Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Athletics
September 17, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 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 12, Kansas City Athletics 8

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Carrasquel ss 3 1 0 1
Fox 2b 5 2 2 1
Minoso lf 2 2 0 0
Dropo 1b 4 1 2 3
  Adams pr 0 1 0 0
  White rf 0 0 0 0
Rivera rf 4 1 2 2
  Kell ph,1b 0 1 0 1
Kennedy 3b 5 0 1 2
Lollar c 5 1 2 1
Busby cf 5 2 2 0
Keegan p 0 0 0 0
  Howell p 1 0 1 0
  Harshman p 3 0 0 0
  Pierce p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 12 12 11
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Power 1b 5 1 3 1
Saffell cf 5 1 1 0
Zernial lf 6 1 3 1
Lopez 3b 5 0 1 0
Simpson rf 6 1 2 2
Finigan 2b 4 1 2 0
Schypinski ss 4 1 3 2
  Slaughter ph 1 0 1 0
  Boyer ss 0 0 0 0
Astroth c 4 1 2 1
  Shantz B. pr 0 1 0 0
  Shantz B. c 0 0 0 0
Gray p 1 0 0 0
  Harrington p 2 0 0 0
  Renna ph 1 0 0 0
  Gorman p 0 0 0 0
  Valo ph 1 0 1 1
  Herbert p 0 0 0 0
  Ceccarelli p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 8 19 8
Chicago 004 002 110 412121
Kansas City 111 300 101 08191
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Keegan   0.2 3 1 1 2 0
  Howell   2.2 7 4 4 1 1
  Harshman   5.1 9 3 3 0 3
  Pierce  W(14-9) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
10.0
19
8
8
4
5
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Gray   2.2 5 4 4 0 1
  Harrington   4.1 2 3 3 1 1
  Gorman   2.0 3 1 1 0 1
  Herbert  L(1-8) 0.1 1 3 3 2 0
  Ceccarelli   0.2 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
10.0
12
12
12
4
3

  E–Busby (5).  2B–Chicago Dropo (15,off Gray); Busby (19,off Harrington); Lollar (12,off Gorman).  HR–Chicago Rivera (10,6th inning off Harrington 1 on 1 out); Dropo (19,8th inning off Gorman 0 on 1 out).  SH–Minoso (7,off Herbert).  SF–Carrasquel (6,off Harrington).  HBP–Minoso (9,by Gray).  IBB–Dropo (7,by Herbert).  Team LOB–2.  CS–Rivera (17,2nd base by Gorman/Astroth).  U-HP–Charlie Berry, 1B–Bill McKinley, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–3:08.  A–31,587.
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