GAME LOG Chicago (A) @ Kansas City
Tuesday, 5/9/1955
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 1st.
Pitching: Steve Gromek
SS Billy Martin:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Ted Williams:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
LF Gus Zernial:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Ted Kluszewski:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right-center. (412 feet)
RF Bob Nieman:
SINGLES to short right-center.
2B Dale Mitchell:
SINGLES to left
B. Nieman to second.
C Sal Yvars:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... 2 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 2, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Bud Byerly
LF Wally Moon:
Strikes out swinging.
C Clint Courtney:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Ferris Fain:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 2, Kansas City 0
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 2nd.
Pitching: Steve Gromek
3B Bobby Brown:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
P Bud Byerly:
SINGLES to center
SS Billy Martin:
Base on balls.
B. Byerly to second.
CF Ted Williams:
3-RUN HOMERUN down the left field line. (364 feet)
LF Gus Zernial:
SINGLES to short left field.
1B Ted Kluszewski:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 5, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Bud Byerly
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounds out to the catcher.
CF Al Kaline:
SINGLES to center
SS Frankie Gustine:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Kaline out at 2nd base.
2B Johnny Temple:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
F. Gustine to second.
3B Luis Olmo:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 5, Kansas City 0
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 3rd.
Pitching: Steve Gromek
RF Bob Nieman:
Popped out to the first baseman.
2B Dale Mitchell:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Sal Yvars:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 5, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Bud Byerly
P Steve Gromek:
SINGLES to right
LF Wally Moon:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Gromek out at 2nd base.
C Clint Courtney:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
W. Moon to second.
1B Ferris Fain:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Base on balls.
W. Moon to third.
C. Courtney to second.
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Courtney out at 3rd base.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 5, Kansas City 0
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 4th.
Pitching: Steve Gromek
3B Bobby Brown:
Flies out to left field.
P Bud Byerly:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Billy Martin:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 5, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Bud Byerly
SS Frankie Gustine:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Johnny Temple:
Flies out to right field.
3B Luis Olmo:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 5, Kansas City 0
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 5th.
Pitching: Steve Gromek
CF Ted Williams:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
LF Gus Zernial:
Flies out to left field.
1B Ted Kluszewski:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 5, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Bud Byerly
P Steve Gromek:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Wally Moon:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
C Clint Courtney:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Moon out at 2nd base.
1B Ferris Fain:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
C. Courtney scores.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 5, Kansas City 1
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 6th.
Pitching: Steve Gromek
RF Bob Nieman:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Dale Mitchell:
SINGLES to center
C Sal Yvars:
Mitchell steals second.
SINGLES to shallow right field.
D. Mitchell to third.
Mitchell tries to score...
Jensen throws home...
Mitchell is out at home!
S. Yvars to second.
3B Bobby Brown:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 5, Kansas City 1
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Bud Byerly
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Frankie Gustine:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Johnny Temple:
Reaches on a fielding error by the second baseman.
3B Luis Olmo:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Chicago (A) 5, Kansas City 1
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 7th.
Pitching: Steve Gromek
P Bud Byerly:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
SS Billy Martin:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Ted Williams:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 5, Kansas City 1
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Bud Byerly
P Steve Gromek:
Flies out to deep left field.
LF Wally Moon:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Clint Courtney:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 5, Kansas City 1
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 8th.
Pitching: Steve Gromek
LF Gus Zernial:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Ted Kluszewski:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Bob Nieman:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
2B Dale Mitchell:
SINGLES to short center field.
B. Nieman to second.
Nieman tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
C Sal Yvars:
DOUBLES to deep center field.
B. Nieman scores.
D. Mitchell scores.
3B Bobby Brown:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 7, Kansas City 1
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Bud Byerly
1B Ferris Fain:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Flies out to right-center.
CF Al Kaline:
SINGLES to right
SS Frankie Gustine:
Flies out to short center field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 7, Kansas City 1
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 9th.
Pitching: Steve Gromek
PH Bobby Adams:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Billy Martin:
Flies out to deep right field.
CF Ted Williams:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 7, Kansas City 1
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Bud Byerly
New pitcher: Lew Burdette.
2B Johnny Temple:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
3B Luis Olmo:
SINGLES to left
PH Sammy Meeks:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Olmo out at 2nd base.
LF Wally Moon:
Passed ball.
S. Meeks to second.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Game over. Score: Chicago (A) 7, Kansas City 1
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