Washington Senators vs Kansas City Athletics
June 9, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 9, 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."

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Washington Senators 2, Kansas City Athletics 4

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Oravetz rf 3 2 1 0
Umphlett lf 3 0 0 0
Runnels 2b 4 0 3 1
Vernon 1b 4 0 1 1
Groth cf 4 0 1 0
Sievers 3b 3 0 0 0
Courtney c 4 0 1 0
Kline ss 3 0 0 0
  Yost ph 1 0 0 0
Stobbs p 3 0 0 0
  McDermott ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
DeMaestri ss 4 0 1 0
Lopez 2b 3 1 0 0
Renna rf 3 1 0 0
Zernial lf 4 1 1 0
Simpson cf 4 0 0 0
Power 1b 4 1 1 1
Finigan 3b 4 0 1 0
Shantz c 2 0 1 0
Ditmar p 4 0 1 2
Totals 32 4 6 3
Washington 101 000 000272
Kansas City 000 400 00x461
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Stobbs  L(1-6) 8.0 6 4 1 4 4
Totals
8.0
6
4
1
4
4
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Ditmar  W(3-2) 9.0 7 2 2 2 4
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
4

  E–Kline 2 (10), Zernial (3).  2B–Washington Runnels (6,off Ditmar), Kansas City Power (12,off Stobbs); Finigan (15,off Stobbs).  3B–Washington Groth (1,off Ditmar).  SH–Umphlett (3,off Ditmar).  Team LOB–7.  IBB–Billy Shantz 2 (3,by Stobbs 2).  Team–8.  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Johnny Stevens, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Bill Grieve.  T–1:55.  A–8,336.
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