BOXSCORE: 1955 Kansas City Athletics At 1955 New York-AL Yankees 5/19/1955
Athletics AB R H RBI AVG Yankees AB R H RBI AVG
W.Moon LF,C 5 1 1 4 .304 R.Ashburn CF 4 2 2 2 .296
P.Runnels 2B 5 1 2 0 .314 E.Yost 3B 5 1 2 0 .136
M.Grissom P 0 0 0 0 ---- I-H.Thompson PH 1 0 1 0 .254
M.Mantle RF 4 1 1 0 .270 H.Aaron RF 5 1 2 1 .317
G.Hodges 1B 5 2 2 1 .312 V.Power 1B 4 1 2 4 .357
K.Boyer 3B 3 1 1 0 .300 J-G.Crowe PH 1 0 0 0 .290
D-C.Maxwell PH 1 0 1 2 .357 J.O'Brien 2B 3 0 1 1 .303
G.Staley P 0 0 0 0 ---- B-D.Zimmer 2B 1 0 0 0 .095
F-J.Delsing PH,LF 0 1 0 0 .000 M.Minoso LF 5 2 3 0 .281
J.Piersall CF 4 2 2 2 .301 S.Burgess C 3 2 2 1 .341
G.Triandos C 3 0 2 1 .313 C-S.White C 1 0 0 0 .200
L.Burdette P 0 0 0 0 .125 W.Miranda SS 3 2 1 2 .254
E-S.Hemus PH,3B 2 1 2 1 .357 H.Wehmeier P 2 0 1 0 .300
J.Logan SS 5 1 1 1 .235 G.Zuverink P 1 0 0 0 .000
M.McDermott P 2 0 1 0 .500 J.Meyer P 0 0 0 0 .000
A-R.Wilson C 2 0 1 0 .081
G-B.Cerv PH 1 1 1 0 .368
H-B.Martin 2B 0 0 0 0 .200
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Totals 42 12 18 12 Totals 39 11 17 11
A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For McDermott In 5th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For O'Brien In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Burgess In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Boyer In 7th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Burdette In 7th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Staley In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Wilson In 9th Inning
H-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Cerv In 9th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Yost In 9th Inning
J-Pinch Hit For Power In 9th Inning
Athletics....... 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 - 12 18 1
Yankees......... 3 2 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 - 11 17 0
Athletics (11-20) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
M.McDermott 4 1/3 11 10 10 5 0 1 106 21.21 A1 D1
L.Burdette 1 2/3 3 1 1 1 0 0 41 5.40 D2 E2
G.Staley WIN(1-1) 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 26 4.41 E3 E9
M.Grissom SAVE(5th) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 15 0.90 F1
Totals 9 17 11 11 7 3 1
Yankees (17-18) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
H.Wehmeier 6 9 6 6 5 4 0 126 5.01 A1 D4
G.Zuverink 2 6 4 4 1 0 2 50 6.75 D5 E7
J.Meyer LOSS(3-3) BS(5th) 1 3 2 2 0 0 1 19 4.50 E8
Totals 9 18 12 12 6 4 3
ATTENDANCE- 24,627 DATE- Wednesday, May 19th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 3:16
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics:10 Yankees:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 2 Yankees: 2
ERRORS- J.Logan
DOUBLES- G.Triandos(4th), J.Logan(4th), R.Ashburn(8th), J.O'Brien(2nd),
M.Minoso(6th), S.Burgess(2nd)
TRIPLES- M.Minoso(2nd)
HOME RUNS- W.Moon(8th), G.Hodges(7th), J.Piersall(2nd), V.Power(3rd)
RBIs- W.Moon-4(24th), G.Hodges(20th), C.Maxwell-2(4th), J.Piersall-2(10th),
G.Triandos(5th), S.Hemus(2nd), J.Logan(11th), R.Ashburn-2(11th),
H.Aaron(31st), V.Power-4(25th), J.O'Brien(6th), S.Burgess(20th),
W.Miranda-2(17th)
STOLEN BASES- B.Cerv(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- H.Wehmeier-2
SACRIFICE FLIES- W.Moon, W.Miranda
WALKS- P.Runnels, M.Mantle-2, G.Hodges, J.Delsing, J.Piersall, R.Ashburn-2,
H.Aaron, V.Power, J.O'Brien, S.Burgess, W.Miranda
STRIKE OUTS- W.Moon-2, G.Hodges, K.Boyer, V.Power, G.Crowe, G.Zuverink
GIDP- J.Piersall, H.Aaron, M.Minoso
WILD PITCHES- J.Meyer
2-out RBI- J.O'Brien, V.Power-2, S.Hemus
RLISP 2-out- G.Hodges-3, J.O'Brien-4, J.Logan, M.Minoso, E.Yost-2, M.Mantle,
G.Crowe
TEAM RISP- Athletics: 7 for 15 Yankees: 4 for 15
WEB GEMS- Bot 4th: Jimmy Piersall robbed Vic Power of an extra base hit.
Bot 5th: Jimmy Piersall robbed Eddie Yost of an extra base hit.
Jimmy Piersall touched them all and had 2 RBI as the Kansas City Athletics
staged a dramatic comeback over the New York-AL Yankees by a score of 12 to
11 at Yankee Stadium.
Kansas City had the winning rally in the 9th inning when they scored 6 runs on
6 hits. The crucial at-bat was provided by Wally Moon who helped quiet the
crowd when he belted a three-run homer. Even though they scored in 6
different innings, New York-AL was not able to pull off the win.
Gerry Staley(1-1) got the win allowing no runs in 2 innings. Marv Grissom
earned the save, his 5th. Jack Meyer(3-3) was the loser in relief.
After the game, it took a long while before Robert Baker emerged from his
office. In a subdued tone he answered only a couple of questions. He
concluded with, 'Fellows, sorry I'm not in a very talkative mood this
afternoon, as I think you'll understand. I'm sure you'll find the banter a
lot more light-hearted over in the Kansas City locker room.'
SCORESHEET: 1955 Kansas City Athletics at 1955 New York-AL Yankees
W.Moon-A1 A1:G/43 B1:SF/8>3 C1:K D1:K E1:F/9>12 F1:SB>12
# HR>3# 2#
b#
P.Runnel-A1 A2:W>b1 B2:Si>12 C2:P/4 *7*:Si E2:G/43>2 F2:G/31
M.Grisso-F5 3
M.Mantle-A1 A3:Force/ B3:W>23 1 C3:G/63 D3:W>12 b E3:P/4 F3:Si
36>1o b1 2 b1 1
G.Hodges-A1 A4:K B4:G/53 *5*:W>b1 D4:Si>23 *9*:HR>b# F4:WP>12
12 F/8
K.Boyer-A1 *2*:Si *3*:F/7 C5:K D5:Si>3# E5:W>b1
C.Maxwel-D5 2# 12
G.Staley-D9+
J.Piersa-A1 A6:W>12 b B6:F/7 C6:Si>13 D6:G-DP/6 E6:HR>1#
1 43>23 1o b#
G.Triand-A1 A7:Si>2# B7:Do C7:F-DP/8 D7:Si>3# E7:Si
L.Burdet-C8 13 3>1o
S.Hemus-D7
J.Logan-A1 A8:Do>3# B8:G/63 *6*:L/6 D8:G/53 E8:G/3>12
13
M.McDerm-A1 A9:FC/62> *4*:Si C9:G/63 *8*:Si E9:Si>23
R.Wilson-C8 3o 23
B.Cerv-E9+
R.Ashbur-A1 A1:Do B1:Si>3# C1:F/9 D1:W>b1 E1:G/43>2 *9*:W>b1
2# 3 12
E.Yost-A1 A2:FO/5 B2:Si>12 *4*:Si D2:F/8 E2:F/8 F2:Si>12
H.Thomps-F2
H.Aaron-A1 A3:Si>2# B3:P/6 C3:F/7 D3:W>23 1 *7*:Si F3:G-DP/1
2 b1 63>23 1o
V.Power-A1 A4:HR>1# B4:W>23 1 C4:F/8 D4:Si>3# E4:K F4:K
G.Crowe-F4 b# 2 b1 2# 13
J.O'Brie-A1 A5:W>b1 B5:G/63 C5:Do>1# D5:G/43 E5:Force/
D.Zimmer-E3 54>1o b1
M.Minoso-A1 A6:G-DP/1 *3*:Si C6:G/63 *6*:Tr E6:Do>1o
63>1o
S.Burges-A1 *2*:W>b1 B7:Si>13 *5*:Do D7:E/6>3# *8*:F/7
S.White-E3
W.Mirand-A1 A8:W>12 b B8:SF/9>3 C8:Si>2# D8:F/9 E8:F/7
1 #
H.Wehmei-A1 A9:Sac/14 B9:F/7 C9:Sac/54 D9:Si>12 E9:K
G.Zuveri-E3 >23 12 >12
J.Meyer-F1