Kansas City Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles
June 24, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 24, 1955 at Memorial Stadium. The Kansas City Athletics defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Athletics 2, Baltimore Orioles 0

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
DeMaestri ss 4 0 2 0
Slaughter rf 4 1 0 1
Valo lf 4 0 2 1
Simpson cf 3 0 0 0
Power 1b 4 0 0 0
Finigan 2b 4 0 1 0
Lopez 3b 4 0 1 0
Astroth c 3 1 0 0
Portocarrero p 2 0 0 0
  Gorman p 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 6 2
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Diering cf,ss 4 0 0 0
Young 2b 4 0 1 0
Westlake rf 2 0 0 0
Pope lf,cf 3 0 1 0
Smith c 3 0 1 0
Causey 3b 4 0 0 0
Nelson 1b 3 0 1 0
Miranda ss 2 0 0 0
  Coan ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Rogovin p 1 0 0 0
  Triandos ph 1 0 0 0
  Moore p 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0
Kansas City 000 020 000260
Baltimore 000 000 000042
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Portocarrero  W(2-3) 5.0 2 0 0 4 1
  Gorman  SV(5) 4.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
4
1
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Rogovin  L(1-7) 5.0 6 2 2 2 1
  Moore   4.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
4

  E–Nelson 2 (2).  DP–Kansas City 2. Finigan-DeMaestri-Power, DeMaestri-Finigan-Power.  3B–Kansas City Valo (3,off Rogovin).  Team LOB–7.  Team–6.  SB–Slaughter (1,2nd base off Rogovin/Smith).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–Bill Grieve, 3B–Johnny Stevens.  T–2:14.  A–9,320.
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