GAME LOG Kansas City @ Detroit
Thursday, 5/25/1955
Batting: Kansas City, top of 1st.
Pitching: Monte Kennedy
2B Johnny Temple:
SINGLES to center
SS Frankie Gustine:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
J. Temple to second.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Base on balls.
CF Al Kaline:
Flies out to deep right field.
Temple tags up at second...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
1B Ferris Fain:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
RF Elmer Valo:
Reaches on a throwing error by the second baseman.
C Joe Ginsberg:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
E. Valo to third.
Valo scores.
Ginsberg to second.
1B George Kell:
SINGLES to left
J. Ginsberg to third.
CF Hank Thompson:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Kell out at 2nd base.
J. Ginsberg scores.
3B Bill Serena:
Strikes out looking.
2B Jerry Priddy:
Popped out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, one error.
Score: Detroit 2, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Monte Kennedy
3B Dick Williams:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
LF Wally Moon:
Base on balls.
C Joe Tipton:
Base on balls.
D. Williams to third.
W. Moon to second.
P Bobby Shantz:
Flies out to short right-center.
2B Johnny Temple:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Tipton out at 2nd base.
D. Williams scores.
W. Moon to third.
SS Frankie Gustine:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
W. Moon scores.
J. Temple to second.
Temple tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
RF Jackie Jensen:
SINGLES to left
J. Temple scores.
F. Gustine to second.
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Jensen out at 2nd base.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 3, Detroit 2
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
LF Sandy Amoros:
SINGLES to center
SS Fred Hatfield:
SINGLES to right
S. Amoros to second.
Amoros tries to advance to third...
Jensen throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
P Monte Kennedy:
Strikes out for bunting the ball foul with 2 strikes.
RF Elmer Valo:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
S. Amoros scores.
F. Hatfield to third.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
F. Hatfield scores.
1B George Kell:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 4, Kansas City 3
Batting: Kansas City, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Monte Kennedy
1B Ferris Fain:
Flies out to left-center.
3B Dick Williams:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
LF Wally Moon:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 4, Kansas City 3
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
CF Hank Thompson:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Bill Serena:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
2B Jerry Priddy:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 4, Kansas City 3
Batting: Kansas City, top of 4th.
Pitching: Monte Kennedy
C Joe Tipton:
SINGLES to center
P Bobby Shantz:
SAC BUNT.
Tipton advances to second.
2B Johnny Temple:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
SS Frankie Gustine:
Popped out to the catcher.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 4, Kansas City 3
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
LF Sandy Amoros:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left-center. (392 feet)
SS Fred Hatfield:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
P Monte Kennedy:
Strikes out looking.
RF Elmer Valo:
SINGLES to center
C Joe Ginsberg:
Base on balls.
E. Valo to second.
1B George Kell:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Kansas City 3
Batting: Kansas City, top of 5th.
Pitching: Monte Kennedy
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Ferris Fain:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Kansas City 3
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
CF Hank Thompson:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Bill Serena:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
2B Jerry Priddy:
SINGLES to center
B. Serena to second.
B. Serena to third.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Base on balls.
J. Priddy to second.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Amoros out at 2nd base.
B. Serena scores.
J. Priddy to third.
P Monte Kennedy:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 6, Kansas City 3
Batting: Kansas City, top of 6th.
Pitching: Monte Kennedy
3B Dick Williams:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Wally Moon:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
C Joe Tipton:
Base on balls.
P Bobby Shantz:
SINGLES to right
J. Tipton to second.
J. Tipton to third.
2B Johnny Temple:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
J. Tipton scores.
B. Shantz to second.
Shantz tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
SS Frankie Gustine:
Popped out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 6, Kansas City 4
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
RF Elmer Valo:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Lines out to the second baseman.
1B George Kell:
Base on balls.
CF Hank Thompson:
Base on balls.
G. Kell to second.
3B Bill Serena:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
G. Kell scores.
H. Thompson scores.
2B Jerry Priddy:
Base on balls.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Base on balls.
B. Serena to third.
J. Priddy to second.
New pitcher: Willard Schmidt.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 8, Kansas City 4
Batting: Kansas City, top of 7th.
Pitching: Monte Kennedy
RF Jackie Jensen:
SINGLES to left
CF Al Kaline:
SINGLES to center
J. Jensen to second.
1B Ferris Fain:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
J. Jensen to third.
A. Kaline to second.
Jensen tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
New pitcher: Ben Flowers.
3B Dick Williams:
PH Clint Courtney:
Flies out to left-center.
LF Wally Moon:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Fain out at 2nd base.
F. Fain to second.
C Joe Tipton:
Base on balls.
F. Fain to third.
W. Moon to second.
PH Joe Collins:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
F. Fain scores.
W. Moon to third.
J. Tipton to second.
W. Moon scores.
2B Johnny Temple:
SINGLES to center
J. Tipton to third.
J. Collins to second.
J. Tipton scores.
J. Collins to third.
SS Frankie Gustine:
Temple steals second.
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... 4 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 8, Kansas City 8
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Willard Schmidt
New pitcher: Sam Jones.
P Ben Flowers:
New C : Clint Courtney.
New 3B: Sammy Meeks.
PH Bob Addis:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
RF Elmer Valo:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Hit by pitch.
1B George Kell:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 8, Kansas City 8
Batting: Kansas City, top of 8th.
Pitching: Ben Flowers
New pitcher: Kent Peterson.
RF Jackie Jensen:
SINGLES to center
CF Al Kaline:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
1B Ferris Fain:
Flies out to short right-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 8, Kansas City 8
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Sam Jones
CF Hank Thompson:
New RF: Luis Olmo.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Bill Serena:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
2B Jerry Priddy:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 8, Kansas City 8
Batting: Kansas City, top of 9th.
Pitching: Kent Peterson
C Clint Courtney:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Wally Moon:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Sammy Meeks:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 8, Kansas City 8
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Sam Jones
LF Sandy Amoros:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Fred Hatfield:
SINGLES to left
PH Walt Dropo:
Base on balls.
J. Coleman to second.
RF Elmer Valo:
Base on balls.
J. Coleman to third.
W. Dropo to second.
New pitcher: Bobby Tiefenauer.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Flies out to right-center.
Coleman tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
Game over. Score: Detroit 9, Kansas City 8
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