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 Kansas City Athletics defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Athletics 7, Washington Senators 6

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Power 1b 2 0 0 1
Simpson cf 5 1 1 0
Renna rf 2 1 1 0
  Valo ph 1 0 0 0
  Harrington p 0 0 0 0
Zernial lf 5 3 3 1
Lopez 3b 5 0 3 2
Finigan 2b 3 1 0 1
Boyer ss 5 1 1 0
Astroth c 2 0 0 0
Keriazakos p 2 0 0 0
  Slaughter ph,rf 1 0 0 1
Totals 33 7 9 6
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 0 1 0 0
Runnels 2b 3 1 1 0
Vernon 1b 3 1 0 0
Paula rf 4 1 1 2
Sievers lf 4 2 2 4
Courtney c 4 0 0 0
Umphlett cf 4 0 2 0
Valdivielso ss 3 0 1 0
  Oravetz ph 1 0 0 0
Stone p 2 0 0 0
  Pascual p 1 0 0 0
  Killebrew ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 6 7 6
Kansas City 202 002 100790
Washington 005 001 000671
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Keriazakos   5.0 4 5 5 5 4
  Harrington  W(2-3) 4.0 3 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
6
6
6
4
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Stone   5.0 6 6 4 6 4
  Pascual  L(2-12) 4.0 3 1 1 3 1
Totals
9.0
9
7
5
9
5

  E–Courtney (6).  DP–Kansas City 2. Finigan-Clete Boyer-Power, Finigan-Clete Boyer-Power, Washington 2. Valdivielso-Runnels-Vernon, Yost-Runnels-Vernon.  2B–Kansas City Zernial 2 (7,off Stone 2); Lopez (14,off Pascual).  3B–Kansas City Zernial (3,off Pascual).  HR–Washington Sievers 2 (24,3rd inning off Keriazakos 2 on 2 out,6th inning off Harrington 0 on 1 out).  SF–Power (5,off Pascual).  IBB–Finigan (6,by Pascual).  Team LOB–9.  Team–3.  CS–Renna (3,2nd base by Stone/Courtney); Valdivielso (1,2nd base by Keriazakos/Astroth); Umphlett (1,2nd base by Harrington/Astroth).  U-HP–Joe Paparella, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Eddie Rommel.  T–2:49.  A–2,453.
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