Washington Senators vs Chicago White Sox
May 4, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1955 at Comiskey Park I. The Washington Senators defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 5, Chicago White Sox 4

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 5 1 2 0
Fitz Gerald c 5 1 3 0
Vernon 1b 4 1 2 3
Sievers lf 5 0 0 0
Busby cf 2 2 1 1
Runnels 2b 4 0 0 0
Delis rf 3 0 0 0
  Oravetz ph,rf 1 0 1 1
Kline ss 3 0 1 0
Porterfield p 4 0 0 0
  Stobbs p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Carrasquel ss 4 0 0 0
Fox 2b 3 2 2 0
Minoso lf 4 1 1 0
Nieman rf 4 1 2 4
Dropo 1b 4 0 0 0
Rivera cf 4 0 2 0
Kell 3b 2 0 0 0
  Jok pr 0 0 0 0
Lollar c 3 0 0 0
  McGhee pr 0 0 0 0
Harshman p 2 0 0 0
  Cavarretta ph 1 0 0 0
  Keegan p 0 0 0 0
  Fornieles p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall ph 0 0 0 0
  Stephens ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 4
Washington 013 000 0105100
Chicago 003 000 010470
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Porterfield  W(3-3) 8.1 7 4 4 5 4
  Stobbs  SV(1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
5
4
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Harshman  L(2-2) 7.0 8 4 4 3 6
  Keegan   0.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Fornieles   1.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
5
6

  E–None.  DP–Washington 1. Kline-Runnels-Vernon, Chicago 1. Carrasquel-Fox-Dropo.  2B–Chicago Fox (5,off Porterfield).  HR–Washington Busby (5,2nd inning off Harshman 0 on 0 out); Vernon (5,3rd inning off Harshman 2 on 1 out)., Chicago Nieman (6,3rd inning off Porterfield 2 on 2 out).  Team LOB–9.  Team–6.  SB–Busby (4,2nd base off Keegan/Lollar).  CS–Rivera (3,2nd base by Porterfield/Fitz Gerald).  U-HP–Eddie Hurley, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Ed Runge, 3B–Bill Summers.  T–2:55.  A–2,993.
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