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Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Athletics

1955-09-04 · Day game · Municipal Stadium · Att: 22772 · 2:40

Detroit Tigers defeated Kansas City Athletics 17–1. Detroit Tigers put up 7 in the 3rd. Ned Garver earned the win. Ray Boone went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	1	2	7	1	4	0	2	0	0	17	20
KC1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	8

W: Ned Garver L: Vic Raschi SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Frank Umont · 1B: Eddie Rommel · 2B: Joe Paparella · 3B: Jim Honochick · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Harvey Kuenn	7	3	2	2	0	0
Bill Tuttle	5	2	3	2	2	0
Bubba Phillips	5	1	2	2	1	0
Earl Torgeson	4	2	3	0	2	0
Ray Boone	4	1	3	5	0	0
Jim Delsing	5	0	1	0	0	1
Frank House	6	2	2	1	0	0
Fred Hatfield	5	3	2	0	1	0
Ned Garver	4	3	2	1	1	0
Reno Bertoia	1	0	0	0	1	0
Jim Small	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Vic Power	4	0	1	1	0	0
Harry Simpson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Enos Slaughter	4	0	1	0	0	0
Elmer Valo	4	0	1	0	0	0
Hector Lopez	4	0	0	0	0	2
Jim Finigan	3	0	2	0	0	0
Jerry Schypinski	4	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Astroth	3	1	1	0	1	0
Walt Craddock	1	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Kume	1	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Harrington	1	0	0	0	0	0
Clete Boyer	1	0	1	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ned Garver	9.0	8	1	3

Kansas City Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vic Raschi	2.2	7	2	0
Walt Craddock	1.2	7	3	1
Mike Kume	2.1	6	3	0
Bill Harrington	2.1	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Harvey Kuenn: E6/TH.B-1
Bill Tuttle: 7
Bubba Phillips: 3/FL
Earl Torgeson: S7.1-2
Ray Boone: S7.2-H(UR);1-2
Jim Delsing: E6.2-3;1-2;B-1
Frank House: 8

Bot 1

Vic Power: 4/L
Harry Simpson: 13
Enos Slaughter: 43

Top 2

Fred Hatfield: 5
Ned Garver: HR/7
Harvey Kuenn: 43
Bill Tuttle: W
Bubba Phillips: S8.1-3
Earl Torgeson: SB2.3-H(E2/TH)(UR)
Earl Torgeson: 7

Bot 2

Elmer Valo: 53
Hector Lopez: K
Jim Finigan: S7
Jerry Schypinski: 6(1)/FO

Top 3

Ray Boone: 6/FL
Jim Delsing: 13
Frank House: S9
Fred Hatfield: S9.1-2
Ned Garver: W.2-3;1-2
Harvey Kuenn: S9.3-H;2-H;1-3
Bill Tuttle: W.1-2
Bubba Phillips: PB.3-H;2-3;1-2
Bubba Phillips: S8.3-H;2-H;B-2(TH)
Earl Torgeson: S9.2-3
Ray Boone: D7.3-H;1-H
Jim Delsing: S8.2-3
Frank House: 3/FL

Bot 3

Joe Astroth: 7
Walt Craddock: K
Vic Power: 7

Top 4

Fred Hatfield: W
Ned Garver: 13/SH.1-2
Harvey Kuenn: 43.2-3
Bill Tuttle: S7.3-H
Bubba Phillips: 53

Bot 4

Harry Simpson: 53
Enos Slaughter: 9
Elmer Valo: S4/G
Hector Lopez: K/C

Top 5

Earl Torgeson: W
Ray Boone: HR/7.1-H
Jim Delsing: K
Frank House: HR/9
Fred Hatfield: D8
Ned Garver: 63.2-3
Harvey Kuenn: WP.3-H
Harvey Kuenn: 9

Bot 5

Jim Finigan: 7
Jerry Schypinski: 1/L
Joe Astroth: W
Mike Kume: S9/9S.1-2
Vic Power: S8.2-H;1-2
Harry Simpson: 63

Top 6

Bill Tuttle: S8
Bubba Phillips: 6
Earl Torgeson: S7.1-3
Reno Bertoia: W.1-2
Jim Delsing: 4(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Enos Slaughter: 9
Elmer Valo: E1.B-1
Hector Lopez: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Frank House: 3/G
Fred Hatfield: 9
Ned Garver: S7
Harvey Kuenn: S8.1-2
Bill Tuttle: S8.2-H;1-2
Bubba Phillips: W.2-3;1-2
Earl Torgeson: PB.3-H;2-3;1-2#
Earl Torgeson: W
Reno Bertoia: 5(2)/FO

Bot 7

Jim Finigan: S8
Jerry Schypinski: 46(1)/FO.B-1
Joe Astroth: S1.1-2
Bill Harrington: 2/FL
Vic Power: 7

Top 8

Jim Small: 63
Frank House: 8
Fred Hatfield: 43

Bot 8

Harry Simpson: 8
Enos Slaughter: S8
Elmer Valo: 9
Hector Lopez: 6

Top 9

Ned Garver: 2/FL
Harvey Kuenn: 31
Bill Tuttle: 7

Bot 9

Clete Boyer: S7
Jerry Schypinski: 6
Joe Astroth: 54(1)3/GDP