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April 27, 1955

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Top 9	R	H	E
Red Sox	2	3	0
Athletics	6	12	0

Top 9	R	H	E
Red Sox	2	3	0
Athletics	6	12	0

Billy Klaus Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.000
OBP	1.000	.667
At Bats	0	1
Hits	0	0
• Singles	0	0
• Doubles	0	0
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	1	2
RBI’s	0	1

Cloyd Boyer Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
0	0	0

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Municipal Stadium - April 27, 1955

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Strikeout

Cloyd Boyer

Joe Astroth

Vic Power

Pete Suder

Jim Finigan

Joe DeMaestri

Gus Zernial

Bill Wilson

Bill Renna

Billy Klaus

Jim Piersall

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Boston Red Sox	2	3	0	6
Kansas City Athletics	6	12	0	6
Winning Pitcher	Cloyd Boyer
Losing Pitcher	Frank Sullivan
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Bill Renna
Attendance	9,557
Time of Game	2 hours 17 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Klaus strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Piersall takes first base on ball four.

Top 9 Zauchin hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 White hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. DeMaestri reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 8 Suder 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 8 Jensen hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Throneberry hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Hatton hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Wilson strikes out.

Bottom 7 Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Finigan bunts towards the mound. Kinder fields it and throws to first for the out. Renna moves to second.

Bottom 7 Ellis Kinder now pitching. Renna hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 7 Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Sam Mele pinch hits for Hersh Freeman. Mele hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Klaus takes first base on ball four. Piersall moves to second.

Top 7 Piersall takes first base on ball four.

Top 7 Zauchin hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Hersh Freeman now pitching. Power hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Goodman catches it and throws to first to double up Boyer.

Bottom 6 Boyer takes first base on ball four. Suder moves to third. Astroth moves to second.

Bottom 6 Astroth hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Suder moves to second.

Bottom 6 DeMaestri hits a popup in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Suder hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 6 Wilson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 6 White hits a popup in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Throneberry for the out.

Bottom 5 Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Finigan hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Billy Klaus now playing shortstop. Bill Henry now pitching. Renna hits a fly ball into left field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Hatton hits a line drive towards first. Power reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Zauchin tags and scores.

Top 5 Gene Stephens pinch hits for Frank Sullivan. Stephens strikes out.

Top 5 Harry Agganis pinch hits for Owen Friend. Agganis takes first base on ball four. Zauchin moves to third. Piersall moves to second.

Top 5 Piersall takes first base on ball four.

Top 5 Zauchin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Zauchin reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 4 Power hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Boyer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Bottom 4 Astroth is hit by the pitch.

Bottom 4 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Jensen hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Throneberry hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 4 Hatton hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Suder hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zauchin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Suder for the out.

Bottom 3 Wilson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Wilson reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 3 Zernial hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

Bottom 3 Finigan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Boyer scores. Power moves to second.

Bottom 3 Renna strikes out.

Bottom 3 Power hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Boyer moves to second.

Bottom 3 Boyer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Astroth hits a popup in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Goodman hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Boyer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Goodman for the out.

Top 3 Sullivan bunts towards the mound. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Piersall moves to second.

Top 3 Friend strikes out.

Top 3 Piersall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 DeMaestri strikes out.

Bottom 2 There goes Wilson. The throw from White and he is out, Hatton applying the tag.

Bottom 2 Suder strikes out.

Bottom 2 Wilson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Wilson reaches second base with a double.

Top 2 Zauchin is called out on strikes.

Top 2 White hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Zernial is called out on strikes.

Bottom 1 Finigan hits a fly ball into left field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Renna hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 1 Power hits a fly ball into left field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Throneberry hits a line drive towards first. Power catches it and steps on first to double up Goodman.

Top 1 Hatton hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Goodman takes first base on ball four.

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