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Retrosheet Boxscore: Washington Senators 12, Kansas City Athletics 1

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Washington Senators 12, Kansas City Athletics 1

Day

Game Played on Monday, May 2, 1955 (N) at Municipal Stadium

WAS A    0  1  0    4  1  1    0  5  0  -  12 13  0
KC  A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1 12  1
BATTING
Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Yost 3b                       3   3   0   0       3   2       0   3
FitzGerald c                  4   1   1   0       1   1       2   0
Runnels 2b                    4   1   2   1       1   0       7   1
Vernon 1b                     4   2   2   3       0   0       7   0
Sievers lf                    4   2   2   6       1   0       1   0
Busby cf                      5   2   3   2       0   0       6   0
Delis rf                      5   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Kline ss                      5   0   1   0       0   0       2   4
Schmitz p                     5   1   1   0       0   0       0   2
Totals                       39  12  13  12       6   3      27  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Kline-Runnels-Vernon.
BATTING - 
2B: Delis (2,off Trice).
HR: Busby 2 (4,2nd inning off Cloyd Boyer 0 on 2 out,4th inning off Cloyd Boyer
0 on 1 out); Sievers 2 (4,4th inning off Cloyd Boyer 2 on 1 out,8th inning
off Dixon 2 on 1 out).
SH: FitzGerald (1,off Trice).
SF: Vernon (2,off Trice).
Team LOB: 8.
Kansas City Athletics        AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Power 1b                      3   0   1   0       0   0       4   1
  Kryhoski pr,1b              1   0   0   0       0   0       5   1
  Jacobs ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Renna rf                      5   0   1   0       0   1       1   0
Finigan 3b                    5   0   0   0       0   0       0   3
Zernial lf                    4   1   3   1       0   0       4   0
Wilson cf                     4   0   2   0       0   0       5   0
Suder 2b                      4   0   2   0       0   0       2   4
DeMaestri ss                  4   0   0   0       0   0       0   3
Billy Shantz c                3   0   2   0       1   0       3   0
Cloyd Boyer p                 1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Trice p                     2   0   1   0       0   0       2   1
  Dixon p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Bevan ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Sleater p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       38   1  12   1       1   2      27  13
FIELDING - 
E: DeMaestri (5).
BATTING - 
2B: Renna (2,off Schmitz); Wilson (7,off Schmitz).
HR: Zernial (5,8th inning off Schmitz 0 on 0 out).
GDP: Wilson (3,off Schmitz).
Team LOB: 11.
PITCHING
Washington Senators          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Schmitz W(3-0)                9    12   1   1   1   2   1  39

Kansas City Athletics        IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Cloyd Boyer L(1-1)            3.2   5   5   5   1   1   3  17
Trice                         3.2   6   6   5   5   0   0  23
Dixon                         0.2   2   1   1   0   0   1   4
Sleater                       1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3
Totals                        9    13  12  11   6   3   4  47
Inherited Runners - Scored: Trice 1-0; Dixon 2-2.
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Umpires: HP - Eddie Rommel, 1B - Joe Paparella, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Frank Umont
Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 18104
Starting Lineups:

   Washington Senators           Kansas City Athletics    
1. Yost                3b        Power               1b
2. FitzGerald          c         Renna               rf
3. Runnels             2b        Finigan             3b
4. Vernon              1b        Zernial             lf
5. Sievers             lf        Wilson              cf
6. Busby               cf        Suder               2b
7. Delis               rf        DeMaestri           ss
8. Kline               ss        Billy Shantz        c
9. Schmitz             p         Cloyd Boyer         p

SENATORS 1ST: Yost flied out to left; FitzGerald grounded out
(third to first); Runnels flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Senators 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Power flied out to center; Renna flied out to
center; Finigan lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators
0, Athletics 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Vernon lined to left; Sievers grounded out
(shortstop to first); Busby homered to left; Delis grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, Athletics
0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Zernial grounded out (third to first); Wilson
singled to left; Suder singled to left [Wilson to second];
DeMaestri flied out to center [Wilson to third]; Billy Shantz
forced Suder (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators
1, Athletics 0.

SENATORS 3RD: Kline grounded out (shortstop to first); Schmitz
flied out to left; Yost struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Senators 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Cloyd Boyer struck out; Power grounded out
(shortstop to first); Renna doubled to center; Finigan lined to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Athletics 0.

SENATORS 4TH: FitzGerald walked; Runnels flied out to center;
Vernon singled to center [FitzGerald to third]; Sievers homered
to left [FitzGerald scored, Vernon scored]; Busby homered to
left; Delis flied out to center; Kline singled to center; TRICE
REPLACED CLOYD BOYER (PITCHING); Schmitz grounded out (first to
pitcher); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 5, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Zernial singled to center; Wilson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Zernial out at
second]; Suder singled to left; DeMaestri lined to shortstop; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 5, Athletics 0.

SENATORS 5TH: Yost walked; FitzGerald reached on a fielder's
choice [Yost to second (error by DeMaestri)]; Runnels singled to
left [FitzGerald to second, Yost to third]; Vernon hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Yost scored (unearned)]; Sievers walked
[FitzGerald to third, Runnels to second]; Busby made an out to
pitcher; Delis forced Sievers (third to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Senators 6, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Billy Shantz singled to left; Trice popped to
first in foul territory; Power singled to left [Billy Shantz to
second]; KRYHOSKI RAN FOR POWER; Renna struck out; Finigan lined
to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 6, Athletics 0.

SENATORS 6TH: KRYHOSKI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Kline
grounded out (second to first); Schmitz flied out to center;
Yost walked; FitzGerald singled to center [Yost to third];
Runnels singled to right [FitzGerald to third, Yost scored];
Vernon grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Senators 7, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Zernial singled to left; Wilson forced Zernial
(second unassisted); Suder flied out to center; DeMaestri forced
Wilson (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 7,
Athletics 0.

SENATORS 7TH: Sievers grounded out (shortstop to first); Busby
flied out to right; Delis doubled to left; Kline grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 7, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Billy Shantz singled to left; Trice singled to
right [Billy Shantz to second]; Kryhoski flied out to right;
Renna forced Trice (shortstop to second); Finigan flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 7, Athletics 0.

SENATORS 8TH: Schmitz singled to center; Yost walked [Schmitz to
second]; FitzGerald out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Yost to second, Schmitz to third]; Runnels walked; Vernon
singled to center [Runnels to second, Yost scored, Schmitz
scored]; DIXON REPLACED TRICE (PITCHING); Sievers homered to
center [Runnels scored, Vernon scored]; Busby singled to left;
Delis grounded out (second to first) [Busby to second]; Kline
grounded out (first to pitcher); 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators
12, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Zernial homered to left; Wilson doubled to left;
Suder flied out to center; DeMaestri grounded out (pitcher to
first); Billy Shantz walked; BEVAN BATTED FOR DIXON; Bevan
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators
12, Athletics 1.

SENATORS 9TH: SLEATER REPLACED BEVAN (PITCHING); Schmitz flied
out to center; Yost was called out on strikes; FitzGerald struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 12, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: JACOBS BATTED FOR KRYHOSKI; Jacobs grounded out
(shortstop to first); Renna lined to shortstop; Finigan flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 12, Athletics 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Senators        12  13   0    8
 Athletics        1  12   1   11
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