Kansas City Athletics vs Boston Red Sox
May 12, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1955 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Kansas City Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Kansas City Athletics 7, Boston Red Sox 12

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Power 1b 4 2 2 0
  Sleater p 0 0 0 0
  Slaughter ph 0 0 0 0
Renna rf 3 2 1 3
Zernial lf 5 2 2 4
Wilson cf 3 0 0 0
Finigan 3b 3 0 1 0
Lopez 2b 4 0 1 0
DeMaestri ss 4 0 0 0
Astroth c 4 1 1 0
Raschi p 0 0 0 0
  Valo ph 1 0 0 0
  Boyer p 1 0 0 0
  Kryhoski ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 8 7
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Goodman 2b 4 3 2 1
Stephens lf 5 3 4 3
Agganis 1b 4 2 2 1
Jensen rf 4 2 2 2
Hatton 3b 4 0 1 2
White c 5 0 1 2
Klaus ss 5 0 1 0
Piersall cf 5 1 1 0
Delock p 3 1 1 0
  Hurd p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 12 15 11
Kansas City 002 020 300781
Boston 250 230 00x12150
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Raschi  L (0-1) 2.0 6 7 7 2 1
  Boyer   4.0 8 5 5 2 2
  Sleater   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 8.0 15 12 12 4 3
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Delock  W (3-3) 6.1 8 7 7 3 4
  Hurd  SV (1) 2.2 0 0 0 2 2
Totals 9.0 8 7 7 5 6

  E–Lopez (1).  DP–Boston 1. Hatton-Agganis.  2B–Kansas City Power (7,off Delock), Boston Hatton (2,off Raschi); Jensen (6,off Cloyd Boyer); Goodman (7,off Cloyd Boyer); Agganis 2 (7,off Cloyd Boyer,off Sleater).  HR–Kansas City Zernial 2 (10,3rd inning off Delock 1 on 2 out,5th inning off Delock 1 on 2 out); Renna (4,7th inning off Delock 2 on 1 out)., Boston Stephens (1,2nd inning off Raschi 2 on 2 out); Jensen (5,2nd inning off Raschi 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Delock (1,off Cloyd Boyer).  IBB–Jensen (2,by Cloyd Boyer).  Team–8.  SB–Agganis (1,2nd base off Raschi/Astroth); Goodman (2,Home off Raschi/Astroth); Agganis (1,2nd base off Raschi/Astroth); Goodman (2,Home off Raschi/Astroth).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Bill McKinley, 3B–Red Flaherty.

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