Athletics @ Indians
August 20, 1955

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Top 9 R H E
Athletics 5 8 0
Indians 7 8 1
Top 9 R H E
Athletics 5 8 0
Indians 7 8 1

Enos Slaughter Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .309
OBP .000 .398
At Bats 0 223
Hits 0 69
• Singles 0 55
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 33
RBI’s 0 25

Art Houtteman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 5 0
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - August 20, 1955
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Out
Art Houtteman
Jim Hegan
Ferris Fain
Bobby Avila
Sam Dente
George Strickland
Gene Woodling
Larry Doby
Al Smith
Enos Slaughter

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Athletics 5 8 0 4
Cleveland Indians 7 8 1 9
Winning Pitcher Art Houtteman
Losing Pitcher Cloyd Boyer
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Vic Wertz
Attendance 16,693
Time of Game 2 hours 18 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Bill Harrington. Slaughter hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Astroth hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Fain hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Woodling hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Avila takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 8 Smith is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 8 Houtteman strikes out.
Top 8 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dente fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Renna hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Sam Dente now playing third base. Al Smith now playing right field. Gene Woodling now playing left field. Ferris Fain now playing first base. Simpson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Bill Harrington now pitching. Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Harrington covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Strickland takes first base on ball four. Dente moves to third. Doby moves to second.
Bottom 7 Sam Dente pinch runs for Vic Wertz. Doby takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Wertz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Simpson. Wertz reaches second base with a double. Woodling scores. Kiner goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to home to get Smith. Woodling moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 7 Woodling hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Renna. Woodling reaches second base with a double. Smith moves to third.
Bottom 7 Avila hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Smith is hit by the pitch.
Top 7 Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Lopez strikes out.
Top 7 Power hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Houtteman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Houtteman hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hegan strikes out.
Bottom 6 Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Boyer hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Astroth strikes out.
Top 6 DeMaestri strikes out.
Bottom 5 Doby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Wertz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Houtteman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Renna takes first base on ball four. Simpson moves to second.
Top 5 Simpson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Lopez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Woodling hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Houtteman moves to second.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cloyd Boyer now pitching. Houtteman takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Art Houtteman now pitching. Power hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops it up and throws to first, with Houtteman covering, for the out.
Top 4 Elmer Valo pinch hits for Art Ceccarelli. Valo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Renna scores. Boyer moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Astroth strikes out.
Top 4 DeMaestri strikes out.
Top 4 Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Simpson scores. Renna moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Renna takes first base on ball four. Simpson moves to second.
Top 4 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila misplays the ball. That's an error on Avila.
Bottom 3 Hegan hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Strickland hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial who is chasing the ball. Strickland reaches third base with a triple. Doby scores.
Bottom 3 Doby hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial who is chasing the ball. Doby reaches third base with a triple. Woodling goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kiner hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Woodling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Power hits a popup in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ceccarelli fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Wynn hits a line drive towards short. DeMaestri reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ceccarelli strikes out.
Top 2 Astroth hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 DeMaestri hits a popup towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Renna goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Renna hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Simpson scores.
Top 2 Simpson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Simpson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Hegan strikes out.
Bottom 1 Strickland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Avila scores. Wertz scores. Doby moves to third.
Bottom 1 Doby takes first base on ball four. Avila moves to third. Wertz moves to second.
Bottom 1 Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Smith scores. Avila moves to second.
Bottom 1 Kiner hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Woodling strikes out.
Bottom 1 Avila takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 1 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Lopez strikes out.
Top 1 Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.