Close
Welcome to our redesigned site
The redesign was done to make the web experience more user friendly, as well as to make the mobile and desktop versions more compatible. We hope you find the site an improved experience. We always welcome your input, so let us know what you think. Play ball!
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Indians
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
August 12, 1955
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the Cleveland Indians, played on August 12, 1955 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 12, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Kansas City Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 12, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Art Houtteman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Art Ditmar |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 26,313 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: John Rice 2B: Bill Grieve 3B: Johnny Stevens |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Smith | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
| Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
| Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
| Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
| Gene Woodling | Left Fielder |
| Hal Naragon | Catcher |
| George Strickland | Shortstop |
| Art Houtteman | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
| Harry Simpson | Center Fielder |
| Bill Renna | Right Fielder |
| Jim Finigan | Second Baseman |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Billy Shantz | Catcher |
| Art Ditmar | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Indians
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
August 12, 1955
Top 1
-
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ditmar
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Ditmar
Avila strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Ditmar
Wertz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Ditmar
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doby vs. Ditmar
Doby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Houtteman
Power hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woodling. Power reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Houtteman
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Power moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zernial vs. Houtteman
Zernial hits a popup towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Simpson vs. Houtteman
Simpson strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Renna vs. Houtteman
Renna strikes out. View Play
Top 2
-
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Ditmar
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Ditmar
Naragon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Ditmar
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Houtteman
Finigan hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Houtteman
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Houtteman, and towards Strickland, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. Houtteman
Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
-
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Houtteman vs. Ditmar
Houtteman hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ditmar
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Ditmar
Avila takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Ditmar
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ditmar vs. Houtteman
Ditmar hits a line drive towards the mound. Houtteman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Houtteman
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Houtteman
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Ditmar
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Ditmar
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Ditmar
Woodling hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Houtteman
Zernial hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Houtteman
Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Houtteman
Renna hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Houtteman
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Houtteman
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Ditmar
Naragon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Ditmar
Strickland takes first base on ball four. Naragon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Houtteman vs. Ditmar
Houtteman strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Ditmar
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Avila vs. Ditmar
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Naragon moves to third. Strickland moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wertz vs. Ditmar
Wertz hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shantz vs. Houtteman
Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ditmar vs. Houtteman
Ditmar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Houtteman
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
-
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Ditmar
Rosen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Ditmar
Doby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woodling vs. Ditmar
Woodling hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Simpson. Woodling reaches second base with a double. Rosen scores. Doby moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Naragon vs. Ditmar
Naragon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Renna who is chasing the ball. Naragon reaches third base with a triple. Doby scores. Woodling scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Strickland vs. Ditmar
Strickland takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Houtteman vs. Gorman
Tom Gorman now pitching.
Houtteman hits a fly ball towards right. Renna catches it and throws to home to double up Naragon. Strickland moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Gorman
Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Gorman
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Houtteman
Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Houtteman
Zernial hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Houtteman
Simpson hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Renna vs. Houtteman
Renna strikes out. View Play
Top 7
-
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Gorman
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Gorman
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Gorman covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Gorman
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Gorman covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Houtteman
Finigan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Finigan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeMaestri vs. Houtteman
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Houtteman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Finigan moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Valo vs. Mossi
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Billy Shantz. Don Mossi now pitching.
Valo strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Slaughter vs. Mossi
Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Tom Gorman.
Slaughter hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Finigan tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Narleski
Ray Narleski now pitching.
Power hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Naragon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Portocarrero
Joe Astroth now catching. Arnie Portocarrero now pitching.
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Portocarrero
Naragon hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Portocarrero
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Narleski
Ferris Fain now playing first base.
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Narleski
Zernial strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Narleski
Simpson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Renna vs. Narleski
Renna hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
-
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Narleski vs. Portocarrero
Narleski strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Portocarrero
Smith hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Portocarrero
Avila takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Portocarrero
Fain hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Fain reaches second base with a double. Avila goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rosen vs. Portocarrero
Rosen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
-
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Narleski
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Narleski
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Astroth vs. Narleski
Astroth takes first base on ball four. DeMaestri moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Narleski
Bill Wilson pinch hits for Arnie Portocarrero.
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Power vs. Narleski
Power hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woodling who is chasing the ball. Power reaches third base with a triple. DeMaestri scores. Astroth goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lopez vs. Narleski
Clete Boyer pinch runs for Vic Power.
Lopez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 8/12/1955, game 2 -- Cleveland at Kansas City (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Smith A, rf 5 1 1 2 Power V, 1b 5 0 2 2
Avila B, 2b 3 1 1 0 Boyer C, pr 0 0 0 0
Wertz V, 1b 4 0 1 0 Lopez H, 3b 5 0 2 0
Fain F, 1b 1 0 1 1 Zernial G, lf 4 1 1 1
Rosen A, 3b 5 1 2 0 Simpson H, cf 4 0 1 0
Doby L, cf 4 1 1 0 Renna B, rf 4 1 1 1
Woodling G, lf 4 1 1 1 Finigan J, 2b 4 1 2 0
Naragon H, c 4 0 3 2 DeMaestri J, ss 4 1 1 0
Strickland G, ss 2 1 0 0 Shantz B, c 2 0 0 0
Houtteman A, p 3 0 0 0 Valo E, ph 1 0 0 0
Mossi D, p 0 0 0 0 Astroth J, c 0 1 0 0
Narleski R, p 1 0 0 0 Ditmar A, p 2 0 1 0
Gorman T, p 0 0 0 0
Slaughter E, ph 0 0 0 1
Portocarrero A, p 0 0 0 0
Wilson B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 6 11 6 36 5 11 5
Cleveland 000 005 001 -- 6
Kansas City 000 200 102 -- 5
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Houtteman A (W)* 6.0 8 3 3 0 3
Mossi D 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Narleski R (S) 2.1 3 2 2 1 3
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Ditmar A (L)+ 5.0 9 4 4 3 3
Gorman T 2.0 1 1 1 0 0
Portocarrero A 2.0 1 1 1 1 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
+ Pitched to 5 batters in 6th
DP -- Cleveland 1, Kansas City 2
LOB -- Cleveland 7, Kansas City 6
2B -- Power V, Woodling G, Finigan J, Fain F
3B -- Naragon H, Power V
HR -- Zernial G, Renna B, Smith A
SF -- Slaughter E
T -- 2:32
A -- 26313
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
