Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Athletics
July 19, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 19, 1955 at Municipal Stadium. The Boston Red 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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Boston Red Sox 6, Kansas City Athletics 3

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Goodman 2b 3 1 1 0
Klaus ss 4 0 0 1
Williams lf 5 1 2 1
  Stephens lf 0 0 0 0
Jensen rf 4 1 2 1
Zauchin 1b 4 2 2 2
White c 5 0 1 0
Hatton 3b 5 1 1 0
Piersall cf 3 0 2 1
Nixon p 4 0 1 0
  Kinder p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 12 6
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Power 1b 5 1 3 1
Slaughter rf 4 0 2 1
Zernial lf 4 1 1 0
Simpson cf 5 0 1 0
Finigan 2b 4 0 0 0
Lopez 3b 4 0 1 0
Astroth c 3 1 2 1
DeMaestri ss 3 0 1 0
  Valo ph 1 0 0 0
  Littrell ss 0 0 0 0
Ditmar p 2 0 0 0
  Boyer ph 1 0 0 0
  Fricano p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 1 0 0 0
  Harrington p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 11 3
Boston 000 213 0006120
Kansas City 011 000 0013112
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Nixon  W(8-5) 7.1 9 2 2 3 3
  Kinder  SV(11) 1.2 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
3
5
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Ditmar  L(5-7) 7.0 11 6 6 5 2
  Fricano   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Harrington   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
7
3

  E–Slaughter (2), Finigan (11).  DP–Boston 1. Power-Littrell-Power.  PB–Astroth (5).  2B–Boston Jensen (17,off Ditmar); Piersall (20,off Ditmar); Goodman (19,off Ditmar)..  HR–Boston Jensen (19,5th inning off Ditmar 0 on 0 out); Zauchin (19,6th inning off Ditmar 1 on 2 out)..  Team LOB–12.  CS–Jensen (5,2nd base by Fricano/Astroth).  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Eddie Rommel, 2B–Joe Paparella, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:52.  A–16,682.
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