White Sox 4-1 Athletics (Aug 8, 1955)

CWS

KCA

1

0

2

3

0

3

0

4

0

5

0

6

0

7

0

8

0

9

1

R

4

1

H

7

2

E

0

1

W: B. Pierce

L: B. Shantz

CWS

Team Stats

KCA

0

HR

1

4

R

1

7

H

2

0

SB

0

LOB

.219

AVG

.069

.286

OBP

.182

.281

SLG

.172

1.00

ERA

3.00

5

K

3

4

BB

3

Current Series

White Sox

4

Athletics

1

Game 1

Final

White Sox

4

Athletics

5

Game 2

Final

White Sox

14

Athletics

1

Game 3

Final

1955 AL

Team	W	L	PCT
Yankees	96	58	.623
Indians	93	61	.604
White Sox	91	63	.591
Red Sox	84	70	.545
Tigers	79	75	.513
Athletics	63	91	.409
Orioles	57	97	.370
Senators	53	101	.344

Game Summary

The Kansas City Athletics were decisively beaten by the Chicago White Sox, 4 to 1, on August 9, 1955.

Game Info

August 8, 1955

CWS

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Minnie Minoso M. Minoso LF	4	0	1	2	1	0
Nellie Fox N. Fox 2B	5	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Nieman B. Nieman RF	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jim Rivera J. Rivera RF	0	0	0	0	0	0
Walt Dropo W. Dropo 1B	4	0	1	0	0	1
Bob Kennedy B. Kennedy 3B	3	0	0	0	1	1
Chico Carrasquel C. Carrasquel SS	4	1	1	0	0	0
Jim Busby J. Busby CF	3	1	0	0	0	0
Sherm Lollar S. Lollar C	3	1	2	1	1	0
Billy Pierce B. Pierce P	2	1	1	1	0	0
Totals	32	4	7	4	3	3

KCA

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Vic Power V. Power 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hector Lopez H. Lopez 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2
Bill Renna B. Renna RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
Gus Zernial G. Zernial LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Wilson B. Wilson CF	4	1	2	1	1	0	0
Jim Finigan J. Finigan 2B	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
Joe Demaestri J. Demaestri SS	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Billy Shantz B. Shantz C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Shantz B. Shantz P	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Enos Slaughter E. Slaughter PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Art Ditmar A. Ditmar P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Elmer Valo E. Valo PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Harrington B. Harrington P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	29	1	2	1	1	4	5

Batting

3B: M. Minoso

TB: C. Carrasquel, W. Dropo, S. Lollar 2, M. Minoso 3, B. Nieman, B. Pierce

RBI: S. Lollar, M. Minoso 2, B. Pierce

SAC: J. Busby, B. Pierce 2

Batting

HR: B. Wilson

TB: B. Wilson 5

RBI: B. Wilson

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Billy Pierce B. Pierce (W)	9.0	2	1	1	4	5	1	1.00
Totals	9.0	2	1	1	4	5	1

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Bobby Shantz B. Shantz (L)	5.0	6	3	3	2	1	5.40
Art Ditmar A. Ditmar	3.0	0	0	0	0	2	0.00
Bill Harrington B. Harrington	1.0	1	1	0	1	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	7	4	3	3	3

Batters faced: B. Pierce 33

Batters faced: A. Ditmar 9, B. Harrington 6, B. Shantz 23

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Minnie Minoso M. Minoso LF	4	0	1	2	1	0
Nellie Fox N. Fox 2B	5	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Nieman B. Nieman RF	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jim Rivera J. Rivera RF	0	0	0	0	0	0
Walt Dropo W. Dropo 1B	4	0	1	0	0	1
Bob Kennedy B. Kennedy 3B	3	0	0	0	1	1
Chico Carrasquel C. Carrasquel SS	4	1	1	0	0	0
Jim Busby J. Busby CF	3	1	0	0	0	0
Sherm Lollar S. Lollar C	3	1	2	1	1	0
Billy Pierce B. Pierce P	2	1	1	1	0	0
Totals	32	4	7	4	3	3

Batting

3B: M. Minoso

TB: C. Carrasquel, W. Dropo, S. Lollar 2, M. Minoso 3, B. Nieman, B. Pierce

RBI: S. Lollar, M. Minoso 2, B. Pierce

SAC: J. Busby, B. Pierce 2

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Billy Pierce B. Pierce (W)	9.0	2	1	1	4	5	1	1.00
Totals	9.0	2	1	1	4	5	1

Batters faced: B. Pierce 33

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Vic Power V. Power 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hector Lopez H. Lopez 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2
Bill Renna B. Renna RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
Gus Zernial G. Zernial LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Wilson B. Wilson CF	4	1	2	1	1	0	0
Jim Finigan J. Finigan 2B	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
Joe Demaestri J. Demaestri SS	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Billy Shantz B. Shantz C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Shantz B. Shantz P	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Enos Slaughter E. Slaughter PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Art Ditmar A. Ditmar P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Elmer Valo E. Valo PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Harrington B. Harrington P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	29	1	2	1	1	4	5

Batting

HR: B. Wilson

TB: B. Wilson 5

RBI: B. Wilson

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Bobby Shantz B. Shantz (L)	5.0	6	3	3	2	1	5.40
Art Ditmar A. Ditmar	3.0	0	0	0	0	2	0.00
Bill Harrington B. Harrington	1.0	1	1	0	1	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	7	4	3	3	3

Batters faced: A. Ditmar 9, B. Harrington 6, B. Shantz 23

64-43 CWS

KCA 46-65

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1955 AL

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