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Kansas City Athletics @ Cleveland Guardians

1955-05-08 · Day game · Cleveland Stadium · 11 innings · Att: 13469 · 2:43

Cleveland Indians defeated Kansas City Athletics 2–1. Ray Narleski earned the win. Gus Zernial went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Ray Narleski L: Art Ceccarelli SV: (none)

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

Kansas City Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Joe DeMaestri	5	0	1	0	1
Spook Jacobs	3	0	1	0	0
Jim Finigan	5	0	1	0	2
Gus Zernial	5	1	2	1	1
Dick Kryhoski	5	0	1	0	0
Bill Wilson	5	0	1	0	1
Bill Renna	5	0	4	0	0
Billy Shantz	5	0	2	0	1
Art Ceccarelli	3	0	0	0	2
Pete Suder	1	0	0	0	1

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Al Smith	5	1	1	1	0	0
Bobby Avila	4	0	2	0	1	2
Al Rosen	5	1	1	1	0	1
Ralph Kiner	3	0	0	0	1	1
Dave Pope	3	0	0	0	1	3
Hank Majeski	4	0	0	0	0	1
George Strickland	4	0	1	0	0	1
Hank Foiles	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Garcia	1	0	0	0	1	0
Wally Westlake	1	0	0	0	0	1
Sam Dente	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Art Ceccarelli	10.0	5	4	10

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Mike Garcia	8.0	9	6
Don Mossi	1.0	1	1
Ray Narleski	2.0	3	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Joe DeMaestri: 4/P
Spook Jacobs: 43
Jim Finigan: S9
Gus Zernial: S8.1-3
Dick Kryhoski: 64(1)/FO

Bot 1

Al Smith: 9
Bobby Avila: K
Al Rosen: K/C

Top 2

Bill Wilson: 6/P
Bill Renna: D8
Billy Shantz: K
Art Ceccarelli: K/C

Bot 2

Ralph Kiner: 7
Dave Pope: K
Hank Majeski: 63

Top 3

Joe DeMaestri: K
Spook Jacobs: S9
Jim Finigan: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

George Strickland: 53
Hank Foiles: 63
Mike Garcia: W
Al Smith: 53

Top 4

Gus Zernial: HR/7
Dick Kryhoski: 31
Bill Wilson: 8
Bill Renna: S9
Billy Shantz: S9.1-2
Art Ceccarelli: K/C

Bot 4

Bobby Avila: S8
Al Rosen: 4/P
Ralph Kiner: K
Dave Pope: K

Top 5

Joe DeMaestri: 8
Spook Jacobs: 1/P
Jim Finigan: K

Bot 5

Hank Majeski: 7
George Strickland: K
Hank Foiles: 8

Top 6

Gus Zernial: 63
Dick Kryhoski: 4/P
Bill Wilson: 7

Bot 6

Mike Garcia: 9
Al Smith: 8
Bobby Avila: W
Al Rosen: 8

Top 7

Bill Renna: S7
Billy Shantz: 16(1)/FO
Art Ceccarelli: 26(1)4/BG/GDP

Bot 7

Ralph Kiner: 8
Dave Pope: W
Hank Majeski: K/C
George Strickland: S7.1-2
Hank Foiles: 3/FL

Top 8

Joe DeMaestri: S8
Spook Jacobs: 34/SH.1-2
Jim Finigan: 7
Gus Zernial: K/C

Bot 8

Wally Westlake: K
Al Smith: HR/7
Bobby Avila: S9
Al Rosen: 4/P
Ralph Kiner: W.1-2
Dave Pope: K

Top 9

Dick Kryhoski: 13
Bill Wilson: K
Bill Renna: 7

Bot 9

Hank Majeski: 63
George Strickland: 3/P
Hank Foiles: 7

Top 10

Billy Shantz: S8
Art Ceccarelli: FC1/SH/TH2.1-2;B-1
Joe DeMaestri: 25(2)/FO.1-2
Pete Suder: K
Jim Finigan: K

Bot 10

Sam Dente: 43
Al Smith: 8
Bobby Avila: K

Top 11

Gus Zernial: 5/P
Dick Kryhoski: S8
Bill Wilson: S5.1-2
Bill Renna: S9/PASS.2-3;1-1;BX2(4)
Billy Shantz: 4/L

Bot 11

Al Rosen: HR/7

Notes & reviews

Runner on 1st thought the ball had been caught and returned to his base, but batter Renna kept running to second so for a moment it appeared the A's had the bases loaded, but Renna was called out for passing Wilson who remained on 1st

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