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Tigers 17 @ Athletics 1
Municipal Stadium
September 4, 1955

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the Detroit Tigers, played on September 4, 1955 at Municipal Stadium. The home team Athletics were bested by the visiting Tigers with a score of 17 to 1.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 4, 1955 
Visiting Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 17 H: 20 E: 1 LOB: 12
Runs: 17
Hits: 20
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
Kansas City Athletics
R: 1 H: 8 E: 3 LOB: 7
Runs: 1
Hits: 8
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherNed Garver  
Losing PitcherVic Raschi  
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Game Winning RBIRay Boone 

Game Info

DateSeptember 4, 1955 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamDetroit Tigers 
Home TeamKansas City Athletics 
Visiting Starting PitcherNed Garver  
Home Starting PitcherVic Raschi  
BallparkMunicipal Stadium 
CityKansas City 
StateMO 
Attendance22,772 
Time of Game2 hours 40 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Frank Umont
1B: Eddie Rommel
2B: Joe Paparella
3B: Jim Honochick

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Harvey Kuenn  Shortstop 
Bill Tuttle  Center Fielder 
Bubba Phillips  Right Fielder 
Earl Torgeson  First Baseman 
Ray Boone  Third Baseman 
Jim Delsing  Left Fielder 
Frank House  Catcher 
Fred Hatfield  Second Baseman 
Ned Garver  Pitcher 
Bucky Harris  Manager 

Kansas City Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Vic Power  First Baseman 
Harry Simpson  Center Fielder 
Enos Slaughter  Right Fielder 
Elmer Valo  Left Fielder 
Hector Lopez  Third Baseman 
Jim Finigan  Second Baseman 
Jerry Schypinski  Shortstop 
Joe Astroth  Catcher 
Vic Raschi  Pitcher 
Lou Boudreau  Manager 

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Tigers 17 @ Athletics 1
Municipal Stadium
September 4, 1955

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         Game of 9/4/1955 -- Detroit at Kansas City (D)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
Kuenn H, ss           7  3  2  2   Power V, 1b           4  0  1  1   
Tuttle B, cf          5  2  3  2   Simpson H, cf         4  0  0  0   
Phillips B, rf        5  1  2  2   Slaughter E, rf       4  0  1  0   
Torgeson E, 1b        4  2  3  0   Valo E, lf            4  0  1  0   
Boone R, 3b           4  1  3  5   Lopez H, 3b           4  0  0  0   
Bertoia R, 3b         1  0  0  0   Finigan J, 2b         3  0  2  0   
Delsing J, lf         5  0  1  0   Boyer C, pr-2b        1  0  1  0   
Small J, lf           1  0  0  0   Schypinski J, ss      4  0  0  0   
House F, c            6  2  2  1   Astroth J, c          3  1  1  0   
Hatfield F, 2b        5  3  2  0   Raschi V, p           0  0  0  0   
Garver N, p           4  3  2  1   Craddock W, p         1  0  0  0   
                                   Kume M, p             1  0  1  0   
                                   Harrington B, p       1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     47 17 20 13                        34  1  8  1

Detroit          127 140 200 -- 17
Kansas City      000 010 000 --  1

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Garver N (W)          9.0  8  1  1  1  3

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Raschi V (L)          2.2  7  7  5  2  0
Craddock W            1.2  7  7  7  3  1
Kume M                2.1  6  3  3  3  0
Harrington B          2.1  0  0  0  0  0

E -- Schypinski J 2, Astroth J, Garver N
DP -- Detroit 2, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Detroit 12, Kansas City 7
2B -- Boone R, Hatfield F
HR -- Garver N, Boone R, House F
SB -- Phillips B
SH -- Garver N
WP -- Kume M
PB -- Astroth J 2
T -- 2:40
A -- 22772

    

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