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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 10, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Athletics, played on July 10, 1955 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 10, 1955 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 10, 1955 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vic Raschi |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ned Garver |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 23,751 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Frank Umont 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: Joe Paparella 3B: Jim Honochick |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Bill Wilson | Right Fielder |
Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
Harry Simpson | Center Fielder |
Vic Power | First Baseman |
Jim Finigan | Second Baseman |
Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
Billy Shantz | Catcher |
Vic Raschi | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
Bubba Phillips | Center Fielder |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
Jim Delsing | Left Fielder |
Frank House | Catcher |
Harry Malmberg | Second Baseman |
Ned Garver | Pitcher |
Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 10, 1955
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Garver
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Garver
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Garver
Zernial strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Raschi
Kuenn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Raschi
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Raschi
Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Raschi
Torgeson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Raschi
There goes Torgeson. The throw from Shantz and he is safe. Torgeson steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Raschi
Boone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Torgeson scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delsing vs. Raschi
Delsing is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Garver
Simpson hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Garver
Power takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. Garver
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Raschi
House hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malmberg vs. Raschi
Malmberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. House moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garver vs. Raschi
Garver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez juggles the ball. That's an error on Lopez. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuenn vs. Raschi
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. House scores. Garver moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Phillips vs. Kellner
Alex Kellner now pitching.
Phillips hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Kellner
Kaline takes first base on ball four. Garver moves to third. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Torgeson vs. Kellner
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Garver scores. Kuenn moves to third. Kaline moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boone vs. Kellner
Boone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Boone reaches second base with a double. Kuenn scores. Kaline scores. Torgeson goes all the way around to score. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Delsing vs. Kellner
Delsing strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Garver
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. Garver
Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Malmberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Littrell vs. Garver
Jack Littrell pinch hits for Alex Kellner.
Littrell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Malmberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Portocarrero
Arnie Portocarrero now pitching. Clete Boyer now playing third base.
House takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malmberg vs. Portocarrero
Malmberg bunts towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Finigan covering, for the out. House moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garver vs. Portocarrero
Garver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. Portocarrero
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Kuenn reaches second base with a double. House scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Portocarrero
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Portocarrero fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Garver
DeMaestri hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Malmberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Garver
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Garver
Zernial hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Portocarrero
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Portocarrero
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Portocarrero
Boone takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to third. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Delsing vs. Portocarrero
Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power fields it and throws to second for the out. Kaline scores. Torgeson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
House vs. Portocarrero
House hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Malmberg vs. Portocarrero
Malmberg hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Garver
Simpson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Garver
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Garver
Finigan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Garver
Boyer hits a line drive towards short. Kuenn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garver vs. Portocarrero
Bill Wilson now playing center field. Bill Renna now playing right field.
Garver hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Portocarrero
Kuenn hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Portocarrero
Phillips 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, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. Garver
Shantz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sleater vs. Garver
Lou Sleater pinch hits for Arnie Portocarrero.
Sleater hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Garver
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Garver
Wilson hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Sleater
Lou Sleater now pitching.
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Sleater
Torgeson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boone vs. Sleater
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kaline scores. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tuttle vs. Sleater
Bill Tuttle pinch hits for Jim Delsing.
Tuttle hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
House vs. Sleater
House hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Torgeson trying to get to home. Renna throws the ball in to Shantz who tags Torgeson who's trying to score from second, for the out. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Malmberg vs. Sleater
Malmberg hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Garver
Bubba Phillips now playing left field. Bill Tuttle now playing center field.
Zernial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Renna vs. Garver
Renna hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zernial moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Power vs. Garver
Power hits a popup towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Finigan vs. Garver
Finigan hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Garver
Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garver vs. Sleater
Garver hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Sleater
Kuenn hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Sleater
Phillips hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Shantz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. Garver
Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Malmberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sleater vs. Garver
Sleater hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sleater for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Garver
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Sleater
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Sleater
Torgeson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Sleater
Boone hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Garver
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Garver
Zernial strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Garver
Renna hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Malmberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/10/1955, game 2 -- Kansas City at Detroit (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI DeMaestri J, ss 4 0 0 0 Kuenn H, ss 5 2 3 3 Wilson B, rf-cf 4 0 0 0 Phillips B, cf-lf 5 0 0 0 Zernial G, lf 4 0 1 0 Kaline A, rf 3 3 1 0 Simpson H, cf 2 0 0 0 Torgeson E, 1b 4 2 3 1 Renna B, rf 2 0 1 0 Boone R, 3b 4 0 3 5 Power V, 1b 2 0 0 0 Delsing J, lf 3 0 0 1 Finigan J, 2b 3 1 1 1 Tuttle B, ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Lopez H, 3b 1 0 0 0 House F, c 3 2 2 0 Boyer C, 3b 2 0 0 0 Malmberg H, 2b 3 0 0 0 Shantz B, c 3 0 1 0 Garver N, p 4 1 0 0 Raschi V, p 0 0 0 0 Kellner A, p 0 0 0 0 Littrell J, ph 1 0 0 0 Portocarrero A, p 0 0 0 0 Sleater L, ph-p 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 1 4 1 35 10 12 10 Kansas City 000 010 000 -- 1 Detroit 251 101 00x -- 10 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Raschi V (L) 1.1 5 5 3 0 1 Kellner A 0.2 2 2 0 1 1 Portocarrero A 3.0 2 2 2 3 0 Sleater L 3.0 3 1 1 1 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Garver N (W) 9.0 4 1 1 1 6 E -- Lopez H DP -- Detroit 1 LOB -- Kansas City 3, Detroit 7 2B -- Boone R, Kuenn H HR -- Kuenn H, Finigan J SB -- Torgeson E SH -- Malmberg H T -- 2:10 A -- 23751
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