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White Sox 12 @ Athletics 8
Municipal Stadium
September 17, 1955

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the Chicago White Sox, played on September 17, 1955 at Municipal Stadium. The home team Athletics were bested by the visiting White Sox with a score of 12 to 8.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 17, 1955 
Visiting Team
Chicago White Sox
R: 12 H: 12 E: 1 LOB: 2
Runs: 12
Hits: 12
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 2
Home Team
Kansas City Athletics
R: 8 H: 19 E: 1 LOB: 12
Runs: 8
Hits: 19
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 12
Winning PitcherBilly Pierce  
Losing PitcherRay Herbert  
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Game Winning RBIGeorge Kell 

Game Info

DateSeptember 17, 1955 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago White Sox 
Home TeamKansas City Athletics 
Visiting Starting PitcherBob Keegan  
Home Starting PitcherJohnny Gray  
BallparkMunicipal Stadium 
CityKansas City 
StateMO 
Attendance31,587 
Time of Game3 hours 8 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Charlie Berry
1B: Bill McKinley
2B: John Rice
3B: Red Flaherty

Chicago White Sox Lineup 

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

Kansas City Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Vic Power  First Baseman 
Tom Saffell  Center Fielder 
Gus Zernial  Left Fielder 
Hector Lopez  Third Baseman 
Harry Simpson  Right Fielder 
Jim Finigan  Second Baseman 
Jerry Schypinski  Shortstop 
Joe Astroth  Catcher 
Johnny Gray  Pitcher 
Lou Boudreau  Manager 

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White Sox 12 @ Athletics 8
Municipal Stadium
September 17, 1955

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 9/17/1955 -- Chicago at Kansas City (N)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
Carrasquel C, ss      3  1  0  1   Power V, 1b           5  1  3  1   
Fox N, 2b             5  2  2  1   Saffell T, cf         5  1  1  0   
Minoso M, lf          2  2  0  0   Zernial G, lf         6  1  3  1   
Dropo W, 1b           4  1  2  3   Lopez H, 3b           5  0  1  0   
Adams B, pr           0  1  0  0   Simpson H, rf         6  1  2  2   
White E, rf           0  0  0  0   Finigan J, 2b         4  1  2  0   
Rivera J, rf          4  1  2  2   Schypinski J, ss      4  1  3  2   
Kell G, ph-1b         0  1  0  1   Slaughter E, ph       1  0  1  0   
Kennedy B, 3b         5  0  1  2   Boyer C, ss           0  0  0  0   
Lollar S, c           5  1  2  1   Astroth J, c          4  1  2  1   
Busby J, cf           5  2  2  0   Shantz B, pr          0  1  0  0   
Keegan B, p           0  0  0  0   Shantz B, c           0  0  0  0   
Howell D, p           1  0  1  0   Gray J, p             1  0  0  0   
Harshman J, p         3  0  0  0   Harrington B, p       2  0  0  0   
Pierce B, p           0  0  0  0   Renna B, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Gorman T, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Valo E, ph            1  0  1  1   
                                   Herbert R, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Ceccarelli A, p       0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37 12 12 11                        45  8 19  8

Chicago          004 002 110 4 -- 12
Kansas City      111 300 101 0 --  8

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Keegan B              0.2  3  1  1  2  0
Howell D              2.2  7  4  4  1  1
Harshman J            5.1  8  3  3  0  3
Pierce B (W)          1.1  1  0  0  1  1

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gray J                2.2  5  4  4  0  1
Harrington B          4.1  2  3  3  1  1
Gorman T              2.0  3  1  1  0  1
Herbert R (L)         0.1  1  3  3  2  0
Ceccarelli A          0.2  1  1  1  1  0

E -- Busby J, Lopez H
DP -- Kansas City 2
LOB -- Chicago 2, Kansas City 12
2B -- Dropo W, Busby J, Lollar S, Slaughter E, Valo E
HR -- Rivera J, Dropo W
CS -- Rivera J
SH -- Astroth J, Minoso M
SF -- Carrasquel C
HBP -- by Gray J (Minoso M)
T -- 3:08
A -- 31587

    

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