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Tigers 11 @ Athletics 6
Municipal Stadium
September 3, 1955

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the Detroit Tigers, played on September 3, 1955 at Municipal Stadium. The home team Athletics were bested by the visiting Tigers with a score of 11 to 6.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 3, 1955 
Visiting Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 11 H: 12 E: 0 LOB: 12
Runs: 11
Hits: 12
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
Kansas City Athletics
R: 6 H: 15 E: 2 LOB: 8
Runs: 6
Hits: 15
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherAl Aber  
Losing PitcherWalt Craddock  
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Game Winning RBIBill Tuttle 

Game Info

DateSeptember 3, 1955 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamDetroit Tigers 
Home TeamKansas City Athletics 
Visiting Starting PitcherSteve Gromek  
Home Starting PitcherMike Kume  
BallparkMunicipal Stadium 
CityKansas City 
StateMO 
Attendance20,882 
Time of Game2 hours 47 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Jim Honochick
1B: Frank Umont
2B: Eddie Rommel
3B: Joe Paparella

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Harvey Kuenn  Shortstop 
Bill Tuttle  Center Fielder 
Al Kaline  Right Fielder 
Earl Torgeson  First Baseman 
Ray Boone  Third Baseman 
Jim Delsing  Left Fielder 
Frank House  Catcher 
Fred Hatfield  Second Baseman 
Steve Gromek  Pitcher 
Bucky Harris  Manager 

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 
Jerry Schypinski  Shortstop 
Joe Astroth  Catcher 
Mike Kume  Pitcher 
Lou Boudreau  Manager 

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Tigers 11 @ Athletics 6
Municipal Stadium
September 3, 1955

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         Game of 9/3/1955 -- Detroit at Kansas City (N)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
Kuenn H, ss           5  1  0  0   Power V, 1b           5  0  0  0   
Tuttle B, cf          4  1  1  1   Slaughter E, rf       5  1  2  1   
Kaline A, rf          4  1  1  1   Valo E, lf            5  1  3  0   
Small J, pr-rf        0  0  0  0   Simpson H, cf         5  1  2  2   
Torgeson E, 1b        2  1  0  1   Lopez H, 3b           5  2  2  1   
Boone R, 3b           5  1  1  1   Finigan J, 2b         4  0  1  0   
Delsing J, lf         4  2  2  1   Schypinski J, ss      4  1  2  0   
House F, c            5  3  4  3   Astroth J, c          3  0  3  2   
Hatfield F, 2b        4  1  3  1   Kume M, p             2  0  0  0   
Gromek S, p           0  0  0  0   Craddock W, p         0  0  0  0   
Phillips B, ph        0  0  0  1   Harrington B, p       0  0  0  0   
Aber A, p             3  0  0  0   Herbert R, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Zernial G, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Boyer C, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Wilson B, ph-p        1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36 11 12 10                        40  6 15  6

Detroit          000 181 010 -- 11
Kansas City      022 001 001 --  6

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gromek S              3.0  7  4  4  0  0
Aber A (W)            6.0  8  2  2  1  3

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Kume M*               4.0  5  4  4  5  0
Craddock W (L)        0.1  2  2  1  0  1
Harrington B          0.2  1  3  0  1  0
Herbert R             1.0  2  1  1  0  1
Boyer C               2.0  1  1  1  2  0
Wilson B              1.0  1  0  0  1  1
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 5th

E -- Lopez H, Valo E
DP -- Kansas City 2
LOB -- Detroit 12, Kansas City 8
2B -- Schypinski J, Delsing J, Hatfield F, House F 2, Valo E 2, Kaline A
3B -- Slaughter E
HR -- Simpson H, Lopez H, Slaughter E
SF -- Phillips B, Kaline A, Torgeson E
HBP -- by Kume M (Kaline A), by Kume M (Boone R)
WP -- Kume M
T -- 2:47
A -- 20882

    

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