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Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 7, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Kansas City Athletics, played on May 7, 1955 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 7, 1955 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 7, 1955 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bobby Shantz |
Home Starting Pitcher | Early Wynn |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 5,464 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Charlie Berry 3B: Bill McKinley |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Spook Jacobs | Second Baseman |
Bill Renna | Right Fielder |
Jim Finigan | Third Baseman |
Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
Bill Wilson | Center Fielder |
Dick Kryhoski | First Baseman |
Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Billy Shantz | Catcher |
Bobby Shantz | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Al Smith | Right Fielder |
Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
Dave Pope | Center Fielder |
Hank Majeski | Third Baseman |
George Strickland | Shortstop |
Jim Hegan | Catcher |
Early Wynn | Pitcher |
Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 7, 1955
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Wynn
Jacobs hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Wynn
Renna takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. Wynn
Finigan strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Wynn
Zernial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Renna moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Wynn
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Shantz
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Shantz
Avila hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Avila reaches second base with a double. Zernial throws the ball in to Finigan who tags Avila trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Shantz
Wertz 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 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kryhoski vs. Wynn
Kryhoski hits a fly ball into center field. Pope settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Wynn
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. Wynn
Shantz hits a line drive towards short. Strickland reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Shantz
Kiner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pope vs. Shantz
Pope takes first base on ball four. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Majeski vs. Shantz
Majeski strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strickland vs. Shantz
Strickland takes first base on ball four. Kiner moves to third. Pope moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hegan vs. Shantz
Hegan hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kiner tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wynn vs. Shantz
Wynn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Renna. Wynn reaches second base with a double. Pope scores. Strickland goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Shantz
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wynn scores. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Avila vs. Shantz
Avila hits a popup towards third. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. Wynn
Shantz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Wynn
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz fields the ball and throws to Wynn covering. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Renna vs. Wynn
Renna hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jacobs moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Finigan vs. Wynn
Finigan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jacobs scores. Renna moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zernial vs. Wynn
Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Renna tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Wynn
Wilson hits a popup in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Shantz
Wertz strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Shantz
Kiner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pope vs. Shantz
Pope takes first base on ball four. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Majeski vs. Shantz
Majeski hits a fly ball towards left. Zernial catches it and throws to second to double up Kiner. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kryhoski vs. Wynn
Kryhoski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops it up and throws to first, with Wynn covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Wynn
DeMaestri hits a popup towards third. Majeski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. Wynn
Shantz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shantz vs. Wynn
Shantz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Shantz
Strickland hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Shantz
Hegan hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Shantz
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shantz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Shantz
Smith hits a line drive into center field. Wilson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Wilson. Wynn moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Avila vs. Shantz
Avila hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wynn scores. Smith scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Shantz
Wertz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Renna. Wertz reaches second base with a double. Avila goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kiner vs. Burtschy
Moe Burtschy now pitching.
Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Wynn
Jacobs hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Wynn
Renna hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. Wynn
Finigan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Wynn
Zernial hits a popup towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pope vs. Burtschy
Pope strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Burtschy
Majeski hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Burtschy
Strickland hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Burtschy
Hegan takes first base on ball four. Strickland moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wynn vs. Burtschy
Wynn strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Wynn
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kryhoski vs. Wynn
Kryhoski hits a fly ball into center field. Pope settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Wynn
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Burtschy
Smith hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Burtschy
Avila hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Shantz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Burtschy
Wertz strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. Wynn
Joe Altobelli now playing first base.
Shantz hits a line drive towards first. Altobelli reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sleater vs. Wynn
Lou Sleater pinch hits for Moe Burtschy.
Sleater hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobs vs. Wynn
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Bishop
Charlie Bishop now pitching.
Kiner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pope vs. Bishop
Pope takes first base on ball four. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Majeski vs. Bishop
Majeski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Majeski reaches second base with a double. Kiner scores. Pope moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Strickland vs. Bishop
Strickland takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hegan vs. Bishop
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Pope scores. Majeski moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wynn vs. Bishop
Wynn hits a popup towards the mound. Bishop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Wynn
Wally Westlake now playing left field. Sam Dente now playing third base. Hal Naragon now catching.
Renna hits a fly ball into left field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Wynn
Finigan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Wynn
Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Wynn
Wilson hits a popup towards third. Dente settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bishop
Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Avila vs. Bishop
Avila bunts towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Altobelli vs. Bishop
Altobelli hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Westlake vs. Bishop
Westlake hits a popup towards first. Kryhoski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kryhoski vs. Wight
Bill Wight now pitching.
Kryhoski strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Wight
DeMaestri hits a popup towards third. Dente settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. Wight
Shantz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Littrell vs. Wight
Jack Littrell pinch hits for Charlie Bishop.
Littrell hits a fly ball into center field. Pope settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/7/1955 -- Kansas City at Cleveland (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Jacobs S, 2b 4 1 1 0 Smith A, rf 5 1 3 1 Renna B, rf 3 1 2 0 Avila B, 2b 4 1 2 2 Finigan J, 3b 4 1 2 2 Wertz V, 1b 4 0 1 1 Zernial G, lf 3 0 1 1 Altobelli J, 1b 1 0 0 0 Wilson B, cf 4 0 0 0 Kiner R, lf 3 2 2 0 Kryhoski D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Westlake W, lf 1 0 0 0 DeMaestri J, ss 4 0 0 0 Pope D, cf 1 2 0 0 Shantz B, c 4 0 2 0 Majeski H, 3b 4 0 1 1 Shantz B, p 2 0 0 0 Dente S, 3b 0 0 0 0 Burtschy M, p 0 0 0 0 Strickland G, ss 2 1 1 0 Sleater L, ph 1 0 1 0 Hegan J, c 2 0 0 1 Bishop C, p 0 0 0 0 Naragon H, c 0 0 0 0 Littrell J, ph 1 0 0 0 Wynn E, p 4 2 2 2 Wight B, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 3 9 3 31 9 12 8 Kansas City 002 000 010 -- 3 Cleveland 040 300 20x -- 9 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Shantz B (L) 3.2 9 7 7 3 2 Burtschy M 2.1 1 0 0 1 3 Bishop C 2.0 2 2 2 3 0 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Wynn E (W) 8.0 8 3 3 1 1 Wight B (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 E -- Wilson B DP -- Kansas City 2, Cleveland 1 LOB -- Kansas City 6, Cleveland 7 2B -- Avila B, Wynn E, Wertz V, Majeski H, Smith A HR -- Finigan J SH -- Avila B SF -- Hegan J, Zernial G T -- 2:22 A -- 5464
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