BOXSCORE: 1955 Kansas City Athletics At 1955 Cincinnati Reds 7/28/1955
Athletics AB R H RBI AVG Reds AB R H RBI AVG
W.Moon RF 3 2 2 1 .308 N.Fox 2B 7 1 2 2 .308
B-J.Piersall PR,CF 3 0 0 0 .272 B.Virdon LF 6 1 2 0 .320
S.Hemus 2B 7 0 1 0 .257 T.Kluszewski 1B 7 1 1 2 .280
M.Mantle CF,RF 6 1 3 2 .252 L.Doby CF 5 2 3 1 .347
G.Hodges 1B 7 1 4 1 .314 J.Rivera RF 2 0 0 0 .232
K.Boyer 3B 7 0 1 0 .249 C-H.Bauer PH,RF 4 0 3 0 .267
J.Delsing LF 5 0 1 0 .071 D.Crandall C 6 1 1 2 .208
G.Triandos C 6 1 1 0 .271 P.Reese SS 6 0 1 0 .287
J.Logan SS 6 0 3 0 .263 G.McDougald 3B 6 0 2 0 .273
B.Lemon P 2 0 1 0 .184 W.Nixon P 2 1 0 0 .216
A-P.Runnels PH 1 0 0 0 .303 S.Rogovin P 1 0 0 0 .083
W.McCall P 0 0 0 0 ---- D-E.Valo PH 1 0 0 0 .293
T.Brewer P 0 0 0 0 .111 W.Schmidt P 1 0 0 0 .000
J.Antonelli P 0 0 0 0 .227 G-W.Lockman PH 1 0 0 0 .254
E-C.Maxwell PH 1 0 0 0 .333 T.Poholsky P 0 0 0 0 .100
C.Pascual P 0 0 0 0 .000
M.Grissom P 0 0 0 0 ----
F-R.Wilson PH 0 0 0 0 .134
L.Burdette P 0 0 0 0 .200
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Totals 54 5 17 4 Totals 55 7 15 7
A-Pinch Hit For Lemon In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Moon In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Rivera In 6th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Rogovin In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Antonelli In 10th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Grissom In 13th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Schmidt In 13th Inning
INJURY: Wally Moon INJURED (for 0 more games) in 6th inning
Athletics....... 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 17 2
Reds............ 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 7 15 0
Athletics (34-45) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
B.Lemon 5 5 5 3 1 4 3 72 4.49 A1 C3
W.McCall 2 2/3 3 0 0 0 2 0 47 0.00 C4 D5
T.Brewer 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 5.17 D6 D8
J.Antonelli 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 5.77 D9 E2
C.Pascual 0 1/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 3.21 E3 E5
M.Grissom 2 2/3 1 0 0 1 1 0 31 2.56 E6 F5
L.Burdette LOSS(4-6) 1 1/3 3 2 2 0 0 1 28 5.06 F6
Totals 13 1/3 15 7 5 2 8 4
Reds (44-35) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
W.Nixon 6 12 5 5 1 3 3 106 4.13 A1 D3
S.Rogovin 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 40 4.11 D4 E7
W.Schmidt 4 2 0 0 0 5 0 55 2.14 E8 G2
T.Poholsky WIN(8-3) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 14 4.34 G3
Totals 14 17 5 5 3 10 3
ATTENDANCE- 15,218 DATE- Wednesday, July 28th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 3:54
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics:13 Reds:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 2 Reds: 3
ERRORS- G.Hodges, J.Logan
DOUBLES- J.Logan(17th), B.Virdon(14th), H.Bauer(6th)
TRIPLES- G.Hodges(2nd), G.Triandos(1st)
HOME RUNS- W.Moon(18th), M.Mantle(16th), G.Hodges(15th), N.Fox(4th),
T.Kluszewski(21st), L.Doby(28th), D.Crandall(15th)
RBIs- W.Moon(50th), M.Mantle-2(51st), G.Hodges(51st), N.Fox-2(24th),
T.Kluszewski-2(56th), L.Doby(56th), D.Crandall-2(48th)
STOLEN BASES- G.Hodges(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- W.McCall, R.Wilson
WALKS- M.Mantle, J.Delsing-2, B.Virdon, L.Doby
HIT BY PITCH- W.Moon
STRIKE OUTS- J.Piersall, M.Mantle-2, K.Boyer, J.Delsing-2, G.Triandos,
J.Logan-2, C.Maxwell, N.Fox, T.Kluszewski, L.Doby, J.Rivera,
D.Crandall, P.Reese, E.Valo, W.Schmidt
GIDP- G.Hodges-2, K.Boyer, T.Kluszewski, D.Crandall
WILD PITCHES- W.Nixon
2-out RBI- L.Doby
RLISP 2-out- J.Logan, S.Hemus-3, P.Reese-2, G.Triandos-2, H.Bauer
TEAM RISP- Athletics: 1 for 14 Reds: 0 for 6
In a close game the Cincinnati Reds got by the Kansas City Athletics in 14
innings by the score of 7 to 5.
The score was tied at 5 after nine. Finally, Cincinnati pulled the game out in
the 14th inning. After an out was recorded, Bill Virdon began the Cincinnati
spurt when he lined a one-base hit. Ted Kluszewski was next and he popped a
two-run clout over the fence making Cincinnati the victors to the delight of
the home town faithful. Cincinnati managed 15 hits in their victory.
Tom Poholsky(8-3) went 1 inning allowing no runs for the win. Lew
Burdette(4-6) took the loss in relief. The winning ways continue for
Cincinnati. They now have a record of 8-2 in recent days. With the loss,
the Kansas City ballclub's record is 34-45, worst in the league.
SCORESHEET: 1955 Kansas City Athletics at 1955 Cincinnati Reds
W.Moon-A1 A1:HR>b# B1:Si C1:P/3 D1:HBP E1:G/43>2 F1:F/8
J.Piersa-D2 3
S.Hemus-A1 A2:F/7 B2:Si>13 C2:F/7 D2:G/3 E2:G/43 *11*:G/43
M.Mantle-A1 A3:HR>b# B3:Si>3# *5*:K *7*:W>b1 *9*:G/63 F3:Si
12
G.Hodges-A1 A4:HR>b# B4:G-DP/1 C4:Si D4:Force/ E4:Tr F4:G-DP/6
63>1o 64>1o b1 43>1o
K.Boyer-A1 A5:Si *3*:G/43 C5:G-DP/6 D5:SB>12 E5:G/63 *12*:G/63
43>1o G/53
J.Delsin-A1 A6:Si>13 B6:G/43 *6*:K D6:IW>b1 E6:IW>b1 F6:K
G.Triand-A1 A7:L/6 B7:G/53 C7:Tr D7:P/5 E7:G/63 F7:K
J.Logan-A1 A8:K *4*:G/43 C8:WP>3# *8*:Si *10*:K *13*:Si
Do
B.Lemon-A1 *2*:G/13 B9:Si C9:G/3>23 D9:Sac/54 E9:K F9:Sac/34
P.Runnel-C9 >12 >12
W.McCall-D3+
N.Fox-A1 A1:G/3 B1:HR>1# C1:Si D1:K E1:F/7 *12*:G/13
b#
B.Virdon-A1 A2:W>b1 B2:G/13 C2:F/9 D2:G/13 E2:G/63 F2:Do
T.Klusze-A1 A3:G-DP/4 B3:K C3:G/23 *8*:F/8 *10*:F/9 F3:P/4
63>1o
L.Doby-A1 *2*:Si B4:HR>b# *6*:F/8 D4:K E4:Si F4:IW>b1
J.Rivera-A1 A5:F/9 B5:K C5:Do D5:Si E5:Si>12 F5:P/2
H.Bauer-C5
D.Cranda-A1 A6:HR>1# *4*:K C6:G/53 D6:E/6>12 E6:G-DP/5 *13*:G/53
b# 43>1o
P.Reese-A1 A7:G/53 B7:K C7:G/63 D7:G/63 *11*:L/4 F7:Si
G.McDoug-A1 A8:G/43 B8:F/8 *7*:Si *9*:Si E8:G/43 F8:L/4
W.Nixon-A1 *3*:E/3 *5*:G/63 C9:Force/ D9:K E9:K F9:G/3
S.Rogovi-C8 56>1o b1
E.Valo-D9+
SCORESHEET: 1955 Kansas City Athletics at 1955 Cincinnati Reds
W.Moon-A1 G1:K
J.Piersa-D2
S.Hemus-A1 G2:L/4
M.Mantle-A1 *14*:K
G.Hodges-A1 G4:Si
K.Boyer-A1 G5:K
J.Delsin-A1 G6:G/43
G.Triand-A1
J.Logan-A1
B.Lemon-A1
P.Runnel-C9
W.McCall-D3+
N.Fox-A1 *14*:G/43
B.Virdon-A1 G2:Si
T.Klusze-A1 G3:HR>1#
b#
L.Doby-A1
J.Rivera-A1
H.Bauer-C5
D.Cranda-A1
P.Reese-A1
G.McDoug-A1
W.Nixon-A1
S.Rogovi-C8
E.Valo-D9+