately, 71-50 overall.
Karl Spooner and Ed Roebuck combine on a 5 hit shutout as the Dodgers send the Giants to their 6th straight loss 6-0.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1955 New York Giants 8/18/1955
Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Giants AB R H RBI AVG
D.Hoak 3B 4 1 1 0 .165 B.Gardner SS 4 0 0 0 .219
C-J.Robinson PH,3B 1 0 0 0 .302 W.Lockman LF 4 0 0 0 .297
P.Reese SS 4 1 1 0 .273 W.Mays CF 4 0 2 0 .323
D.Snider CF 4 2 2 2 .300 S.Gordon 3B 4 0 0 0 .270
R.Campanella C 3 1 1 2 .334 D.Mueller RF 4 0 1 0 .289
B-D.Howell PH,C 2 0 1 0 .152 G.Harris 1B 3 0 0 0 .231
G.Hodges 1B 4 0 1 1 .279 W.Terwilliger 2B 3 0 1 0 .274
C.Furillo RF 3 0 1 0 .280 R.Katt C 2 0 0 0 .191
J.Gilliam 2B 2 0 0 1 .263 D-B.Taylor PH 1 0 0 0 .250
S.Amoros LF 3 0 0 0 .298 M.Grissom P 0 0 0 0 .000
K.Spooner P 1 1 1 0 .409 J.Hearn P 1 0 0 0 .127
A-R.Walker PH 1 0 0 0 .260 P.Giel P 1 0 0 0 .077
E.Roebuck P 1 0 1 0 .125 E-B.Hofman PH,C 1 0 1 0 .323
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 33 6 10 6 Totals 32 0 5 0
A-Pinch Hit For Spooner In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Campanella In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Hoak In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Katt In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Giel In 8th Inning
Dodgers......... 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 - 6 10 0
Giants.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 1
Dodgers (73-44) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
K.Spooner WIN(10-1) 5 2 0 0 1 2 0 2.09
E.Roebuck SAVE(7th) 4 3 0 0 0 4 0 6.48
Totals 9 5 0 0 1 6 0
Giants (54-65) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
J.Hearn LOSS(9-14) 4 1/3 7 6 5 2 0 0 4.38
P.Giel 3 2/3 3 0 0 2 4 0 1.57
M.Grissom 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.37
Totals 9 10 6 5 5 4 0
ATTENDANCE- 15,743 DATE- Thursday, August 18th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:13
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 8 Giants: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 0 Giants: 0
ERRORS- G.Harris
DOUBLES- D.Snider-2(40th), C.Furillo(13th)
TRIPLES- B.Hofman(4th)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Robinson, C.Furillo
SACRIFICE HITS- G.Hodges, K.Spooner
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Gilliam
WALKS- P.Reese, D.Snider, C.Furillo, J.Gilliam, S.Amoros, G.Harris
STRIKE OUTS- G.Hodges, C.Furillo, J.Gilliam, S.Amoros, B.Gardner-2, W.Lockman,
S.Gordon-2, G.Harris
Duke Snider hit 2 doubles and had 2 RBI as the amazing Brooklyn Dodgers
outscored the struggling New York Giants 6 to 0.
Brooklyn took the lead for good in the top of the 4th inning when they tallied
2 runs on 2 hits. Brooklyn finished with 10 hits while New York ended up
with 5.
Karl Spooner(10-1) got credit for the victory, pitching 5 innings and allowing
no runs. Ed Roebuck gained credit for his 7th save. Jim Hearn(9-14) was the
loser. He allowed a few too many baserunners giving up 7 hits and 2 walks in
4 and 1/3 innings.
With this win, Brooklyn has a 73-44 record. They have been 6-4 lately. New
York can't seem to snap out of their recent 'funk'. Now they have a
miserable 2-8 record over the last couple weeks.
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
AL Recap August 19th - George Kell of the White Sox leads the AL in hitting at .374.
Strat-O-Matic Report
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1955 American League Date: 8/19/1955
TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
1955 CHA 77 38 G.Kell CHA .374 M.Mantle NYA 37 J.Jensen BOA 92
1955 NYA 74 45 M.Vernon WAA .337 L.Doby CLA 27 M.Mantle NYA 90
1955 CLA 68 51 A.Kaline DEA .333 A.Rosen CLA 26 A.Kaline DEA 80
1955 BOA 64 54 N.Fox CHA .331 OTHERS TIED W 25 N.Zauchin BOA 78
1955 DEA 62 56 W.Dropo CHA .326 L.Doby CLA 73
1955 WAA 45 70
1955 KCA 41 79 WINS SAVES ERA
1955 BAA 38 76 H.Score CLA 15 E.Kinder BOA 16 B.Pierce CHA 1.83
W.Ford NYA 15 R.Narlesk CLA 13 H.Score CLA 1.99
B.Hoeft DEA 14 D.Howell CHA 9 W.Ford NYA 2.71
OTHERS TIED W 13 T.Gorman KCA 9 F.Lary DEA 2.80
J.Konstan NYA 9 J.Wilson BAA 2.90
CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS
D.Philley BAA 25 J.Rivera CHA 20 H.Score CLA 195
H.Bauer NYA 10 M.Minoso CHA 19 B.Turley NYA 171
B.Tuttle DEA 8 OTHERS TIED W 9 B.Pierce CHA 122
E.Torgeso DEA 8 F.Sulliva BOA 116
F.Marsh BAA 7 E.Wynn CLA 107
YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
CLA 2 at DEA 3 BAA-Wilson(11-9, 2.90) at NYA-Ford(15-5, 2.71)
KCA 9 at CHA 5 BOA-Sulliva(12-10, 2.95) at WAA-Porterf(6-11, 4.32)
KCA 9 at CHA 5 DEA-Gromek(6-9, 4.27) at CHA-Pierce(13-4, 1.83)
KCA-Raschi(3-6, 4.80) at CLA-Garcia(9-10, 3.22)
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER TM OPP AB R H RB BB Ks HR SB
R.Boone DEA CLA 4 1 3 3 0 0 1 0
J.Demaestri KCA CHA 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 1
N.Fox CHA KCA 5 1 3 3 0 0 1 0
R.Kiner CLA DEA 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
J.Demaestri KCA CHA 5 1 3 3 0 0 1 0
PITCHER TM OPP INN H R ER BB Ks HR WLS
T.Gorman KCA CHA 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 W
A.Houtteman CLA DEA 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0
A.Ditmar KCA CHA 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0
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
R.Sievers WAA .385 26 10 11 4 4 B.Wiesler NYA 7 1 0 1 4 0 000
T.Williams BOA .429 28 12 7 10 2 W.Ford NYA 18 8 1 6 6 0 200
M.Mantle NYA .406 32 13 7 7 3 B.Hoeft DEA 18 8 1 7 6 0 200
G.Kell CHA .567 30 17 10 1 2 D.Mossi CLA 6 2 0 3 7 0 002
N.Fox CHA .442 43 19 12 2 3 D.Larsen NYA 18 14 3 9 10 0 200
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
L.Doby CLA .152 33 5 0 2 0 W.Nixon BOA 6 13 10 5 3 2 020
J.Valdivielso WAA .120 25 3 1 3 0 B.Turley NYA 10 13 6 9 8 1 040
C.Carrasquel CHA .171 35 6 0 5 0 M.Garcia CLA 10 17 8 4 10 2 020
G.McDougald NYA .205 39 8 3 2 0 T.Abernathy WAA 6 7 7 5 4 1 110
J.Rivera CHA .138 29 4 0 7 0 P.Ramos WAA 6 8 5 5 1 1 010
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report
Joe DeMaestri had 2 hits, a homer, and 3 RBI leading KC to a 9-5 win over Chicago and a doubleheader sweep.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Kansas City Athletics At 1955 Chicago White Sox 8/18/1955
Athletics AB R H RBI AVG White Sox AB R H RBI AVG
V.Power 1B 4 2 2 2 .279 C.Carrasquel SS 3 2 0 0 .204
H.Lopez 3B 4 1 2 1 .294 N.Fox 2B 5 1 3 3 .331
G.Zernial LF 3 1 1 1 .235 M.Minoso LF 3 0 1 0 .269
B.Harrington P 0 0 0 0 .125 G.Kell 3B 5 0 3 1 .374
E-B.Wilson PH 1 0 1 2 .207 J.Rivera RF 3 1 0 0 .266
A.Ditmar P 0 0 0 0 .135 W.Dropo 1B 4 0 1 0 .326
H.Simpson CF 5 0 0 0 .261 J.Busby CF 3 0 2 1 .279
B.Renna RF,LF 4 1 1 0 .220 H-B.Adams PH 1 0 0 0 .143
J.Finigan 2B 4 0 1 0 .269 S.Lollar C 3 1 1 0 .252
J.Demaestri SS 4 1 2 3 .236 B-B.Kennedy PH 1 0 0 0 .301
B.Shantz C 4 1 2 0 .260 S.Consuegra P 0 0 0 0 .091
F-E.Valo PH 1 0 0 0 .362 I-B.Nieman PH 0 0 0 0 .281
G-J.Astroth C 0 0 0 0 .225 H.Byrd P 2 0 0 0 .106
A.Portocarrero P 2 0 1 0 .200 J.Harshman P 0 0 0 0 .220
A-E.Slaughter PH,RF 3 2 1 0 .281 C-J.Brideweser PH 1 0 0 0 .139
D-L.Moss C 0 0 0 0 .297
J-R.Jackson PH 1 0 0 0 .217
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 39 9 14 9 Totals 35 5 11 5
A-Pinch Hit For Portocarrero In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Lollar In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Harshman In 7th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Brideweser In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Harrington In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Shantz In 9th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Valo In 9th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Busby In 9th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Consuegra In 9th Inning
J-Pinch Hit For Moss In 9th Inning
Athletics....... 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 2 0 - 9 14 0
White Sox....... 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 - 5 11 2
Athletics (41-79) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
A.Portocarre WIN(7-3) 6 8 4 4 5 1 1 4.50
B.Harrington HOLD(3rd) 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 4.45
A.Ditmar 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 5.33
Totals 9 11 5 5 7 3 1
White Sox (77-38) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
H.Byrd LOSS(13-7) 6 11 6 6 1 1 1 3.38
J.Harshman 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 3.40
S.Consuegra 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 3.26
Totals 9 14 9 8 4 3 1
ATTENDANCE- 17,206 DATE- Thursday, August 18th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:42
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 9 White Sox:13
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 1 White Sox: 0
ERRORS- M.Minoso, G.Kell
DOUBLES- V.Power-2(30th), H.Lopez(10th), G.Zernial(6th), B.Renna(5th),
J.Finigan(21st), N.Fox(20th), G.Kell(23rd), J.Busby(22nd)
HOME RUNS- J.Demaestri(10th), N.Fox(8th)
STOLEN BASES- B.Wilson(1st), J.Demaestri(2nd), J.Rivera(20th)
SACRIFICE HITS- H.Lopez, J.Busby, H.Byrd
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Demaestri
WALKS- V.Power, G.Zernial, B.Renna, J.Finigan, C.Carrasquel-2, M.Minoso,
J.Rivera-2, W.Dropo, B.Nieman
HIT BY PITCH- M.Minoso
STRIKE OUTS- B.Renna, J.Finigan, B.Shantz, J.Rivera, B.Adams, H.Byrd
GIDP- G.Kell
Shortstop Joe Demaestri jacked one out of the ballyard and had 3 RBI at
Comiskey Park where the Kansas City Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 9 to
5.
In the 7th inning Kansas City scored 4 runs with the help of 4 hits. It was
enough to earn the victory. Overall Kansas City out-hit Chicago 14 to 11.
Arnie Portocarrero(7-3) allowed 4 runs in 6 innings, and picked up the
victory. The losing pitcher was Harry Byrd(13-7). He surrendered 11 hits and
1 walk in 6 innings.
With this win, Kansas City has a 41-79 record. They have been 3-7 lately.
With this loss, Chicago has a 7-3 record of late, 77-38 overall.
Vic Power's 3 run homer in the 11th inning led the Athletics to a 9-5 win over the White Sox in the 1st of two games.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Kansas City Athletics At 1955 Chicago White Sox 8/18/1955
Athletics AB R H RBI AVG White Sox AB R H RBI AVG
V.Power 1B 6 1 2 3 .277 C.Carrasquel SS 6 1 1 0 .206
E.Slaughter RF 3 1 0 0 .280 N.Fox 2B 5 2 2 2 .328
E.Valo LF 6 0 2 1 .363 M.Minoso LF 3 2 1 0 .268
H.Simpson CF 6 2 3 0 .265 W.Dropo 1B 5 0 2 0 .327
H.Lopez 3B 6 2 2 2 .292 J.Rivera RF,CF 4 0 0 0 .268
I-C.Boyer 3B 0 0 0 0 .407 B.Kennedy 3B 5 0 2 1 .302
J.Finigan 2B 5 0 0 0 .269 S.Lollar C 2 0 0 0 .252
J.Demaestri SS 5 1 3 3 .233 B-B.Nieman PH 0 0 0 0 .281
J.Astroth C 3 0 0 0 .225 D-L.Moss C 0 0 0 0 .297
E-B.Wilson PH 1 0 0 0 .204 J-G.Kell PH 1 0 0 0 .371
T.Gorman P 1 1 1 0 .100 J.Busby CF 3 0 0 0 .276
R.Herbert P 1 0 0 0 .167 C-G.Coan PH,RF 2 0 1 1 .248
A-G.Zernial PH 1 0 1 0 .234 V.Trucks P 3 0 0 0 .061
A.Ditmar P 0 0 0 0 .135 D.Howell P 0 0 0 0 .667
F-B.Renna PH 1 0 0 0 .219 H-B.Adams PH 1 0 0 0 .154
G-B.Shantz C 1 1 1 0 .254 M.Martin P 0 0 0 0 .000
J.Harshman P 0 0 0 0 .220
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 46 9 15 9 Totals 40 5 9 4
A-Pinch Hit For Herbert In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Lollar In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Busby In 7th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Nieman In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Astroth In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Ditmar In 9th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Renna In 9th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Howell In 10th Inning
I-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Lopez In 11th Inning
J-Pinch Hit For Moss In 11th Inning
Athletics....... 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 - 9 15 1
White Sox....... 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 5 9 1
Athletics (40-79) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
R.Herbert 6 5 3 3 5 3 1 4.46
A.Ditmar 2 2 2 2 4 1 0 5.41
T.Gorman WIN(5-5) 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.39
Totals 11 9 5 5 9 5 1
White Sox (77-37) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
V.Trucks 7 1/3 8 5 5 3 2 2 3.45
D.Howell 2 2/3 3 0 0 0 2 0 1.91
M.Martin LOSS(2-1) 0 1/3 4 4 4 1 0 1 3.38
J.Harshman 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.36
Totals 11 15 9 9 4 5 3
ATTENDANCE- 21,518 DATE- Thursday, August 18th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Bill McKinley, Hank Soar, Ed Runge, Bill Summers
T- 3:24
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 8 White Sox:14
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 0 White Sox: 2
ERRORS- E.Valo, W.Dropo
DOUBLES- H.Simpson(11th), B.Shantz(6th), N.Fox(19th)
HOME RUNS- V.Power(15th), H.Lopez(14th), J.Demaestri(9th), N.Fox(7th)
STOLEN BASES- E.Slaughter(1st), M.Minoso(19th)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Demaestri
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Rivera, L.Moss, V.Trucks
WALKS- E.Slaughter-3, R.Herbert, N.Fox, M.Minoso-3, W.Dropo, J.Rivera,
B.Kennedy, S.Lollar, B.Nieman
STRIKE OUTS- E.Valo, H.Simpson, H.Lopez, J.Astroth, B.Renna, M.Minoso, W.Dropo,
J.Rivera, V.Trucks, B.Adams
GIDP- V.Power, E.Slaughter
WILD PITCHES- A.Ditmar
WEB GEMS- Top 5th: Jim Busby robbed Vic Power of an extra base hit.
At Comiskey Park the Kansas City Athletics easily handled the Chicago White
Sox in 11 innings by the score of 9 to 5.
Both teams were tied at 5 runs apiece after nine innings. Kansas City ended
up winning it in the 11th inning. The crucial at-bat was provided by Vic
Power who silenced the crowd when he clubbed a three-run home run (his 15th
of the season). Overall Kansas City out-hit Chicago 15 to 9.
Tom Gorman(5-5) went 3 innings allowing no runs for the victory. Morrie
Martin(2-1) was charged with the loss in relief. He gave up 4 runs and 4
hits in 1/3 of an inning.
Ray Boone's 3 run homer in the first was all Detroit needed in their 3-2 win over Cleveland.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Cleveland Indians At 1955 Detroit Tigers 8/18/1955
Indians AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG
A.Smith 3B 4 1 3 1 .294 H.Kuenn SS 4 0 2 0 .326
B.Avila 2B 4 0 0 0 .261 B.Tuttle CF 3 1 1 0 .264
G.Woodling LF 3 0 1 0 .282 A.Kaline RF 4 0 1 0 .333
V.Wertz RF 4 0 0 0 .208 J.Phillips 1B 0 1 0 0 .314
L.Doby CF 2 0 1 0 .280 A-F.Hatfield PH 1 0 0 0 .245
F.Fain 1B 4 0 1 0 .247 B-C.Maxwell 1B 2 0 0 0 .296
H.Naragon C 4 0 0 0 .303 H-E.Torgeson 1B 0 0 0 0 .295
G.Strickland SS 2 0 0 0 .197 R.Boone 3B 4 1 3 3 .274
C-D.Mitchell PH 1 0 0 0 .149 B.Phillips LF 4 0 0 0 .237
E-S.Dente SS 1 0 0 0 .258 R.Bertoia 2B 3 0 0 0 .091
H.Score P 2 0 0 0 .063 F-J.Delsing PH 1 0 0 0 .273
D-R.Kiner PH 1 1 1 1 .176 G-H.Malmberg 2B 0 0 0 0 .197
A.Houtteman P 0 0 0 0 .071 R.Wilson C 4 0 1 0 .180
I-H.Evers PH 1 0 0 0 .218 F.Lary P 3 0 0 0 .175
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 33 2 7 2 Totals 33 3 8 3
A-Pinch Hit For Phillips In 3rd Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Hatfield In 4th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Strickland In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Score In 7th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Mitchell In 7th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Bertoia In 8th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Delsing In 9th Inning
H-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Maxwell In 9th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Houtteman In 9th Inning
Indians......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 2 7 1
Tigers.......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 0
Indians (68-51) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
H.Score LOSS(15-6) 6 7 3 3 3 6 1 1.99
A.Houtteman 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.68
Totals 8 8 3 3 3 8 1
Tigers (62-56) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
F.Lary WIN(11-12) 9 7 2 2 3 2 2 2.80
Totals 9 7 2 2 3 2 2
ATTENDANCE- 19,273 DATE- Thursday, August 18th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Bill McKinley, Hank Soar, Ed Runge, Bill Summers
T- 2:46
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 7 Tigers: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 0 Tigers: 1
ERRORS- B.Avila
DOUBLES- L.Doby(14th), F.Fain(10th), A.Kaline(13th), R.Boone(17th)
HOME RUNS- A.Smith(16th), R.Kiner(18th), R.Boone(15th)
WALKS- G.Woodling, L.Doby-2, B.Tuttle, J.Phillips, F.Lary
STRIKE OUTS- H.Naragon, G.Strickland, B.Tuttle, A.Kaline-2, C.Maxwell,
B.Phillips, R.Bertoia, R.Wilson, F.Lary
GIDP- B.Avila
Frank Lary completed the game without help from the bullpen at Briggs Stadium
as the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians by the count of 3 to
2.
Lary(11-12) gave a fine effort for Detroit. He surrendered 7 hits and 3 walks
in 9 innings and surrendered 2 'round-trippers'. Detroit banged out 8 on the
afternoon.
Herb Score(15-6) absorbed the loss. With this win, Detroit has a 62-56
record. They have been 6-4 lately. With the loss Cleveland now has a record
of 68-51.
Monday, November 26, 2007
AL Recap August 18th - Mickey Mantle of the Yankees leads the AL in runs scored with 105.
Strat-O-Matic Report
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1955 American League Date: 8/18/1955
TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
1955 CHA 77 36 G.Kell CHA .372 M.Mantle NYA 37 J.Jensen BOA 92
1955 NYA 74 45 M.Vernon WAA .337 L.Doby CLA 27 M.Mantle NYA 90
1955 CLA 68 50 A.Kaline DEA .334 A.Rosen CLA 26 A.Kaline DEA 80
1955 BOA 64 54 N.Fox CHA .327 OTHERS TIED W 25 N.Zauchin BOA 78
1955 DEA 61 56 W.Dropo CHA .326 L.Doby CLA 73
1955 WAA 45 70
1955 BAA 38 76 WINS SAVES ERA
1955 KCA 39 79 H.Score CLA 15 E.Kinder BOA 16 B.Pierce CHA 1.83
W.Ford NYA 15 R.Narlesk CLA 13 H.Score CLA 1.91
B.Hoeft DEA 14 D.Howell CHA 9 W.Ford NYA 2.71
OTHERS TIED W 13 T.Gorman KCA 9 F.Lary DEA 2.84
J.Konstan NYA 9 J.Wilson BAA 2.90
CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS
D.Philley BAA 25 J.Rivera CHA 19 H.Score CLA 189
H.Bauer NYA 10 M.Minoso CHA 18 B.Turley NYA 171
E.Torgeso DEA 8 OTHERS TIED W 9 B.Pierce CHA 122
F.Marsh BAA 7 F.Sulliva BOA 116
B.Tuttle DEA 7 E.Wynn CLA 107
YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
CLA 8 at DEA 3 CLA-Score(15-5, 1.91) at DEA-Lary(10-12, 2.84)
NYA 3 at BOA 8 KCA-Herbert(2-8, 4.58) at CHA-Trucks(10-7, 3.31)
KCA-Portoca(6-3, 4.39) at CHA-Byrd(7-2, 2.97)
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER TM OPP AB R H RB BB Ks HR SB
M.Mantle NYA BOA 4 1 3 3 0 0 1 0
V.Wertz CLA DEA 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 0
J.Jensen BOA NYA 5 1 1 3 0 0 1 0
T.Williams BOA NYA 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 0
B.Goodman BOA NYA 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
PITCHER TM OPP INN H R ER BB Ks HR WLS
D.Mossi CLA DEA 3.0 2 0 0 2 3 0 S
L.Cristante DEA CLA 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0
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
R.Sievers WAA .385 26 10 11 4 4 B.Wiesler NYA 7 1 0 1 4 0 000
G.Kell CHA .583 24 14 9 1 2 W.Ford NYA 18 8 1 6 6 0 200
T.Williams BOA .429 28 12 7 10 2 B.Hoeft DEA 18 8 1 7 6 0 200
M.Mantle NYA .406 32 13 7 7 3 J.Harshman CHA 7 1 0 3 4 0 000
C.Diering BAA .350 20 7 3 5 1 D.Mossi CLA 6 2 0 3 7 0 002
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
L.Doby CLA .129 31 4 0 0 0 W.Nixon BOA 6 13 10 5 3 2 020
V.Power KCA .222 36 8 1 0 0 B.Turley NYA 10 13 6 9 8 1 040
J.Valdivielso WAA .120 25 3 1 3 0 M.Garcia CLA 10 17 8 4 10 2 020
C.Carrasquel CHA .192 26 5 0 3 0 T.Abernathy WAA 6 7 7 5 4 1 110
G.McDougald NYA .205 39 8 3 2 0 P.Ramos WAA 6 8 5 5 1 1 010
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report
Ted Williams had 3 hits as the Red Sox out score the Yankees 8-3.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 New York Yankees At 1955 Boston Red Sox 8/17/1955
Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG
H.Bauer RF 5 1 2 0 .289 B.Goodman 1B 4 2 2 1 .285
G.McDougald 2B 5 1 1 0 .251 B.Klaus SS 4 1 1 0 .305
Y.Berra C 4 0 2 0 .236 T.Williams LF 4 2 3 1 .345
M.Mantle CF 4 1 3 3 .318 J.Jensen RF 5 1 1 3 .277
B.Skowron 1B 4 0 1 0 .313 S.White C 5 0 1 2 .248
E.Howard LF 3 0 1 0 .335 G.Hatton 3B 4 0 2 0 .226
E-I.Noren PH,LF 1 0 0 0 .233 J.Piersall CF 5 1 1 0 .258
A.Carey 3B 4 0 0 0 .285 E.Joost 2B 3 0 0 0 .194
P.Rizzuto SS 2 0 0 0 .165 I.Delock P 4 1 1 0 .237
B-J.Collins PH 1 0 1 0 .249 E.Kinder P 0 0 0 0 .250
T.Morgan P 0 0 0 0 .375
F-D.Larsen PH 1 0 1 0 .167
B.Turley P 1 0 0 0 .131
A-B.Cerv PH 1 0 0 0 .317
B.Grim P 0 0 0 0 .240
T.Sturdivant P 0 0 0 0 .100
C-E.Robinson PH 1 0 0 0 .186
D-J.Coleman SS 1 0 0 0 .246
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 38 3 12 3 Totals 38 8 12 7
A-Pinch Hit For Turley In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Rizzuto In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Sturdivant In 7th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Robinson In 7th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Howard In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Morgan In 9th Inning
Yankees......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 3 12 2
Red Sox......... 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 2 - 8 12 0
Yankees (74-45) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
B.Turley LOSS(12-10) 4 5 3 1 3 2 0 2.98
B.Grim 1 2/3 3 3 3 1 1 1 2.85
T.Sturdivant 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.72
T.Morgan 2 4 2 2 1 1 0 4.40
Totals 8 12 8 6 5 4 1
Red Sox (64-54) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
I.Delock WIN(8-4) 7 2/3 9 3 3 0 1 1 3.92
E.Kinder SAVE(16th) 1 1/3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2.68
Totals 9 12 3 3 0 1 1
ATTENDANCE- 31,067 DATE- Wednesday, August 17th 1955 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 2:18
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 8 Red Sox:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 0 Red Sox: 0
ERRORS- A.Carey, P.Rizzuto
DOUBLES- B.Klaus(23rd), T.Williams(18th), J.Piersall(20th), I.Delock
HOME RUNS- M.Mantle(37th), J.Jensen(25th)
STOLEN BASES- G.McDougald(4th)
WALKS- B.Goodman, B.Klaus, T.Williams, G.Hatton, E.Joost
STRIKE OUTS- G.McDougald, G.Hatton, J.Piersall, I.Delock-2
WILD PITCHES- B.Turley, I.Delock
Ted Williams had 3 base hits as the Boston Red Sox topped the New York Yankees
by a score of 8 to 3 at Fenway Park.
Ike Delock(8-4) earned his pay with a solid performance for Boston. He went 7
and 2/3 innings surrendering 9 hits and no walks. Both teams finished the
game with 12 hits.
Ellis Kinder got the save, his 16th. Bob Turley(12-10) was the loser. With
this win, Boston has a 64-54 record. They have been 6-4 lately. With this
loss, New York has a 4-6 record of late, 74-45 overall.
Vic Wertz hit a 3 run homer as the Tribe overpower the Tigers 8-3.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Cleveland Indians At 1955 Detroit Tigers 8/17/1955
Indians AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG
B.Avila 2B 4 1 1 1 .263 H.Kuenn SS 4 0 1 0 .324
G.Woodling LF 4 0 1 0 .282 B.Tuttle CF 3 0 1 1 .263
D.Mossi P 1 0 0 0 .111 A.Kaline RF 4 1 1 0 .334
F.Fain 1B 3 2 0 0 .247 E.Torgeson 1B 5 1 1 0 .295
V.Wertz RF 4 1 1 3 .212 R.Boone 3B 2 0 0 1 .268
F-D.Mitchell PH 1 0 0 0 .152 C.Maxwell LF 3 0 2 1 .304
G-H.Evers RF 0 0 0 0 .219 F.House C 3 0 0 0 .281
L.Doby CF 5 1 3 0 .279 D-R.Wilson PH,C 1 0 0 0 .179
A.Smith 3B 5 1 2 2 .290 F.Hatfield 2B 3 1 2 0 .245
H.Naragon C 4 1 2 1 .318 E-R.Bertoia PH,2B 1 0 0 0 .098
G.Strickland SS 2 1 0 1 .198 J.Bunning P 0 0 0 0 .091
B.Lemon P 2 0 1 0 .214 A.Aber P 0 0 0 0 .333
A-R.Kiner PH,LF 1 0 0 0 .173 P.Foytack P 0 0 0 0 .286
B-H.Malmberg PH 0 0 0 0 .197
C-B.Phillips PH 1 0 0 0 .244
L.Cristante P 0 0 0 0 .000
J.Coleman P 1 0 0 0 .200
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 36 8 11 8 Totals 31 3 8 3
A-Pinch Hit For Lemon In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Foytack In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Malmberg In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For House In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Hatfield In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Wertz In 9th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Mitchell In 9th Inning
Indians......... 0 0 3 0 0 3 2 0 0 - 8 11 1
Tigers.......... 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 3 8 2
Indians (68-50) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
B.Lemon WIN(11-9) 6 6 3 3 2 3 0 4.29
D.Mossi SAVE(7th) 3 2 0 0 2 3 0 3.38
Totals 9 8 3 3 4 6 0
Tigers (61-56) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
J.Bunning LOSS(2-2) 5 1/3 9 6 3 2 1 1 4.72
A.Aber 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 5.46
P.Foytack 0 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.19
L.Cristante 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.70
J.Coleman 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.33
Totals 9 11 8 5 4 3 1
ATTENDANCE- 22,414 DATE- Wednesday, August 17th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Joe Paparella, Jim Honochick, Nestor Chylak, John Rice
T- 3:09
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 7 Tigers:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 0 Tigers: 2
ERRORS- B.Avila, E.Torgeson, J.Bunning
DOUBLES- B.Avila(14th), A.Smith(18th), H.Naragon-2(11th), E.Torgeson(9th),
C.Maxwell(7th)
HOME RUNS- V.Wertz(12th)
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Lemon, B.Tuttle, J.Bunning-2
SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Avila, B.Tuttle
WALKS- F.Fain-2, G.Strickland-2, H.Kuenn, A.Kaline, R.Boone-2
HIT BY PITCH- C.Maxwell
STRIKE OUTS- D.Mossi, A.Smith, B.Lemon, H.Kuenn, B.Tuttle-2, A.Kaline, R.Wilson,
J.Coleman
GIDP- F.Fain
WILD PITCHES- J.Bunning
The Cleveland Indians had very little trouble at Briggs Stadium downing the
Detroit Tigers. The score was 8 to 3.
Detroit was unable to claim the lead after Cleveland went ahead in the 3rd
inning with 3 runs utilizing 3 base hits. After an out was recorded, Bobby
Avila got things rolling when he doubled. One out later, Ferris Fain stepped
in and he reached on an error. Vic Wertz then lofted a three-run 'big-fly'
(his 12th of the season). Overall Cleveland out-hit Detroit 11 to 8.
Bob Lemon(11-9) went 6 innings allowing 3 runs for the win. Don Mossi earned
the save, his 7th. Jim Bunning(2-2) was hit with the loss. He was unable to
control the Cleveland offense and allowed 9 hits and 2 walks in 5 and 1/3
innings.
