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August 11, 1955

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Bottom 9 R H E
White Sox 14 16 2
Athletics 1 6 1
Bottom 9 R H E
White Sox 14 16 2
Athletics 1 6 1

Gus Zernial Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .254
OBP .000 .307
At Bats 0 311
Hits 0 79
• Singles 0 51
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 23
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 0 60

Connie Johnson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 1 0
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Municipal Stadium - August 11, 1955
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Strikeout
Connie Johnson
Les Moss
Walt Dropo
Nellie Fox
Bobby Adams
Jim Brideweser
Minnie Minoso
Jim Rivera
Bob Nieman
Gus Zernial
Joe Astroth
Joe DeMaestri

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago White Sox 14 16 2 10
Kansas City Athletics 1 6 1 8
Winning Pitcher Connie Johnson
Losing Pitcher Vic Raschi
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Connie Johnson
Attendance 15,569
Time of Game 2 hours 45 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Gus Zernial pinch hits for Cloyd Boyer. Zernial strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Astroth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. DeMaestri moves to second.
Bottom 9 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brideweser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Dropo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Renna. Dropo reaches second base with a double. Rivera goes all the way around to score.
Top 9 Rivera takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Minoso scores.
Top 9 Minoso hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Renna who is chasing the ball. Minoso reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 8 Simpson hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Valo hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Renna hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brideweser fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Bobby Adams now playing third base. Les Moss now catching. Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Les Moss pinch hits for Sherm Lollar. Moss takes first base on ball four. Adams moves to second.
Top 8 Bobby Adams pinch runs for Bob Kennedy. Brideweser hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Nieman takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Dropo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Rivera hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Renna who is chasing the ball. Rivera reaches third base with a triple. Fox goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Fox takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Boyer moves to third.
Bottom 7 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Boyer moves to second.
Bottom 7 Jim Brideweser now playing shortstop. Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brideweser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lollar takes first base on ball four. Carrasquel moves to second.
Top 7 Carrasquel takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 There goes Kennedy. The throw from Astroth and he is out, DeMaestri applying the tag.
Top 7 Bill Renna now playing right field. Clete Boyer now playing second base. Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Lopez is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Simpson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boyer scores. Power moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Valo hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Slaughter hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Boyer moves to second.
Bottom 6 Walt Dropo now playing first base. Boyerhits a dribbler in front of the plate. Lollar interferes with Boyer who is awarded first base.
Top 6 Nieman hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There go the runners. The throw from Astroth and he throws it away. That's a double steal and an error. Rivera scores. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Kell is hit by the pitch.
Top 6 Rivera hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Rivera reaches second base with a double. Lollar scores. Minoso scores.
Top 6 There goes Minoso. The throw from Astroth and he is safe. Minoso steals second.
Top 6 Fox hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lollar moves to third.
Top 6 Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lollar moves to second.
Top 6 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Carrasquel tags and scores.
Top 6 Lollar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carrasquel moves to third.
Top 6 Carrasquel is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 5 Astroth is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Cloyd Boyer now pitching. Nieman takes first base on ball four. Kell moves to second.
Top 5 Kell bunts towards third. Lopez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rivera scores.
Top 5 Rivera hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Simpson who is chasing the ball. Rivera reaches third base with a triple. Minoso scores. Fox goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Johnson scores. Minoso moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 5 Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third.
Top 5 Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carrasquel scores.
Top 5 Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. Carrasquel moves to second.
Top 5 Carrasquel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Simpson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Slaughter hits a fly ball into right field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kennedy 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 4 Nieman hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Raschi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox misplays the ball. That's an error on Fox.
Bottom 3 Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 DeMaestri takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Rivera hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Raschi covering, for the out. Minoso moves to third.
Top 3 Minoso hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Valo. Minoso reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Lopez hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kennedy moves to second.
Top 2 Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Nieman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Valo hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Slaughter hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Power hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kell hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There goes Rivera. The throw from Astroth and he is safe. Rivera steals second.
Top 1 Rivera takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 There goes Minoso. The throw from Astroth and he is out, DeMaestri applying the tag.
Top 1 Minoso takes first base on ball four.