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August 18, 1955

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Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 5 9 3
White Sox 3 6 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 5 9 3
White Sox 3 6 2

George Kell Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .302
OBP .250 .388
At Bats 2 324
Hits 0 98
• Singles 0 74
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 1 43
RBI’s 1 61

Arnie Portocarrero Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 6 0
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Comiskey Park - August 18, 1955
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Out
Arnie Portocarrero
Billy Shantz
Vic Power
Jim Finigan
Hector Lopez
Joe DeMaestri
Elmer Valo
Harry Simpson
Bill Renna
George Kell
Minnie Minoso

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Athletics 5 9 3 5
Chicago White Sox 3 6 2 10
Winning Pitcher Arnie Portocarrero
Losing Pitcher Harry Byrd
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Billy Shantz
Attendance 15,224
Time of Game 2 hours 29 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Kell hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Minoso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Fox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Carrasquel hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Power hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Fox fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 9 Portocarrero hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Shantz moves to second.
Top 9 Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel misplays the ball. That's an error on Carrasquel.
Top 9 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Morrie Martin now pitching. Les Moss now catching. Finigan strikes out. Moss drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Finigan out.
Bottom 8 Gil Coan pinch runs for Sherm Lollar. Bob Kennedy pinch hits for Jack Harshman. Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Lollar is hit by the pitch. Rivera moves to second.
Bottom 8 Busby hits a line drive into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Dropo hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Elmer Valo now playing left field. Rivera hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Renna hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Elmer Valo pinch runs for Gus Zernial. Simpson hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Zernial hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso who is chasing the ball. Zernial reaches third base with a triple. Lopez goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harshman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Minoso hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Minoso reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Fox hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Carrasquel is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Jack Harshman now pitching. Portocarrero hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harshman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Shantz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DeMaestri scores.
Top 7 DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso who is chasing the ball. DeMaestri reaches third base with a triple. Renna scores.
Top 7 Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Renna hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Busby. Renna reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Byrd hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Lollar hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Busby hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Dropo is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Power hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Portocarrero strikes out.
Top 6 Shantz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Rivera hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kell takes first base on ball four. Carrasquel moves to third. Minoso moves to second.
Bottom 5 Minoso takes first base on ball four. Carrasquel moves to second.
Bottom 5 Fox hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Carrasquel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Byrd hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Finigan hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Renna strikes out.
Bottom 4 Lollar hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Busby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez juggles the ball. That's an error on Lopez.
Top 4 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Lopez hits a line drive into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rivera hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kell hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Minoso hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Power hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fox fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Carrasquel covering. It's a double play.
Top 3 Portocarrero hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox misplays the ball. That's an error on Fox.
Top 3 Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Byrd fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Carrasquel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Busby scores. Byrd moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Byrd hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Shantz juggles the ball. That's an error on Shantz. Busby moves to third.
Bottom 2 Lollar hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Shantz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Busby takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 DeMaestri hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Simpson moves to second.
Top 2 Renna hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Simpson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Rivera hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kell hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Carrasquel tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri misplays the ball. That's an error on DeMaestri. Carrasquel moves to third.
Bottom 1 Fox bunts towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. Carrasquel moves to second.
Bottom 1 Carrasquel takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Zernial is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Power strikes out.