Athletics @ Indians
May 8, 1955

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Bottom 11	R	H	E
Athletics	1	13	0
Indians	1	4	0

Bottom 11	R	H	E
Athletics	1	13	0
Indians	2	5	0

Al Rosen Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.211
OBP	.000	.322
At Bats	4	71
Hits	0	15
• Singles	0	10
• Doubles	0	1
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	4
Walks	0	13
RBI’s	0	13

Art Ceccarelli Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
0	0	0

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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - May 8, 1955

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Home Run

Art Ceccarelli

Billy Shantz

Dick Kryhoski

Pete Suder

Jim Finigan

Joe DeMaestri

Gus Zernial

Bill Wilson

Bill Renna

Al Rosen

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Kansas City Athletics	1	13	0	10
Cleveland Indians	2	5	0	7
Winning Pitcher	Ray Narleski
Losing Pitcher	Art Ceccarelli
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Al Rosen
Attendance	13,469
Time of Game	2 hours 43 minutes

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Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Rosen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 11 Shantz hits a line drive towards second. Avila catches it and steps on second to double up Wilson.

Top 11 Renna hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kryhoski moves to third. Wilson moves to second.

Top 11 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kryhoski moves to second.

Top 11 Kryhoski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 11 Zernial hits a popup towards third. Majeski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 10 Avila strikes out.

Bottom 10 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 10 Dente hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 10 Finigan strikes out.

Top 10 Suder strikes out.

Top 10 Ray Narleski now pitching. Sam Dente now playing shortstop. DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Foiles fields it and throws to third for the out. Ceccarelli moves to second.

Top 10 Ceccarelli bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Shantz moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.

Top 10 Shantz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 9 Foiles hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 9 Strickland hits a popup towards first. Kryhoski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 9 Majeski hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Renna hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Wilson strikes out.

Top 9 Don Mossi now pitching. Kryhoski hits a popup towards the mound. Mossi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Pope strikes out.

Bottom 8 Kiner takes first base on ball four. Avila moves to second.

Bottom 8 Rosen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Avila hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 8 Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 8 Pete Suder now playing second base. Wally Westlake pinch hits for Mike Garcia. Westlake strikes out.

Top 8 Zernial strikes out.

Top 8 Finigan hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Jacobs bunts towards first. Rosen scoops it up and throws to first, with Avila covering, for the out. DeMaestri moves to second.

Top 8 DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Foiles hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kryhoski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Strickland hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pope moves to second.

Bottom 7 Majeski strikes out.

Bottom 7 Pope takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 7 Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Ceccarelli bunts in front of the plate. Foiles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first, with Avila covering, for the double play.

Top 7 Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garcia fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 7 Renna hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 6 Rosen hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Avila takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 6 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Garcia hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Kryhoski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Zernial hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Foiles hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Strickland strikes out.

Bottom 5 Majeski hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Finigan strikes out.

Top 5 Jacobs hits a popup towards the mound. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Pope settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Pope strikes out.

Bottom 4 Kiner strikes out.

Bottom 4 Rosen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Jacobs settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Avila hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 4 Ceccarelli strikes out.

Top 4 Shantz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Renna moves to second.

Top 4 Renna hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 4 Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Pope settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Kryhoski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rosen scoops it up and throws to first, with Garcia covering, for the out.

Top 4 Zernial hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 3 Smith hits a popup towards third. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Garcia takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 3 Foiles hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Strickland hits a popup towards third. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 3 Jacobs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 3 DeMaestri strikes out.

Bottom 2 Majeski hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Pope strikes out.

Bottom 2 Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Ceccarelli strikes out.

Top 2 Shantz strikes out.

Top 2 Renna hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pope. Renna reaches second base with a double.

Top 2 Wilson hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Rosen strikes out.

Bottom 1 Avila strikes out.

Bottom 1 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Kryhoski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 1 Zernial hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Finigan moves to third.

Top 1 Finigan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 1 Jacobs hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 DeMaestri hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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