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Athletics 6 @ Senators 4
Griffith Stadium
July 27, 1955

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Kansas City Athletics, played on July 27, 1955 at Griffith Stadium. The home team Senators were bested by the visiting Athletics with a score of 6 to 4.

Game Summary

DateJuly 27, 1955 
Visiting Team
Kansas City Athletics
R: 6 H: 14 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 6
Hits: 14
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Washington Senators
R: 4 H: 13 E: 1 LOB: 10
Runs: 4
Hits: 13
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherArt Ditmar  
Losing PitcherMickey McDermott  
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Game Winning RBI(none) 

Game Info

DateJuly 27, 1955 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamKansas City Athletics 
Home TeamWashington Senators 
Visiting Starting PitcherBobby Shantz  
Home Starting PitcherDean Stone  
BallparkGriffith Stadium 
CityWashington 
StateDC 
Attendance 
Time of Game2 hours 48 minutes 
UmpiresHP: John Rice
1B: Larry Napp
2B: Bill Grieve
3B: Johnny Stevens

Kansas City Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Don Plarski  Center Fielder 
Vic Power  First Baseman 
Gus Zernial  Left Fielder 
Jim Finigan  Second Baseman 
Bill Renna  Right Fielder 
Hector Lopez  Third Baseman 
Joe DeMaestri  Shortstop 
Billy Shantz  Catcher 
Bobby Shantz  Pitcher 
Lou Boudreau  Manager 

Washington Senators Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Yost  Third Baseman 
Jerry Snyder  Second Baseman 
Carlos Paula  Right Fielder 
Roy Sievers  First Baseman 
Johnny Groth  Left Fielder 
Tom Umphlett  Center Fielder 
Jose Valdivielso  Shortstop 
Bruce Edwards  Catcher 
Dean Stone  Pitcher 
Chuck Dressen  Manager 

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Athletics 6 @ Senators 4
Griffith Stadium
July 27, 1955

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 7/27/1955, game 1 -- Kansas City at Washington (N)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    Washington         AB  R  H RBI
Plarski D, cf         2  0  0  0   Yost E, 3b            5  0  0  0   
Slaughter E, ph-rf    2  1  2  0   Snyder J, 2b          6  1  3  0   
Power V, 1b           3  0  1  1   Paula C, rf           4  0  1  1   
Zernial G, lf         4  1  1  3   Sievers R, 1b-lf      5  0  1  0   
Wilson B, lf          2  0  0  0   Groth J, lf           4  1  2  0   
Finigan J, 2b         4  1  2  0   Vernon M, ph-1b       0  0  0  0   
Renna B, rf           3  0  1  0   Umphlett T, cf        5  2  1  2   
Astroth J, c          2  0  0  0   Valdivielso J, ss     4  0  2  1   
Lopez H, 3b           5  1  3  0   Runnels P, ph         1  0  0  0   
DeMaestri J, ss       5  1  3  1   Edwards B, c          1  0  0  0   
Shantz B, c           2  0  0  0   Delis J, ph           1  0  0  0   
Simpson H, ph-cf      2  0  0  0   McDermott M, p        2  0  1  0   
Shantz B, p           4  1  1  0   Stone D, p            1  0  0  0   
Ditmar A, p           1  0  0  0   Chakales B, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   Courtney C, ph-c      3  0  2  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     41  6 14  5                        42  4 13  4

Kansas City      000 004 000 02 --  6
Washington       011 000 002 00 --  4

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Shantz B*             8.0 10  4  4  2  4
Ditmar A (W)          3.0  3  0  0  2  1

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Stone D               5.1  6  4  4  4  1
Chakales B            1.2  2  0  0  0  1
McDermott M (L)       4.0  6  2  0  1  1
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 9th

E -- Courtney C
DP -- Kansas City 1, Washington 2
LOB -- Kansas City 9, Washington 10
2B -- Lopez H
3B -- Valdivielso J, Paula C, Sievers R
HR -- Zernial G, Umphlett T
CS -- DeMaestri J
SH -- Stone D, Power V, Simpson H
T -- 2:48
A -- 0

    

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