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Washington Senators @ Kansas City Athletics

1955-06-08 · Night game · Municipal Stadium · Att: 10495 · 1:53

Kansas City Athletics defeated Washington Senators 3–2. Kansas City Athletics put up 2 in the 4th. Cloyd Boyer earned the win. Clint Courtney went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Cloyd Boyer L: Bob Porterfield SV: (none)

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

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ernie Oravetz	4	0	1	0	0	0
Tom Umphlett	4	0	0	0	0	1
Pete Runnels	4	0	1	0	0	0
Mickey Vernon	2	0	1	0	2	0
Johnny Groth	4	0	2	0	0	0
Roy Sievers	4	1	0	0	0	1
Clint Courtney	4	1	1	2	0	0
Bobby Kline	2	0	0	0	1	0
Bob Porterfield	3	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe DeMaestri	4	0	1	0	0	1
Hector Lopez	4	1	2	0	0	0
Elmer Valo	3	1	0	0	1	0
Gus Zernial	3	1	0	0	1	1
Harry Simpson	4	0	2	2	0	0
Vic Power	3	0	1	0	1	0
Jim Finigan	3	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Shantz	3	0	0	0	0	0
Cloyd Boyer	3	0	1	0	0	0
Enos Slaughter	1	0	1	1	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Porterfield	8.1	8	3	2

Kansas City Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Cloyd Boyer	9.0	6	3	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ernie Oravetz: 7
Tom Umphlett: K/C
Pete Runnels: S7
Mickey Vernon: 53

Bot 1

Joe DeMaestri: S7.BX2(74)
Hector Lopez: 8
Elmer Valo: 13

Top 2

Johnny Groth: S8
Roy Sievers: 54(1)/FO
Clint Courtney: HR/9.1-H
Bobby Kline: W
Bob Porterfield: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Gus Zernial: 63
Harry Simpson: 8/8D
Vic Power: 9

Top 3

Ernie Oravetz: 43
Tom Umphlett: 63
Pete Runnels: 9

Bot 3

Jim Finigan: 63
Billy Shantz: 63
Cloyd Boyer: 6

Top 4

Mickey Vernon: W
Johnny Groth: S5/7.1-3
Roy Sievers: FC1.3XH(12);1-2
Clint Courtney: 6
Bobby Kline: 13

Bot 4

Joe DeMaestri: 63
Hector Lopez: S8.B-2(E8)
Elmer Valo: W
Gus Zernial: 3/FL
Harry Simpson: D7.1-H;2-H
Vic Power: 63

Top 5

Bob Porterfield: 63
Ernie Oravetz: S7
Tom Umphlett: 46(1)/FO
Pete Runnels: 43

Bot 5

Jim Finigan: 3
Billy Shantz: 53
Cloyd Boyer: 5

Top 6

Mickey Vernon: W
Johnny Groth: 8
Roy Sievers: K
Clint Courtney: 13

Bot 6

Joe DeMaestri: K25643
Hector Lopez: S8
Elmer Valo: 6(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Bobby Kline: HP
Bob Porterfield: 34/SH.1-2
Ernie Oravetz: 43.2-3
Tom Umphlett: 8

Bot 7

Gus Zernial: K
Harry Simpson: 7/7D
Vic Power: S7
Jim Finigan: 5

Top 8

Pete Runnels: 31
Mickey Vernon: D7
Johnny Groth: 63
Roy Sievers: 7

Bot 8

Billy Shantz: 8
Cloyd Boyer: S5/BG
Joe DeMaestri: 43.1-2
Hector Lopez: 53

Top 9

Clint Courtney: 43
Bobby Kline: 31
Bob Porterfield: 31

Bot 9

Elmer Valo: 53
Gus Zernial: W
Harry Simpson: S8.1-3;B-2(TH)
Vic Power: IW
Enos Slaughter: S6.1-2;2-3;3-H

Notes & reviews

the Senators started throwing the ball around then Joe DeMaestri ran

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