Kansas City Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
July 10, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 10, 1955 at Briggs Stadium. The Kansas City Athletics defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Athletics 9, Detroit Tigers 5

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
DeMaestri ss 5 0 2 1
Slaughter rf 5 1 1 0
Valo lf 5 2 2 2
Simpson cf 4 2 2 0
Power 1b 5 2 3 3
Finigan 2b 4 1 2 1
Lopez 3b 5 1 3 2
Astroth c 4 0 2 0
Boyer p 2 0 0 0
  Sain p 0 0 0 0
  Harrington p 2 0 1 0
Totals 41 9 18 9
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 4 0 1 0
Tuttle cf 4 0 1 0
Kaline rf 5 0 0 0
Torgeson 1b 5 1 2 1
Boone 3b 4 1 1 0
Delsing lf 4 1 3 0
Wilson c 5 1 1 0
Hatfield 2b 2 1 1 1
Gromek p 1 0 0 0
  Maas p 0 0 0 0
  Maxwell ph 1 0 0 0
  Birrer p 0 0 0 0
  Coleman p 0 0 0 0
  Phillips ph 1 0 1 2
  Aber p 0 0 0 0
  House ph 1 0 0 0
  Foytack p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 11 4
Kansas City 200 320 0029182
Detroit 000 104 0005111
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Boyer  W(5-1) 5.0 6 3 2 3 1
  Sain   0.1 3 2 2 0 0
  Harrington  SV(1) 3.2 2 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
11
5
4
5
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Gromek  L(8-6) 3.1 8 5 4 0 1
  Maas   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Birrer   1.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Coleman   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Aber   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Foytack   1.0 3 2 2 2 0
Totals
9.0
18
9
8
3
2

  E–Slaughter (1), Lopez (8), Torgeson (5).  DP–Kansas City 2. DeMaestri-Finigan-Power, DeMaestri-Finigan-Power, Detroit 3. Kuenn-Hatfield-Torgeson, Torgeson, Kuenn-Torgeson.  2B–Kansas City Simpson (8,off Birrer); DeMaestri (12,off Coleman); Finigan (22,off Foytack)..  3B–Detroit J. Phillips (1,off Sain).  HR–Kansas City Valo (2,1st inning off Gromek 1 on 1 out); Power (11,4th inning off Gromek 1 on 0 out)., Detroit Torgeson (3,6th inning off Cloyd Boyer 0 on 0 out).  SH–Finigan (5,off Birrer).  IBB–Astroth (5,by Foytack).  Team LOB–9.  HBP–Hatfield (5,by Cloyd Boyer).  Team–11.  CS–Astroth (2,2nd base by Gromek/Wilson).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Eddie Rommel, 3B–Joe Paparella.  T–2:56.
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