Athletics @ Senators
June 17, 1955

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Athletics	4	9	0
Senators	2	9	2

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Athletics	4	9	0
Senators	2	9	2

Ernie Oravetz Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.274
OBP	.000	.355
At Bats	0	95
Hits	0	26
• Singles	0	25
• Doubles	0	1
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	12
RBI’s	0	8

Tom Gorman Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
2	1	2

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Griffith Stadium - June 17, 1955

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Out

Tom Gorman

Joe Astroth

Vic Power

Jim Finigan

Hector Lopez

Joe DeMaestri

Elmer Valo

Harry Simpson

Enos Slaughter

Ernie Oravetz

Clint Courtney

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Kansas City Athletics	4	9	0	5
Washington Senators	2	9	2	6
Winning Pitcher	Arnie Portocarrero
Losing Pitcher	Bob Porterfield
Save	Tom Gorman
Game Winning RBI	Elmer Valo
Attendance	3,302
Time of Game	2 hours 12 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Ernie Oravetz pinch hits for Bob Chakales. Oravetz hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 Schoonmaker is called out on strikes.

Bottom 9 Tom Gorman now pitching. Sievers hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 9 Courtney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Groth scores.

Bottom 9 Groth hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Simpson who is chasing the ball. Groth reaches third base with a triple.

Top 9 Shantz is called out on strikes.

Top 9 Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chakales fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 9 Bob Chakales now pitching. Tony Roig now playing shortstop. Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chakales fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Vernon hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Runnels is called out on strikes.

Bottom 8 Yost hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Simpson. Yost reaches second base with a double. Delis moves to third.

Bottom 8 Carlos Paula pinch hits for Bob Porterfield. Paula hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Juan Delis pinch hits for Bobby Kline. Bobby Shantz now pitching. Delis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 8 Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Finigan for the out.

Top 8 Power hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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

Top 8 Valo hits a popup towards short. Kline settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Schoonmaker hits a ball on the ground towards second. Finigan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.

Bottom 7 Sievers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Groth moves to third.

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

Bottom 7 Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 7 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kline fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lopez scores.

Top 7 Portocarrero bunts towards the mound. Porterfield fields it and throws to first for the out. Lopez moves to second.

Top 7 Astroth hits a fly ball into right field. Schoonmaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 6 Vernon hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Yost is called out on strikes.

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

Top 6 Power hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Valo tags and scores.

Top 6 Valo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth who is chasing the ball. Valo reaches third base with a triple. Slaughter scores.

Top 6 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards second. Runnels picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Runnels. Slaughter moves to second.

Bottom 5 Porterfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 5 Kline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schoonmaker moves to third.

Bottom 5 Schoonmaker takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 5 Sievers hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Courtney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Portocarrero covering, for the out.

Top 5 DeMaestri strikes out.

Top 5 Portocarrero strikes out.

Top 5 Astroth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Finigan scores.

Top 5 Lopez strikes out.

Top 5 Finigan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth. Finigan reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 4 Groth hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Yost scores.

Bottom 4 Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yost moves to third.

Bottom 4 Yost takes first base on ball four.

Top 4 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kline fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 4 Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Valo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Slaughter moves to third.

Top 4 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon juggles the ball. That's an error on Vernon.

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

Bottom 3 Porterfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Kline strikes out.

Bottom 3 Schoonmaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Portocarrero strikes out.

Top 3 Astroth hits a fly ball into right field. Schoonmaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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

Bottom 2 Courtney hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Finigan hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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

Top 2 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 There goes Vernon. The throw from Astroth and he is out, Finigan applying the tag.

Bottom 1 Vernon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Yost hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 1 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Courtney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 1 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kline scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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