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Indians
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
August 13, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the Cleveland Indians, played on August 13, 1955 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 13, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 13, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Herb Score |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Art Ceccarelli |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 29,133 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Bill Grieve 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Larry Napp |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Smith | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
| Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
| Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
| George Strickland | Shortstop |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Herb Score | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Bill Renna | Right Fielder |
| Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
| Bill Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Jim Finigan | Second Baseman |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Joe Astroth | Catcher |
| Art Ceccarelli | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
August 13, 1955
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ceccarelli
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Ceccarelli
Avila strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Ceccarelli
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Ceccarelli
Kiner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Score
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Score
Lopez hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Score
Renna hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Ceccarelli
Wertz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Ceccarelli
Doby strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Ceccarelli
Strickland hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hegan vs. Ceccarelli
Hegan hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Score vs. Ceccarelli
Score hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wertz moves to third. Strickland moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smith vs. Ceccarelli
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Score
Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Score
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Score
Finigan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Score
DeMaestri hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. DeMaestri reaches second base with a double. Finigan goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Astroth vs. Score
Astroth strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Ceccarelli
Avila hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Ceccarelli
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ceccarelli fields it and throws to first for the out. Avila moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kiner vs. Ceccarelli
Kiner hits a line drive into center field. Wilson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Wilson. Avila scores. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wertz vs. Ceccarelli
Wertz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doby vs. Ceccarelli
Doby hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ceccarelli vs. Score
Ceccarelli strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Score
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Score
Lopez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Renna vs. Score
Renna hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Ceccarelli
Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Ceccarelli
Hegan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Score vs. Ceccarelli
Score hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ceccarelli
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Score
Zernial strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Score
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Score
Finigan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Ceccarelli
Avila hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Ceccarelli
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Ceccarelli
Kiner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Ceccarelli
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ceccarelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Score
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Score fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Score
Astroth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ceccarelli vs. Score
Ceccarelli bunts towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. Astroth moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Power vs. Score
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Ceccarelli
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Ceccarelli
Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Ceccarelli
Hegan takes first base on ball four. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Score vs. Ceccarelli
Score strikes out. There goes Hegan. The throw from Astroth to DeMaestri, and Hegan is out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Score
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen juggles the ball. That's an error on Rosen. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Renna vs. Score
Renna takes first base on ball four. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zernial vs. Score
Zernial hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Score
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Finigan vs. Score
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ceccarelli
Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Avila vs. Ceccarelli
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri misplays the ball. That's an error on DeMaestri. Smith moves to third. Avila moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rosen vs. Ceccarelli
Rosen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Rosen reaches second base with a double. Smith scores. Avila scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kiner vs. Ceccarelli
Kiner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Ceccarelli
Wertz hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doby vs. Ceccarelli
Doby takes first base on ball four. Rosen moves to third. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Strickland vs. Ceccarelli
The ball gets by Astroth for a passed ball. Rosen scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strickland vs. Ceccarelli
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to third for the out. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hegan vs. Ceccarelli
Hegan takes first base on ball four. Doby moves to third. Strickland moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Score vs. Ceccarelli
Score strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Score
Ferris Fain now playing first base.
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Score
Astroth hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Score
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Art Ceccarelli.
Valo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith who is chasing the ball. Valo reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Power vs. Score
Power hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Harrington
Bill Harrington now pitching.
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Harrington
Avila hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Harrington
Rosen hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Score
Lopez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fain settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Fain. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Score
Lopez hits a line drive into center field. That will be extra bases. Doby fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Doby. Lopez moves all the way to home. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Score
Renna hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Score
Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Score
Wilson hits a popup towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Harrington
Kiner hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Harrington
Fain hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Harrington
Doby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilson throws the ball in to Power who tags Doby trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Fain moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Strickland vs. Harrington
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Score
Gene Woodling now playing left field.
Finigan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Score
DeMaestri hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Finigan moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slaughter vs. Score
Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Joe Astroth.
Slaughter strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simpson vs. Score
Harry Simpson pinch hits for Bill Harrington.
Simpson hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Finigan moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Power vs. Score
Power hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woodling. Power reaches second base with a double. Finigan scores. DeMaestri moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lopez vs. Narleski
Clete Boyer pinch runs for Vic Power. Ray Narleski now pitching.
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/13/1955 -- Cleveland at Kansas City (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Smith A, rf 5 1 1 0 Power V, 1b 5 0 1 1
Avila B, 2b 5 2 1 0 Boyer C, pr 0 0 0 0
Rosen A, 3b 5 1 2 2 Lopez H, 3b 4 1 1 0
Kiner R, lf 4 0 2 1 Renna B, rf 3 0 0 0
Woodling G, lf 0 0 0 0 Zernial G, lf 4 0 0 0
Wertz V, 1b 3 0 0 0 Wilson B, cf 4 0 0 0
Fain F, 1b 1 0 1 0 Finigan J, 2b 4 2 2 0
Doby L, cf 4 0 2 0 DeMaestri J, ss 4 0 2 1
Strickland G, ss 5 0 1 0 Astroth J, c 2 0 0 0
Hegan J, c 2 1 1 1 Slaughter E, ph 1 0 0 0
Score H, p 4 0 1 0 Ceccarelli A, p 1 0 0 0
Narleski R, p 0 0 0 0 Valo E, ph 1 0 1 0
Harrington B, p 0 0 0 0
Simpson H, ph 1 0 0 0
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38 5 12 4 34 3 7 2
Cleveland 001 100 300 -- 5
Kansas City 010 000 011 -- 3
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Score H (W) 8.2 7 3 2 3 5
Narleski R (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Ceccarelli A (L) 7.0 10 5 3 5 4
Harrington B 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
E -- Wilson B 2, Rosen A, DeMaestri J, Fain F, Doby L
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Cleveland 11, Kansas City 8
2B -- DeMaestri J, Smith A, Rosen A, Lopez H, Power V
3B -- Valo E
HR -- Hegan J
SH -- Ceccarelli A
PB -- Astroth J
T -- 2:25
A -- 29133
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