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Boston Red Sox @ 
Kansas City Athletics
1955-06-04 · Day game · Municipal Stadium · Att: 14060 · 2:03
Boston Red Sox defeated Kansas City Athletics 5–1. Boston Red Sox put up 3 in the 6th. Frank Sullivan earned the win and Leo Kiely picked up the save. Jim Piersall went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |
| KC1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
W: Frank Sullivan L: Art Ditmar SV: Leo Kiely
Umpires — HP: Red Flaherty · 1B: Nestor Chylak · 2B: Charlie Berry · 3B: Bill McKinley · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Billy Goodman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eddie Joost | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ted Williams | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jackie Jensen | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Norm Zauchin | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Sammy White | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Grady Hatton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jim Piersall | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Frank Sullivan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Leo Kiely | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vic Power | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hector Lopez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Elmer Valo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Gus Zernial | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Harry Simpson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jim Finigan | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Littrell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Billy Shantz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Art Ditmar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Kryhoski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Renna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Enos Slaughter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Wilson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe DeMaestri | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Astroth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Sullivan | 7.1 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| Leo Kiely | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Ditmar | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
 Tom Gorman | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Johnny Sain | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Billy Goodman: 31
- Eddie Joost: K
- Ted Williams: D
- Jackie Jensen: 63
Bot 1
- Vic Power: 5/P
- Hector Lopez: 6/P
- Elmer Valo: 43
Top 2
- Norm Zauchin: 53
- Sammy White: 63
- Grady Hatton: K/C
Bot 2
- Gus Zernial: W
- Harry Simpson: 46(1)3/GDP
- Jim Finigan: 53
Top 3
- Jim Piersall: 53
- Frank Sullivan: 7/L
- Billy Goodman: 7/L
Bot 3
- Jack Littrell: 9/F
- Billy Shantz: 3/P
- Art Ditmar: 63
Top 4
- Eddie Joost: W
- Ted Williams: 7/F
- Jackie Jensen: S.1-2
- Norm Zauchin: 8/F
- Sammy White: 43
Bot 4
- Vic Power: S/G
- Hector Lopez: 2/FL
- Elmer Valo: S9.1-3;B-2(TH)
- Gus Zernial: 6/P
- Harry Simpson: 8/L
Top 5
- Grady Hatton: W
- Jim Piersall: CS2(24)#
- Jim Piersall: D
- Frank Sullivan: 63
- Billy Goodman: 43
Bot 5
- Jim Finigan: T
- Jack Littrell: K
- Billy Shantz: OA.3XH(2)
- Billy Shantz: 4/P
Top 6
- Eddie Joost: 7/F
- Ted Williams: HR/9
- Jackie Jensen: S8
- Norm Zauchin: HR/7.1-H
- Sammy White: HP
- Grady Hatton: 3/FL
- Jim Piersall: K/C
Bot 6
- Dick Kryhoski: 13
- Vic Power: S
- Hector Lopez: 54(1)3/GDP
Top 7
- Frank Sullivan: K#
- Billy Goodman: 99#
- Eddie Joost: 99#
Bot 7
- Elmer Valo: W
- Gus Zernial: 6(B)3(1)/LDP
- Harry Simpson: W
- Jim Finigan: S.1-2
- Bill Renna: 99(1)/FO
Top 8
- Ted Williams: S9
- Jackie Jensen: 8
- Norm Zauchin: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 8
- Enos Slaughter: 99/F#
- Bill Wilson: W
- Vic Power: S.1-2
- Hector Lopez: S.2-3;1-2
- Elmer Valo: 64(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
- Gus Zernial: 99(1)/FO
Top 9
- Sammy White: S
- Grady Hatton: 99/FL#
- Jim Piersall: HR/7.1-H
- Leo Kiely: 99#
- Billy Goodman: 99#
Bot 9
- Harry Simpson: K#
- Jim Finigan: 99#
- Joe DeMaestri: S
- Joe Astroth: 99#
Notes & reviews
- missed squeeze
- Athletics manager Boudreau ejected by HP umpire Flaherty for arguing strike call to Lopez