Washington Senators vs Kansas City Athletics
May 1, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 1, 1955 at Municipal Stadium. The Kansas City Athletics defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Washington Senators 10, Kansas City Athletics 16

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 2 2 2 2
Delis rf 4 0 0 0
Runnels 2b 5 2 2 1
Vernon 1b 4 0 1 1
  Umphlett lf 0 0 0 0
Sievers lf,1b 3 1 0 0
Busby cf 5 2 3 2
Fitz Gerald c 2 2 2 4
Roig ss 2 1 0 0
  Oravetz ph 0 0 0 0
  Snyder ss 1 0 0 0
McDermott p 0 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 1 0 0 0
  Stone p 1 0 0 0
  Pascual p 0 0 0 0
  Hyde p 0 0 0 0
  Levan ph 1 0 0 0
  Ramos p 0 0 0 0
  Paula ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 10 10 10
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Power 1b 4 2 2 2
Renna rf 5 3 2 2
Finigan 3b 4 4 2 3
Zernial lf 3 1 1 2
Wilson cf 6 1 2 2
Suder 2b 5 0 0 0
DeMaestri ss 3 0 1 1
  Littrell pr,ss 1 1 0 0
Shantz c 5 2 3 1
Ditmar p 2 0 1 0
  Portocarrero p 1 1 1 1
  Burtschy p 2 1 1 1
  Gorman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 16 16 15
Washington 500 410 00010104
Kansas City 320 221 60x16161
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
McDermott   0.2 1 3 3 3 0
  Abernathy   2.1 6 4 2 0 2
  Stone  L(0-3) 3.0 3 4 2 3 0
  Pascual   0.1 3 4 4 0 0
  Hyde   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Ramos   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
16
16
12
6
2
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Ditmar   3.1 6 8 8 3 1
  Portocarrero   1.2 3 2 2 2 1
  Burtschy  W(1-0) 3.1 1 0 0 5 1
  Gorman  SV(1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
10
10
10
4

  E–Delis (1), Roig 2 (2), Abernathy (1), DeMaestri (4).  DP–Kansas City 3. DeMaestri-Suder-Power, Suder-Power, DeMaestri-Suder-Power.  2B–Washington Runnels (1,off Ditmar), Kansas City Power (5,off Abernathy); Finigan (6,off Abernathy); Zernial (1,off Pascual); Wilson (6,off Ramos).  3B–Washington Vernon (1,off Portocarrero), Kansas City Finigan (2,off McDermott); Renna (1,off Abernathy).  HR–Washington Fitz Gerald 2 (2,1st inning off Ditmar 2 on 2 out,4th inning off Ditmar 0 on 0 out); Yost (1,4th inning off Ditmar 1 on 1 out); Busby (2,5th inning off Portocarrero 0 on 0 out)., Kansas City Portocarrero (1,5th inning off Stone 0 on 0 out).  SH–Delis (2,off Ditmar); Abernathy (1,off Ditmar)..  HBP–Yost (6,by Ditmar); Renna (1,by McDermott); Zernial (1,by Abernathy); DeMaestri (1,by Pascual).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Zernial (2,off McDermott); Power (1,off Stone).  Team–12.  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Eddie Rommel, 2B–Joe Paparella, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–3:02.  A–22,906.
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