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September 20, 1955

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Top 9 R H E
Athletics 3 10 1
Tigers 7 11 0
Top 9 R H E
Athletics 3 10 1
Tigers 7 11 0

Elmer Valo Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .369
OBP 1.000 .465
At Bats 2 279
Hits 2 103
• Singles 1 79
• Doubles 1 17
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 2 52
RBI’s 1 37

Jim Bunning Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 5 1
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Briggs Stadium - September 20, 1955
Out
Jim Bunning
JW Porter
Earl Torgeson
Reno Bertoia
Ray Boone
Harvey Kuenn
Chick King
Bill Tuttle
Al Kaline
Elmer Valo
Harry Simpson
Bill Stewart

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Athletics 3 10 1 11
Detroit Tigers 7 11 0 5
Winning Pitcher Jim Bunning
Losing Pitcher Glenn Cox
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Ray Boone
Attendance 2,213
Time of Game 2 hours 16 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Simpson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stewart moves to second.
Top 9 Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Saffell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bunning fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 George takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Bertoia hits a fly ball into center field. Saffell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Cloyd Boyer now pitching. King strikes out.
Top 8 Jim Finigan pinch hits for Bill Harrington. Finigan hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Shantz hits a popup towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Porter for the out.
Bottom 7 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Tuttle hits a fly ball into center field. Saffell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Schypinski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Valo takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Stewart hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 6 Torgeson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 There goes Kuenn. The throw from Shantz and he is safe. Kuenn steals second.
Bottom 6 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harrington fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Bunning hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Saffell hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 George strikes out.
Top 6 Harrington strikes out.
Top 6 Shantz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Bertoia hits a fly ball into center field. Saffell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Bill Stewart now playing left field. Porter strikes out.
Top 5 Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Jim Bunning now pitching. Schypinski hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Porter fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Valo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Valo reaches second base with a double. Saffell scores. Simpson moves to third.
Top 5 Simpson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Saffell moves to second.
Top 5 Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Saffell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schypinski fields it, throws to second for the out, and over to first - safe. There's the throw to home. Kaline is out at the plate.
Bottom 4 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harrington fields it and throws to home to get Torgeson. Kaline moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 4 Kaline hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Torgeson moves to third.
Bottom 4 Bill Harrington now pitching. Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 George hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Bobby Shantz. Slaughter hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Schypinski tags and scores. Boyer tags and moves to third.
Top 4 Shantz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Valo scores. Schypinski moves to third. Boyer moves to second.
Top 4 Boyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Valo moves to third. Schypinski moves to second.
Top 4 Schypinski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Valo moves to second.
Top 4 Valo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schypinski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Maas hits a ball on the ground towards short. George fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Bertoia hits a popup towards short. George settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 King hits a ball on the ground towards short. George misplays the ball. That's an error on George.
Top 3 Zernial is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Saffell hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 George strikes out.
Bottom 2 Porter strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bobby Shantz now pitching. Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Saffell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Tuttle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Tuttle reaches second base with a double. Torgeson scores. Kaline goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Torgeson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Torgeson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. George scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Maas scores.
Bottom 2 Maas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial who is chasing the ball. Maas reaches third base with a triple. King scores. Bertoia goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Bertoia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. King moves to third.
Bottom 2 King hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Cox strikes out.
Top 2 Shantz takes first base on ball four. Valo moves to third. Boyer moves to second.
Top 2 Boyer takes first base on ball four. Valo moves to second.
Top 2 Schypinski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Valo takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Boone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Boone reaches second base with a double. Torgeson scores. Tuttle goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Torgeson moves to third.
Bottom 1 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Cox, and towards Schypinski, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Torgeson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Torgeson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Saffell hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 George bunts towards third. Boone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.