Kansas City Athletics vs Washington Senators
September 9, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 1955 at Griffith Stadium. The Washington Senators 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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Kansas City Athletics 5, Washington Senators 6

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Power 1b 4 2 2 1
Simpson cf 3 1 1 1
Renna rf 2 0 0 0
Zernial lf 4 0 1 2
Lopez 3b 3 0 0 0
Finigan 2b 4 1 1 0
Boyer ss 3 0 0 0
  Slaughter ph 1 0 1 0
Astroth c 2 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 1 0 0 0
  Shantz c 0 0 0 1
Kellner p 1 0 0 0
  Gorman p 1 0 0 0
  Valo ph 0 1 0 0
  Ditmar p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 6 5
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Snyder 2b,ss 4 0 0 0
Umphlett cf 5 1 2 0
Vernon 1b 3 1 3 1
Paula rf 3 0 0 1
Sievers lf 4 0 1 1
Killebrew 3b 4 1 2 0
Fitz Gerald c 3 1 1 0
  Courtney ph,c 0 0 0 0
Valdivielso ss 3 0 0 0
  Runnels ph,2b 1 1 0 0
McDermott p 4 1 3 3
Totals 34 6 12 6
Kansas City 200 000 021560
Washington 210 000 12x6120
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Kellner   1.1 5 3 3 0 1
  Gorman   5.2 5 1 1 2 3
  Ditmar  L(10-12) 1.0 2 2 2 1 0
Totals
8.0
12
6
6
3
4
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
McDermott  W(9-9) 9.0 6 5 5 4 5
  Konstanty   1.0 2 1 1 2 0
  Grim  SV(3) 1.1 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
11.1
17
9
9
10
8

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 1. Clete Boyer-Finigan-Power, Washington 1. McDermott-Valdivielso-Vernon.  PB–Astroth (10).  2B–Washington Vernon (22,off Gorman); McDermott (3,off Ditmar).  3B–Kansas City Power (10,off McDermott).  SH–Renna (2,off McDermott); Snyder (4,off Gorman).  SF–Billy Shantz (1,off McDermott).  Team LOB–4.  IBB–Paula (3,by Gorman).  Team–8.  U-HP–Eddie Rommel, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–2:27.
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