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April 20, 1955

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Bottom 9 R H E
Red Sox 1 8 0
Senators 0 5 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Red Sox 1 8 0
Senators 0 5 0

Pete Runnels Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .167
OBP .667 .238
At Bats 3 18
Hits 2 3
• Singles 2 3
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 2

Willard Nixon Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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Griffith Stadium - April 20, 1955
Out
Willard Nixon
Sammy White
Norm Zauchin
Billy Goodman
Ted Lepcio
Owen Friend
Faye Throneberry
Jim Piersall
Jackie Jensen
Pete Runnels
Juan Delis

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Red Sox 1 8 0 11
Washington Senators 0 5 0 6
Winning Pitcher Willard Nixon
Losing Pitcher Chuck Stobbs
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Norm Zauchin
Attendance 5,495
Time of Game 2 hours 52 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Yost hits a line drive towards first. Zauchin reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Juan Delis pinch runs for Mickey Vernon. Sievers strikes out.
Bottom 9 Vernon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Throneberry. Vernon reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Piersall takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Dean Stone now pitching. Nixon strikes out.
Bottom 8 Busby hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Umphlett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Faye Throneberry now playing left field. Ernie Oravetz pinch hits for Chuck Stobbs. Oravetz strikes out.
Top 8 Friend strikes out.
Top 8 Lepcio takes first base on ball four. Mele moves to second.
Top 8 Zauchin hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mele hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Bob Oldis now catching. Jerry Snyder now playing shortstop. White takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Pedro Ramos pinch runs for Ed Fitz Gerald. Jesse Levan pinch hits for Bobby Kline. Levan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Friend fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zauchin fields the ball and throws to Nixon covering. Safe.
Bottom 7 Yost hits a line drive towards short. Friend reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jensen hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Runnels reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Piersall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Goodman trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 7 Goodman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Friend scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Busby strikes out.
Top 6 Friend hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lepcio takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Zauchin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kline scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Mele strikes out.
Top 6 White hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Busby. White reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Umphlett strikes out.
Bottom 5 Stobbs hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. White fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Friend scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kline fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Piersall hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Goodman takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Nixon hits a popup towards short. Kline settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Fitz Gerald strikes out.
Bottom 4 Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zauchin scoops it up and throws to first, with Nixon covering, for the out. Yost moves to second.
Bottom 4 Yost hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Sievers hits a fly ball into left field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Friend hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Lepcio hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Zauchin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White scores. Mele moves to second.
Top 4 Mele hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stobbs fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. White moves to second.
Top 4 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kline fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kline scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Vernon hits a fly ball into left field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Busby takes first base on ball four. Stobbs moves to third. Umphlett moves to second.
Bottom 3 Umphlett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stobbs moves to second.
Bottom 3 Stobbs takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Kline hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zauchin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kline for the out.
Bottom 3 Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kline scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Goodman strikes out.
Top 3 Nixon bunts in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald fields it and throws to first for the out. Friend moves to third.
Top 3 Friend hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sievers. Friend reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 There goes Runnels. The throw from White and he is out, Goodman applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Friend scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Sievers strikes out.
Top 2 Lepcio hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Zauchin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Mele hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Friend scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Friend scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Umphlett strikes out.
Top 1 White strikes out.
Top 1 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stobbs fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Piersall strikes out.
Top 1 Goodman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.