GAME LOG Kansas City @ Detroit
Sunday, 4/9/1955
Batting: Kansas City, top of 1st.
Pitching: Jack Banta
LF Wally Moon:
Flies out down the left field line.
C Clint Courtney:
SINGLES to center
1B Ferris Fain:
SINGLES to short right field.
C. Courtney to second.
C. Courtney to third.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Base on balls.
F. Fain to second.
CF Al Kaline:
Flies out to shallow left field.
3B Luis Olmo:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Ken Johnson
RF Elmer Valo:
Hit by pitch.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Flies out to left-center.
1B George Kell:
Base on balls.
E. Valo to second.
CF Hank Thompson:
Valo caught stealing at third.
Kell steals second.
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
G. Kell to third.
G. Kell scores.
3B Bill Serena:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
H. Thompson scores.
2B Jerry Priddy:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Jack Banta
2B Johnny Temple:
Base on balls.
SS Frankie Gustine:
Temple steals second.
Flies out to deep right-center.
Temple tags up at second...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
P Ken Johnson:
SINGLES to right
J. Temple scores.
LF Wally Moon:
Flies into double play, 9-3!
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, Kansas City 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Ken Johnson
LF Sandy Amoros:
Base on balls.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Base on balls.
S. Amoros to second.
P Jack Banta:
Bunted into fielders choice, Amoros out at third.
Hatfield safe at second.
RF Elmer Valo:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Banta out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, Kansas City 1
Batting: Kansas City, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Jack Banta
C Clint Courtney:
SINGLES to right
1B Ferris Fain:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Courtney out at 2nd base.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, Kansas City 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Ken Johnson
1B George Kell:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Hank Thompson:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
3B Bill Serena:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
H. Thompson to third.
2B Jerry Priddy:
Lines out to the third baseman.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, Kansas City 1
Batting: Kansas City, top of 4th.
Pitching: Jack Banta
CF Al Kaline:
Base on balls.
3B Luis Olmo:
SINGLES to left
A. Kaline to second.
2B Johnny Temple:
SAC BUNT.
Kaline advances to third.
Olmo advances to second.
SS Frankie Gustine:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
A. Kaline scores.
L. Olmo to third.
P Ken Johnson:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, Kansas City 2
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Ken Johnson
SS Fred Hatfield:
Base on balls.
P Jack Banta:
SAC BUNT.
Hatfield advances to second.
RF Elmer Valo:
Base on balls.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Strikes out swinging.
1B George Kell:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
F. Hatfield scores.
E. Valo scores.
CF Hank Thompson:
Lines out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 4, Kansas City 2
Batting: Kansas City, top of 5th.
Pitching: Jack Banta
LF Wally Moon:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
C Clint Courtney:
SAC BUNT.
Moon advances to third.
1B Ferris Fain:
Base on balls.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Al Kaline:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 4, Kansas City 2
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Ken Johnson
3B Bill Serena:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
2B Jerry Priddy:
Base on balls.
B. Serena to second.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Flies out to left field.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Base on balls.
B. Serena to third.
J. Priddy to second.
P Jack Banta:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Elmer Valo:
Base on balls.
B. Serena scores.
J. Priddy to third.
F. Hatfield to second.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Kansas City 2
Batting: Kansas City, top of 6th.
Pitching: Jack Banta
3B Luis Olmo:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
2B Johnny Temple:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Frankie Gustine:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Kansas City 2
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Ken Johnson
1B George Kell:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
CF Hank Thompson:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
3B Bill Serena:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Thompson out at 2nd base.
2B Jerry Priddy:
Base on balls.
B. Serena to second.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Wild pitch.
B. Serena to third.
J. Priddy to second.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Kansas City 2
Batting: Kansas City, top of 7th.
Pitching: Jack Banta
PH Joe Collins:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
LF Wally Moon:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
C Clint Courtney:
Flies out to left field.
1B Ferris Fain:
Moon caught stealing at second.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Kansas City 2
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Ken Johnson
New pitcher: Ken Lehman.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
P Jack Banta:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Elmer Valo:
Base on balls.
C Joe Ginsberg:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right-center. (399 feet)
1B George Kell:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... 2 runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 7, Kansas City 2
Batting: Kansas City, top of 8th.
Pitching: Jack Banta
1B Ferris Fain:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
RF Jackie Jensen:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
F. Fain to third.
Fain tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Jensen out at 2nd base.
3B Luis Olmo:
Flies out to short left field.
2B Johnny Temple:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
A. Kaline to second.
New pitcher: Ben Flowers.
SS Frankie Gustine:
Base on balls.
A. Kaline to third.
J. Temple to second.
PH Sammy Meeks:
SINGLES to center
A. Kaline scores.
J. Temple to third.
F. Gustine to second.
J. Temple scores.
F. Gustine to third.
LF Wally Moon:
Base on balls.
S. Meeks to second.
C Clint Courtney:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 7, Kansas City 5
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Ken Lehman
New pitcher: Sam Jones.
CF Hank Thompson:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Bill Serena:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
2B Jerry Priddy:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 7, Kansas City 5
Batting: Kansas City, top of 9th.
Pitching: Ben Flowers
1B Ferris Fain:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 7, Kansas City 5
Game over. Score: Detroit 7, Kansas City 5
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