Kansas City Athletics (4) Washington Senators I (2)

| 1955

Date of Game: Friday, June 17, 1955
Stadium: Griffith Stadium

Kansas City Athletics (AL)	Washington Senators I (AL)
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Attendance: 3,302 Time of Game: 2:12

Game Notes:
None listed
Best at-bats

Joe Astroth 1B in 5th inning (13.96)

Harry Simpson ? in 6th inning (12.42)

Clint Courtney 1B in 9th inning (10.85)
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GAME INFORMATION

Boxscore

Play by Play

Team Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Kansas City Athletics	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	4	9	0
Washington Senators I	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	9	2

Kansas City Athletics Batting Stats

Kansas City Athletics	Pos	Age	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	Avg	S-G#	C-G#	S-HR	S-RBI	S-SB
Joe DeMaestri	ss	26.190	4	0	1	1	0	1	.214	53	411	0	13	1
Enos Slaughter	rf	39.051	4	1	2	0	0	0	.328	39	486	1	9	0
Elmer Valo	lf	34.104	4	1	2	1	0	0	.389	41	496	1	16	3
Harry Simpson	cf	29.196	3	0	1	1	0	0	.205	27	376	1	10	0
Vic Power	1b	27.229	4	0	0	0	0	0	.327	53	177	7	26	0
Jim Finigan	2b	26.302	4	1	1	0	0	0	.281	60	193	7	32	0
Hector Lopez	3b	25.343	4	1	1	0	0	1	.223	36	36	0	5	0
Joe Astroth	c	32.289	4	0	1	1	0	0	.257	30	362	1	7	0
Arnie Portocarrero	p	23.348	2	0	0	0	0	2	.143	7	40	1	1	0
Bobby Shantz	p	29.264	1	0	0	0	0	1	.105	9	121	0	0	0
Tom Gorman	p	30.164	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	18	90	0	0	0
Totals:			34	4	9	4	0	5	.265	373	2788

Washington Senators I Batting Stats

Washington Senators I	Pos	Age	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	Avg	S-G#	C-G#	S-HR	S-RBI	S-SB
Eddie Yost	3b	28.247	3	1	1	0	1	1	.206	43	798	1	15	2
Pete Runnels	2b	27.141	4	0	1	0	0	1	.281	59	556	2	23	3
Mickey Vernon	1b	37.056	4	0	1	0	0	0	.295	59	759	7	38	0
Johnny Groth	cf	28.329	4	1	2	0	0	0	.325	42	623	3	14	2
Clint Courtney	c	28.093	4	0	1	1	0	0	.362	28	343	2	16	0
Roy Sievers	lf	28.211	4	0	1	0	0	0	.194	49	373	7	29	0
Jerry Schoonmaker	rf	21.185	3	0	0	0	1	1	.143	3	3	0	1	0
Bobby Kline	ss	26.141	2	0	1	0	0	1	.238	52	52	0	9	0
Juan Delis	ph	27.111	1	0	1	0	0	0	.226	36	36	0	8	1
Bob Chakales	p	27.312	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	10	78	0	0	0
Ernie Oravetz	ph	23.145	1	0	0	0	0	0	.271	38	38	0	8	0
Bob Porterfield	p	31.312	2	0	0	0	0	0	.184	17	139	0	5	0
Carlos Paula	ph	27.202	1	0	0	0	0	0	.279	35	44	1	7	1
Tony Roig	ss	27.187	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	28	31	0	4	0
Totals:			33	2	9	1	2	4	.273	499	3873

Game Stats

2B: Jim Finigan (16), Eddie Yost (5)
3B: Johnny Groth (2), Elmer Valo (2)
RBIs: Joe Astroth (7), Clint Courtney (16), Joe DeMaestri (13), Harry Simpson (10), Elmer Valo (16)
CS: Mickey Vernon (3)
SH: Arnie Portocarrero (1)
SF: Harry Simpson (2)
GDP: Jerry Schoonmaker (1), Elmer Valo (3), Mickey Vernon (6)

Kansas City Athletics Pitching Stats

Kansas City Athletics	Age	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	Pit	Str	Bal	S-G#	C-G#
Arnie Portocarrero (W 1-3)	23.348	7	5	1	1	2	2	0	5.79	1.86	0	0	0	7	41
Bobby Shantz	29.264	1	4	1	1	0	1	0	5.53	1.67	0	0	0	10	110
Tom Gorman (Sv 3)	30.164	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.22	1.22	0	0	0	18	89
Pitching Totals:		9	9	2	2	2	4	0			0	0	0	35	240

Washington Senators I Pitching Stats

Washington Senators I	Age	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	Pit	Str	Bal	S-G#	C-G#
Bob Porterfield (L 7-8)	31.312	8	9	4	4	0	4	0	3.92	1.25	0	0	0	17	141
Bob Chakales	27.312	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.84	1.32	0	0	0	10	79
Pitching Totals:		9	9	4	4	0	5	0			0	0	0	27	220

Other Game Information

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Arnie Portocarrero 0-0-0; Bobby Shantz 0-0-0; Tom Gorman 0-0-0; Bob Porterfield 0-0-0; Bob Chakales 0-0-0;
Batters Faced: Arnie Portocarrero 25; Bobby Shantz 7; Tom Gorman 3; Bob Porterfield 33; Bob Chakales 3;
Time of Game: 2:12 Attendance: 3,302
Umpires: Home: Bill McKinley 1B Red Flaherty 2B Nestor Chylak 3B Charlie Berry

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