Kansas City Athletics vs Boston Red Sox
September 14, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 14, 1955 at Fenway Park. The Kansas City Athletics defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Athletics 7, Boston Red Sox 3

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Power 1b 3 2 1 1
Simpson cf 3 2 1 0
Zernial lf 5 2 3 6
Lopez 3b 4 0 2 0
Renna rf 3 0 0 0
  Slaughter ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Finigan 2b 5 0 1 0
Schypinski ss 5 0 0 0
Astroth c 4 0 2 0
Ditmar p 4 1 1 0
Totals 37 7 11 7
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Goodman 2b 4 0 1 1
Klaus ss 4 0 2 1
Williams lf 2 0 0 0
  Jensen rf 2 1 1 0
Throneberry rf,lf 4 0 1 0
Zauchin 1b 3 0 1 0
White c 4 0 0 0
Hatton 3b 3 0 1 1
Piersall cf 4 1 0 0
Delock p 2 1 1 0
  Susce p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Kansas City 000 000 3407110
Boston 001 011 000380
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Ditmar  W(11-12) 9.0 8 3 2 2 4
Totals
9.0
8
3
2
2
4
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Delock   6.2 9 3 3 3 3
  Susce  L(8-7) 2.1 2 4 4 3 0
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
6
3

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 2. Finigan-Schypinski-Power, Schypinski-Finigan-Power.  PB–Astroth (11).  2B–Kansas City Lopez (15,off Delock); Astroth (4,off Susce).  HR–Kansas City Power (19,7th inning off Delock 0 on 2 out); Zernial 2 (28,7th inning off Delock 1 on 2 out,8th inning off Susce 3 on 2 out).  IBB–Slaughter (4,by Susce); Power (6,by Susce).  Team LOB–9.  U-HP–Bill McKinley, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Charlie Berry.  T–2:12.  A–4,442.
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