Athletics @ Indians
May 8, 1955

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Top 9 R H E
Athletics 6 12 1
Indians 9 12 2
Top 9 R H E
Athletics 6 12 1
Indians 9 12 2

Gus Zernial Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .288
OBP .750 .345
At Bats 2 73
Hits 2 21
• Singles 1 13
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 7
Walks 1 8
RBI’s 2 21

Art Houtteman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 1 0
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - May 8, 1955
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Out
Art Houtteman
Jim Hegan
Joe Altobelli
Bobby Avila
Sam Dente
George Strickland
Ralph Kiner
Dave Pope
Al Smith
Gus Zernial
Dick Kryhoski

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Athletics 6 12 1 7
Cleveland Indians 9 12 2 9
Winning Pitcher Art Houtteman
Losing Pitcher Art Ditmar
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Dave Pope
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 48 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Zernial hits a popup towards third. Dente settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Finigan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Altobelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Kryhoski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Kryhoski reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 DeMaestri strikes out.
Bottom 8 Dente hits a popup towards third. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Pope hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Marion Fricano now pitching. Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Don Bollweg pinch hits for Johnny Gray. Bollweg strikes out.
Top 8 Robertson hits a popup towards third. Dente settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Suder hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pope. Suder reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Joe Altobelli now playing first base. Renna hits a fly ball into center field. Pope settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rosen hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
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 hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 Houtteman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Hegan hits a popup towards third. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Houtteman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Finigan moves to second.
Top 7 Finigan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Kryhoski hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Dente hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri misplays the ball. That's an error on DeMaestri.
Bottom 6 Pope hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kryhoski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pope for the out. Kiner moves to second.
Bottom 6 Kiner takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 DeMaestri hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gray strikes out.
Top 6 Robertson hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 5 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Houtteman hits a popup towards the mound. Gray settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hegan hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Suder hits a popup towards third. Dente settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There goes Renna. The throw from Hegan and he is out, Strickland applying the tag.
Top 5 Renna hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Wilson strikes out.
Top 5 Sam Dente now playing third base. Zernial hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Sam Dente pinch runs for Hank Majeski. Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kryhoski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Strickland for the out.
Bottom 4 Johnny Gray now pitching. Majeski takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Pope hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Kiner strikes out.
Bottom 4 Rosen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Avila hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Robertson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Houtteman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Finigan hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kryhoski hits a fly ball into center field. Pope settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Pope settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Art Ditmar now pitching. Hegan hits a line drive towards short. DeMaestri reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Strickland hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kiner scores. Majeski moves to second.
Bottom 3 Majeski takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Pope hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kiner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Kiner reaches second base with a double. Avila scores.
Bottom 3 Rosen hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith tags and scores. Avila tags and moves to third.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Avila moves to second.
Bottom 3 Avila hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to third.
Bottom 3 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Boyer strikes out.
Top 3 Robertson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Suder hits a popup towards third. Majeski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Renna strikes out.
Bottom 2 Houtteman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Robertson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hegan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Strickland hits a popup towards third. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Majeski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Majeski reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Pope strikes out.
Top 2 Wilson hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Zernial takes first base on ball four. Kryhoski moves to third. Finigan moves to second.
Top 2 Art Houtteman now pitching. Finigan takes first base on ball four. Kryhoski moves to second.
Top 2 Kryhoski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robertson scores. DeMaestri scores.
Top 2 DeMaestri hits a line drive into right field. Smith picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Smith. Suder scores. Robertson moves to third. DeMaestri moves to second.
Top 2 Boyer strikes out.
Top 2 Robertson takes first base on ball four. Suder moves to second.
Top 2 Suder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Renna hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kiner hits a popup in front of the plate. Robertson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rosen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Avila hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Smith reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Wilson hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Zernial hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Finigan tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Finigan hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Smith fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Smith. DeMaestri goes all the way around to score. Finigan moves to third.
Top 1 Kryhoski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.