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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 14, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Athletics, played on September 14, 1955 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 14, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 14, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Art Ditmar |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ike Delock |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 4,442 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Charlie Berry |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Harry Simpson | Center Fielder |
| Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
| Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Bill Renna | Right Fielder |
| Jim Finigan | Second Baseman |
| Jerry Schypinski | Shortstop |
| Joe Astroth | Catcher |
| Art Ditmar | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
| Billy Klaus | Shortstop |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Faye Throneberry | Right Fielder |
| Norm Zauchin | First Baseman |
| Sammy White | Catcher |
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Ike Delock | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 14, 1955
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Delock
Power takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Delock
Simpson takes first base on ball four. Power moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zernial vs. Delock
White fires to first and picks off Simpson. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zernial vs. Delock
Zernial hits a popup towards short. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Delock
Lopez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Renna vs. Delock
Renna hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Ditmar
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schypinski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Ditmar
Klaus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Ditmar
Williams hits a line drive into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Throneberry vs. Ditmar
Throneberry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Klaus moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zauchin vs. Ditmar
Zauchin hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Delock
Finigan hits a fly ball into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schypinski vs. Delock
Schypinski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zauchin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schypinski for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Delock
Astroth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ditmar vs. Delock
Ditmar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Astroth moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Power vs. Delock
Power is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Ditmar
White hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Ditmar
Hatton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Ditmar
Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Delock
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Delock
Zernial strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Delock
Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delock vs. Ditmar
Delock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Delock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodman vs. Ditmar
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Delock moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Klaus vs. Ditmar
Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schypinski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Delock scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Ditmar
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Delock
Jackie Jensen now playing right field. Faye Throneberry now playing left field.
Renna hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Delock
Finigan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schypinski vs. Delock
Schypinski hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Astroth vs. Delock
Astroth hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Ditmar
Throneberry is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zauchin vs. Ditmar
Zauchin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Ditmar
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schypinski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ditmar vs. Delock
Ditmar hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Delock
Power hits a fly ball into left field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Delock
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zauchin scoops it up and throws to first, with Delock covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Ditmar
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Ditmar
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delock vs. Ditmar
The ball gets by Astroth for a passed ball. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Delock vs. Ditmar
Delock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodman vs. Ditmar
Goodman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piersall scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klaus vs. Ditmar
Klaus hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Delock
Zernial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Delock
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Zernial moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Renna vs. Delock
Renna strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Finigan vs. Delock
Finigan hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schypinski vs. Delock
Schypinski hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Ditmar
Jensen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Throneberry vs. Ditmar
Throneberry hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zauchin vs. Ditmar
Zauchin takes first base on ball four. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Ditmar
White hits a line drive into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hatton vs. Ditmar
Hatton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jensen scores. Zauchin moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piersall vs. Ditmar
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schypinski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Delock
Astroth hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ditmar vs. Delock
Ditmar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Delock
Power hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Delock
Simpson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Delock
Zernial hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Delock
Lopez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Throneberry. Lopez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Slaughter vs. Susce
George Susce now pitching. Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Bill Renna.
Slaughter is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Finigan vs. Susce
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Susce vs. Ditmar
Enos Slaughter now playing right field.
Susce hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Ditmar
Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Ditmar
Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schypinski vs. Susce
Schypinski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zauchin scoops it up and throws to first, with Susce covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Susce
Astroth hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Throneberry. Astroth reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ditmar vs. Susce
Ditmar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Susce fields it and has Astroth trapped. There's the throw to Goodman and over to Hatton, who tags Astroth for the out. Ditmar moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Power vs. Susce
Power is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simpson vs. Susce
Simpson takes first base on ball four. Ditmar moves to third. Power moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Zernial vs. Susce
Zernial hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Susce
Lopez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Ditmar
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schypinski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Ditmar
Throneberry hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zauchin vs. Ditmar
Zauchin strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Susce
Slaughter hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Susce
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schypinski vs. Susce
Schypinski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Ditmar
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schypinski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Ditmar
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Ditmar
Piersall hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/14/1955 -- Kansas City at Boston (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Power V, 1b 3 2 1 1 Goodman B, 2b 4 0 1 1
Simpson H, cf 3 2 1 0 Klaus B, ss 4 0 2 1
Zernial G, lf 5 2 3 6 Williams T, lf 2 0 0 0
Lopez H, 3b 4 0 2 0 Jensen J, rf 2 1 1 0
Renna B, rf 3 0 0 0 Throneberry F, rf-lf 4 0 1 0
Slaughter E, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Zauchin N, 1b 3 0 1 0
Finigan J, 2b 5 0 1 0 White S, c 4 0 0 0
Schypinski J, ss 5 0 0 0 Hatton G, 3b 3 0 1 1
Astroth J, c 4 0 2 0 Piersall J, cf 4 1 0 0
Ditmar A, p 4 1 1 0 Delock I, p 2 1 1 0
Susce G, p 1 0 0 0
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37 7 11 7 33 3 8 3
Kansas City 000 000 340 -- 7
Boston 001 011 000 -- 3
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Ditmar A (W) 9.0 8 3 2 2 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Delock I 6.2 9 3 3 3 3
Susce G (L) 2.1 2 4 4 3 0
DP -- Kansas City 2
LOB -- Kansas City 9, Boston 5
2B -- Delock I, Lopez H, Astroth J
HR -- Power V, Zernial G 2
PB -- Astroth J
T -- 2:12
A -- 4442
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