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Chicago White Sox @ 
Kansas City Athletics
1955-07-04 · Day game · Municipal Stadium · Att: 30202 · 2:32
Kansas City Athletics defeated Chicago White Sox 4–3. Kansas City Athletics put up 2 in the 6th. Art Ditmar earned the win and Tom Gorman picked up the save. Hector Lopez went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| KC1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
W: Art Ditmar L: Sandy Consuegra SV: Tom Gorman
Umpires — HP: Hank Soar · 1B: Ed Runge · 2B: Bill Summers · 3B: Eddie Hurley · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago White Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jim Busby | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Nellie Fox | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 George Kell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Nieman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Rivera | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Walt Dropo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Chico Carrasquel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Les Moss | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Harry Byrd | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Minnie Minoso | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sherm Lollar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ron Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jim Brideweser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Joe DeMaestri | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Elmer Valo | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bill Renna | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Harry Simpson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Vic Power | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Finigan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Hector Lopez | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Billy Shantz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Art Ditmar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Chicago White Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Byrd | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
 Sandy Consuegra | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Ditmar | 8.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
 Tom Gorman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jim Busby: 3
- Nellie Fox: 8
- George Kell: 43
Bot 1
- Joe DeMaestri: K
- Elmer Valo: S8
- Bill Renna: 9(B)3(1)/FDP
Top 2
- Bob Nieman: 7
- Jim Rivera: W
- Walt Dropo: 43.1-2
- Chico Carrasquel: 9
Bot 2
- Harry Simpson: W
- Vic Power: 9/9D
- Jim Finigan: E1.1-2
- Hector Lopez: 8
- Billy Shantz: K
Top 3
- Les Moss: K/C
- Harry Byrd: S5
- Jim Busby: W.1-2
- Nellie Fox: 13/SH.1-2;2-3
- George Kell: S7.2-H;3-H
- Bob Nieman: 63
Bot 3
- Art Ditmar: 63
- Joe DeMaestri: HR/7
- Elmer Valo: D9
- Bill Renna: 43.2-3
- Harry Simpson: 43
Top 4
- Jim Rivera: S8
- Walt Dropo: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
- Walt Dropo: BK.3-H
- Walt Dropo: K
- Chico Carrasquel: 53
- Les Moss: S7
- Harry Byrd: 64(1)/FO
Bot 4
- Vic Power: 9
- Jim Finigan: K
- Hector Lopez: W
- Billy Shantz: 7
Top 5
- Jim Busby: 53
- Nellie Fox: S9
- George Kell: 54(1)/FO
- Bob Nieman: 64(1)/FO
Bot 5
- Art Ditmar: K
- Joe DeMaestri: D7
- Elmer Valo: W
- Bill Renna: 2/FL
- Harry Simpson: 6
Top 6
- Jim Rivera: 8
- Walt Dropo: K
- Chico Carrasquel: W
- Les Moss: 7
Bot 6
- Vic Power: S6
- Jim Finigan: K
- Hector Lopez: HR/7.1-H
- Billy Shantz: K
- Art Ditmar: 53
Top 7
- Bob Kennedy: K
- Jim Busby: 13
- Nellie Fox: 8
Bot 7
- Joe DeMaestri: 53
- Elmer Valo: S9
- Bill Renna: 14(1)/FO
- Harry Simpson: 43
Top 8
- George Kell: 63
- Minnie Minoso: S6
- Jim Rivera: S9.1-3
- Sherm Lollar: FC5.3XH(52);1-2
- Chico Carrasquel: 13
Bot 8
- Vic Power: 6E3
- Jim Finigan: 14/SH.1-2
- Hector Lopez: S5.2-H(UR)
- Billy Shantz: 13.1-2
- Art Ditmar: K
Top 9
- Ron Jackson: W
- Jim Brideweser: 34/SH.1-2
- Jim Busby: 8
- Nellie Fox: 9