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Athletics 8 @ Tigers 11
Briggs Stadium
July 8, 1955

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Athletics, played on July 8, 1955 at Briggs Stadium. The home team Tigers beat the visiting Athletics with a score of 11 to 8.

Game Summary

DateJuly 8, 1955 
Visiting Team
Kansas City Athletics
R: 8 H: 16 E: 4 LOB: 7
Runs: 8
Hits: 16
Errors: 4
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 11 H: 10 E: 0 LOB: 7
Runs: 11
Hits: 10
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherAl Aber  
Losing PitcherJohnny Sain  
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Game Winning RBIEarl Torgeson 

Game Info

DateJuly 8, 1955 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamKansas City Athletics 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherArnie Portocarrero  
Home Starting PitcherBilly Hoeft  
BallparkBriggs Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance27,770 
Time of Game3 hours 23 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Eddie Rommel
1B: Joe Paparella
2B: Jim Honochick
3B: Frank Umont

Kansas City Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Joe DeMaestri  Shortstop 
Bill Wilson  Right Fielder 
Gus Zernial  Left Fielder 
Harry Simpson  Center Fielder 
Vic Power  First Baseman 
Jim Finigan  Second Baseman 
Hector Lopez  Third Baseman 
Joe Astroth  Catcher 
Arnie Portocarrero  Pitcher 
Lou Boudreau  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Harvey Kuenn  Shortstop 
Bill Tuttle  Center Fielder 
Al Kaline  Right Fielder 
Earl Torgeson  First Baseman 
Ray Boone  Third Baseman 
Jim Delsing  Left Fielder 
Frank House  Catcher 
Fred Hatfield  Second Baseman 
Billy Hoeft  Pitcher 
Bucky Harris  Manager 

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Athletics 8 @ Tigers 11
Briggs Stadium
July 8, 1955

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         Game of 7/8/1955 -- Kansas City at Detroit (N)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
DeMaestri J, ss       6  2  6  0   Kuenn H, ss           6  2  2  0   
Wilson B, rf          4  1  1  0   Tuttle B, cf          5  1  0  0   
Slaughter E, ph-rf    2  1  1  0   Kaline A, rf          5  3  3  2   
Zernial G, lf         6  2  1  1   Torgeson E, 1b        5  2  2  6   
Renna B, lf           0  0  0  0   Boone R, 3b           4  0  1  0   
Simpson H, cf         5  1  3  2   Delsing J, lf         5  0  0  0   
Power V, 1b           5  0  2  2   House F, c            4  1  1  1   
Finigan J, 2b         5  1  1  3   Phillips B, pr        0  1  0  0   
Lopez H, 3b           5  0  0  0   Wilson R, c           1  0  0  0   
Astroth J, c          4  0  1  0   Hatfield F, 2b        3  0  0  0   
Portocarrero A, p     2  0  0  0   Hoeft B, p            2  0  0  0   
Sleater L, p          0  0  0  0   Foytack P, p          0  0  0  0   
Boyer C, ph           1  0  0  0   Maxwell C, ph         1  1  1  2   
Harrington B, p       0  0  0  0   Birrer B, p           0  0  0  0   
Gorman T, p           0  0  0  0   Aber A, p             1  0  0  0   
Valo E, ph            1  0  0  0                                      
Sain J, p             1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     47  8 16  8                        42 11 10 11

Kansas City      001 000 052 00 --  8
Detroit          010 030 220 03 -- 11
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Portocarrero A        4.1  5  4  4  6  1
Sleater L             1.2  0  0  0  0  1
Harrington B          1.0  1  2  1  0  1
Gorman T              1.0  1  2  1  0  0
Sain J (L)            2.1  3  3  3  0  3

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hoeft B*              7.0 10  5  5  1  5
Foytack P             1.0  1  1  1  0  0
Birrer B              0.2  2  2  2  0  0
Aber A (W)            2.1  3  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 8th

E -- Astroth J, DeMaestri J, Power V, Finigan J
DP -- Kansas City 1, Detroit 1
LOB -- Kansas City 7, Detroit 7
2B -- Power V, Simpson H
HR -- House F, Torgeson E 2, Kaline A, Finigan J, Maxwell C
SB -- Zernial G
CS -- Simpson H
SH -- Hatfield F
T -- 3:23
A -- 27770

    

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