BOXSCORE: 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1955 Kansas City Athletics 5/23/1955
Pirates AB R H RBI AVG Athletics AB R H RBI AVG
D.Mueller LF 5 0 1 0 .387 J.Piersall CF 4 0 0 0 .299
R.Schoendienst 2B 4 0 2 0 .236 J.Logan SS 5 1 3 0 .259
W.Mays CF 4 0 0 0 .272 M.Mantle RF 4 2 2 2 .237
Y.Berra C 4 0 0 0 .242 G.Hodges 1B 4 0 2 0 .300
W.Post RF 4 1 2 0 .293 K.Boyer 3B 4 0 0 0 .273
M.Vernon 1B 3 0 0 0 .363 W.Moon LF 4 0 0 1 .296
H.Lopez 3B 4 1 2 2 .313 R.Wilson C 4 0 0 0 .065
B.Klaus SS 4 0 0 0 .313 G.Staley P 0 0 0 0 ----
J.Harshman P 0 0 0 0 .000 P.Runnels 2B 2 0 1 0 .311
H.Score P 3 0 0 0 .000 L.Jackson P 3 0 0 0 .067
A-C.Carrasquel PH,SS 1 0 0 0 .333 B-G.Triandos PH,C 1 0 0 0 .276
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Totals 36 2 7 2 Totals 35 3 8 3
A-Pinch Hit For Score In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Jackson In 9th Inning
INJURY: Red Wilson INJURED (for 0 more games) in 9th inning
Pirates......... 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0
Athletics....... 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 8 0
Pirates (16-10) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
H.Score 8 7 2 2 2 10 1 123 3.43 A1 D5
J.Harshman LOSS(4-2) 1 2/3 1 1 1 4 1 0 42 3.42 D6
Totals 9 2/3 8 3 3 6 11 1
Athletics (15-27) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
L.Jackson 9 6 2 2 3 4 1 138 6.32 A1 D9
G.Staley WIN(2-1) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 5.73 E1
Totals 10 7 2 2 3 4 1
ATTENDANCE- 26,354 DATE- Sunday, May 23rd 1955 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 3:06
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 7 Athletics: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 0 Athletics: 1
DOUBLES- H.Lopez(3rd), J.Logan(8th)
HOME RUNS- H.Lopez(4th), M.Mantle(7th)
RBIs- H.Lopez-2(17th), M.Mantle-2(24th), W.Moon(25th)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Piersall
WALKS- R.Schoendienst, W.Mays, M.Vernon, M.Mantle, G.Hodges, K.Boyer, W.Moon,
P.Runnels-2
STRIKE OUTS- Y.Berra, W.Post, B.Klaus, H.Score, J.Piersall-2, J.Logan, M.Mantle,
K.Boyer, W.Moon-2, R.Wilson-3, L.Jackson
GIDP- W.Mays
2-out RBI- W.Moon
RLISP 2-out- W.Post, G.Hodges, H.Score-3, J.Logan
TEAM RISP- Pirates: 0 for 7 Athletics: 0 for 3
WEB GEMS- Top 6th: Mickey Mantle robbed Billy Klaus of an extra base hit.
26,354 fans were treated to a fine game at Municipal Stadium as only one run
separated the combatants at game's end. The Kansas City Athletics won by the
slimmest of margins, 3 to 2.
The score was knotted at 2 after nine innings. Kansas City ended up winning it
in the 10th inning. After two outs Mickey Mantle drew a walk. Gil Hodges
came next and he lashed a single. Ken Boyer then drew a walk to load the
bases. Wally Moon followed next and he drew a walk making Kansas City
victorious to the delight of the the home town crowd. Kansas City managed 8
hits in their victory.
The win was credited to Gerry Staley(2-1) who went 1 inning allowing no runs.
The loss was charged to Jack Harshman(4-2) in relief.
The Kansas City ballclub's record now stands at 15-27. Pittsburgh has a
record of 16-10 after the loss.
SCORESHEET: 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates at 1955 Kansas City Athletics
D.Muelle-A1 A1:G/43 *3*:L/4 *5*:Si *7*:G/3 *10*:FO/3
R.Schoen-A1 A2:W>b1 B2:Si C2:Force/ D2:F/8 E2:Si
16>1o b1
W.Mays-A1 A3:W>12 b B3:F/9 C3:FO/2 D3:L/6 E3:G-DP/1
1 63>1o
Y.Berra-A1 A4:K B4:G/53 C4:G/31 *8*:F/8
W.Post-A1 A5:Force/ *4*:Si *6*:Si D5:K
5>2o b1
M.Vernon-A1 *2*:G/43 B6:F/9 C6:W>12 b D6:FO/2
1
H.Lopez-A1 A7:Do B7:HR>1# C7:F/7 *9*:G/63
b#
B.Klaus-A1 A8:K B8:P/4 C8:F/9>23 D8:F/9
J.Harshm-E1 12
H.Score-A1 A9:G/43 B9:G/53 C9:K D9:F/7
C.Carras-D9
J.Piersa-A1 A1:K B1:K C1:Sac/54 D1:P/6 *10*:G/63
>12
J.Logan-A1 A2:Do *4*:Si C2:K *8*:Si E2:G/53
M.Mantle-A1 A3:F/7 B3:HR>1# *6*:K D3:Si>1o E3:W>b1
b#
G.Hodges-A1 A4:G/43 B4:W>b1 C4:Si D4:F/8 E4:Si>12
K.Boyer-A1 *2*:G/63 B5:K C5:P/6 D5:G/63 E5:W>23 1
2 b1
W.Moon-A1 A6:K B6:Force/ C6:K *9*:G/53 E6:W>3# 2
14>1o b1 3 12 b1
R.Wilson-A1 A7:K B7:K *7*:G/63 D7:K
G.Staley-E1
P.Runnel-A1 *3*:G/31 *5*:Si C8:W>b1 D8:W>b1
L.Jackso-A1 A9:L/3 B9:K C9:Force/ D9:G/63
G.Triand-D9 16>1o b1