Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Athletics
August 11, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 11, 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."

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Chicago White Sox 14, Kansas City Athletics 1

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Minoso lf 5 3 4 0
Fox 2b 5 2 0 1
Rivera cf 4 4 3 5
Kell 1b 3 0 1 1
  Dropo 1b 2 1 2 3
Nieman rf 4 0 0 0
Kennedy 3b 5 0 2 0
  Adams pr,3b 1 0 0 0
Carrasquel ss 2 2 2 0
  Brideweser ss 1 0 0 0
Lollar c 3 1 1 0
  Moss ph,c 0 0 0 0
Johnson p 4 1 1 2
Totals 39 14 16 12
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Power 1b 4 0 2 0
Slaughter rf 3 0 0 0
  Renna rf 1 0 0 0
Valo lf 4 0 0 0
Simpson cf 3 0 1 1
Lopez 3b 4 0 0 0
Finigan 2b 2 0 0 0
  Boyer C. 2b 2 0 2 0
DeMaestri ss 3 0 0 0
Astroth c 4 0 1 0
Raschi p 1 0 0 0
  Boyer C. p 1 1 0 0
  Zernial ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1
Chicago 000 054 03214162
Kansas City 000 001 000161
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  W(5-1) 9.0 6 1 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
6
1
0
2
3
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Raschi  L(4-4) 4.1 8 5 5 2 1
  Boyer   4.2 8 9 8 7 0
Totals
9.0
16
14
13
9
1

  E–Fox (14), Lollar (4).  DP–Chicago 1. Carrasquel-Fox-Kell.  2B–Chicago Minoso (16,off Raschi); Rivera (20,off Cloyd Boyer); Dropo (11,off Cloyd Boyer)..  3B–Chicago Rivera 2 (3,off Raschi,off Cloyd Boyer); Minoso (5,off Cloyd Boyer)..  HR–Chicago Dropo (15,8th inning off Cloyd Boyer 1 on 0 out).  SF–Johnson (1,off Cloyd Boyer).  HBP–Carrasquel (4,by Cloyd Boyer); Kell (4,by Cloyd Boyer)..  Team LOB–10.  SB–Rivera 2 (20,2nd base off Raschi/Astroth,3rd base off Cloyd Boyer/Astroth); Kell 2 (3,2nd base off Cloyd Boyer/Astroth 2); Minoso (13,2nd base off Cloyd Boyer/Astroth).  CS–Minoso (7,2nd base by Raschi/Astroth); Kennedy (3,2nd base by Cloyd Boyer/Astroth).  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Bill Grieve.  T–2:45.  A–15,569.
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