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Indians
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
July 7, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the Cleveland Indians, played on July 7, 1955 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 7, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 7, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Garcia |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Art Ceccarelli |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 13,013 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Hurley 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Ed Runge 3B: Bill Summers |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Smith | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
| Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
| George Strickland | Shortstop |
| Hank Foiles | Catcher |
| Joe Altobelli | First Baseman |
| Mike Garcia | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Elmer Valo | Right Fielder |
| Bill Wilson | Left Fielder |
| Harry Simpson | Center Fielder |
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Jack Littrell | Second Baseman |
| Joe Astroth | Catcher |
| Art Ceccarelli | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
July 7, 1955
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ceccarelli
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Ceccarelli
Avila hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Ceccarelli
Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Garcia
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Garcia
Valo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Garcia
Wilson strikes out. There goes Valo. The throw from Foiles to second, and Valo is out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Ceccarelli
Rosen hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Ceccarelli
Doby hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Littrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Ceccarelli
Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Garcia
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Garcia
Power hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Garcia
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Littrell vs. Garcia
Littrell strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Ceccarelli
Foiles strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altobelli vs. Ceccarelli
Altobelli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Ceccarelli
Garcia bunts towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garcia for the out. Altobelli moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Ceccarelli
Smith hits a popup in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Garcia
Astroth strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ceccarelli vs. Garcia
Ceccarelli strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Garcia
DeMaestri hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Ceccarelli
Avila hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Ceccarelli
Kiner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Ceccarelli
Rosen strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Ceccarelli
Doby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Garcia
Valo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Garcia
Wilson bunts between the mound and first base. Garcia scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilson for the out. Valo moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simpson vs. Garcia
Simpson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Power vs. Garcia
Power hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Power reaches second base with a double. Valo scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Garcia
Lopez strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Ceccarelli
Strickland hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Valo who is chasing the ball. Strickland reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Foiles vs. Ceccarelli
Foiles hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Altobelli vs. Ceccarelli
Altobelli hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Littrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Garcia vs. Ceccarelli
Garcia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Ceccarelli
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Littrell vs. Garcia
Littrell strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Garcia
Astroth hits a popup towards the mound. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ceccarelli vs. Garcia
Ceccarelli strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Ceccarelli
Avila hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Littrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Ceccarelli
Kiner hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Ceccarelli
Rosen hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Garcia
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Garcia
Valo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Garcia
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Ceccarelli
Doby hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Ceccarelli
Strickland hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Ceccarelli
Foiles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Altobelli vs. Ceccarelli
Altobelli takes first base on ball four. Foiles moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garcia vs. Ceccarelli
Garcia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Foiles scores. Altobelli moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Ceccarelli
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Altobelli tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Ceccarelli
Avila hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Garcia moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kiner vs. Ceccarelli
Kiner hits a line drive towards short. DeMaestri reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Garcia
Simpson hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Garcia
Power hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Garcia
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Altobelli fields the ball and throws to Garcia covering. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Garcia
Gus Zernial pinch hits for Jack Littrell.
Zernial hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Foiles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Ceccarelli
Clete Boyer now playing third base. Hector Lopez now playing second base.
Rosen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Ceccarelli
Doby hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Ceccarelli
Strickland hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Simpson. Strickland reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woodling vs. Sain
Gene Woodling pinch hits for Hank Foiles. Johnny Sain now pitching.
The ball gets by Astroth for a passed ball. Strickland moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Woodling vs. Sain
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Strickland scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Altobelli vs. Sain
Altobelli bunts towards the mound. Sain fields it and throws to first for the out. Woodling moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitchell vs. Sain
Dale Mitchell pinch hits for Mike Garcia.
Mitchell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Woodling scores. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Sain
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Sain
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Mossi
Jim Hegan now catching. Don Mossi now pitching.
Astroth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Mossi
Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Johnny Sain.
Slaughter hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Mossi
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Mossi
Valo hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Herbert
Ray Herbert now pitching.
Kiner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Herbert
Rosen hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Herbert
Doby hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Simpson who is chasing the ball. Doby reaches third base with a triple. Kiner goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Young vs. Herbert
Bobby Young pinch hits for George Strickland.
Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Doby scores. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Herbert
Kenny Kuhn pinch runs for Bobby Young.
Hegan hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Altobelli vs. Herbert
Altobelli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kuhn moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mossi vs. Herbert
Mossi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mossi for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Mossi
Kenny Kuhn now playing shortstop.
Wilson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Mossi
Simpson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Mossi
Power hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Mossi
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/7/1955 -- Cleveland at Kansas City (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Smith A, rf 4 0 0 1 DeMaestri J, ss 4 0 0 0
Avila B, 2b 5 0 1 0 Valo E, rf 3 1 1 0
Kiner R, lf 3 1 0 0 Wilson B, lf 3 0 0 0
Rosen A, 3b 5 1 1 1 Simpson H, cf 4 0 1 0
Doby L, cf 5 3 3 3 Power V, 1b 4 0 2 1
Strickland G, ss 4 1 2 0 Lopez H, 3b-2b 4 0 1 0
Young B, ph 1 0 1 1 Littrell J, 2b 2 0 0 0
Kuhn K, pr-ss 0 0 0 0 Zernial G, ph 1 0 0 0
Foiles H, c 3 1 1 0 Boyer C, 3b 0 0 0 0
Woodling G, ph 1 1 0 1 Astroth J, c 3 0 1 0
Hegan J, c 1 0 0 0 Ceccarelli A, p 2 0 0 0
Altobelli J, 1b 2 1 1 0 Sain J, p 0 0 0 0
Garcia M, p 1 0 1 1 Slaughter E, ph 1 0 0 0
Mitchell D, ph 1 0 1 1 Herbert R, p 0 0 0 0
Mossi D, p 1 0 0 0
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37 9 12 9 31 1 6 1
Cleveland 000 000 342 -- 9
Kansas City 000 100 000 -- 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia M (W) 7.0 4 1 1 1 9
Mossi D (S) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Ceccarelli A (L)* 7.0 8 6 6 4 3
Sain J 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Herbert R 1.0 3 2 2 1 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- Cleveland 9, Kansas City 5
2B -- Power V, Strickland G
3B -- Strickland G, Doby L
HR -- Doby L 2, Rosen A
CS -- Valo E
SH -- Garcia M, Wilson B, Altobelli J
SF -- Smith A
PB -- Astroth J
T -- 2:22
A -- 13013
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