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Washington Senators @ Kansas City Athletics

1955-06-07 · Night game · Municipal Stadium · Att: 15110 · 2:37

Washington Senators defeated Kansas City Athletics 7–3. Washington Senators put up 3 in the 2nd. Mickey McDermott earned the win. Gus Zernial went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WS1	0	3	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	7	8
KC1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	13

W: Mickey McDermott L: Art Ceccarelli SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Larry Napp · 1B: Bill Grieve · 2B: John Rice · 3B: Johnny Stevens · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tom Umphlett	5	0	1	3	0	1
Ed FitzGerald	5	2	2	1	0	0
Mickey Vernon	1	1	0	0	3	0
Roy Sievers	4	1	1	0	1	0
Carlos Paula	2	0	1	1	2	0
Pete Runnels	4	0	1	1	1	1
Juan Delis	5	1	0	0	0	0
Bobby Kline	4	1	1	0	0	1
Mickey McDermott	3	1	1	0	1	1

Kansas City Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Vic Power	4	0	1	0	1	0
Hector Lopez	4	1	2	0	1	0
Bill Renna	4	0	0	0	1	1
Gus Zernial	5	1	3	1	0	0
Bill Wilson	4	0	0	0	1	1
Jim Finigan	4	0	3	1	0	0
Jack Littrell	3	1	0	0	2	0
Billy Shantz	5	0	3	0	0	0
Art Ceccarelli	3	0	0	0	0	1
Joe DeMaestri	1	0	1	1	0	0
Clete Boyer	1	0	0	0	0	1
Enos Slaughter	1	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mickey McDermott	9.0	13	6	4

Kansas City Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Art Ceccarelli	7.0	7	6	3
Bill Harrington	2.0	1	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tom Umphlett: 9
Ed FitzGerald: 8
Mickey Vernon: W
Roy Sievers: 2/FL

Bot 1

Vic Power: W
Hector Lopez: 4/FL
Bill Renna: W.1-2
Gus Zernial: 2/FL
Bill Wilson: 64(1)/FO

Top 2

Carlos Paula: 53
Pete Runnels: 7
Juan Delis: E3/TH
Bobby Kline: S9.1-3
Mickey McDermott: W.1-2
Tom Umphlett: D8.1-H(UR);2-H(UR);3-H(UR)
Ed FitzGerald: 63

Bot 2

Jim Finigan: S8
Jack Littrell: 9
Billy Shantz: S5.1-2
Art Ceccarelli: 43.1-2;2-3
Vic Power: 8

Top 3

Mickey Vernon: W
Roy Sievers: 46(1)3/GDP
Carlos Paula: W
Pete Runnels: SB2
Pete Runnels: K/C

Bot 3

Hector Lopez: W
Bill Renna: 8
Gus Zernial: S7.1-2
Bill Wilson: 7
Jim Finigan: S7.1-2;2-H
Jack Littrell: W.2-3;1-2
Billy Shantz: 5/L

Top 4

Juan Delis: 8/8D
Bobby Kline: 8/8D
Mickey McDermott: K

Bot 4

Art Ceccarelli: K23
Vic Power: 8
Hector Lopez: S8
Bill Renna: K/C

Top 5

Tom Umphlett: 53
Ed FitzGerald: HR/7
Mickey Vernon: W
Roy Sievers: D7.1-3
Carlos Paula: 9/SF.3-H
Pete Runnels: 13

Bot 5

Gus Zernial: HR/7
Bill Wilson: W
Jim Finigan: S5.1-2
Jack Littrell: 9
Billy Shantz: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Juan Delis: 53
Bobby Kline: K/C
Mickey McDermott: S7
Tom Umphlett: 4

Bot 6

Art Ceccarelli: 9
Vic Power: S7
Hector Lopez: S7.1-2
Bill Renna: 4
Gus Zernial: 7/7D

Top 7

Ed FitzGerald: S7
Mickey Vernon: 53/SH.1-2
Roy Sievers: 63
Carlos Paula: IW
Pete Runnels: S8.1-2;2-H
Juan Delis: 63

Bot 7

Bill Wilson: 53
Jim Finigan: 6
Jack Littrell: W
Billy Shantz: S7.1-2
Joe DeMaestri: S5.1-3;2-H
Vic Power: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

Bobby Kline: 63
Mickey McDermott: 7
Tom Umphlett: K

Bot 8

Hector Lopez: 53
Bill Renna: 4
Gus Zernial: S7
Bill Wilson: K

Top 9

Ed FitzGerald: 4
Mickey Vernon: 5/L
Roy Sievers: W
Carlos Paula: S9.B-2;1-H(E9)(NR)(UR)
Pete Runnels: W
Juan Delis: 6/L

Bot 9

Clete Boyer: K
Jack Littrell: 9
Billy Shantz: S5
Enos Slaughter: 43

Notes & reviews

Carlos Paula hit an intentional ball

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