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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 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 June 14, 1955 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | June 14, 1955 |
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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 | June 14, 1955 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Art Ditmar |
Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Sullivan |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 4,277 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 13 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Eddie Hurley 2B: (none) 3B: Ed Runge |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Vic Power | First Baseman |
Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
Bill Wilson | Center Fielder |
Jim Finigan | Third Baseman |
Hector Lopez | Second Baseman |
Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Billy Shantz | Catcher |
Art Ditmar | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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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 |
Frank Sullivan | Pitcher |
Pinky Higgins | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 14, 1955
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Sullivan
Power 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: ---
Slaughter vs. Sullivan
Slaughter 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Sullivan
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Klaus. Zernial moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Sullivan
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first 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 into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klaus vs. Ditmar
Klaus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Ditmar
Williams 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Ditmar
Jensen takes first base on ball four. Goodman moves to third. Klaus moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Zauchin vs. Ditmar
Zauchin hits a popup towards third. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
White vs. Ditmar
White hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. DeMaestri fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Sullivan
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Sullivan
Lopez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Sullivan
DeMaestri takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shantz vs. Sullivan
Shantz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. DeMaestri moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ditmar vs. Sullivan
Ditmar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Ditmar
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Ditmar
Piersall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hatton moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sullivan vs. Ditmar
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ditmar fields it and throws to third for the out. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Ditmar
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Sullivan
Power hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Sullivan
Slaughter 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Sullivan
Zernial strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Ditmar
Klaus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Ditmar
Williams takes first base on ball four. Klaus moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Ditmar
Jensen hits a popup, foul, towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zauchin vs. Ditmar
Zauchin hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Ditmar
White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Ditmar
Hatton takes first base on ball four. White moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piersall vs. Ditmar
Piersall takes first base on ball four. White moves to third. Hatton moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sullivan vs. Ditmar
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ditmar fields it and throws to home to get White. Hatton moves to third. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Goodman vs. Ditmar
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lopez. Hatton scores. Piersall moves to third. Sullivan moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Klaus vs. Ditmar
Klaus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Piersall scores. Sullivan scores. Goodman moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Sleater
Lou Sleater now pitching.
Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Williams reaches second base with a double. Goodman scores. Klaus moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jensen vs. Sleater
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Zauchin vs. Sleater
Zauchin takes first base on ball four. Klaus scores. Williams moves to third. Jensen moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
White vs. Sleater
White hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Sullivan
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Sullivan
Finigan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Sullivan
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Sleater
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Sleater
Piersall hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Sleater
Sullivan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Sleater
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klaus vs. Sleater
Klaus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Sleater
Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Williams reaches second base with a double. Goodman scores. Klaus moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jensen vs. Gorman
Tom Gorman now pitching.
Jensen hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Zauchin vs. Gorman
Zauchin is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Sullivan
DeMaestri hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. Sullivan
Shantz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gorman vs. Sullivan
Gorman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Sullivan
Power hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Sullivan
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Sullivan
Bill Renna pinch runs for Enos Slaughter.
Zernial strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Gorman
Bill Renna now playing right field. Clete Boyer now playing third base.
White hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Gorman
Hatton hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Gorman
Piersall strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Sullivan
Wilson hits a popup towards short. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Sullivan
Boyer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Sullivan
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards second. Goodman scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Gorman
Sullivan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Gorman
Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Gorman
Klaus hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Sullivan
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. Sullivan
Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sullivan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gorman vs. Sullivan
Gorman is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Gorman
Williams hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Gorman
Jensen hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zauchin vs. Gorman
Zauchin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Gorman
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Sullivan
Gene Stephens now playing left field.
Power hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Power reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Renna vs. Sullivan
Renna hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zernial vs. Sullivan
Zernial hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Sullivan
Wilson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Sullivan
Boyer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Sullivan
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zauchin scoops it up and throws to first, with Sullivan covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Gorman
Harry Simpson now playing first base.
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Gorman
Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Gorman
Sullivan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Gorman
Goodman hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Sullivan
DeMaestri 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, 4 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. Sullivan
Shantz hits a line drive into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Sullivan
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Tom Gorman.
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zauchin scoops it up and throws to first, with Sullivan covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/14/1955 -- Kansas City at Boston (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Power V, 1b 4 2 2 2 Goodman B, 2b 5 2 1 0 Simpson H, 1b 0 0 0 0 Klaus B, ss 5 2 4 2 Slaughter E, rf 3 0 1 0 Williams T, lf 4 2 3 3 Renna B, pr-rf 1 0 0 0 Stephens G, lf 0 0 0 0 Zernial G, lf 4 0 1 0 Jensen J, rf 3 0 0 0 Wilson B, cf 4 1 1 2 Zauchin N, 1b 3 1 1 4 Finigan J, 3b 2 0 0 0 White S, c 5 0 1 0 Boyer C, 3b 2 0 2 0 Hatton G, 3b 1 2 0 0 Lopez H, 2b 4 0 0 0 Piersall J, cf 4 2 2 2 DeMaestri J, ss 3 0 0 0 Sullivan F, p 5 1 0 0 Shantz B, c 4 1 2 0 Ditmar A, p 1 0 0 0 Sleater L, p 0 0 0 0 Gorman T, p 2 0 0 0 Valo E, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 4 9 4 35 12 12 11 Kansas City 000 020 020 -- 4 Boston 008 300 10x -- 12 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Ditmar A (L) 2.2 7 8 3 5 0 Sleater L 0.2 4 3 3 4 1 Gorman T 4.2 1 1 1 2 4 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Sullivan F (W) 9.0 9 4 4 1 7 E -- Klaus B, Lopez H DP -- Kansas City 2, Boston 1 LOB -- Kansas City 5, Boston 10 2B -- Williams T 2, Power V HR -- Zauchin N, Piersall J, Power V, Williams T, Wilson B T -- 2:13 A -- 4277
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