Kansas City Athletics vs Washington Senators
June 18, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 18, 1955 at Griffith 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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Kansas City Athletics 9, Washington Senators 4

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
DeMaestri ss 5 2 1 0
Slaughter rf 4 1 1 0
Valo lf 4 1 2 1
Simpson cf 5 0 0 0
Power 1b 5 1 1 1
Finigan 2b 5 3 3 3
Lopez 3b 3 0 2 2
Astroth c 3 1 0 0
Raschi p 4 0 2 1
  Gorman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 9 12 8
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 4 1 1 0
Runnels 2b,ss 5 1 2 0
Vernon 1b 4 0 2 2
Groth cf 4 0 0 0
Courtney c 4 1 2 0
Sievers lf 4 0 1 1
Schoonmaker rf 3 0 1 0
Kline ss 2 0 0 0
  Oravetz ph 1 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
  Delis ph,2b 0 0 0 1
Pascual p 2 1 1 0
  Paula ph 1 0 0 0
  Roig ss 0 0 0 0
  Fitz Gerald ph 1 0 0 0
  Shea p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4
Kansas City 000 312 0219120
Washington 002 000 0204104
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Raschi  W(2-1) 7.2 10 4 4 2 1
  Gorman  SV(4) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
2
1
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Pascual  L(2-4) 7.0 9 6 5 1 4
  Abernathy   1.0 2 2 2 1 1
  Shea   1.0 1 1 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
9
7
3
6

  E–Yost 2 (8), Runnels (9), Kline (13).  DP–Kansas City 1. DeMaestri-Finigan-Power.  2B–Kansas City DeMaestri (7,off Pascual); Finigan (17,off Abernathy)..  3B–Kansas City Finigan 2 (5,off Pascual 2).  SF–Lopez (1,off Pascual).  IBB–Astroth (4,by Abernathy).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Vernon (2,off Raschi).  HBP–Delis (2,by Gorman).  Team–8.  SB–Astroth (1,Home off Abernathy/Courtney).  CS–Valo (2,2nd base by Pascual/Courtney).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Nestor Chylak, 2B–Charlie Berry, 3B–Bill McKinley.
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