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Washington Senators @ 
Kansas City Athletics
1955-05-02 · Night game · Municipal Stadium · Att: 18104 · 2:35
Washington Senators defeated Kansas City Athletics 12–1. Washington Senators put up 5 in the 8th. Johnny Schmitz earned the win. Roy Sievers went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 6 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 13 | |
| KC1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
W: Johnny Schmitz L: Cloyd Boyer SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Eddie Rommel · 1B: Joe Paparella · 2B: Jim Honochick · 3B: Frank Umont · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Washington Senators — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eddie Yost | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
 Ed FitzGerald | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Pete Runnels | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Mickey Vernon | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Roy Sievers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
 Jim Busby | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Juan Delis | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Kline | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Schmitz | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vic Power | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Renna | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Finigan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gus Zernial | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Wilson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pete Suder | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe DeMaestri | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Shantz | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Cloyd Boyer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Trice | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Kryhoski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hal Bevan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Spook Jacobs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Senators — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Schmitz | 9.0 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
Kansas City Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloyd Boyer | 3.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Trice | 3.2 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
 Sonny Dixon | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Sleater | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Eddie Yost: 7
- Ed FitzGerald: 53
- Pete Runnels: 8
Bot 1
- Vic Power: 8
- Bill Renna: 8
- Jim Finigan: 4/L
Top 2
- Mickey Vernon: 7/L
- Roy Sievers: 63
- Jim Busby: HR/7
- Juan Delis: 43
Bot 2
- Gus Zernial: 53
- Bill Wilson: S7
- Pete Suder: S7.1-2
- Joe DeMaestri: 8.2-3
- Billy Shantz: 54(1)/FO
Top 3
- Bobby Kline: 63
- Johnny Schmitz: 7
- Eddie Yost: K
Bot 3
- Cloyd Boyer: K
- Vic Power: 63
- Bill Renna: D8
- Jim Finigan: 4/L
Top 4
- Ed FitzGerald: W
- Pete Runnels: 8
- Mickey Vernon: S8.1-3
- Roy Sievers: HR/7.3-H;1-H
- Jim Busby: HR/7
- Juan Delis: 8
- Bobby Kline: S8
- Johnny Schmitz: 31
Bot 4
- Gus Zernial: S8
- Bill Wilson: 64(1)3/GDP
- Pete Suder: S7
- Joe DeMaestri: 6/L
Top 5
- Eddie Yost: W
- Ed FitzGerald: FC6.1-2(E6)#
- Pete Runnels: S7.1-2;2-3
- Mickey Vernon: 7/SF.3-H(UR)
- Roy Sievers: W.2-3;1-2
- Jim Busby: 1
- Juan Delis: 54(1)/FO
Bot 5
- Billy Shantz: S7
- Bob Trice: 3/FL
- Vic Power: S7.1-2
- Bill Renna: K
- Jim Finigan: 9/L
Top 6
- Bobby Kline: 43
- Johnny Schmitz: 8
- Eddie Yost: W
- Ed FitzGerald: S8.1-3
- Pete Runnels: S9.1-3;3-H
- Mickey Vernon: 43
Bot 6
- Gus Zernial: S7
- Bill Wilson: 4(1)/FO
- Pete Suder: 8
- Joe DeMaestri: 54(1)/FO
Top 7
- Roy Sievers: 63
- Jim Busby: 9
- Juan Delis: D7
- Bobby Kline: 53
Bot 7
- Billy Shantz: S7
- Bob Trice: S9.1-2
- Dick Kryhoski: 9
- Bill Renna: 64(1)/FO
- Jim Finigan: 8
Top 8
- Johnny Schmitz: S8
- Eddie Yost: W.1-2
- Ed FitzGerald: 14/SH.1-2;2-3
- Pete Runnels: W
- Mickey Vernon: S8.1-2;2-H;3-H
- Roy Sievers: HR/8.2-H;1-H
- Jim Busby: S7
- Juan Delis: 43.1-2
- Bobby Kline: 31
Bot 8
- Gus Zernial: HR/7
- Bill Wilson: D7
- Pete Suder: 8
- Joe DeMaestri: 13
- Billy Shantz: W
- Hal Bevan: 13
Top 9
- Johnny Schmitz: 8
- Eddie Yost: K/C
- Ed FitzGerald: K
Bot 9
- Spook Jacobs: 63
- Bill Renna: 6/L
- Jim Finigan: 7