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September 10, 1955

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Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 8 9 2
Senators 6 8 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 8 9 2
Senators 6 8 0

Ernie Oravetz Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .280
OBP .500 .340
At Bats 3 218
Hits 1 61
• Singles 1 56
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 20
RBI’s 0 21

Tom Gorman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 6 16
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Griffith Stadium - September 10, 1955
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Tom Gorman
Joe Astroth
Vic Power
Jim Finigan
Hector Lopez
Jerry Schypinski
Bill Wilson
Harry Simpson
Enos Slaughter
Ernie Oravetz
Eddie Yost
Harmon Killebrew
Mickey McDermott

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Athletics 8 9 2 8
Washington Senators 6 8 0 14
Winning Pitcher Bill Harrington
Losing Pitcher Pedro Ramos
Save Tom Gorman
Game Winning RBI Gus Zernial
Attendance 2,551
Time of Game 2 hours 58 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Tom Gorman now pitching. Oravetz hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Yost takes first base on ball four. McDermott moves to third. Killebrew moves to second.
Bottom 9 Harmon Killebrew pinch hits for Pedro Ramos. Killebrew takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Mickey McDermott pinch hits for Jose Valdivielso. McDermott hits a line drive to center field. Simpson throws towards Schypinski. Schypinski fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Schypinski. McDermott moves to second.
Bottom 9 Clint Courtney pinch hits for Steve Korcheck. Courtney hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Bill Wilson now playing left field. Sievers hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Slaughter hits a fly ball towards right. Paula catches it and throws to Valdivielso to double up Lopez.
Top 9 Finigan takes first base on ball four. Lopez moves to second.
Top 9 Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Zernial hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 9 Schypinski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Simpson moves to third.
Top 9 Simpson takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Paula hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Yost scores. There goes Vernon trying to get to third. Slaughter throws the ball in to Lopez, who tags Vernon for the out.
Bottom 8 Vernon is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schypinski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Oravetz bunts in front of the plate. Astroth fields it and throws to first for the out. Yost moves to second.
Bottom 8 Bill Harrington now pitching. Enos Slaughter now playing right field. Jerry Schypinski now playing shortstop. Yost takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Pedro Ramos now pitching. Elmer Valo pinch hits for Bill Stewart. Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Astroth takes first base on ball four. Lopez moves to second.
Top 8 Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Clete Boyer. Slaughter hits a fly ball into right field. Paula settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Renna tags and scores. Zernial tags and moves to third.
Top 8 Finigan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Simpson scores. Renna moves to third. Zernial moves to second.
Top 8 Zernial takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Chuck Stobbs now pitching. Renna hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Paula. Renna reaches second base with a double. Stewart scores. Power scores. Simpson moves to third.
Top 8 Simpson takes first base on ball four. Stewart moves to third. Power moves to second.
Top 8 Power takes first base on ball four. Stewart moves to second.
Top 8 Bill Stewart pinch hits for Ray Herbert. Stewart takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Valdivielso hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Herbert fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Korcheck hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Astroth hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Finigan 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 fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Paula hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Vernon hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Runnels tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Runnels hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Simpson who is chasing the ball. Runnels reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Lopez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Korcheck settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Zernial hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Renna hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Simpson strikes out.
Bottom 5 Oravetz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oravetz for the out.
Bottom 5 Ray Herbert now pitching. Yost takes first base on ball four. Clarke moves to second.
Bottom 5 Clarke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vernon scores. Sievers scores. Valdivielso goes all the way around to score. Three runs are unearned.
Bottom 5 Valdivielso takes first base on ball four. Vernon moves to third. Sievers moves to second.
Bottom 5 Korcheck hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Sievers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vernon moves to second.
Bottom 5 Paula hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez juggles the ball. That's an error on Lopez.
Top 5 Power hits a fly ball into center field. Oravetz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gray strikes out.
Top 5 Astroth takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 The ball gets by Korcheck for a passed ball. Finigan moves to third.
Top 5 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. Finigan moves to second.
Top 5 Finigan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Oravetz hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Yost takes first base on ball four. Sievers scores. Korcheck moves to third. Valdivielso moves to second.
Bottom 4 Clarke strikes out.
Bottom 4 Valdivielso takes first base on ball four. Sievers moves to third. Korcheck moves to second.
Bottom 4 Korcheck hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sievers moves to second.
Bottom 4 Sievers takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clarke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Renna hits a fly ball into center field. Oravetz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Paula strikes out.
Bottom 3 Vernon hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oravetz moves to second.
Bottom 3 Oravetz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Yost strikes out.
Top 3 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Power hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sievers. Power reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Gray hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clarke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Valdivielso hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Korcheck hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Finigan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Lopez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Paula hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Vernon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Bottom 1 Oravetz takes first base on ball four. Yost moves to second.
Bottom 1 Yost takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. Oravetz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Renna hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Simpson hits a fly ball into center field. Oravetz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.