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Senators 18 @ Red Sox 9
Fenway Park
August 13, 1955

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Washington Senators, played on August 13, 1955 at Fenway Park. The home team Red Sox were bested by the visiting Senators with a score of 18 to 9.

Game Summary

DateAugust 13, 1955 
Visiting Team
Washington Senators
R: 18 H: 18 E: 0 LOB: 7
Runs: 18
Hits: 18
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
Boston Red Sox
R: 9 H: 10 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 9
Hits: 10
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherMickey McDermott  
Losing PitcherWillard Nixon  
SavePedro Ramos  
Game Winning RBIJose Valdivielso 

Game Info

DateAugust 13, 1955 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamWashington Senators 
Home TeamBoston Red Sox 
Visiting Starting PitcherBob Porterfield  
Home Starting PitcherWillard Nixon  
BallparkFenway Park 
CityBoston 
StateMA 
Attendance7,888 
Time of Game2 hours 59 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Summers
1B: Eddie Hurley
2B: Hank Soar
3B: Ed Runge

Washington Senators Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Yost  Third Baseman 
Pete Runnels  Second Baseman 
Mickey Vernon  First Baseman 
Roy Sievers  Left Fielder 
Carlos Paula  Right Fielder 
Clint Courtney  Catcher 
Tom Umphlett  Center Fielder 
Jose Valdivielso  Shortstop 
Bob Porterfield  Pitcher 
Chuck Dressen  Manager 

Boston Red Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Billy Goodman  Second Baseman 
Billy Klaus  Shortstop 
Ted Williams  Left Fielder 
Jackie Jensen  Right Fielder 
Norm Zauchin  First Baseman 
Sammy White  Catcher 
Grady Hatton  Third Baseman 
Jim Piersall  Center Fielder 
Willard Nixon  Pitcher 
Pinky Higgins  Manager 

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Senators 18 @ Red Sox 9
Fenway Park
August 13, 1955

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         Game of 8/13/1955 -- Washington at Boston (D)

  Washington         AB  R  H RBI    Boston             AB  R  H RBI
Yost E, 3b            4  3  1  1   Goodman B, 2b         3  0  1  0   
Runnels P, 2b         5  3  2  2   Joost E, 2b           1  0  0  0   
Vernon M, 1b          5  3  3  4   Klaus B, ss           4  1  0  0   
Sievers R, lf         5  3  2  3   Williams T, lf        3  1  2  0   
Paula C, rf           6  1  4  4   Olson K, lf           1  1  1  0   
Courtney C, c         5  1  1  0   Jensen J, rf          3  2  1  0   
Umphlett T, cf        5  1  2  0   Zauchin N, 1b         4  2  2  3   
Valdivielso J, ss     4  2  2  2   White S, c            3  1  1  1   
Porterfield B, p      3  0  0  1   Pagliaroni J, c       0  0  0  1   
Chakales B, p         0  0  0  0   Hatton G, 3b          3  1  2  3   
McDermott M, p        2  1  1  0   Lepcio T, 3b          1  0  0  0   
Ramos P, p            0  0  0  0   Piersall J, cf        4  0  0  0   
                                   Nixon W, p            1  0  0  0   
                                   Brodowski D, p        0  0  0  0   
                                   Throneberry F, ph     1  0  0  1   
                                   Kiely L, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Stephens G, ph        0  0  0  0   
                                   Bolling M, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Hurd T, p             1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     44 18 18 17                        34  9 10  9

Washington       010 711 404 -- 18
Boston           000 330 003 --  9

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Porterfield B         4.1  7  6  6  3  1
Chakales B            0.2  1  0  0  1  0
McDermott M (W)       3.1  2  3  3  4  3
Ramos P (S)           0.2  0  0  0  1  0

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Nixon W (L)           3.1  8  6  6  2  2
Brodowski D           0.2  2  2  2  1  0
Kiely L               2.0  2  2  2  1  1
Hurd T                3.0  6  8  7  3  0

E -- Klaus B
DP -- Washington 2, Boston 1
LOB -- Washington 7, Boston 8
2B -- Paula C 3, Runnels P 2, White S, Hatton G, Sievers R, Zauchin N
HR -- Valdivielso J, Vernon M, Yost E
SF -- Valdivielso J, Pagliaroni J
WP -- Brodowski D
T -- 2:59
A -- 7888

    

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