Kansas City Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles
August 2, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 1955 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Kansas City Athletics 1, Baltimore Orioles 5

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Power 1b 4 0 0 0
Lopez 3b 4 0 0 0
Renna rf 4 0 0 0
Zernial lf 4 0 1 0
Wilson cf 4 1 1 1
Finigan 2b 3 0 0 0
DeMaestri ss 3 0 0 0
Astroth c 2 0 1 0
  Plarski pr 0 0 0 0
  Shantz B. c 0 0 0 0
Shantz B. p 2 0 0 0
  Valo ph 1 0 1 0
  Fricano p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Marsh 2b,3b 5 0 1 0
Abrams rf,cf 3 0 1 0
Philley lf 3 1 1 0
Dyck 3b 4 1 0 0
  Leppert 2b 0 0 0 0
Smith c 4 2 2 0
Triandos 1b 4 1 2 1
Diering cf 2 0 0 0
  Hale ph 1 0 1 1
  Pope rf 0 0 0 0
Miranda ss 3 0 0 1
Wight p 4 0 2 1
Totals 33 5 10 4
Kansas City 000 010 000144
Baltimore 010 002 02x5100
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Shantz  L(4-9) 7.0 7 3 0 2 4
  Fricano   1.0 3 2 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
5
0
2
4
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Wight  W(1-3) 9.0 4 1 1 1 7
  LaPalme   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Wright   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
14
4
4
5
11

  E–Wilson (4), DeMaestri (17), Bobby Shantz (1), Fricano (1).  DP–Kansas City 1. Lopez-Power.  HR–Kansas City Wilson (14,5th inning off Wight 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–4.  U-HP–Joe Paparella, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Eddie Rommel.  T–2:14.  A–8,329.
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