Kansas City Athletics vs Washington Senators
September 10, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 10, 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 8, Washington Senators 6

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Power 1b 4 1 2 0
Simpson cf 3 2 0 0
Renna rf 4 1 1 2
  Schypinski ss 1 1 1 0
Zernial lf 4 2 2 4
  Wilson lf 0 0 0 0
Lopez 3b 4 0 2 1
Finigan 2b 4 0 1 0
Boyer ss 3 0 0 0
  Slaughter ph,rf 1 0 0 1
Astroth c 2 0 0 0
Gray p 2 0 0 0
  Herbert p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart ph 0 1 0 0
  Valo ph 1 0 0 0
  Harrington p 0 0 0 0
  Gorman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 9 8
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 1 1 0 1
Oravetz cf 4 0 1 0
Runnels 2b 5 1 2 0
Vernon 1b 2 1 0 1
Paula rf 5 0 1 1
Sievers lf 4 2 1 0
Korcheck c 4 0 1 0
  Courtney ph 1 0 0 0
Valdivielso ss 2 1 0 0
  McDermott ph 1 0 1 0
Clarke p 4 0 1 3
  Stobbs p 0 0 0 0
  Ramos p 0 0 0 0
  Killebrew ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 8 6
Kansas City 000 001 043892
Washington 000 131 010680
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Gray   4.2 5 4 1 7 3
  Herbert   2.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Harrington  W(3-3) 1.2 2 1 1 4 0
  Gorman  SV(17) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
6
3
12
3
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Clarke   7.0 4 4 4 5 2
  Stobbs   0.2 2 1 1 2 0
  Ramos  L(4-8) 1.1 3 3 3 2 0
Totals
9.0
9
8
8
9
2

  E–Schypinski (4), Lopez (24).  2B–Kansas City Power (31,off Clarke); Renna (7,off Stobbs).  HR–Kansas City Zernial 2 (26,6th inning off Clarke 0 on 2 out,9th inning off Ramos 2 on 1 out).  SF–Slaughter (3,off Stobbs).  Team LOB–8.  SB–Oravetz (1,2nd base off Gray/Astroth); Yost (4,3rd base off Gray/Astroth).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Eddie Rommel, 3B–Joe Paparella.  T–2:58.  A–2,551.
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