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Washington Senators @ Kansas City Athletics

1955-06-09 · Day game · Municipal Stadium · Att: 8336 · 1:55

Kansas City Athletics defeated Washington Senators 4–2. Kansas City Athletics put up 4 in the 4th. Art Ditmar earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Art Ditmar L: Chuck Stobbs SV: (none)

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

Washington Senators — batting

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

Kansas City Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe DeMaestri	4	0	1	0	0	0
Hector Lopez	3	1	0	0	1	1
Bill Renna	3	1	0	0	1	0
Gus Zernial	4	1	1	0	0	1
Harry Simpson	4	0	0	0	0	2
Vic Power	4	1	1	1	0	0
Jim Finigan	4	0	1	0	0	0
Billy Shantz	2	0	1	0	2	0
Art Ditmar	4	0	1	2	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chuck Stobbs	8.0	6	4	4

Kansas City Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Art Ditmar	9.0	7	2	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ernie Oravetz: W
Tom Umphlett: 7
Pete Runnels: S8.1-3
Mickey Vernon: 36(1)/FO.3-H
Johnny Groth: 23

Bot 1

Joe DeMaestri: E6/TH
Hector Lopez: 54(1)/FO
Bill Renna: 1
Gus Zernial: 8

Top 2

Roy Sievers: 7
Clint Courtney: S7.B-2(E7)
Bobby Kline: K
Chuck Stobbs: 9

Bot 2

Harry Simpson: K
Vic Power: 9
Jim Finigan: 4

Top 3

Ernie Oravetz: S8
Tom Umphlett: 13/SH.1-2
Pete Runnels: S9/G.2-H
Mickey Vernon: S7.1-3
Johnny Groth: 4
Roy Sievers: W.1-2
Clint Courtney: 6(1)/FO

Bot 3

Billy Shantz: 63
Art Ditmar: 63
Joe DeMaestri: 2/FL

Top 4

Bobby Kline: 53
Chuck Stobbs: 63
Ernie Oravetz: 13

Bot 4

Hector Lopez: W
Bill Renna: W.1-2
Gus Zernial: E6.1-3;2-H(NR)
Harry Simpson: K
Vic Power: D7.1-3;3-H(UR)
Jim Finigan: 5/FL
Billy Shantz: W
Art Ditmar: S9.B-2(TH);1-3;2-H(UR);3-H(UR)
Joe DeMaestri: 8

Top 5

Tom Umphlett: 8
Pete Runnels: D9
Mickey Vernon: 8/8D.2-3
Johnny Groth: K/C

Bot 5

Hector Lopez: K
Bill Renna: 7
Gus Zernial: K

Top 6

Roy Sievers: 8
Clint Courtney: 53
Bobby Kline: 13

Bot 6

Harry Simpson: 2/FL
Vic Power: 9
Jim Finigan: D7
Billy Shantz: W
Art Ditmar: 53

Top 7

Chuck Stobbs: 13
Ernie Oravetz: 5/FL
Tom Umphlett: 63

Bot 7

Joe DeMaestri: S7
Hector Lopez: 16(1)/FO
Bill Renna: 8
Gus Zernial: S7.1-2
Harry Simpson: 5(2)/FO

Top 8

Pete Runnels: 63
Mickey Vernon: 8/8D
Johnny Groth: T8
Roy Sievers: K/C

Bot 8

Vic Power: 8
Jim Finigan: 9/FL
Billy Shantz: S7
Art Ditmar: 53

Top 9

Clint Courtney: K
Eddie Yost: 4
Mickey McDermott: 31