GAME LOG Kansas City @ Chicago (A)
Wednesday, 5/31/1955
Batting: Kansas City, top of 1st.
Pitching: Ewell Blackwell
LF Wally Moon:
Base on balls.
C Clint Courtney:
Flies out to short right field.
1B Ferris Fain:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Al Kaline:
SINGLES to left
W. Moon to second.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Base on balls.
W. Moon to third.
A. Kaline to second.
SS Frankie Gustine:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
W. Moon scores.
A. Kaline scores.
J. Jensen scores.
2B Johnny Temple:
SINGLES to short left-center.
F. Gustine to third.
F. Gustine scores.
3B Luis Olmo:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Inning over... 4 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 4, Chicago (A) 0
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
SS Billy Martin:
Base on balls.
RF Bob Nieman:
Base on balls.
B. Martin to second.
C Sal Yvars:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
B. Martin to third.
LF Gus Zernial:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 4, Chicago (A) 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Ewell Blackwell
P Bobby Shantz:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Wally Moon:
SINGLES to right
C Clint Courtney:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
W. Moon to third.
Moon tries to score...
Nieman throws home...
Moon is out at home!
1B Ferris Fain:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 4, Chicago (A) 0
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
2B Bobby Brown:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
CF Tommy O'brien:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Ted Kluszewski:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Bobby Adams:
Wild pitch.
B. Brown to third.
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 4, Chicago (A) 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Ewell Blackwell
CF Al Kaline:
Flies out to right-center.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
SS Frankie Gustine:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 4, Chicago (A) 0
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
P Ewell Blackwell:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Billy Martin:
SINGLES to short center field.
RF Bob Nieman:
Flies out to right-center.
C Sal Yvars:
SINGLES to center
B. Martin to second.
B. Martin to third.
LF Gus Zernial:
SINGLES to left
B. Martin scores.
S. Yvars to second.
2B Bobby Brown:
SINGLES to short right-center.
S. Yvars to third.
G. Zernial to second.
S. Yvars scores.
CF Tommy O'brien:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 4, Chicago (A) 2
Batting: Kansas City, top of 4th.
Pitching: Ewell Blackwell
2B Johnny Temple:
Base on balls.
3B Luis Olmo:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
J. Temple to second.
P Bobby Shantz:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
J. Temple to third.
LF Wally Moon:
Flies out to short right-center.
C Clint Courtney:
SINGLES down the left field line.
J. Temple scores.
B. Shantz to second.
Shantz tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
1B Ferris Fain:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 5, Chicago (A) 2
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
1B Ted Kluszewski:
Flies out to short left-center.
3B Bobby Adams:
Base on balls.
P Ewell Blackwell:
Strikes out for bunting the ball foul with 2 strikes.
SS Billy Martin:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 5, Chicago (A) 2
Batting: Kansas City, top of 5th.
Pitching: Ewell Blackwell
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Frankie Gustine:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
2B Johnny Temple:
Popped out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 5, Chicago (A) 2
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
RF Bob Nieman:
Strikes out swinging.
C Sal Yvars:
Base on balls.
LF Gus Zernial:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 5, Chicago (A) 2
Batting: Kansas City, top of 6th.
Pitching: Ewell Blackwell
3B Luis Olmo:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
P Bobby Shantz:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
LF Wally Moon:
Strikes out looking.
C Clint Courtney:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
B. Shantz to second.
Shantz tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
1B Ferris Fain:
Flies out to deep left-center.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 5, Chicago (A) 2
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
2B Bobby Brown:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Tommy O'brien:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Ted Kluszewski:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 5, Chicago (A) 2
Batting: Kansas City, top of 7th.
Pitching: Ewell Blackwell
CF Al Kaline:
Lines out to the first baseman.
RF Jackie Jensen:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
PH Joe Collins:
Popped out to the shortstop.
2B Johnny Temple:
Base on balls.
New pitcher: Lew Burdette.
3B Luis Olmo:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 5, Chicago (A) 2
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
3B Bobby Adams:
New SS: Sammy Meeks.
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
PH Ted Williams:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Billy Martin:
Flies out to left-center.
RF Bob Nieman:
Flies out to deep center field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 5, Chicago (A) 2
Batting: Kansas City, top of 8th.
Pitching: Lew Burdette
New pitcher: Jack Bruner.
P Bobby Shantz:
New RF: Ted Williams.
SINGLES down the first-base line.
LF Wally Moon:
SAC BUNT.
Shantz advances to second.
C Clint Courtney:
Flies out down the right field line.
1B Ferris Fain:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 5, Chicago (A) 2
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
C Sal Yvars:
Popped out to the first baseman.
LF Gus Zernial:
SINGLES down the left field line.
PH Dale Mitchell:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Zernial out at 2nd base.
CF Tommy O'brien:
SINGLES to right
D. Mitchell to second.
D. Mitchell to third.
1B Ted Kluszewski:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, O'brien out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 5, Chicago (A) 2
Batting: Kansas City, top of 9th.
Pitching: Jack Bruner
CF Al Kaline:
New CF: Dale Mitchell.
New 2B: Wayne Terwilliger.
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Base on balls.
SS Sammy Meeks:
SINGLES to center
J. Jensen to second.
J. Jensen to third.
2B Johnny Temple:
Base on balls.
S. Meeks to second.
3B Luis Olmo:
Base on balls.
J. Jensen scores.
S. Meeks to third.
J. Temple to second.
P Bobby Shantz:
Flies out to right field.
Meeks tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
New pitcher: Hal Gregg.
LF Wally Moon:
Popped out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 7, Chicago (A) 2
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Bobby Shantz
3B Bobby Adams:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Ted Williams:
Grounds out to the catcher.
SS Billy Martin:
SINGLES to center
PH Gordon Goldsberry:
Catchers interference.
B. Martin to second.
C Sal Yvars:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Game over. Score: Kansas City 7, Chicago (A) 2
Thanks for coming to the ballpark!

Out of the Park Developments - The place for baseball and boxing simulation games
Out of the Park Baseball Homepage - The home of the Out of the Park Baseball Series