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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 16, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Athletics, played on June 16, 1955 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 16, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 16, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Cloyd Boyer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Willard Nixon |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 3,983 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Runge 1B: Bill Summers 2B: (none) 3B: Eddie Hurley |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Elmer Valo | Right Fielder |
| Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
| Harry Simpson | Center Fielder |
| Jim Finigan | Third Baseman |
| Hector Lopez | Second Baseman |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Billy Shantz | Catcher |
| Cloyd Boyer | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
| Billy Klaus | Shortstop |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Norm Zauchin | First Baseman |
| Sammy White | Catcher |
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Willard Nixon | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 16, 1955
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Nixon
Power hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Nixon
Valo hits a popup towards short. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Nixon
Zernial strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Nixon
Simpson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall who is chasing the ball. Simpson reaches third base with a triple. Power goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Finigan vs. Nixon
Finigan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lopez vs. Nixon
Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Simpson scores. Finigan moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeMaestri vs. Nixon
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Boyer
Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Boyer
Klaus hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Boyer
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Finigan. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Boyer
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. Nixon
Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Nixon
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Nixon
Power hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Nixon
Valo hits a line drive towards third. Hatton reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zauchin vs. Boyer
Zauchin hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Boyer
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Boyer
Hatton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Simpson who is chasing the ball. Hatton reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Piersall vs. Boyer
Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Nixon
Zernial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Nixon
Simpson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Zernial moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Finigan vs. Nixon
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nixon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Zernial moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lopez vs. Nixon
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Boyer
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Boyer
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klaus vs. Boyer
Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Lopez covering, for the out. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Boyer
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on DeMaestri. Goodman scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Boyer
Jensen is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Nixon
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shantz vs. Nixon
Shantz bunts for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Nixon
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Nixon
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zauchin vs. Boyer
Zauchin strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Boyer
White strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Boyer
Hatton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Boyer
Piersall takes first base on ball four. Hatton moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nixon vs. Boyer
Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Nixon
Valo hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Goodman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Nixon
Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Nixon
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Boyer
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klaus vs. Boyer
Klaus hits a line drive towards third. Finigan catches it and throws to first to double up Goodman. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Boyer
Williams hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Boyer
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Nixon
Finigan hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Nixon
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Nixon
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zauchin vs. Boyer
Zauchin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Boyer
White hits a ball on the ground between third and short. The ball bounces off Finigan, and towards DeMaestri, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Boyer
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Boyer
Piersall hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. Nixon
Shantz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Nixon
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Nixon
Power hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Power reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Valo vs. Nixon
Valo hits a line drive into right field. Jensen picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Jensen. Power scores. Valo moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zernial vs. Nixon
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman misplays the ball. That's an error on Goodman. Valo moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Simpson vs. Nixon
There's a wild pitch. Valo scores. Zernial moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simpson vs. Nixon
Simpson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Nixon
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Boyer
Gene Stephens pinch hits for Willard Nixon.
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Boyer
Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Boyer
Klaus hits a line drive towards third. Finigan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Brodowski
Dick Brodowski now pitching.
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Brodowski
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. Brodowski
Shantz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Brodowski
Boyer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Boyer
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Boyer
Jensen hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zauchin vs. Boyer
Zauchin hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Boyer
White hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Boyer
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Sain
Johnny Sain now pitching.
Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Throneberry vs. Sain
Faye Throneberry pinch hits for Dick Brodowski.
Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Hurd
Tom Hurd now pitching.
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Hurd
Valo hits a line drive into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Hurd
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zauchin scoops it up and throws to first, with Hurd covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Sain
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klaus vs. Sain
Karl Olson pinch runs for Billy Goodman.
Klaus hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/16/1955 -- Kansas City at Boston (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Power V, 1b 5 2 3 0 Goodman B, 2b 2 1 0 0
Valo E, rf 5 1 1 1 Olson K, pr 0 1 0 0
Zernial G, lf 4 1 0 0 Klaus B, ss 5 1 1 2
Simpson H, cf 4 2 3 3 Williams T, lf 4 2 3 1
Finigan J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Jensen J, rf 4 1 1 2
Lopez H, 2b 4 0 1 1 Zauchin N, 1b 4 1 1 1
DeMaestri J, ss 4 0 1 0 White S, c 4 0 0 0
Shantz B, c 4 0 1 0 Hatton G, 3b 2 0 2 0
Boyer C, p 4 0 0 0 Piersall J, cf 3 0 0 0
Sain J, p 0 0 0 0 Nixon W, p 2 0 0 0
Stephens G, ph 1 0 0 0
Brodowski D, p 0 0 0 0
Throneberry F, ph 1 0 0 0
Hurd T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 6 10 5 32 7 8 6
Kansas City 200 000 400 -- 6
Boston 001 010 032 -- 7
0 outs when winning run was scored.
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Boyer C 7.1 7 5 4 5 3
Sain J (L) 0.2 1 2 2 1 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Nixon W 7.0 9 6 3 2 2
Brodowski D 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Hurd T (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Finigan J, DeMaestri J, Jensen J, Goodman B
DP -- Kansas City 1, Boston 1
LOB -- Kansas City 6, Boston 7
2B -- Power V
3B -- Simpson H, Hatton G
HR -- Williams T, Simpson H, Jensen J, Zauchin N, Klaus B
WP -- Nixon W
T -- 2:03
A -- 3983
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