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June 5, 1955

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Bottom 9 R H E
Red Sox 4 8 2
Athletics 3 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Red Sox 4 8 2
Athletics 3 8 1

Billy Shantz Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .318
OBP .333 .348
At Bats 3 88
Hits 1 28
• Singles 1 24
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 5

Tom Brewer Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 7 0
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Municipal Stadium - June 5, 1955
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Single
Tom Brewer
Pete Daley
Norm Zauchin
Billy Goodman
Ted Lepcio
Billy Klaus
Gene Stephens
Jim Piersall
Jackie Jensen
Billy Shantz
Jim Finigan

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Red Sox 4 8 2 4
Kansas City Athletics 3 8 1 5
Winning Pitcher Tom Brewer
Losing Pitcher Ray Herbert
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Pete Daley
Attendance 26,761
Time of Game 1 hour 57 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Shantz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Finigan trying to get to home. Jensen throws the ball in to Daley who tags Finigan who's trying to score from second, for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lepcio fields it and throws to first for the out. Finigan moves to second.
Bottom 9 Finigan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Wilson hits a popup towards short. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Daley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Piersall strikes out.
Top 9 Cloyd Boyer now pitching. Lepcio hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Valo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Boyer scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Lopez strikes out.
Bottom 8 Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lepcio fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Clete Boyer pinch runs for Enos Slaughter. Brewer fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Brewer. Boyer moves to second.
Bottom 8 Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Ray Herbert. Slaughter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Zauchin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jensen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Goodman scores.
Top 8 Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Klaus bunts towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Lopez covering, for the out. Goodman moves to second.
Top 8 Joe DeMaestri now playing shortstop. Goodman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Gus Zernial pinch hits for Jack Littrell. Zernial strikes out.
Bottom 7 Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brewer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Brewer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Daley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Herbert fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Piersall hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Wilson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lepcio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Simpson hits a popup towards first. Zauchin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Valo is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Zauchin is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Jensen strikes out.
Top 6 Stephens hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Stephens reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lepcio fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Herbert bunts between the mound and first base. Brewer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Herbert for the out. Shantz moves to second.
Bottom 5 Shantz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Goodman hits a line drive into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Brewer hits a line drive towards short. Littrell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Daley hits a line drive into left field. Simpson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Simpson. Piersall scores. Daley moves to second.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Piersall moves to second.
Top 5 Piersall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Zauchin hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Littrell hits a line drive towards left. Stephens catches it and throws to second to double up Simpson.
Bottom 4 Finigan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lepcio fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Simpson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Simpson reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Jensen hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lopez catches it and throws to second with Littrell covering, to double up Stephens.
Top 4 Stephens hits a line drive into left center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Top 4 Klaus is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Valo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zauchin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Valo for the out.
Bottom 3 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brewer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lepcio fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Goodman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Brewer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Herbert fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Daley hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Herbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman misplays the ball. That's an error on Goodman. Finigan scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Littrell strikes out.
Bottom 2 Finigan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Finigan reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Piersall hits a line drive into left field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Littrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Zauchin hits a line drive towards third. Finigan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Wilson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Simpson hits a line drive into left field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lopez tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Valo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lopez moves to third.
Bottom 1 Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lepcio fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Littrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Goodman scores.
Top 1 Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Goodman moves to third.
Top 1 Goodman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Goodman reaches second base with a double.