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Kansas City Athletics @
Chicago White Sox
1955-05-20 Β· Night game Β· Comiskey Park I Β· Att: 18008 Β· 1:39
Kansas City Athletics defeated Chicago White Sox 1β0. Art Ditmar earned the win.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| CHA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
W: Art Ditmar L: Sandy Consuegra SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: Red Flaherty Β· 1B: Nestor Chylak Β· 2B: Charlie Berry Β· 3B: Bill McKinley Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Kansas City Athletics β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe DeMaestri | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Enos Slaughter | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Vic Power | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Elmer Valo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Hector Lopez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Billy Shantz | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Art Ditmar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago White Sox β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chico Carrasquel | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nellie Fox | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jim Rivera | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Nieman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Willard Marshall | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Walt Dropo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Vern Stephens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Sherm Lollar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Sandy Consuegra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Athletics β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Art Ditmar | 9.0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Chicago White Sox β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sandy Consuegra | 8.0 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
Fritz Dorish | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Joe DeMaestri: 2/FL
- Enos Slaughter: S8
- Vic Power: S9.1-3
- Elmer Valo: 8/SF/DP.3-H;1X2(826)
Bot 1
- Chico Carrasquel: 53
- Nellie Fox: K/C
- Jim Rivera: 3/G
Top 2
- Bill Wilson: S4
- Jim Finigan: D7.1-3
- Hector Lopez: 53
- Billy Shantz: IW
- Art Ditmar: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 2
- Bob Nieman: 53
- Willard Marshall: W
- Walt Dropo: K/C
- Vern Stephens: K
Top 3
- Joe DeMaestri: S7
- Enos Slaughter: 6(1)3/GDP
- Vic Power: 4
Bot 3
- Sherm Lollar: 43
- Sandy Consuegra: 4/L
- Chico Carrasquel: S8
- Nellie Fox: 4
Top 4
- Elmer Valo: 7
- Bill Wilson: 9/9D
- Jim Finigan: 43
Bot 4
- Jim Rivera: 43
- Bob Nieman: 63
- Willard Marshall: W
- Walt Dropo: 8
Top 5
- Hector Lopez: 7
- Billy Shantz: 7
- Art Ditmar: S8
- Joe DeMaestri: 6/L
Bot 5
- Vern Stephens: K/C
- Sherm Lollar: W
- Sandy Consuegra: 14/SH.1-2
- Chico Carrasquel: 5/FL
Top 6
- Enos Slaughter: 43
- Vic Power: 63
- Elmer Valo: 7/L
Bot 6
- Nellie Fox: 3/G
- Jim Rivera: 7
- Bob Nieman: 53
Top 7
- Bill Wilson: 8
- Jim Finigan: 7/L
- Hector Lopez: 7
Bot 7
- Willard Marshall: 6
- Walt Dropo: 8
- Vern Stephens: 5/L
Top 8
- Billy Shantz: D7
- Art Ditmar: 4
- Joe DeMaestri: 53
- Enos Slaughter: IW
- Vic Power: 5(2)/FO
Bot 8
- Sherm Lollar: 63
- Ron Jackson: 9/L
- Chico Carrasquel: HP
- Nellie Fox: 9
Top 9
- Elmer Valo: 53
- Bill Wilson: 6
- Jim Finigan: 53
Bot 9
- Jim Rivera: 63
- Bob Nieman: K
- Willard Marshall: S8
- Walt Dropo: 4(1)/FO
















