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Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Athletics

1955-07-03 · Day game · Municipal Stadium · 14 innings · Att: 20275 · 3:58

Kansas City Athletics defeated Detroit Tigers 9–8. Kansas City Athletics put up 4 in the 3rd. Lou Sleater earned the win. Vic Power went 3-for-6 with 2 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	R	H	E
DET	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	8	17
KC1	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	9	14

W: Lou Sleater L: George Zuverink SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Summers · 1B: Eddie Hurley · 2B: Hank Soar · 3B: Ed Runge · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Harvey Kuenn	6	3	3	0	1	1
Bill Tuttle	7	1	1	2	0	1
Al Kaline	6	3	4	3	1	0
Earl Torgeson	4	0	2	0	0	0
Ray Boone	6	0	1	2	0	0
Jim Delsing	1	0	0	0	1	0
Red Wilson	7	0	2	0	0	1
Fred Hatfield	6	0	1	0	0	1
Duke Maas	1	0	1	0	0	0
Ferris Fain	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bubba Phillips	4	0	1	0	1	0
Paul Foytack	1	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Maxwell	1	1	1	0	0	0
Jack Phillips	2	0	0	0	1	0
Babe Birrer	2	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Malmberg	1	0	0	0	0	0
Reno Bertoia	1	0	0	0	0	1

Kansas City Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe DeMaestri	7	1	2	0	0	2
Enos Slaughter	3	1	1	0	0	0
Bill Wilson	6	2	1	2	1	2
Harry Simpson	7	1	3	1	0	0
Vic Power	6	3	3	4	0	1
Jim Finigan	5	0	0	0	1	1
Hector Lopez	5	0	2	1	1	0
Joe Astroth	5	0	1	0	1	0
Vic Raschi	3	0	0	0	0	2
Bill Renna	3	0	1	1	1	0
Johnny Sain	1	0	0	0	0	0
Elmer Valo	1	1	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Duke Maas	2.0	6	2	1
Leo Cristante	1.0	2	0	0
Paul Foytack	5.0	2	2	4
Babe Birrer	5.0	3	1	3
George Zuverink	0.1	1	0	0

Kansas City Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vic Raschi	8.0	13	2	1
Bill Harrington	0.1	1	0	0
Art Ceccarelli	0.1	0	0	0
Johnny Sain	4.1	3	2	3
Lou Sleater	1.0	0	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Harvey Kuenn: W
Bill Tuttle: 8
Al Kaline: S7.1-2
Earl Torgeson: 7
Ray Boone: E6.2-3;1-2;B-1
Jim Delsing: 13

Bot 1

Joe DeMaestri: D7
Enos Slaughter: 4
Bill Wilson: W
Harry Simpson: S8.2-H;1-3
Vic Power: 8/SF.3-H
Jim Finigan: WP.1-2
Jim Finigan: W
Hector Lopez: 8

Top 2

Red Wilson: 3
Fred Hatfield: S7
Duke Maas: S8.1-3
Harvey Kuenn: 4(B)3(1)/LDP

Bot 2

Joe Astroth: 63
Vic Raschi: K
Joe DeMaestri: 9/9D

Top 3

Bill Tuttle: 63
Al Kaline: HR/7
Earl Torgeson: 31
Ray Boone: 9

Bot 3

Enos Slaughter: S8
Bill Wilson: HR/7.1-H
Harry Simpson: T7
Vic Power: D7.3-H
Jim Finigan: 5/FL
Hector Lopez: S7.2-H
Joe Astroth: S8.1-2
Vic Raschi: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Jim Delsing: W
Red Wilson: S7.1-2
Fred Hatfield: 16(1)3/GDP.2-3
Ferris Fain: 6

Bot 4

Joe DeMaestri: K
Enos Slaughter: 7
Bill Wilson: 31

Top 5

Harvey Kuenn: D7
Bill Tuttle: 8.2-3
Al Kaline: S7.3-H
Earl Torgeson: S9.1-3
Ray Boone: 9/SF.3-H
Bubba Phillips: 7

Bot 5

Harry Simpson: 7
Vic Power: K
Jim Finigan: 5/FL

Top 6

Red Wilson: S7
Fred Hatfield: 9
Paul Foytack: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Hector Lopez: W
Joe Astroth: 7/L
Vic Raschi: 34/SH.1-2
Joe DeMaestri: 8/8D

Top 7

Harvey Kuenn: 7
Bill Tuttle: 8
Al Kaline: HR/7
Earl Torgeson: S7
Ray Boone: 53

Bot 7

Bill Renna: 4
Bill Wilson: 6
Harry Simpson: 5

Top 8

Bubba Phillips: 13
Red Wilson: 63
Fred Hatfield: K/C

Bot 8

Vic Power: HR/7
Jim Finigan: K
Hector Lopez: S8
Joe Astroth: W.1-2
Vic Raschi: K
Joe DeMaestri: 7

Top 9

Charlie Maxwell: D9
Harvey Kuenn: S7.2-3
Bill Tuttle: T7.3-H;1-H
Al Kaline: 3
Jack Phillips: 63
Ray Boone: S7.3-H
Bubba Phillips: S7.1-2
Red Wilson: K

Bot 9

Bill Renna: 8
Bill Wilson: K
Harry Simpson: S9
Vic Power: 54(1)/FO

Top 10

Fred Hatfield: 43
Babe Birrer: 2/FL
Harvey Kuenn: K

Bot 10

Jim Finigan: 53
Hector Lopez: 8
Joe Astroth: 7

Top 11

Bill Tuttle: K
Al Kaline: 4
Jack Phillips: W
Ray Boone: 3

Bot 11

Johnny Sain: 63
Joe DeMaestri: K/C
Bill Renna: W
Bill Wilson: K

Top 12

Bubba Phillips: 13
Red Wilson: 63
Fred Hatfield: 43

Bot 12

Harry Simpson: 9
Vic Power: 6
Jim Finigan: 8

Top 13

Babe Birrer: 8
Harvey Kuenn: D7
Bill Tuttle: 8.2-3
Al Kaline: IW
Jack Phillips: E4.3-H(NR)(UR);1-2;B-1
Ray Boone: 8

Bot 13

Hector Lopez: 7
Joe Astroth: 6
Elmer Valo: E6/TH.B-1
Joe DeMaestri: S8.1-3
Bill Renna: S8.3-H(UR);1-2
Bill Wilson: 5(2)/FO

Top 14

Bubba Phillips: W
Red Wilson: 1/BP
Harry Malmberg: 4
Reno Bertoia: K

Bot 14

Harry Simpson: 63
Vic Power: HR/7