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Athletics 4 @ White Sox 5
Comiskey Park
August 16, 1955

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Athletics, played on August 16, 1955 at Comiskey Park. The home team White Sox beat the visiting Athletics with a score of 5 to 4.

Game Summary

DateAugust 16, 1955 
Visiting Team
Kansas City Athletics
R: 4 H: 11 E: 2 LOB: 11
Runs: 4
Hits: 11
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Chicago White Sox
R: 5 H: 11 E: 1 LOB: 14
Runs: 5
Hits: 11
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 14
Winning PitcherDixie Howell  
Losing PitcherTom Gorman  
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Game Winning RBIBob Kennedy 

Game Info

DateAugust 16, 1955 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamKansas City Athletics 
Home TeamChicago White Sox 
Visiting Starting PitcherAlex Kellner  
Home Starting PitcherConnie Johnson  
BallparkComiskey Park 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance22,522 
Time of Game4 hours 1 minute 
UmpiresHP: Charlie Berry
1B: Bill McKinley
2B: Red Flaherty
3B: Nestor Chylak

Kansas City Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Vic Power  First Baseman 
Enos Slaughter  Right Fielder 
Elmer Valo  Left Fielder 
Harry Simpson  Center Fielder 
Hector Lopez  Third Baseman 
Jim Finigan  Second Baseman 
Joe DeMaestri  Shortstop 
Joe Astroth  Catcher 
Alex Kellner  Pitcher 
Lou Boudreau  Manager 

Chicago White Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Minnie Minoso  Left Fielder 
Jim Rivera  Center Fielder 
George Kell  Third Baseman 
Walt Dropo  First Baseman 
Bob Kennedy  Right Fielder 
Sherm Lollar  Catcher 
Chico Carrasquel  Shortstop 
Nellie Fox  Second Baseman 
Connie Johnson  Pitcher 
Marty Marion  Manager 

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Athletics 4 @ White Sox 5
Comiskey Park
August 16, 1955

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/16/1955 -- Kansas City at Chicago (N)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Power V, 1b           6  0  1  0   Minoso M, lf          5  2  1  0   
Slaughter E, rf       3  1  1  0   Rivera J, cf-rf       6  0  1  0   
Valo E, lf            5  2  0  0   Kell G, 3b            2  0  0  0   
Wilson B, lf          0  0  0  0   Busby J, cf           2  0  1  1   
Simpson H, cf         4  0  2  2   Dropo W, 1b           4  0  1  1   
Lopez H, 3b           5  0  3  1   Kennedy B, rf-3b      6  0  2  1   
Finigan J, 2b         5  0  0  0   Lollar S, c           3  1  1  0   
DeMaestri J, ss       5  1  3  0   Carrasquel C, ss      4  1  3  0   
Astroth J, c          4  0  0  0   Coan G, ph            1  0  0  0   
Kellner A, p          4  0  0  0   Brideweser J, ss      0  0  0  0   
Ditmar A, p           0  0  0  0   Fox N, 2b             3  0  1  0   
Zernial G, ph         1  0  1  1   Johnson C, p          3  0  0  2   
Gorman T, p           0  0  0  0   Nieman B, ph          0  0  0  0   
Ceccarelli A, p       0  0  0  0   Martin M, p           0  0  0  0   
Harrington B, p       0  0  0  0   Howell D, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Adams B, ph           0  1  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     42  4 11  4                        39  5 11  5

Kansas City      101 000 010 01 --  4
Chicago          110 001 000 02 --  5
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Kellner A*            8.0  7  3  3  4  0
Ditmar A              2.0  2  0  0  0  1
Gorman T (L)+         0.0  0  2  2  2  0
Ceccarelli A#         0.0  1  0  0  0  0
Harrington B          0.1  1  0  0  1  0

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Johnson C             9.0  8  3  3  3  7
Martin M              0.2  1  0  0  1  1
Howell D (W)          1.1  2  1  1  1  0
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
  + Pitched to 2 batters in 11th
  # Pitched to 1 batter in 11th

E -- Finigan J, Lopez H, Brideweser J
DP -- Kansas City 2
LOB -- Kansas City 11, Chicago 14
2B -- Simpson H, Dropo W, Slaughter E
3B -- Power V
SH -- Kell G, Fox N, Astroth J
SF -- Busby J
HBP -- by Kellner A (Lollar S)
T -- 4:01
A -- 22522

    

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