Kansas City Athletics 5, Cleveland Indians 4 (1) (original) (raw)

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Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Athletics 5, Cleveland Indians 4 (1)

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Day

Game Played on Monday, September 5, 1955 (D) at Cleveland Stadium

KC A 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 - 5 12 0 CLE A 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 4 6 2

BATTING

Kansas City Athletics AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Power 1b 4 0 2 0 1 0 8 0 Simpson cf 5 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 Slaughter rf 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 Valo lf 4 0 2 0 1 1 3 1 Lopez 3b 3 0 2 2 1 1 4 3 Finigan 2b 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 Schypinski ss 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 Zernial ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clete Boyer ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Billy Shantz c 4 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 Ditmar p 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 Totals 36 5 12 4 6 6 27 9

FIELDING - DP: 1. Power.

BATTING - 2B: Power (30,off Feller); Finigan (27,off Feller); Slaughter (11,off Feller). SH: Billy Shantz (3,off Houtteman). SF: Lopez (4,off Santiago). IBB: Valo (1,by Feller); Finigan (5,by Santiago). Team LOB: 12.

BASERUNNING - CS: Lopez (5,2nd base by Feller/Naragon).

Cleveland Indians AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Smith rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 Avila 2b 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 Woodling lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Doby cf 4 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 Rosen 3b,1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Fain 1b 2 1 0 0 1 0 10 0 Dente 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kiner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Naragon c 3 0 2 1 0 0 7 1 Strickland ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 Feller p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Houtteman p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Mossi p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Santiago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Maglie p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 4 6 4 3 6 27 6

FIELDING - E: Strickland (14), Houtteman (1).

BATTING - 2B: Naragon 2 (9,off Ditmar 2). HR: Doby (22,6th inning off Ditmar 2 on 1 out). Team LOB: 2.

PITCHING

Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ditmar W(10-11) 9 6 4 4 3 6 1 33

Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Feller 4.2 9 3 3 1 3 0 23 Houtteman 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 5 Mossi L(3-3) 2.2 3 1 1 1 2 0 12 Santiago 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 Maglie 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 9 12 5 4 6 6 0 44

WP: Mossi (2), Santiago (1). IBB: Feller (2,Valo); Santiago (1,Finigan). Inherited Runners - Scored: Houtteman 2-0; Mossi 1-0; Santiago 2-1; Maglie 3-0. .

Umpires: HP - Eddie Rommel, 1B - Joe Paparella, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Frank Umont

Time of Game: 2:53

Starting Lineups:

Kansas City Athletics Cleveland Indians

1. Power 1b Smith rf
2. Simpson cf Avila 2b
3. Slaughter rf Woodling lf
4. Valo lf Doby cf
5. Lopez 3b Rosen 3b
6. Finigan 2b Fain 1b
7. Schypinski ss Naragon c
8. Billy Shantz c Strickland ss
9. Ditmar p Feller p

ATHLETICS 1ST: Power doubled to left; Simpson popped to shortstop; Slaughter grounded out (first unassisted); Valo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Smith struck out; Avila walked; Woodling lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Avila out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Lopez struck out; Finigan doubled to left; Schypinski popped to first; Billy Shantz grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Doby struck out; Rosen struck out; Fain walked; Naragon doubled to center [Fain scored, Naragon out at third (center to second to third)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Ditmar flied out to right; Power grounded out (third to first); Simpson singled to center; Slaughter doubled to right [Simpson scored, Slaughter to third (on throw)]; Valo popped to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Strickland grounded out (shortstop to first); Feller popped to catcher in foul territory; Smith grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Lopez singled to left; Lopez was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Finigan popped to first in foul territory; Schypinski singled to right; Billy Shantz struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Avila singled to left; Woodling grounded out (pitcher to first) [Avila to second]; Doby flied out to left; Rosen popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Ditmar grounded out (shortstop to first); Power singled to center; Simpson forced Power (shortstop unassisted) [Simpson to second (error by Strickland)]; Slaughter singled to left [Slaughter to second (on throw), Simpson scored]; Valo was walked intentionally; Lopez singled to center [Valo to third, Slaughter scored]; HOUTTEMAN REPLACED FELLER (PITCHING); Finigan flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Fain grounded out (second to first); Naragon doubled to right; Strickland grounded out (third to first); Houtteman singled to left [Naragon out at home (left to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Schypinski walked; Billy Shantz out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Schypinski to second]; Ditmar struck out; Power walked; Power safe on a pick-off error by Houtteman [Power to third, Schypinski scored (unearned)]; MOSSI REPLACED HOUTTEMAN (PITCHING); Simpson struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Smith struck out; Avila walked; Woodling singled to right [Avila to third]; Doby homered to right [Avila scored, Woodling scored]; Rosen popped to third in foul territory; Fain flied out to right; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Indians 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Slaughter popped to shortstop; Valo singled to center; Mossi threw a wild pitch [Valo to second]; Lopez walked; Finigan popped to first; ZERNIAL BATTED FOR SCHYPINSKI; Zernial popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Indians 4.

INDIANS 7TH: CLETE BOYER REPLACED ZERNIAL (PLAYING SS); Naragon flied out to right; Strickland popped to third in foul territory; Mossi flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Indians 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Billy Shantz grounded out (pitcher to first); Ditmar struck out; Power grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Indians 4.

INDIANS 8TH: Smith struck out; Avila grounded out (third to first); Woodling flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Indians 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: DENTE REPLACED FAIN (PLAYING 3B); ROSEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Simpson singled to center; Slaughter popped to catcher in foul territory; Valo singled to right [Simpson to third]; SANTIAGO REPLACED MOSSI (PITCHING); Lopez hit a sacrifice fly to left [Simpson scored]; Santiago threw a wild pitch [Valo to second]; Finigan was walked intentionally; Clete Boyer walked [Valo to third, Finigan to second]; MAGLIE REPLACED SANTIAGO (PITCHING); Billy Shantz lined to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 4.

INDIANS 9TH: Doby struck out; Rosen made an out to third; KINER BATTED FOR DENTE; Kiner popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 4.

Final Totals R H E LOB Athletics 5 12 0 12 Indians 4 6 2 2

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