Washington Senators vs Boston Red Sox
May 27, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 27, 1955 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox 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)
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Washington Senators 0, Boston Red Sox 16

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Delis 3b 3 0 1 0
  Killebrew ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Fitz Gerald c 3 0 0 0
Runnels 2b 4 0 1 0
Vernon 1b 4 0 1 0
Busby cf 4 0 0 0
Sievers lf 2 0 2 0
Umphlett rf 4 0 0 0
Kline ss 3 0 1 0
Porterfield p 1 0 0 0
  Stone p 0 0 0 0
  Paula ph 1 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
  Ramos p 1 0 0 0
  Oravetz ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 0 6 0
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Goodman 2b 4 2 1 1
Klaus ss 3 1 1 1
Stephens lf 5 2 1 0
Jensen rf 1 3 1 1
Zauchin 1b 5 4 4 10
White c 4 0 1 1
Hatton 3b 4 2 2 2
Piersall cf 2 1 1 0
Brewer p 5 1 1 0
Totals 33 16 13 16
Washington 000 000 000061
Boston 360 331 00x16131
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Porterfield  L(5-5) 1.2 5 8 4 2 0
  Stone   1.1 1 1 0 1 0
  Abernathy   2.0 4 6 6 3 0
  Ramos   3.0 3 1 1 0 2
Totals
8.0
13
16
11
6
2
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Brewer  W(1-6) 9.0 6 0 0 6 2
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
6
2

  E–Runnels (5), Klaus (7).  DP–Washington 1. Runnels-Kline-Vernon, Boston 1. Goodman-Klaus-Zauchin.  2B–Washington Sievers (1,off Brewer); Kline (3,off Brewer)., Boston Piersall (7,off Porterfield); Zauchin (3,off Abernathy).  3B–Boston Hatton (1,off Abernathy).  HR–Boston Zauchin 3 (4,1st inning off Porterfield 1 on 2 out,2nd inning off Stone 3 on 2 out,5th inning off Abernathy 2 on 2 out); Hatton (1,6th inning off Ramos 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–12.  SF–Jensen (3,off Porterfield); Goodman (4,off Porterfield); Klaus (2,off Porterfield); White (1,off Abernathy).  HBP–Goodman (1,by Abernathy); Piersall (2,by Ramos); Jensen (1,by Ramos).  Team–6.  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Eddie Rommel, 2B–Joe Paparella, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:29.  A–15,775.
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