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Kansas City Athletics @ Washington Senators

1955-05-18 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 1061 · 2:10

Washington Senators defeated Kansas City Athletics 7–2. Washington Senators put up 4 in the 1st. Dean Stone earned the win. Tom Umphlett went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	9
WS1	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		7	11

W: Dean Stone L: Art Ceccarelli SV: (none)

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

Kansas City Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe DeMaestri	4	1	1	0	0	0
Bill Renna	3	1	1	0	1	1
Vic Power	4	0	2	1	0	0
Gus Zernial	4	0	1	1	0	1
Bill Wilson	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Finigan	4	0	0	0	0	0
Hector Lopez	4	0	1	0	0	1
Billy Shantz	4	0	2	0	0	0
Art Ceccarelli	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vic Raschi	1	0	0	0	0	0
Enos Slaughter	1	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Suder	1	0	0	0	0	1

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Yost	3	0	0	0	0	1
Ed FitzGerald	5	1	2	0	0	0
Mickey Vernon	3	2	2	1	1	0
Jim Busby	4	1	1	0	0	0
Carlos Paula	2	1	1	1	1	0
Tom Umphlett	4	1	2	3	0	0
Pete Runnels	2	0	2	2	2	0
Tony Roig	4	0	0	0	0	1
Dean Stone	4	0	0	0	0	2
Bobby Kline	2	1	1	0	0	0

Kansas City Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Art Ceccarelli	2.1	7	3	2
Vic Raschi	3.2	3	1	2
Tom Gorman	2.0	1	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dean Stone	9.0	9	1	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Joe DeMaestri: S7
Bill Renna: K
Vic Power: 8
Gus Zernial: K

Bot 1

Eddie Yost: 63
Ed FitzGerald: S6
Mickey Vernon: S9.1-2
Jim Busby: 7/7D
Carlos Paula: W.2-3;1-2
Tom Umphlett: S9.1-3;2-H;3-H;B-2(TH)
Pete Runnels: S8.2-H;3-H
Tony Roig: PO1(E2).1-2
Tony Roig: K

Top 2

Bill Wilson: 2/FL
Jim Finigan: 43
Hector Lopez: 2/FL

Bot 2

Dean Stone: 13
Eddie Yost: K/C
Ed FitzGerald: S1
Mickey Vernon: CS2(26)

Top 3

Billy Shantz: S8
Art Ceccarelli: 13/SH.1-2
Joe DeMaestri: 8
Bill Renna: W
Vic Power: S5.1-2;2-3
Gus Zernial: 7/7D

Bot 3

Mickey Vernon: W
Jim Busby: D4.1-3
Carlos Paula: 7/7D/SF.2-3;3-H
Tom Umphlett: S8.3-H
Pete Runnels: W.1-2
Tony Roig: WP.1-2;2-3
Tony Roig: FC.3XH(42)
Dean Stone: K/C

Top 4

Bill Wilson: S9
Jim Finigan: 64(1)3/GDP
Hector Lopez: K

Bot 4

Eddie Yost: 8
Ed FitzGerald: 63
Mickey Vernon: 43

Top 5

Billy Shantz: S7
Vic Raschi: 8
Joe DeMaestri: 54(1)/FO
Bill Renna: S8.1-2
Vic Power: S8.1-2;2-H
Gus Zernial: S7.1-2;2-H
Bill Wilson: 8

Bot 5

Jim Busby: 43
Carlos Paula: S5.B-2(E5)
Tom Umphlett: WP.2-3
Tom Umphlett: 4
Pete Runnels: IW
Tony Roig: 8

Top 6

Jim Finigan: 6
Hector Lopez: 2
Billy Shantz: 9

Bot 6

Dean Stone: K
Bobby Kline: S9
Ed FitzGerald: 63.1-2
Mickey Vernon: S8.2-H
Jim Busby: 64(1)/FO

Top 7

Enos Slaughter: 8/L
Joe DeMaestri: 8
Bill Renna: 2/FL

Bot 7

Carlos Paula: 8
Tom Umphlett: 9
Pete Runnels: D7
Tony Roig: 8

Top 8

Vic Power: 9
Gus Zernial: E6
Bill Wilson: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Dean Stone: 4/L
Bobby Kline: 63
Ed FitzGerald: 63

Top 9

Jim Finigan: 3/FL
Hector Lopez: S8
Billy Shantz: 6
Pete Suder: K