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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
September 21, 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 September 21, 1955 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 21, 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 | September 21, 1955 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Kume |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Marlowe |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 1,880 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Charlie Berry 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: John Rice 3B: Red Flaherty |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Vic Power | First Baseman |
Tom Saffell | Center Fielder |
Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
Harry Simpson | Right Fielder |
Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
Jim Finigan | Second Baseman |
Jerry Schypinski | Shortstop |
Joe Astroth | Catcher |
Mike Kume | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
Chick King | Left Fielder |
Reno Bertoia | Second Baseman |
Walt Streuli | Catcher |
Dick Marlowe | Pitcher |
Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
September 21, 1955
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Marlowe
Power hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Saffell vs. Marlowe
Saffell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Marlowe
Zernial strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Kume
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Kume
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Kume
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tuttle vs. Kume
Tuttle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Torgeson scores. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boone vs. Kume
Boone hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Kume
King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez juggles the ball. That's an error on Lopez. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bertoia vs. Kume
Bertoia hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Saffell who is chasing the ball. Bertoia reaches third base with a triple. King goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Streuli vs. Boyer
Cloyd Boyer now pitching.
Streuli hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bertoia tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marlowe vs. Boyer
Marlowe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Boyer
Kuenn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Boyer
Torgeson hits a fly ball into center field. Saffell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Marlowe
Simpson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Marlowe
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. Marlowe
Finigan strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schypinski vs. Marlowe
Schypinski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Gorman
Tom Gorman now pitching.
Kaline hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Gorman
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Gorman
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Gorman
King hits a line drive towards short. Schypinski reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Marlowe
Astroth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gorman vs. Marlowe
Gorman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Marlowe
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Saffell vs. Marlowe
Saffell is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Gorman
Bertoia hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Streuli vs. Gorman
Streuli hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marlowe vs. Gorman
Marlowe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gorman 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: ---
Zernial vs. Marlowe
Zernial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Marlowe
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Marlowe
Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball 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: ---
Kuenn vs. Gorman
Kuenn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Gorman
Torgeson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kuenn moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaline vs. Gorman
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power has Kuenn trapped. There's the throw to Astroth and over to Lopez, who tags Kuenn for the out. Torgeson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tuttle vs. Gorman
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gorman fields it and throws to second for the out. Torgeson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boone vs. Gorman
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Saffell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Marlowe
Finigan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schypinski vs. Marlowe
Schypinski hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Astroth vs. Marlowe
Astroth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Finigan moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Renna vs. Marlowe
Bill Renna pinch hits for Tom Gorman.
Renna 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 5
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Shantz
Bobby Shantz now pitching.
King hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bertoia vs. Shantz
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Streuli vs. Shantz
Streuli hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Streuli reaches second base with a double. Bertoia moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Marlowe vs. Shantz
Marlowe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kuenn vs. Shantz
Kuenn is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Torgeson vs. Shantz
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. Bertoia scores. Streuli moves to third. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kaline vs. Shantz
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shantz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Streuli scores. Kuenn moves to third. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tuttle vs. Shantz
Tuttle hits a fly ball into center field. Saffell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Marlowe
Bubba Phillips now playing center field.
Power hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Saffell vs. Marlowe
Saffell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Marlowe
Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Marlowe
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Shantz
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schypinski picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Schypinski. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
King vs. Shantz
King takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bertoia vs. Shantz
Shantz fires to first and picks off King. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bertoia vs. Shantz
Bertoia hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Streuli vs. Shantz
Streuli hits a fly ball into center field. Saffell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Marlowe
Jim Small now playing left field.
Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Small settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Marlowe
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schypinski vs. Marlowe
Schypinski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schypinski for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marlowe vs. Shantz
Elmer Valo now playing left field.
Marlowe hits a popup towards short. Schypinski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Shantz
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Shantz
Torgeson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Marlowe
Astroth hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Marlowe
Clete Boyer pinch hits for Bobby Shantz.
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Marlowe
Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Saffell vs. Marlowe
Saffell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Keriazakos
Gus Keriazakos now pitching.
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schypinski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Keriazakos
Phillips hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Keriazakos
Boone hits a line drive towards short. Schypinski reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Marlowe
Valo hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Marlowe
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Marlowe
Lopez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Marlowe
Finigan hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/21/1955 -- Kansas City at Detroit (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Power V, 1b 4 0 2 0 Kuenn H, ss 3 1 1 2 Saffell T, cf 4 0 1 0 Torgeson E, 1b 3 1 1 1 Zernial G, lf 3 0 1 0 Kaline A, rf 5 1 2 1 Valo E, lf 1 0 0 0 Tuttle B, cf 4 1 2 1 Simpson H, rf 4 0 0 0 Phillips B, cf 1 0 0 0 Lopez H, 3b 4 1 2 1 Boone R, 3b 5 1 2 3 Finigan J, 2b 3 0 0 0 King C, lf 3 1 1 0 Schypinski J, ss 3 0 0 0 Small J, lf 0 0 0 0 Astroth J, c 2 0 1 0 Bertoia R, 2b 4 2 1 1 Kume M, p 0 0 0 0 Streuli W, c 3 1 1 1 Boyer C, p 0 0 0 0 Marlowe D, p 3 1 0 0 Gorman T, p 1 0 0 0 Renna B, ph 1 0 0 0 Shantz B, p 0 0 0 0 Boyer C, ph 1 0 0 0 Keriazakos G, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 1 7 1 34 10 11 10 Kansas City 000 000 001 -- 1 Detroit 800 020 00x -- 10 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Kume M (L) 0.1 4 6 4 1 0 Boyer C 0.2 1 2 0 1 0 Gorman T 3.0 2 0 0 1 1 Shantz B 3.0 4 2 2 3 0 Keriazakos G 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Marlowe D (W) 9.0 7 1 1 2 5 E -- Lopez H, Schypinski J DP -- Detroit 3 LOB -- Kansas City 5, Detroit 7 2B -- Streuli W 3B -- Bertoia R HR -- Boone R, Kuenn H, Lopez H SF -- Streuli W T -- 1:55 A -- 1880
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