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Senators 8 @ Athletics 7
Municipal Stadium
July 16, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the Washington Senators, played on July 16, 1955 at Municipal Stadium. The home team Athletics were bested by the visiting Senators with a score of 8 to 7.

Game Summary

DateJuly 16, 1955 
Visiting Team
Washington Senators
R: 8 H: 9 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 8
Hits: 9
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Kansas City Athletics
R: 7 H: 13 E: 0 LOB: 11
Runs: 7
Hits: 13
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 11
Winning Pitcher—Bob Chakales  
Losing Pitcher—Bill Harrington  
Save—Chuck Stobbs  
Game Winning RBI—Carlos Paula 

Game Info

DateJuly 16, 1955 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / NightN 
Visiting TeamWashington Senators 
Home TeamKansas City Athletics 
Visiting Starting PitcherDean Stone  
Home Starting PitcherAlex Kellner  
BallparkMunicipal Stadium 
CityKansas City 
StateMO 
Attendance14,572 
Time of Game3 hours 20 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Eddie Hurley
1B: Hank Soar
2B: Ed Runge
3B: Bill Summers

Washington Senators Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jose Valdivielso  Shortstop 
Johnny Groth  Center Fielder 
Mickey Vernon  First Baseman 
Carlos Paula  Right Fielder 
Roy Sievers  Left Fielder 
Harmon Killebrew  Third Baseman 
Bobby Kline  Second Baseman 
Bruce Edwards  Catcher 
Dean Stone  Pitcher 
Chuck Dressen  Manager 

Kansas City Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Joe DeMaestri  Shortstop 
Jim Finigan  Second Baseman 
Gus Zernial  Left Fielder 
Bill Wilson  Center Fielder 
Vic Power  First Baseman 
Bill Renna  Right Fielder 
Billy Shantz  Catcher 
Clete Boyer  Third Baseman 
Alex Kellner  Pitcher 
Lou Boudreau  Manager 

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Senators 8 @ Athletics 7
Municipal Stadium
July 16, 1955

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         Game of 7/16/1955 -- Washington at Kansas City (N)

  Washington         AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
Valdivielso J, ss     4  1  1  0   DeMaestri J, ss       2  1  0  0   
Groth J, cf-lf        4  1  0  0   Finigan J, 2b         4  1  1  0   
Vernon M, 1b          4  1  2  0   Zernial G, lf         3  1  2  1   
Paula C, rf           5  1  1  1   Wilson B, cf          2  1  1  2   
Sievers R, lf         3  2  2  3   Simpson H, ph-cf      2  0  0  0   
Umphlett T, cf        0  0  0  0   Power V, 1b           4  1  2  0   
Killebrew H, 3b-2b    4  2  2  2   Renna B, rf           2  1  1  0   
Kline B, 2b           3  0  1  0   Slaughter E, ph-rf    2  1  1  0   
Yost E, ph-3b         2  0  0  0   Shantz B, c           5  0  1  0   
Edwards B, c          2  0  0  0   Boyer C, 3b           3  0  2  3   
Courtney C, c         0  0  0  1   Lopez H, ph-3b        2  0  1  1   
Stone D, p            0  0  0  0   Kellner A, p          2  0  0  0   
Ramos P, p            1  0  0  0   Harrington B, p       2  0  1  0   
Oravetz E, ph         1  0  0  0   Littrell J, ph        1  0  0  0   
Pascual C, p          0  0  0  0                                      
McDermott M, ph       1  0  0  0                                      
Chakales B, p         0  0  0  0                                      
Stobbs C, p           0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  8  9  7                        36  7 13  7

Washington       013 002 002 --  8
Kansas City      600 000 001 --  7

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Stone D*              0.0  2  4  4  2  0
Ramos P               5.0  6  2  2  2  0
Pascual C             2.0  1  0  0  1  1
Chakales B (W)        1.2  2  1  1  1  0
Stobbs C (S)          0.1  2  0  0  0  0

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Kellner A+            5.0  5  6  6  3  4
Harrington B (L)      4.0  4  2  2  4  1
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 1st
  + Pitched to 2 batters in 6th

E -- Vernon M
DP -- Washington 3, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Washington 8, Kansas City 11
2B -- Boyer C, Power V, Killebrew H, Vernon M, Paula C
HR -- Killebrew H, Sievers R
CS -- DeMaestri J
SH -- Vernon M, DeMaestri J
SF -- Courtney C
HBP -- by Ramos P (Renna B), by Pascual C (Zernial G)
WP -- Stone D, Kellner A, Harrington B 2
PB -- Edwards B, Shantz B
T -- 3:20
A -- 14572

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