GAME LOG Kansas City @ Chicago (A)
Thursday, 6/8/1955
Batting: Kansas City, top of 1st.
Pitching: Bob Porterfield
LF Joe Collins:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Clint Courtney:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
1B Ferris Fain:
Base on balls.
CF Al Kaline:
Flies out to short left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
SS Billy Martin:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
RF Bob Nieman:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
C Sal Yvars:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
B. Nieman to second.
LF Gus Zernial:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Bob Porterfield
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Frankie Gustine:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
2B Johnny Temple:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
2B Wayne Terwilliger:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Tommy O'brien:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Bobby Brown:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Bob Porterfield
3B Sammy Meeks:
Reaches on a fielding error by the shortstop.
P Bobby Shantz:
SINGLES to short right-center.
S. Meeks to second.
LF Joe Collins:
Base on balls.
S. Meeks to third.
B. Shantz to second.
C Clint Courtney:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
S. Meeks scores.
B. Shantz scores.
J. Collins to third.
1B Ferris Fain:
Flies out to shallow left field.
CF Al Kaline:
Base on balls.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Flies out to left-center.
Collins tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
SS Frankie Gustine:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Kaline out at 2nd base.
Inning over... 3 runs, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Kansas City 3, Chicago (A) 0
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
1B Ted Kluszewski:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P Bob Porterfield:
Flies out to shallow left field.
SS Billy Martin:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 3, Chicago (A) 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 4th.
Pitching: Bob Porterfield
2B Johnny Temple:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
3B Sammy Meeks:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
P Bobby Shantz:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 3, Chicago (A) 0
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
RF Bob Nieman:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
C Sal Yvars:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Nieman out at 2nd base.
LF Gus Zernial:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
S. Yvars to second.
2B Wayne Terwilliger:
Base on balls.
S. Yvars to third.
G. Zernial to second.
CF Tommy O'brien:
SINGLES to short right-center.
S. Yvars scores.
G. Zernial to third.
W. Terwilliger to second.
3B Bobby Brown:
SINGLES to right
G. Zernial scores.
W. Terwilliger to third.
T. O'brien to second.
1B Ted Kluszewski:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Brown out at 2nd base.
W. Terwilliger scores.
T. O'brien to third.
P Bob Porterfield:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 3, Kansas City 3
Batting: Kansas City, top of 5th.
Pitching: Bob Porterfield
LF Joe Collins:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
C Clint Courtney:
Flies out to left-center.
1B Ferris Fain:
Base on balls.
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 3, Kansas City 3
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
SS Billy Martin:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Bob Nieman:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
C Sal Yvars:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
B. Nieman to third.
LF Gus Zernial:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 3, Kansas City 3
Batting: Kansas City, top of 6th.
Pitching: Bob Porterfield
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Frankie Gustine:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Johnny Temple:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
3B Sammy Meeks:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 3, Kansas City 3
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
2B Wayne Terwilliger:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Tommy O'brien:
Base on balls.
3B Bobby Brown:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
T. O'brien to second.
1B Ted Kluszewski:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Brown out at 2nd base.
T. O'brien to third.
P Bob Porterfield:
SINGLES to center
T. O'brien scores.
T. Kluszewski to second.
T. Kluszewski to third.
SS Billy Martin:
SINGLES to short left field.
T. Kluszewski scores.
B. Porterfield to second.
RF Bob Nieman:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 5, Kansas City 3
Batting: Kansas City, top of 7th.
Pitching: Bob Porterfield
P Bobby Shantz:
Flies out to center field.
LF Joe Collins:
Base on balls.
C Clint Courtney:
Reaches on a throwing error by the third baseman.
J. Collins to second.
1B Ferris Fain:
SINGLES down the left field line.
J. Collins to third.
C. Courtney to second.
Collins tries to score...
Zernial throws home...
Collins scores!
C. Courtney to third.
F. Fain to second.
CF Al Kaline:
Popped out to the third baseman.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, one error.
Score: Chicago (A) 5, Kansas City 4
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
C Sal Yvars:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
LF Gus Zernial:
Reaches on a fielding error by the first baseman.
2B Wayne Terwilliger:
Flies out to right-center.
PH Ted Williams:
Flies out to short right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Chicago (A) 5, Kansas City 4
Batting: Kansas City, top of 8th.
Pitching: Bob Porterfield
SS Frankie Gustine:
New CF: Ted Williams.
SINGLES to right
2B Johnny Temple:
SINGLES to short center field.
F. Gustine to second.
PH Luis Olmo:
Popped out to the second baseman.
P Bobby Shantz:
SAC BUNT.
Gustine advances to third.
Temple advances to second.
LF Joe Collins:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 5, Kansas City 4
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
3B Bobby Brown:
New 3B: Luis Olmo.
SINGLES to right
1B Ted Kluszewski:
SINGLES down the right field line.
B. Brown to second.
Brown tries to advance to third...
Jensen throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
P Bob Porterfield:
Flies out to center field.
Brown tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
SS Billy Martin:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
T. Kluszewski to second.
New pitcher: Sam Jones.
RF Bob Nieman:
Strikes out swinging.
C Sal Yvars:
SINGLES to short left-center.
T. Kluszewski to third.
B. Martin to second.
T. Kluszewski scores.
LF Gus Zernial:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
B. Martin scores.
S. Yvars scores.
2B Wayne Terwilliger:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... 4 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 9, Kansas City 4
Batting: Kansas City, top of 9th.
Pitching: Bob Porterfield
C Clint Courtney:
SINGLES down the right field line.
1B Ferris Fain:
SINGLES to right
C. Courtney to second.
New pitcher: Lew Burdette.
CF Al Kaline:
SINGLES to left
C. Courtney to third.
F. Fain to second.
Courtney tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounded into double play, 3-6-3.
F. Fain to third.
SS Frankie Gustine:
Flies out to deep left-center.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 9, Kansas City 5
Game over. Score: Chicago (A) 9, Kansas City 5
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