Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Athletics
July 4, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1955 at Municipal Stadium. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Kansas City Athletics 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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Chicago White Sox 8, Kansas City Athletics 3

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Busby cf 5 1 2 1
Fox 2b 4 1 3 2
Kell 3b 4 2 2 2
Nieman lf 4 0 2 1
Rivera rf 4 0 1 0
Lollar c 5 0 0 0
Dropo 1b 5 1 2 1
Carrasquel ss 4 2 2 1
Johnson p 4 1 2 0
Totals 39 8 16 8
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
DeMaestri ss 4 0 0 0
Valo lf 4 0 0 0
Wilson rf 4 0 0 0
Simpson cf 4 0 1 0
Power 1b 4 1 1 0
Finigan 2b 3 1 1 0
Lopez 3b 4 1 3 1
Astroth c 2 0 0 0
  Slaughter ph 1 0 1 0
  Boyer pr 0 0 0 0
Kellner p 0 0 0 0
  Sleater p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 1
Chicago 021 202 0108162
Kansas City 001 010 001370
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  W(1-0) 9.0 7 3 2 3 5
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
3
5
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Kellner  L(5-7) 3.0 10 5 5 0 2
  Sleater   6.0 6 3 3 4 1
Totals
9.0
16
8
8
4
3

  E–Rivera (6), Dropo (2).  DP–Chicago 2. Carrasquel-Fox-Dropo, Fox-Carrasquel-Dropo, Kansas City 2. DeMaestri-Finigan-Power, Lopez-Power.  2B–Chicago Johnson (1,off Kellner); Fox (16,off Sleater); Kell (10,off Sleater)., Kansas City Lopez (3,off Johnson); Power (16,off Johnson); Slaughter (2,off Johnson)..  3B–Chicago Nieman (1,off Sleater); Busby (5,off Sleater)..  HR–Chicago Dropo (9,2nd inning off Kellner 0 on 1 out); Kell (5,3rd inning off Kellner 0 on 0 out); Carrasquel (6,4th inning off Kellner 0 on 0 out)..  SF–Fox (3,off Sleater).  Team LOB–9.  Team–6.  CS–Fox (6,2nd base by Sleater/Astroth).  U-HP–Eddie Hurley, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Ed Runge, 3B–Bill Summers.  T–2:35.
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