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Standings
NYY
@CHW		2
3
WSH
@CLE		3
1
BAL
@DET		2
7
BOS
@KCA		3
4
STL
@BRO		5
12
CHC
@NYG		4
1
MLN
@PHI		4
3		 
(10)
CIN
@PIT		6
7
Friday, June 3, 1955,
, Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 21,399, Time of Game: 2:07
Red Sox
3
19-29
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
 at Athletics
4
17-28
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Johnny Sain (1-3)
L: Ike Delock (5-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         1  0  0   0  0  1   0  1  0    3  9  3
Athletics       0  0  0   0  2  0   2  0  X    4  6  0

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Billy Goodman 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 .242 .674 -0.098 1.56 0.059 -0.157 -0.9 4 2
Eddie Joost SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .169 .603 -0.082 1.25 0.024 -0.106 -0.5 0 3 SH
Ted Williams LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .227 .870 0.029 1.16 0.062 -0.032 0.3 2 0 IW
Jackie Jensen RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .247 .801 -0.215 1.52 0.000 -0.215 -1.6 2 0 GDP
Norm Zauchin 1B 4 1 3 2 0 0 .266 .804 0.275 1.35 0.312 -0.037 2.3 8 0 HR,2B
Sammy White C 2 0 0 0 2 0 .257 .706 0.008 1.38 0.066 -0.058 0.4 3 0 IW
Ted Lepcio 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .247 .811 0.006 1.46 0.121 -0.116 -0.1 2 2 HR
Jim Piersall CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .212 .620 -0.134 1.39 0.000 -0.134 -1.1 3 0
Ike Delock P 2 0 0 0 1 1 .120 .274 -0.021 1.18 0.029 -0.050 -0.1 0 2
   Billy Klaus PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .247 .732 -0.073 2.87 0.000 -0.073 -0.2
Team Totals 33 3 9 3 4 5 .273 .836 -0.305 1.41 0.673 -0.978 -1.5 24 9
2B: N Zauchin (4, off B Shantz).
HR: N Zauchin (6, off J Sain; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); T Lepcio (5, off J Sain; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).
SH: E Joost (1, off J Sain).
IBB: S White (3, by B Shantz); T Williams (1, by J Sain).
TB: N Zauchin 7; T Lepcio 5; E Joost; B Goodman; J Piersall; T Williams.
GIDP: J Jensen (8).
RBI: N Zauchin 2 (20); T Lepcio (10).
2-out RBI: T Lepcio; N Zauchin.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. E Joost-B Goodman-N Zauchin 2.
E: J Jensen (2); S White (8); E Joost (7).

Kansas City Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Vic Power 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .338 .946 0.291 1.04 0.315 -0.023 1.9 6 1
Harry Simpson CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .194 .632 -0.089 0.80 0.000 -0.089 -0.9 4 1
Elmer Valo RF 2 0 1 0 2 0 .426 1.114 0.048 0.86 0.081 -0.034 0.7 0 0
Gus Zernial LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .291 .892 -0.136 1.15 0.000 -0.136 -1.5 1 0 GDP
Jim Finigan 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .275 .844 -0.119 0.89 0.000 -0.119 -1.0 1 0 GDP
Hector Lopez 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .224 .499 -0.001 1.19 0.055 -0.056 -0.0 7 1
Jack Littrell SS 3 2 2 0 0 0 .243 .560 0.112 1.27 0.123 -0.012 0.8 1 5
Billy Shantz C 3 2 1 2 0 1 .333 .784 0.184 1.97 0.290 -0.107 0.9 6 0 HR
Bobby Shantz P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .269 -0.087 1.88 0.000 -0.087 -0.6 1 2
   Johnny Sain P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.008 0.31 0.000 -0.008 -0.2 0 1
Team Totals 29 4 6 3 3 3 .207 .592 0.195 1.13 0.864 -0.671 0.0 27 11
HR: B Shantz (1, off I Delock; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: B Shantz 4; J Littrell 2; E Valo; V Power; H Lopez.
GIDP: J Finigan (6); G Zernial (8).
RBI: B Shantz 2 (5); V Power (20).
2-out RBI: V Power.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Littrell-H Lopez-V Power.
Outfield Assists: H Simpson (J Piersall at 2nd base).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ike Delock, L (5-4) 8 6 4 3 3 3 1 3.79 32 56 -0.196 1.13 -0.0
Team Totals 8 6 4 3 3 3 1 3.38 32 56 -0.196 1.41 -0.0

Kansas City Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bobby Shantz 5 5 1 1 3 5 0 5.50 22 55 0.141 1.23 1.5
Johnny Sain, BS (2), W (1-3) 4 4 2 2 1 0 2 5.00 16 0 0 0.163 1.66 -0.0
Team Totals 9 9 3 3 4 5 2 3.00 38 55 0 0 0.304 1.13 1.5
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: J Sain (3; T Williams); B Shantz (6; S White).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill McKinley, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Charlie Berry.
Time of Game: 2:07.
Attendance: 21,399.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Kansas City Athletics
1 Billy Goodman 2B 1 Vic Power 1B
2 Eddie Joost SS 2 Harry Simpson CF
3 Ted Williams LF 3 Elmer Valo RF
4 Jackie Jensen RF 4 Gus Zernial LF
5 Norm Zauchin 1B 5 Jim Finigan 3B
6 Sammy White C 6 Hector Lopez 2B
7 Ted Lepcio 3B 7 Jack Littrell SS
8 Jim Piersall CF 8 Billy Shantz C
9 Ike Delock P 9 Bobby Shantz P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 0-1 2 12- RR KCA V. Power I. Delock 29% 70% Single to RF; Littrell Scores; Shantz Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI/unER; Power to 2B
b7 2-2 1 1-- RR KCA B. Shantz I. Delock 29% 88% Home Run; Littrell Scores
t6 1-2 0 --- R BOS N. Zauchin J. Sain -16% 50% Home Run
t7 2-2 1 12- OO BOS J. Jensen J. Sain 15% 59% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 12- R BOS N. Zauchin B. Shantz -11% 39% Double; Joost Scores; Williams to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Bobby Shantz facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BOS B. Goodman B. Shantz 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- BOS E. Joost B. Shantz -2% 50% Single
t1 0-0 1 1-- BOS T. Williams B. Shantz -4% 46% Single; Joost to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- O BOS J. Jensen B. Shantz 4% 51% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 12- R BOS N. Zauchin B. Shantz -11% 39% Double; Joost Scores; Williams to 3B
t1 1-0 2 -23 BOS S. White B. Shantz -1% 38% Intentional Walk
t1 1-0 2 123 O BOS T. Lepcio B. Shantz 6% 44% Flyball: CF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Ike Delock facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- KCA V. Power I. Delock 0% 44% E2 on Foul Ball
b1 0-1 0 --- O KCA V. Power I. Delock -2% 42% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-1 1 --- O KCA H. Simpson I. Delock -2% 41% Flyball: LF
b1 0-1 2 --- KCA E. Valo I. Delock 1% 42% Walk
b1 0-1 2 1-- O KCA G. Zernial I. Delock -2% 39% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Athletics' Bobby Shantz facing 8-9-1
t2 1-0 0 --- O BOS J. Piersall B. Shantz 2% 42% Single to CF; Piersall out at 2B/CF-SS
t2 1-0 1 --- O BOS I. Delock B. Shantz 1% 43% Strikeout
t2 1-0 2 --- O BOS B. Goodman B. Shantz 1% 44% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Ike Delock facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- O KCA J. Finigan I. Delock -3% 41% Strikeout
b2 0-1 1 --- O KCA H. Lopez I. Delock -2% 40% Flyball: RF
b2 0-1 2 --- O KCA J. Littrell I. Delock -1% 39% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Athletics' Bobby Shantz facing 2-3-4
t3 1-0 0 --- O BOS E. Joost B. Shantz 2% 41% Strikeout
t3 1-0 1 --- O BOS T. Williams B. Shantz 2% 42% Groundout: P-1B
t3 1-0 2 --- O BOS J. Jensen B. Shantz 1% 43% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Ike Delock facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- O KCA B. Shantz I. Delock -3% 41% Strikeout
b3 0-1 1 --- O KCA B. Shantz I. Delock -2% 39% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-1 2 --- KCA V. Power I. Delock 2% 40% Walk
b3 0-1 2 1-- O KCA H. Simpson I. Delock -3% 37% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Athletics' Bobby Shantz facing 5-6-7
t4 1-0 0 --- BOS N. Zauchin B. Shantz -4% 34% Single
t4 1-0 0 1-- BOS S. White B. Shantz -5% 28% Walk; Zauchin to 2B
t4 1-0 0 12- O BOS T. Lepcio B. Shantz 5% 34% Popfly: 2B
t4 1-0 1 12- O BOS J. Piersall B. Shantz 4% 38% Flyball: CF
t4 1-0 2 12- BOS I. Delock B. Shantz -3% 35% Walk; Zauchin to 3B; White to 2B
t4 1-0 2 123 O BOS B. Goodman B. Shantz 7% 42% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Ike Delock facing 3-4-5
b4 0-1 0 --- KCA E. Valo I. Delock 5% 47% Walk
b4 0-1 0 1-- O KCA G. Zernial I. Delock -5% 43% Foul Flyball: 1B
b4 0-1 1 1-- OO KCA J. Finigan I. Delock -7% 36% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Athletics' Bobby Shantz facing 2-3-4
t5 1-0 0 --- O BOS E. Joost B. Shantz 2% 38% Flyball: CF
t5 1-0 1 --- O BOS T. Williams B. Shantz 2% 40% Groundout: 1B-P
t5 1-0 2 --- O BOS J. Jensen B. Shantz 1% 41% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Ike Delock facing 6-7-8
b5 0-1 0 --- KCA H. Lopez I. Delock 5% 47% Single
b5 0-1 0 1-- KCA J. Littrell I. Delock 8% 55% Single; Lopez to 2B
b5 0-1 0 12- O KCA B. Shantz I. Delock -8% 47% Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Littrell to 2B; Shantz to 1B
b5 0-1 1 12- O KCA B. Shantz I. Delock -7% 40% Popfly: 3B
b5 0-1 2 12- RR KCA V. Power I. Delock 29% 70% Single to RF; Littrell Scores; Shantz Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI/unER; Power to 2B
b5 2-1 2 -2- O KCA H. Simpson I. Delock -3% 66% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 2.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Athletics' Johnny Sain facing 5-6-7
Johnny Sain replaces Bobby Shantz pitching and batting 9th
t6 1-2 0 --- R BOS N. Zauchin J. Sain -16% 50% Home Run
t6 2-2 0 --- O BOS S. White J. Sain 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 2-2 1 --- BOS T. Lepcio J. Sain -4% 50% Single
t6 2-2 1 1-- O BOS J. Piersall J. Sain 4% 54% Foul Flyball: 3B
t6 2-2 2 1-- O BOS I. Delock J. Sain 4% 57% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Ike Delock facing 3-4-5
b6 2-2 0 --- O KCA E. Valo I. Delock -3% 54% Flyball: CF
b6 2-2 1 --- O KCA G. Zernial I. Delock -2% 52% Strikeout
b6 2-2 2 --- O KCA J. Finigan I. Delock -2% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 2.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Athletics' Johnny Sain facing 1-2-3
t7 2-2 0 --- BOS B. Goodman J. Sain -6% 44% Single
t7 2-2 0 1-- O BOS E. Joost J. Sain 2% 46% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Goodman to 2B
t7 2-2 1 -2- BOS T. Williams J. Sain -3% 44% Intentional Walk
t7 2-2 1 12- OO BOS J. Jensen J. Sain 15% 59% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Ike Delock facing 6-7-8
b7 2-2 0 --- O KCA H. Lopez I. Delock -4% 55% Foul Flyball: 1B
b7 2-2 1 --- KCA J. Littrell I. Delock 4% 59% Single
b7 2-2 1 1-- RR KCA B. Shantz I. Delock 29% 88% Home Run; Littrell Scores
b7 4-2 1 --- O KCA J. Sain I. Delock -1% 87% Flyball: RF
b7 4-2 2 --- KCA V. Power I. Delock 1% 88% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Power to 1B
b7 4-2 2 1-- O KCA H. Simpson I. Delock -1% 87% Groundout: P-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 4.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Athletics' Johnny Sain facing 5-6-7
t8 2-4 0 --- O BOS N. Zauchin J. Sain 4% 90% Foul Flyball: C
t8 2-4 1 --- O BOS S. White J. Sain 2% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 2-4 2 --- R BOS T. Lepcio J. Sain -8% 84% Home Run
t8 3-4 2 --- O BOS J. Piersall J. Sain 3% 87% Flyball: 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-3, Red Sox' Ike Delock facing 3-4-5
b8 4-3 0 --- KCA E. Valo I. Delock 2% 89% Single
b8 4-3 0 1-- OO KCA G. Zernial I. Delock -4% 85% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b8 4-3 2 --- O KCA J. Finigan I. Delock -1% 84% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Athletics 4.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Athletics' Johnny Sain facing 9-1-2
Billy Klaus pinch hits for Ike Delock (P) batting 9th
t9 3-4 0 --- O BOS B. Klaus J. Sain 7% 91% Flyball: CF
t9 3-4 1 --- O BOS B. Goodman J. Sain 5% 96% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t9 3-4 2 --- O BOS E. Joost J. Sain 4% 100% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Athletics 4.

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