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Kansas City Athletics @ Detroit Tigers
1955-05-30 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · 2:10
Kansas City Athletics defeated Detroit Tigers 8–6. Kansas City Athletics put up 4 in the 2nd. Art Ditmar earned the win and Johnny Sain picked up the save. Ferris Fain went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 13 | |
| DET | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
W: Art Ditmar L: Frank Lary SV: Johnny Sain
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 | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vic Power | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Hector Lopez | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Enos Slaughter | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Gus Zernial | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Harry Simpson | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Finigan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Littrell | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Shantz | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Art Ditmar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Johnny Sain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fred Hatfield | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bill Tuttle | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Kaline | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ferris Fain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
 Jim Delsing | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank House | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Harry Malmberg | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Reno Bertoia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bubba Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Aber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ray Boone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Harvey Kuenn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Ditmar | 5.2 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
| Johnny Sain | 3.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Frank Lary | 2.0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Aber | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
 Ned Garver | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Vic Power: S6
- Hector Lopez: 46(1)/FO.B-1
- Enos Slaughter: 46(1)/FO.B-1
- Gus Zernial: S7.1-2
- Harry Simpson: D8.2-H;1-H
- Jim Finigan: 9
Bot 1
- Fred Hatfield: W
- Bill Tuttle: S7.1-2
- Al Kaline: S3.2-3;1-2
- Ferris Fain: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Jim Delsing: 8/SF.3-H;2-3
- Frank House: 8/SF.3-H
- Harry Malmberg: D7.1-3
- Reno Bertoia: K
Top 2
- Jack Littrell: S8
- Billy Shantz: 63.1-2
- Art Ditmar: K
- Vic Power: S7.2-3
- Hector Lopez: S7.3-H;1-2
- Enos Slaughter: HP.2-3;1-2
- Gus Zernial: E1/TH.3-H(NR)(UR);2-H(NR)(UR);1-H(NR)(UR);B-3
- Harry Simpson: 8
Bot 2
- Bubba Phillips: 63
- Fred Hatfield: 43
- Bill Tuttle: 8
Top 3
- Jim Finigan: W
- Jack Littrell: 13/SH.1-2
- Billy Shantz: 13.2-3
- Art Ditmar: S7.3-H
- Vic Power: 64(1)/FO
Bot 3
- Al Kaline: S7
- Ferris Fain: HR/9.1-H
- Jim Delsing: 6
- Frank House: 6
- Harry Malmberg: 53
Top 4
- Hector Lopez: E6/G.B-1
- Enos Slaughter: K/C
- Gus Zernial: 3
- Harry Simpson: 43
Bot 4
- Reno Bertoia: 63
- Al Aber: K.BX1(23)
- Fred Hatfield: K/C
Top 5
- Jim Finigan: D8
- Jack Littrell: FC6.2X3(65);B-1
- Billy Shantz: 64(1)/FO.B-1
- Art Ditmar: 64(1)/FO
Bot 5
- Bill Tuttle: D7
- Al Kaline: 7/L
- Ferris Fain: 3/G.2-3
- Jim Delsing: S9.3-H
- Frank House: 43
Top 6
- Vic Power: K
- Hector Lopez: S7
- Enos Slaughter: S9.1-2
- Gus Zernial: 4(1)3/GDP
Bot 6
- Harry Malmberg: 63
- Reno Bertoia: S8
- Al Aber: 3/SH/G.1-2
- Fred Hatfield: 3/G
Top 7
- Harry Simpson: 13
- Jim Finigan: 53
- Jack Littrell: T/89
- Billy Shantz: 53
Bot 7
- Bill Tuttle: 6
- Al Kaline: 8
- Ferris Fain: W
- Jim Delsing: SB2
- Jim Delsing: 3/G
Top 8
- Johnny Sain: 7
- Vic Power: HR/7
- Hector Lopez: E5/5S/G.B-1
- Enos Slaughter: W.1-2
- Gus Zernial: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 8
- Frank House: S8
- Harry Malmberg: 2/FL
- Ray Boone: 9
- Harvey Kuenn: 4(1)/FO
Top 9
- Harry Simpson: D7
- Jim Finigan: 63
- Jack Littrell: 5/FL
- Billy Shantz: 53
Bot 9
- Fred Hatfield: S8
- Bill Tuttle: 2/FL
- Al Kaline: 7(B)43(1)/LDP