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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 22, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Athletics, played on May 22, 1955 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 22, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 22, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Alex Kellner |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Keegan |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Berry 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Elmer Valo | Left Fielder |
| Bill Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Jim Finigan | Third Baseman |
| Hector Lopez | Second Baseman |
| Joe Astroth | Catcher |
| Alex Kellner | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chico Carrasquel | Shortstop |
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Bob Nieman | Left Fielder |
| Jim Rivera | Right Fielder |
| Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
| Vern Stephens | Third Baseman |
| Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
| Bob Keegan | Pitcher |
| Marty Marion | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 22, 1955
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Keegan
DeMaestri takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Keegan
Slaughter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. DeMaestri moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Power vs. Keegan
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. DeMaestri tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Keegan
Valo hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Keegan
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Kellner
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Kellner
Fox hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Kellner
Groth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Kellner
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Keegan
Finigan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Keegan
Lopez bunts towards the mound. Keegan fields it and throws to first for the out. Finigan moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Astroth vs. Keegan
Astroth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Finigan scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kellner vs. Keegan
Kellner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth. Kellner reaches second base with a double. Astroth goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeMaestri vs. Keegan
DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kellner scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Martin
Morrie Martin now pitching.
Slaughter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes DeMaestri trying to get to third. Rivera throws the ball in to Stephens, who tags DeMaestri for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Martin
Power is walked intentionally. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Valo vs. Martin
Valo takes first base on ball four. Slaughter moves to third. Power moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wilson vs. Martin
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Slaughter scores. Power scores. Valo moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Finigan vs. Martin
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Finigan vs. Martin
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Kellner
Rivera hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Kellner
Dropo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Kellner
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Martin
Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Astroth vs. Martin
Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kellner vs. Martin
Kellner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Kellner
Lollar hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Kellner
Ron Jackson pinch hits for Morrie Martin.
Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carrasquel vs. Kellner
Carrasquel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fox vs. Kellner
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. Jackson scores. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Kellner
Groth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fox moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nieman vs. Kellner
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Chakales
Bob Chakales now pitching.
DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Chakales
There goes DeMaestri. The throw from Lollar and he is safe. DeMaestri steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Slaughter vs. Chakales
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DeMaestri moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Power vs. Chakales
Power hits a fly ball towards right. Rivera catches it and throws to Lollar, who throws to third to double up DeMaestri. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Kellner
Rivera hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Kellner
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Kellner
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kellner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Chakales
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Chakales
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Chakales
Finigan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Kellner
Lollar hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chakales vs. Kellner
Chakales hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Kellner
Carrasquel 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 6
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Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Chakales
Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Astroth vs. Chakales
Astroth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lopez moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kellner vs. Chakales
Kellner strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DeMaestri vs. Chakales
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo fields it and throws to home to get Lopez. Astroth moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slaughter vs. Chakales
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. Astroth moves to third. DeMaestri moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Power vs. Chakales
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Kellner
Fox hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Kellner
Groth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Kellner
Nieman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Nieman reaches second base with a double. Groth goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivera vs. Kellner
Rivera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dropo vs. Kellner
Dropo hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephens vs. Kellner
Stephens hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Chakales
Valo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Chakales
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Valo moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Finigan vs. Chakales
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards right. Rivera fields it and throws to second to catch Wilson for the out. Valo moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lopez vs. Chakales
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Kellner
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGhee vs. Kellner
Ed McGhee pinch hits for Bob Chakales.
McGhee is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Kellner
Carrasquel strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Dorish
Fritz Dorish now pitching.
Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kellner vs. Dorish
Kellner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Dorish
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Kellner
Fox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Kellner
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Kellner
Nieman hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Dorish
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dorish fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Dorish
Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Valo vs. Dorish
Valo bunts towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Valo for the out. Slaughter moves to third. Power moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wilson vs. Dorish
Wilson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Finigan vs. Dorish
Finigan is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lopez vs. Dorish
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stephens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Kellner
Rivera hits a popup, foul, towards third. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Kellner
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Kellner
Stephens hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Valo. Stephens reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lollar vs. Kellner
Lollar strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/22/1955, game 1 -- Kansas City at Chicago (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
DeMaestri J, ss 4 1 2 1 Carrasquel C, ss 4 0 1 0
Slaughter E, rf 4 1 3 0 Fox N, 2b 4 0 1 1
Power V, 1b 3 1 1 1 Groth J, cf 4 1 3 0
Valo E, lf 2 1 0 0 Nieman B, lf 4 0 1 1
Wilson B, cf 5 0 2 2 Rivera J, rf 3 0 0 0
Finigan J, 3b 4 1 1 0 Dropo W, 1b 4 0 0 0
Lopez H, 2b 4 0 2 0 Stephens V, 3b 4 0 1 0
Astroth J, c 4 1 2 1 Lollar S, c 4 0 0 0
Kellner A, p 3 1 1 1 Keegan B, p 0 0 0 0
Martin M, p 0 0 0 0
Jackson R, ph 1 1 1 0
Chakales B, p 1 0 0 0
McGhee E, ph 1 0 0 0
Dorish F, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 7 14 6 34 2 8 2
Kansas City 160 000 000 -- 7
Chicago 001 001 000 -- 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Kellner A (W) 9.0 8 2 2 1 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Keegan B (L) 1.1 5 4 4 1 0
Martin M 1.2 3 3 3 2 0
Chakales B 4.0 4 0 0 2 2
Dorish F 2.0 2 0 0 2 0
DP -- Kansas City 1, Chicago 4
LOB -- Kansas City 9, Chicago 6
2B -- Kellner A, Nieman B, Stephens V
SB -- Wilson B, Valo E, DeMaestri J
SH -- Lopez H, Valo E
SF -- Power V
T -- 2:28
A -- 0
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