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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 24, 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 September 24, 1955 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 24, 1955 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 24, 1955 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Gray |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Donovan |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 3,455 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ed Runge 1B: Bill Summers 2B: Hank Soar 3B: Johnny Stevens |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Vic Power | First Baseman |
Tom Saffell | Center Fielder |
Harry Simpson | Right Fielder |
Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
Bill Renna | Left Fielder |
Jim Finigan | Second Baseman |
Jerry Schypinski | Shortstop |
Joe Astroth | Catcher |
Johnny Gray | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Buddy Peterson | Shortstop |
Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
George Kell | First Baseman |
Bob Nieman | Right Fielder |
Bob Kennedy | Third Baseman |
Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
Dick Donovan | Pitcher |
Marty Marion | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 24, 1955
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Donovan
Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Saffell vs. Donovan
Saffell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peterson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Donovan
Simpson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Donovan
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peterson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peterson vs. Gray
Peterson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schypinski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Gray
Fox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Gray
Minoso takes first base on ball four. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. Gray
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Donovan
Renna hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Donovan
Finigan is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schypinski vs. Donovan
Schypinski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Gray
Nieman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Gray
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Gray
Lollar hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Donovan
Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peterson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Donovan
Gray hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gray for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Donovan
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peterson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Gray
Busby hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donovan vs. Gray
Donovan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peterson vs. Gray
Peterson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez juggles the ball. That's an error on Lopez. Donovan moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. Gray
Fox bunts towards the mound. Gray fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Donovan moves to third. Peterson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Minoso vs. Gray
Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Donovan scores. Peterson scores. Fox moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kell vs. Gray
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schypinski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Minoso moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Nieman vs. Gray
Nieman hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Saffell vs. Donovan
Saffell bunts towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Donovan
Simpson hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Donovan
Lopez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kell settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Kell. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Donovan
Lopez hits a popup towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Gray
Kennedy hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Gray
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lollar for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Gray
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Donovan
Renna hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Donovan
Finigan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schypinski vs. Donovan
Schypinski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Astroth vs. Donovan
Astroth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Finigan moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gray vs. Donovan
Gray strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donovan vs. Gray
Donovan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Gray covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peterson vs. Gray
Peterson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schypinski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Gray
Fox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Gray
Astroth fires to first and picks off Fox. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Donovan
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peterson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Saffell vs. Donovan
Saffell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Donovan
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kell scoops it up and throws to first, with Donovan covering, for the out. Saffell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Donovan
Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Gray
Minoso takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Gray
Kell bunts towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. Minoso moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nieman vs. Gray
Nieman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Gray
Kennedy hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Donovan
Renna hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Donovan
Finigan hits a line drive towards short. Peterson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schypinski vs. Donovan
Schypinski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Gray
Lollar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Gray
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donovan vs. Gray
Donovan strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Donovan
Astroth hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Donovan
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Johnny Gray.
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Donovan
Power hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peterson vs. Ditmar
Art Ditmar now pitching.
Peterson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Ditmar
Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Peterson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Minoso vs. Ditmar
Minoso is hit by the pitch. Peterson moves to third. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kell vs. Ditmar
Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Peterson scores. Fox moves to third. Minoso moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nieman vs. Boyer
Bobby Adams pinch runs for George Kell. Cloyd Boyer now pitching.
Nieman hits a fly ball into center field. Saffell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fox tags and scores. Minoso tags and moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kennedy vs. Boyer
Astroth fires to third and picks off Minoso. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Boyer
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lollar vs. Boyer
Lollar hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Saffell vs. Donovan
Jim Rivera now playing right field. Walt Dropo now playing first base.
Saffell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peterson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Donovan
Simpson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Donovan
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/24/1955 -- Kansas City at Chicago (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Power V, 1b 4 0 1 0 Peterson B, ss 4 2 1 0 Saffell T, cf 4 0 1 0 Fox N, 2b 4 1 4 0 Simpson H, rf 4 0 1 0 Minoso M, lf 1 0 1 2 Lopez H, 3b 4 0 0 0 Kell G, 1b 3 0 1 1 Renna B, lf 3 0 0 0 Adams B, pr 0 0 0 0 Finigan J, 2b 2 0 1 0 Rivera J, rf 0 0 0 0 Schypinski J, ss 3 0 0 0 Nieman B, rf 2 0 0 1 Astroth J, c 3 0 1 0 Dropo W, 1b 0 0 0 0 Gray J, p 2 0 0 0 Kennedy B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Valo E, ph 1 0 0 0 Lollar S, c 4 0 0 0 Ditmar A, p 0 0 0 0 Busby J, cf 3 0 0 0 Boyer C, p 0 0 0 0 Donovan D, p 2 1 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 0 5 0 27 4 8 4 Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0 Chicago 002 000 02x -- 4 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Gray J (L) 7.0 4 2 1 4 2 Ditmar A* 0.0 3 2 2 0 0 Boyer C 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Donovan D (W) 9.0 5 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 4 batters in 8th E -- Lopez H, Kell G DP -- Kansas City 2, Chicago 2 LOB -- Kansas City 4, Chicago 6 SH -- Kell G SF -- Nieman B HBP -- by Donovan D (Finigan J), by Ditmar A (Minoso M) T -- 2:05 A -- 3455
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