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Kansas City Athletics @ Boston Red Sox

1955-05-14 · Day game · Fenway Park · 13 innings · Att: 8213 · 3:06

Boston Red Sox defeated Kansas City Athletics 3–1. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 13th. Russ Kemmerer earned the win. Jackie Jensen went 2-for-6 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Russ Kemmerer L: Johnny Sain SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill McKinley · 1B: Red Flaherty · 2B: Nestor Chylak · 3B: Charlie Berry · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Vic Power	6	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Renna	4	0	0	0	0	0
Gus Zernial	4	0	0	0	1	1
Bill Wilson	6	0	1	0	0	1
Jim Finigan	4	0	0	0	2	0
Hector Lopez	6	0	2	0	0	0
Joe DeMaestri	6	1	3	0	0	0
Billy Shantz	3	0	1	0	0	0
Art Ditmar	4	0	3	1	0	0
Harry Simpson	1	0	0	0	0	1
Enos Slaughter	2	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Astroth	1	0	0	0	0	0
Elmer Valo	1	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Sain	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Goodman	4	0	1	0	1	0
Gene Stephens	5	0	1	0	1	0
Harry Agganis	5	1	1	0	1	1
Jackie Jensen	6	2	2	3	0	0
Eddie Joost	3	0	0	0	2	0
Sammy White	5	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Klaus	5	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Piersall	5	0	1	0	0	0
Leo Kiely	3	0	1	0	0	0
Grady Hatton	0	0	0	0	1	0
Russ Kemmerer	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Art Ditmar	9.0	5	6	0
Johnny Sain	3.1	2	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Leo Kiely	8.1	8	1	1
Tom Hurd	1.2	1	0	2
Russ Kemmerer	3.0	2	2	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Vic Power: 53
Bill Renna: 8
Gus Zernial: 9

Bot 1

Billy Goodman: 63
Gene Stephens: S7
Harry Agganis: E3.1-2
Jackie Jensen: 53.1-2;2-3
Eddie Joost: 53

Top 2

Bill Wilson: K
Jim Finigan: 8/L
Hector Lopez: 53

Bot 2

Sammy White: 53
Billy Klaus: 6
Jim Piersall: 9

Top 3

Joe DeMaestri: 53
Billy Shantz: 63
Art Ditmar: S
Vic Power: 3/G

Bot 3

Leo Kiely: 63
Billy Goodman: 5
Gene Stephens: 6

Top 4

Bill Renna: 63
Gus Zernial: 53
Bill Wilson: 3/FL

Bot 4

Harry Agganis: 63
Jackie Jensen: HR/7
Eddie Joost: W
Sammy White: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Jim Finigan: 63
Hector Lopez: 8
Joe DeMaestri: S
Billy Shantz: S.1-2
Art Ditmar: S.2-H;1X3(7264)

Bot 5

Billy Klaus: 43
Jim Piersall: 9
Leo Kiely: 43

Top 6

Vic Power: D
Bill Renna: 13
Gus Zernial: 53
Bill Wilson: 6

Bot 6

Billy Goodman: D
Gene Stephens: W
Harry Agganis: 46(1)3/GDP.2-3
Jackie Jensen: 53

Top 7

Jim Finigan: 4/L
Hector Lopez: 63
Joe DeMaestri: D
Billy Shantz: 53

Bot 7

Eddie Joost: W
Sammy White: 64(1)3/GDP
Billy Klaus: E4
Jim Piersall: 9

Top 8

Art Ditmar: S
Vic Power: 7
Bill Renna: 53.1-2
Gus Zernial: IW
Bill Wilson: 4

Bot 8

Leo Kiely: S
Billy Goodman: 13/SH.1-2
Gene Stephens: 9.2-3
Harry Agganis: W
Jackie Jensen: SB2
Jackie Jensen: 7

Top 9

Jim Finigan: 3/L
Hector Lopez: D
Joe DeMaestri: S.2-3
Harry Simpson: K/C
Art Ditmar: 63

Bot 9

Eddie Joost: 63
Sammy White: 5/FL
Billy Klaus: 31

Top 10

Vic Power: 6/L
Enos Slaughter: 43
Gus Zernial: K

Bot 10

Jim Piersall: D
Grady Hatton: WP.2-3
Grady Hatton: IW
Billy Goodman: IW.1-2
Gene Stephens: 2/FL
Harry Agganis: K
Jackie Jensen: 63

Top 11

Bill Wilson: 4
Jim Finigan: W
Hector Lopez: S5.1-2
Joe DeMaestri: WP.1-2;2-3
Joe DeMaestri: 5/FL
Joe Astroth: 9

Bot 11

Eddie Joost: 2/FL
Sammy White: 8
Billy Klaus: 43

Top 12

Elmer Valo: 8
Vic Power: 53
Enos Slaughter: 63

Bot 12

Jim Piersall: 4
Russ Kemmerer: 53
Billy Goodman: 31

Top 13

Johnny Sain: 43
Bill Wilson: D
Jim Finigan: IW#
Hector Lopez: 9
Joe DeMaestri: 9

Bot 13

Gene Stephens: 13
Harry Agganis: S
Jackie Jensen: HR/7.1-H