BOXSCORE: 1955 Kansas City Athletics At 1955 Washington Nationals 6/16/1955
Athletics AB R H RBI AVG Nationals AB R H RBI AVG
J.Piersall CF 5 1 1 1 .277 J.Temple 2B 5 1 1 0 .261
S.Hemus 2B 3 1 1 0 .269 H.Kuenn SS 5 0 3 1 .313
M.Mantle RF 3 0 1 1 .234 G.Bell CF 4 2 2 0 .308
G.Hodges 1B 5 1 2 0 .311 R.Campanella C 4 1 2 1 .301
K.Boyer 3B 3 0 0 1 .247 R.Boone 3B 4 0 2 1 .271
G.Triandos C 4 0 0 0 .277 A.Smith RF 4 1 1 0 .278
J.Delsing LF 3 1 1 1 .068 H.Simpson 1B 4 0 2 0 .219
J.Logan SS 4 0 1 0 .266 R.Sievers LF 4 0 1 0 .222
B.Lemon P 4 0 1 0 .121 C.Erskine P 3 1 2 1 .240
R.Face P 1 0 0 0 .000
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Totals 34 4 8 4 Totals 38 6 16 4
Athletics....... 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 - 4 8 0
Nationals....... 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 - 6 16 1
Athletics (30-42) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
B.Lemon LOSS(5-6) 8 16 6 5 0 2 0 145 4.68 A1
Totals 8 16 6 5 0 2 0
Nationals (34-38) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
C.Erskine WIN(4-3) 6 8 4 4 2 2 2 112 5.69 A1 D2
R.Face SAVE(2nd) 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 51 4.24 D3
Totals 9 8 4 4 5 3 2
ATTENDANCE- 8,729 DATE- Wednesday, June 16th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:28
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 9 Nationals: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 0 Nationals: 1
ERRORS- J.Temple
DOUBLES- S.Hemus(7th), J.Logan(15th), R.Campanella(9th), C.Erskine
TRIPLES- M.Mantle(5th), G.Hodges(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Piersall(5th), J.Delsing(1st)
RBIs- J.Piersall(26th), M.Mantle(45th), K.Boyer(29th), J.Delsing(1st),
H.Kuenn(42nd), R.Campanella(57th), R.Boone(16th), C.Erskine
SACRIFICE FLIES- K.Boyer
WALKS- S.Hemus-2, M.Mantle-2, J.Delsing
STRIKE OUTS- K.Boyer-2, B.Lemon, R.Sievers, C.Erskine
GIDP- J.Logan
WILD PITCHES- B.Lemon
PASSED BALLS- G.Triandos-2
2-out RBI- J.Delsing, R.Campanella
RLISP 2-out- K.Boyer-3, R.Boone, H.Kuenn, R.Sievers, A.Smith, B.Lemon,
G.Triandos
TEAM RISP- Athletics: 1 for 9 Nationals: 5 for 13
Catcher Roy Campanella had 2 base hits as the Washington Nationals outscored
the Kansas City Athletics 6 to 4.
Carl Erskine(4-3) labored throughout the game but hung around to record a
victory. He gave up 4 runs, 8 hits and 2 walks in 6 innings and surrendered
2 'round-trippers'. Overall Washington out-hit Kansas City 16 to 8.
Roy Face recorded his 2nd save. The losing pitcher was Bob Lemon(5-6). He
gave up 6 runs and 16 hits in 8 innings.
SCORESHEET: 1955 Kansas City Athletics at 1955 Washington Nationals
J.Piersa-A1 A1:FO/5 B1:E/4 C1:F/7 *7*:HR>b# *9*:F/9
S.Hemus-A1 A2:W>b1 B2:L/4 C2:W>12 b D2:Do E2:G/43
1
M.Mantle-A1 A3:Tr>1# B3:F/7 C3:F/8 D3:W>b1 E3:W>b1
G.Hodges-A1 A4:L/6 *4*:Tr C4:Si>23 D4:F/7 E4:F/7
12
K.Boyer-A1 A5:K B5:SF/9>3 C5:FO/6 D5:K
#
G.Triand-A1 *2*:F/7 B6:F/9 *6*:F/8 D6:G/13
J.Delsin-A1 A7:L/4 B7:HR>b# C7:G/23 *8*:W>b1
J.Logan-A1 A8:F/7 B8:G/53 C8:Do D8:G-DP/6
43>1o
B.Lemon-A1 *3*:K *5*:Si C9:F/8 D9:F/8
J.Temple-A1 A1:Si B1:F/8 C1:F/7 D1:G/53 E1:G/43
H.Kuenn-A1 A2:Si>13 B2:F/8 C2:Si>2# *6*:Si E2:G/63
G.Bell-A1 A3:PB>3# *3*:Si C3:Si>2o D3:G/43
12 F/8
R.Campan-A1 A4:F/9 B4:Si>12 C4:Do>1# D4:G/63
R.Boone-A1 A5:F/7 B5:WP>23 C5:Si>23 *7*:G/31
12 PB>3#
23 Si>3#
A.Smith-A1 *2*:Si B6:P/6 C6:P/6 D6:G/13
H.Simpso-A1 A7:F/9 B7:G/3>12 *5*:Si D7:Si
R.Siever-A1 A8:Si>12 B8:K C8:FO/2 D8:F/8
C.Erskin-A1 A9:Si>2# *4*:Do C9:K *8*:G/13
R.Face-D5 12