4/18/1955, Cle55-KC 55, KC Municipal Stadium
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1955 Cleveland 0 6 0 5 6 0 1 5 0 23 23 1 12 1
1955 Kansas City 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 11 5 5 2
Cleveland AB R H BI AVG Kansas City AB R H BI AVG
Smith rf 5 1 4 2 .429 Power 1b 4 2 3 1 .364
Philley ph 1 0 1 2 .250 Bollweg ph 1 0 0 0 .000
Avila 2b 7 3 3 3 .207 Suder 2b 4 0 1 1 .125
Doby cf 4 3 2 4 .207 Finigan 3b 4 0 1 1 .304
Westlake ph 1 0 0 0 .000 Zernial lf 4 0 0 0 .273
Rosen 3b 7 3 2 3 .233 Renna rf 4 1 1 0 .267
Kiner lf 4 2 2 1 .346 Wilson cf 4 1 1 2 .238
Mitchell ph 2 0 1 0 .333 DeMaestri ss 4 0 2 0 .294
Wertz 1b 3 3 2 2 .259 Astroth c 2 0 0 0 .200
Altobelli ph 1 1 0 0 .000 Blackwell p 0 0 0 0 .000
Strickland ss 5 2 1 1 .286 Stewart ph 1 0 0 0 .000
Hegan c 7 3 5 4 .579 Ceccarelli p 0 0 0 0 .000
Foiles c 0 0 0 0 .000 Ditmar p 1 0 1 0 1.000
Garcia p 3 1 0 1 .000 Kellner p 0 0 0 0 1.000
Wight p 0 0 0 0 .000 Trice p 1 0 1 0 1.000
Majeski ph 0 1 0 0 .000 Wheat p 0 0 0 0 .000
Narleski p 0 0 0 0 .000 Shantz,Bi c 3 1 0 0 .125
50 23 23 23 37 5 11 5
Cleveland INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Garcia W 2-0 6.2 10 5 5 0 6 89 61 4.61
Wight 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 9.00
Narleski 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 32 18 0.00
9.0 11 5 5 0 8 125 82
Kansas City INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Kellner L 0-1 1.2 5 6 6 2 1 42 25 11.12
Trice 1.2 4 3 3 1 0 35 20 9.64
Wheat 1.0 8 6 5 0 0 37 26 36.00
Blackwell 2.2 2 3 2 5 0 69 32 6.75
Ceccarelli 0.1 3 5 0 1 0 36 22 3.86
Ditmar 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 26 15 0.00
9.0 23 23 16 10 3 245 140
Cle: Mitchell batted for Kiner in the 8th
Altobelli batted for Wertz in the 8th
Majeski batted for Wight in the 8th
Philley batted for Smith in the 8th
Westlake batted for Doby in the 8th
Philley moved to rf in the 8th
Mitchell moved to lf in the 8th
Altobelli moved to 1b in the 8th
Westlake moved to cf in the 8th
Foiles inserted at c in the 9th
KC : Shantz,Bi inserted at c in the 5th
Stewart batted for Blackwell in the 7th
Bollweg batted for Power in the 9th
E-Philley, Finigan, Zernial, DeMaestri 3. 2B-Avila, Philley. HR-Doby 2(2),
Rosen(2), Kiner(1), Wertz(1), Hegan(1), Power(1), Wilson(1). K-Doby,
Strickland, Hegan, Suder, Zernial 2, Renna, Wilson 2, Shantz,Bi, Stewart.
BB-Smith, Doby 2, Kiner, Wertz, Strickland 2, Garcia, Altobelli, Majeski.
SF-Garcia. HBP-Wertz. HB-Blackwell.
GWRBI: Hegan
Temperature: 84, Sky: clear, Wind: in from left at 15 MPH.
4/18/1955, Cle55-KC 55, KC Municipal Stadium
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1955 Cleveland 0 6 0 5 6 0 1 5 0 23 23 1 12 1
1955 Kansas City 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 11 5 5 2
Cleveland -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Smith rf 1>S note 1 4>8 note 2 S.1-2
Philley ph
Avila 2b 31.1-2 S.3-H;2-H D 5>S 63/gdp
Doby cf k HR.1-H W HR.1-H 6>W
Westlake ph
Rosen 3b 43 Trice HR.2-H;1-H S 543/gdp
53
Kiner lf 2>W 3>S Wheat 8 9
HR
Mitchell ph
Wertz 1b W.1-2 9 S HR.1-H 7>HBP
Altobelli ph
Strickland ss 9 9 7 Blackwell W.1-2
W
Hegan c S.2-H;1-2 S.1-2 S.1-2 HR.1-H note 3
Foiles c
Garcia p note 4 64/f note 5 W 7/SF.3-H
Wight p
Majeski ph
Narleski p
1: S.2-H;1-3(e7/th);B-2 2: S.3-H;2xH(82);1-2 3: e6.2-3;1-2;B-1 4: 36/b/f.1-2;B-1
5: e5.2-3;1-2;B-1
Kansas City -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Power 1b 1>4 S.1-2 HR S.1-2
Bollweg ph 7
Suder 2b k note 1 43 S.2-H;1-2
Finigan 3b 31 S.2-H;1-2 63 Wight
43
Zernial lf 2>k k 6>63 8>Narleski
7
Renna rf S 7 8 k
Wilson cf HR.1-H 4>4 k k
DeMaestri ss S 43 7>S 9>8
Astroth c 643/gdp 8
Blackwell p
Stewart ph k
Ceccarelli p
Ditmar p S.B-2(e9)
Kellner p
Trice p 3>S
Wheat p
Shantz,Bi c 5>k 6/f.B-1 63.2-3
1: 15/f.1-2;B-1
Cleveland -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Smith rf W.2-3;1-2
Philley ph note 1
Avila 2b 4 Ditmar
53.3-H;2-3
Doby cf 8
Westlake ph 63
Rosen 3b 8>Ceccarelli 9>53
e6.B-1
Kiner lf
Mitchell ph 3/g.1-2 S
Wertz 1b
Altobelli ph e6.2-3;B-1 W.1-2
Strickland ss S.3-H;1-3 k
Hegan c S.3-H;1-2 k
Foiles c
Garcia p
Wight p
Majeski ph W.2-3;1-2
Narleski p
1: D.3-H;2-H;1-3
Kansas City -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Power 1b
Bollweg ph
Suder 2b
Finigan 3b
Zernial lf
Renna rf
Wilson cf
DeMaestri ss
Astroth c
Blackwell p
Stewart ph
Ceccarelli p
Ditmar p
Kellner p
Trice p
Wheat p
Shantz,Bi c
Cleveland IN OUT ER Kansas City IN OUT ER
Garcia A1 D2 5 W 2-0 Kellner A1 B3 6 L 0-1
Wight D3 D3 0 Trice B4 C4 3
Narleski D4 E1 0 Wheat C5 D6 5
Blackwell D7 F3 2
Ceccarelli F4 G1 0
Ditmar G2 G8 0
4/18/1955, Cle55-KC 55, KC Municipal Stadium
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1955 Cleveland 0 6 0 5 6 0 1 5 0 23 23 1 12 1
1955 Kansas City 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 11 5 5 2
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Cleveland batting
0-0 0 --- 01 Smith lined a single up the middle (CX)
0-0 0 1-- 01 Avila grounded out to first, Smith to second (F1X)
0-0 1 -2- 12 Doby struck out (CFBS)
0-0 2 -2- 21 Rosen grounded out to second (BCBX)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Kansas City batting
0-0 0 --- 21 Power popped out to second (BCBX)
0-0 1 --- 02 Suder struck out (CFS)
0-0 2 --- 12 Finigan grounded out to first (CCBX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Cleveland batting
0-0 0 --- 31 Kiner walked (BBBCB)
0-0 0 1-- 31 Wertz walked, Kiner to second (BBCB1B)
0-0 0 12- 11 Strickland flied out to right (BSX)
0-0 1 12- 02 Hegan lined a single up the middle, Kiner scored, Wertz
to second (SFX)
1-0 1 12- 01 Garcia bunted into an out to first, forcing Wertz at
third, Hegan to second, Garcia to first (FbXb)
1-0 2 12- 22 Smith lined a single to shallow left, Hegan scored,
Garcia to third on an error by the left fielder
Zernial, Smith to second (BCFBX)
2-0 2 -23 21 Avila lined a single to right, Garcia scored, Smith
scored (CBBX)
4-0 2 1-- 11 Doby homered deep down the right field line, Avila scored
(FBX)
Trice now pitching
6-0 2 --- 32 Rosen grounded out to third (CBBFBX)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Kansas City batting
6-0 0 --- 22 Zernial struck out (FBCBS)
6-0 1 --- 01 Renna reached on an infield single to second (FX)
6-0 1 1-- 00 Wilson homered deep down the left-field line, Renna
scored (X)
6-2 1 --- 21 DeMaestri lined a single to shallow center (BBSX)
6-2 1 1-- 10 Astroth grounded into a double play, Strickland to Avila
to Wertz (BX)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Cleveland batting
6-2 0 --- 10 Kiner lined a single between third and short (BX)
6-2 0 1-- 21 Wertz flied out to right (FBBX)
6-2 1 1-- 10 Strickland flied out to right (BX)
6-2 2 1-- 01 Hegan reached on an infield single to short, Kiner to
second (CX)
6-2 2 12- 12 Garcia grounded to short, forcing Hegan at second (CBSX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Kansas City batting
6-2 0 --- 10 Trice grounded a single between third and short (BX)
6-2 0 1-- 32 Power grounded a single between first and second, Trice
to second (CCBBBX)
6-2 0 12- 02 Suder grounded to the mound, forcing Trice at third,
Power to second, Suder to first (CFX)
6-2 1 12- 01 Finigan grounded a single up the middle, Power scored,
Suder to second (SX)
6-3 1 12- 12 Zernial struck out (CSBC)
6-3 2 12- 00 Renna flied out to left (X)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Cleveland batting
6-3 0 --- 01 Smith lined out to center (FX)
6-3 1 --- 32 Avila doubled deep to right center (BBFBCX)
6-3 1 -2- 31 Doby walked (BBBCB)
6-3 1 12- 01 Rosen homered deep to left center, Avila scored, Doby
scored (CX)
Wheat now pitching
9-3 1 --- 22 Kiner homered deep down the left-field line (CBFFBFX)
10-3 1 --- 02 Wertz lined a single to right center (CCX)
10-3 1 1-- 22 Strickland flied out to left (CBBCX)
10-3 2 1-- 11 Hegan lined a single to shallow right, Wertz to second
(CBX)
10-3 2 12- 11 Wertz to third, Hegan to second, Garcia to first on an
error by the third baseman Finigan (BCX)
10-3 2 123 01 Smith grounded a single up the middle, Wertz scored,
Hegan out at home, Garcia to second (CX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Kansas City batting
11-3 0 --- 11 Wilson popped out to second (FBX)
11-3 1 --- 00 DeMaestri grounded out to second (X)
11-3 2 --- 11 Astroth flied out to center (BCX)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Cleveland batting
11-3 0 --- 10 Avila lined a single to shallow center (BX)
11-3 0 1-- 11 Doby homered deep to right, Avila scored (FBX)
13-3 0 --- 01 Rosen lined a single to right (SX)
13-3 0 1-- 10 Kiner flied out to center (BX)
13-3 1 1-- 22 Wertz homered deep down the right field line, Rosen
scored (BCFBX)
Shantz,Bi now playing catcher
Blackwell now pitching
15-3 1 --- 31 Strickland walked (BSBBB)
15-3 1 1-- 22 Hegan homered deep to left, Strickland scored (SBSBX)
17-3 1 --- 32 Garcia walked (CFBBFBB)
17-3 1 1-- 22 Smith grounded a single up the middle, Garcia to second
(BBFSX)
17-3 1 12- 01 Avila grounded into a double play, DeMaestri to Power (FX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Kansas City batting
17-3 0 --- 32 Shantz,Bi struck out (CBBFBS)
17-3 1 --- 32 Power homered deep to left (BCBBFX)
17-4 1 --- 01 Suder grounded out to second (CX)
17-4 2 --- 12 Finigan grounded out to short (BSFX)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Cleveland batting
17-4 0 --- 30 Doby walked (BBBB)
17-4 0 1-- 22 Rosen grounded into a double play, Finigan to Suder to
Power (BSBFX)
17-4 2 --- 22 Kiner lined out to right (SSBFBX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Kansas City batting
17-4 0 --- 21 Zernial grounded out to short (CBBX)
17-4 1 --- 00 Renna flied out to center (X)
17-4 2 --- 22 Wilson struck out (BFBFS)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Cleveland batting
17-4 0 --- 11 Wertz was hit by a pitch (CBH)
17-4 0 1-- 32 Strickland walked, Wertz to second (BFBBFB)
17-4 0 12- 32 Wertz to third, Strickland to second, Hegan to first on
an error by the shortstop DeMaestri (BBBCSFX)
17-4 0 123 12 Garcia hit a sacrifice fly to left, Wertz scored (CBFX)
18-4 1 12- 31 Smith walked, Strickland to third, Hegan to second (BBSBB)
18-4 1 123 10 Avila popped out to second (BX)
18-4 2 123 20 Doby flied out to center (BBX)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Kansas City batting
18-4 0 --- 00 DeMaestri grounded a single between first and second (X)
Stewart pinch hitting for Blackwell
18-4 0 1-- 12 Stewart struck out (CBCS)
18-4 1 1-- 00 Shantz,Bi grounded to short, forcing DeMaestri at second,
Shantz,Bi to first (X)
18-4 2 1-- 00 Power grounded a single up the middle, Shantz,Bi to
second (X)
18-4 2 12- 12 Suder grounded a single up the middle, Shantz,Bi scored,
Power to second (FSBX)
Wight now pitching
18-5 2 12- 12 Finigan grounded out to second (SSBX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Cleveland batting
Ceccarelli now pitching
18-5 0 --- 02 Rosen to first on an error by the shortstop DeMaestri
(CCFX)
Mitchell pinch hitting for Kiner
18-5 0 1-- 22 Mitchell grounded out to first, Rosen to second (FFFBFBFX)
Altobelli pinch hitting for Wertz
18-5 1 -2- 32 Rosen to third, Altobelli to first on an error by the
shortstop DeMaestri (CBFBBX)
18-5 1 1-3 11 Strickland grounded a single between first and second,
Rosen scored, Altobelli to third (BFX)
19-5 1 1-3 32 Hegan lined a single to shallow center, Altobelli scored,
Strickland to second (BBBCCX)
Majeski pinch hitting for Wight
20-5 1 12- 31 Majeski walked, Strickland to third, Hegan to second
(BCBBB)
Philley pinch hitting for Smith
20-5 1 123 12 Philley doubled deep down the left-field line, Strickland
scored, Hegan scored, Majeski to third (CCBX)
Ditmar now pitching
22-5 1 -23 10 Avila grounded out to third, Majeski scored, Philley to
third (BX)
Westlake pinch hitting for Doby
23-5 2 --3 00 Doby grounded out to short (X)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Kansas City batting
Narleski now pitching
Philley moved to right field
Mitchell moved to left field
Altobelli moved to first base
Westlake moved to center field
23-5 0 --- 31 Zernial lined out to left (BBBCX)
23-5 1 --- 32 Renna struck out (BFBCBS)
23-5 2 --- 22 Wilson struck out (BBCSS)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Cleveland batting
23-5 0 --- 12 Rosen grounded out to third (CSBFFX)
23-5 1 --- 21 Mitchell grounded a single between third and short (FBBX)
23-5 1 1-- 30 Altobelli walked, Mitchell to second (BBBB)
23-5 1 12- 22 Strickland struck out (BCBFS)
23-5 2 12- 12 Hegan struck out (FFBC)
************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Kansas City batting
Foiles now playing catcher
23-5 0 --- 21 DeMaestri flied out to center (BBFX)
23-5 1 --- 01 Ditmar lined a single to shallow right, Ditmar to second
on an error by the right fielder Philley (CX)
23-5 1 -2- 12 Shantz,Bi grounded out to short, Ditmar to third (FSBX)
Bollweg pinch hitting for Power
23-5 2 --3 32 Bollweg flied out to left (BCFBBX)