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June 16, 1955

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Athletics 6 10 2
Red Sox 5 7 2
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Athletics 6 10 2
Red Sox 7 8 2

Billy Klaus Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .282
OBP .000 .389
At Bats 4 131
Hits 0 37
• Singles 0 29
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 0 17

Johnny Sain Season Stats

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1 3 1
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Fenway Park - June 16, 1955
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Home Run
Johnny Sain
Billy Shantz
Vic Power
Hector Lopez
Jim Finigan
Joe DeMaestri
Gus Zernial
Harry Simpson
Elmer Valo
Billy Klaus
Karl Olson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Athletics 6 10 2 6
Boston Red Sox 7 8 2 7
Winning Pitcher Tom Hurd
Losing Pitcher Johnny Sain
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Billy Klaus
Attendance 3,983
Time of Game 2 hours 3 minutes
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Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Karl Olson pinch runs for Billy Goodman. Klaus hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Goodman takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zauchin scoops it up and throws to first, with Hurd covering, for the out.
Top 9 Valo hits a line drive into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Tom Hurd now pitching. Power hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Faye Throneberry pinch hits for Dick Brodowski. Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Johnny Sain now pitching. Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hatton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 White hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Zauchin hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Jensen hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Boyer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Shantz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dick Brodowski now pitching. Lopez strikes out.
Bottom 7 Klaus hits a line drive towards third. Finigan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gene Stephens pinch hits for Willard Nixon. Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Simpson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned.
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Valo scores. Zernial moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman misplays the ball. That's an error on Goodman. Valo moves to third.
Top 7 Valo hits a line drive into right field. Jensen picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Jensen. Power scores. Valo moves to second.
Top 7 Power hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Power reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Shantz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Piersall hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hatton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 White hits a ball on the ground between third and short. The ball bounces off Finigan, and towards DeMaestri, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Zauchin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Finigan hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Klaus hits a line drive towards third. Finigan catches it and throws to first to double up Goodman.
Bottom 5 Goodman takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Valo hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Goodman reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Piersall takes first base on ball four. Hatton moves to second.
Bottom 4 Hatton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 White strikes out.
Bottom 4 Zauchin strikes out.
Top 4 Power hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Shantz bunts for an out with unknown description.
Top 4 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Jensen is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on DeMaestri. Goodman scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Lopez covering, for the out. Goodman moves to second.
Bottom 3 Goodman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nixon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Zernial moves to third.
Top 3 Simpson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Zernial moves to second.
Top 3 Zernial takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hatton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Simpson who is chasing the ball. Hatton reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 2 White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Zauchin hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Valo hits a line drive towards third. Hatton reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Power hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Boyer strikes out.
Top 2 Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Finigan.
Bottom 1 Klaus hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Simpson scores. Finigan moves to second.
Top 1 Finigan takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Simpson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall who is chasing the ball. Simpson reaches third base with a triple. Power goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Zernial strikes out.
Top 1 Valo hits a popup towards short. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Power hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.