Washington Senators vs Chicago White Sox
May 3, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 1955 at Comiskey Park I. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 3, Chicago White Sox 5

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 4 0 2 0
Fitz Gerald c 4 1 0 0
Runnels 2b 4 0 0 1
Vernon 1b 3 1 3 2
Sievers lf 4 0 1 0
Busby cf 4 0 2 0
Delis rf 4 0 0 0
Kline ss 3 0 0 0
  Oravetz ph 1 0 1 0
McDermott p 3 1 2 0
  Pascual p 0 0 0 0
  Levan ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 11 3
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Carrasquel ss 4 1 1 0
Fox 2b 3 0 0 0
Minoso lf 3 0 1 2
Kell 3b 3 0 0 0
Nieman rf 2 1 0 0
  McGhee cf 0 0 0 0
Dropo 1b 4 1 1 1
Rivera cf,rf 4 0 2 1
Lollar c 3 1 1 1
Fornieles p 0 0 0 0
  Donovan p 2 1 1 0
  Consuegra p 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 7 5
Washington 002 000 0103112
Chicago 001 002 20x570
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
McDermott  L(1-3) 6.1 5 5 4 4 5
  Pascual   1.2 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
7
5
4
5
7
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Fornieles   2.2 5 2 2 1 0
  Donovan  W(2-1) 4.1 5 1 1 1 2
  Consuegra  SV(1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
2
2

  E–Yost 2 (4).  DP–Washington 1. Kline-Runnels-Vernon, Chicago 3. Carrasquel-Fox-Dropo, Fox-Carrasquel-Dropo, Fox-Carrasquel-Dropo.  2B–Washington McDermott (2,off Donovan), Chicago Dropo (3,off McDermott).  HR–Washington Vernon (4,8th inning off Donovan 0 on 0 out), Chicago Lollar (7,3rd inning off McDermott 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Kell (1,off McDermott).  HBP–Lollar (2,by McDermott).  Team–7.  SB–Busby (3,2nd base off Donovan/Lollar).  CS–Rivera (2,2nd base by McDermott/Fitz Gerald).  U-HP–Bill Summers, 1B–Eddie Hurley, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–2:46.  A–18,366.
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