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Athletics 9 @ Tigers 5
Briggs Stadium
July 10, 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 10, 1955 at Briggs Stadium. The home team Tigers were bested by the visiting Athletics with a score of 9 to 5.

Game Summary

DateJuly 10, 1955 
Visiting Team
Kansas City Athletics
R: 9 H: 18 E: 2 LOB: 9
Runs: 9
Hits: 18
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 5 H: 11 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 5
Hits: 11
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherCloyd Boyer  
Losing PitcherSteve Gromek  
SaveBill Harrington  
Game Winning RBIElmer Valo 

Game Info

DateJuly 10, 1955 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamKansas City Athletics 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherCloyd Boyer  
Home Starting PitcherSteve Gromek  
BallparkBriggs Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance 
Time of Game2 hours 56 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Jim Honochick
1B: Frank Umont
2B: Eddie Rommel
3B: Joe Paparella

Kansas City Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Joe DeMaestri  Shortstop 
Enos Slaughter  Right Fielder 
Elmer Valo  Left Fielder 
Harry Simpson  Center Fielder 
Vic Power  First Baseman 
Jim Finigan  Second Baseman 
Hector Lopez  Third Baseman 
Joe Astroth  Catcher 
Cloyd Boyer  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 
Red Wilson  Catcher 
Fred Hatfield  Second Baseman 
Steve Gromek  Pitcher 
Bucky Harris  Manager 

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Athletics 9 @ Tigers 5
Briggs Stadium
July 10, 1955

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         Game of 7/10/1955, game 1 -- Kansas City at Detroit (D)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
DeMaestri J, ss       5  0  2  1   Kuenn H, ss           4  0  1  0   
Slaughter E, rf       5  1  1  0   Tuttle B, cf          4  0  1  0   
Valo E, lf            5  2  2  2   Kaline A, rf          5  0  0  0   
Simpson H, cf         4  2  2  0   Torgeson E, 1b        5  1  2  1   
Power V, 1b           5  2  3  3   Boone R, 3b           4  1  1  0   
Finigan J, 2b         4  1  2  1   Delsing J, lf         4  1  3  0   
Lopez H, 3b           5  1  3  2   Wilson R, c           5  1  1  0   
Astroth J, c          4  0  2  0   Hatfield F, 2b        2  1  1  1   
Boyer C, p            2  0  0  0   Gromek S, p           1  0  0  0   
Sain J, p             0  0  0  0   Maas D, p             0  0  0  0   
Harrington B, p       2  0  1  0   Maxwell C, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Birrer B, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Coleman J, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Phillips J, ph        1  0  1  2   
                                   Aber A, p             0  0  0  0   
                                   House F, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Foytack P, p          0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     41  9 18  9                        37  5 11  4

Kansas City      200 320 002 --  9
Detroit          000 104 000 --  5

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Boyer C (W)*          5.0  6  3  2  3  1
Sain J                0.1  3  2  2  0  0
Harrington B (S)      3.2  2  0  0  2  3

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gromek S (L)          3.1  8  5  4  0  1
Maas D                0.2  1  0  0  1  0
Birrer B              1.0  3  2  2  0  0
Coleman J             1.0  1  0  0  0  0
Aber A                2.0  2  0  0  0  1
Foytack P             1.0  3  2  2  2  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 6th

E -- Torgeson E, Slaughter E, Lopez H
DP -- Kansas City 2, Detroit 3
LOB -- Kansas City 9, Detroit 11
2B -- Simpson H, DeMaestri J, Finigan J
3B -- Phillips J
HR -- Valo E, Power V, Torgeson E
CS -- Astroth J
SH -- Finigan J
HBP -- by Boyer C (Hatfield F)
WP -- Foytack P
T -- 2:56
A -- 0

    

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