4/15/1955, RAL55-LOU55, KC Municipal Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1955 Tarheels 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 1 8 14 1 6 1 1955 Lightning 2 0 0 3 3 0 2 1 x 11 14 2 3 1 Tarheels AB R H BI AVG Lightning AB R H BI AVG Diering ss 4 1 1 0 .143 Schoendienst 2b 5 0 1 0 .247 Hoak 3b 5 2 2 0 .444 Ennis lf 5 3 3 0 .296 Lynch c 4 2 3 2 .375 Mantle cf 4 2 2 3 .319 Long 1b 5 1 2 2 .222 Banks ss 4 2 2 3 .308 Wilson B cf 5 0 0 0 .111 Hodges 1b 4 1 2 1 .257 Frazier rf 4 1 2 1 .250 Post rf 4 1 2 0 .302 Saffell lf 4 0 1 0 .143 Howard c 4 1 1 3 .455 Malmberg 2b 3 1 2 3 .500 Gorman p 0 0 0 0 .000 Littlefield p 2 0 1 0 .500 Freese Gene 3b 4 0 0 0 .333 Jay p 0 0 0 0 .000 Sullivan F p 3 0 0 0 .000 Merriman ph 1 0 0 0 .000 Lopata c 1 1 1 1 .313 Fricano p 0 0 0 0 .000 38 11 14 11 Seminick ph 1 0 0 0 .000 Sain p 0 0 0 0 .000 38 8 14 8 Tarheels INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Littlefield L 0-1 4.1 8 7 7 0 2 69 44 14.54 Jay 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 14 10 13.50 Fricano 2.0 3 2 2 0 1 32 19 5.40 Sain 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 12 7 9.00 8.0 14 11 11 0 4 127 80 Lightning INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Sullivan F W 3-0 7.2 11 7 4 2 4 111 70 3.06 Gorman S 2 1.1 3 1 1 0 0 17 10 5.68 9.0 14 8 5 2 4 128 80 RAL: Merriman batted for Jay in the 6th Seminick batted for Fricano in the 8th LOU: Lopata inserted at c in the 8th E-Hoak, Hodges, Freese Gene. 2B-Hoak 2(3), Malmberg(1), Ennis(2), Mantle(6), Post(4). HR-Lynch(1), Malmberg(1), Mantle(4), Banks 2(5), Howard(1), Lopata(4). RBI-Lynch 2(2), Long 2(2), Frazier(1), Malmberg 3(4), Mantle 3(14), Banks 3(16), Hodges(13), Howard 3(5), Lopata(10). K-Hoak, Long, Wilson B, Littlefield, Ennis, Howard 2, Sullivan F. BB-Diering, Malmberg. SF-Lynch. GWRBI: Mantle Temperature: 83, Sky: clear, Wind: right to left at 8 MPH. 4/15/1955, RAL55-LOU55, KC Municipal Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1955 Tarheels 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 1 8 14 1 6 1 1955 Lightning 2 0 0 3 3 0 2 1 x 11 14 2 3 1 Tarheels -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Diering ss 1>8 6/fl 5>W 7>9 9>S Hoak 3b k 63 D.1-3 D 543/gdp Lynch c S 4>S note 1 e5/fl HR 63 Long 1b k e3.1-2;B-1 43.3-H note 2 S Wilson B cf 2>k 8.2-3 3/g 8>8 64/f Frazier rf S S.3-H;1-2 6>13 63 Saffell lf 13.1-2 7 43 S Malmberg 2b 7 D.2-H;1-H HR W.1-2 Littlefield p 3>k S.2xH(82) Jay p Merriman ph 9 Fricano p Gorman Seminick ph 4 Sain p 1: 7/SF.3-H;2-3 2: S.2-H;Bx2(854) Lightning -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Schoendienst 2b 1>6/L 3>9 5>63 8 S Ennis lf D k S 7>S 643/gdp Mantle cf D.2-H 63 HR.1-H 43.1-2 Banks ss 63 4>5 Jay HR.2-H HR Hodges 1b S.2-H S 7 3/g Post rf 7 D.1-3 e5.B-1 S Howard c 2>63 HR.3-H;2-H k k Gorman p Freese Gene 3b 43 7 6>Fricano 8>Sain 53 53 Sullivan F p 3 k 3/L Lopata c HR Tarheels IN OUT ER Lightning IN OUT ER Littlefield A1 C3 7 L 0-1 Sullivan F A1 D8 4 W 3-0 Jay C4 C7 1 Gorman D9 E5 1 S 2 Fricano C8 D7 2 Sain D8 E2 1 4/15/1955, RAL55-LOU55, KC Municipal Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1955 Tarheels 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 1 8 14 1 6 1 1955 Lightning 2 0 0 3 3 0 2 1 x 11 14 2 3 1 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Tarheels batting 0-0 0 --- 10 Diering flied out to center (BX) 0-0 1 --- 12 Hoak struck out (SBCC) 0-0 2 --- 02 Lynch grounded a single up the middle (CSX) 0-0 2 1-- 12 Long struck out (BCFS) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Lightning batting 0-0 0 --- 00 Schoendienst lined out to short (X) 0-0 1 --- 10 Ennis doubled down the right field line and shallow (BX) 0-0 1 -2- 10 Mantle doubled deep to right, Ennis scored (BX) 0-1 1 -2- 01 Banks grounded out to short (CX) 0-1 2 -2- 00 Hodges lined a single to shallow left, Mantle scored (X) 0-2 2 1-- 12 Post flied out to left (BCFX) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Tarheels batting 0-2 0 --- 12 Wilson B struck out (FBCS) 0-2 1 --- 20 Frazier grounded a single between first and second (BBX) 0-2 1 1-- 02 Saffell grounded out to the mound, Frazier to second (CCX) 0-2 2 -2- 11 Malmberg flied out to left (CBX) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Lightning batting 0-2 0 --- 12 Howard grounded out to short (CBFX) 0-2 1 --- 10 Freese Gene grounded out to second (BX) 0-2 2 --- 11 Sullivan F popped out to first (FBX) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Tarheels batting 0-2 0 --- 02 Littlefield struck out (FCS) 0-2 1 --- 10 Diering popped out to short (BX) 0-2 2 --- 00 Hoak grounded out to short (X) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Lightning batting 0-2 0 --- 22 Schoendienst flied out to right (BFFFBX) 0-2 1 --- 22 Ennis struck out (CBBCFS) 0-2 2 --- 10 Mantle grounded out to short (BX) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Tarheels batting 0-2 0 --- 00 Lynch lined a single to left center (X) 0-2 0 1-- 22 Lynch to second, Long to first on an error by the first baseman Hodges (BFBSX) 0-2 0 12- 12 Wilson B flied out to center, Lynch to third (CBFX) 0-2 1 1-3 22 Frazier lined a single to right, Lynch scored, Long to second (BBFFFX) 1-2 1 12- 00 Saffell flied out to left (X) 1-2 2 12- 12 Malmberg lined a double to right center, Long scored, Frazier scored (CFFBX) 3-2 2 -2- 00 Littlefield grounded a single up the middle, Malmberg out at home (X) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Lightning batting 3-2 0 --- 31 Banks popped out to third (BCBBX) 3-2 1 --- 11 Hodges lined a single to shallow center (CBX) 3-2 1 1-- 00 Post lined a double down the right field line, Hodges to third (1X) 3-2 1 -23 22 Howard homered deep to left center, Hodges scored, Post scored (CBCFBX) 3-5 1 --- 21 Freese Gene flied out to left (BCBX) 3-5 2 --- 32 Sullivan F struck out (BFBBFS) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Tarheels batting 3-5 0 --- 31 Diering walked (BBBCB) 3-5 0 1-- 00 Hoak lined a double to right center, Diering to third (X) 3-5 0 -23 00 Lynch hit a sacrifice fly to left, Diering scored, Hoak to third (X) 4-5 1 --3 22 Long grounded out to second, Hoak scored (BBFSX) 5-5 2 --- 00 Wilson B grounded out to first (X) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Lightning batting 5-5 0 --- 01 Schoendienst grounded out to short (CX) 5-5 1 --- 12 Ennis grounded a single up the middle (BFSX) 5-5 1 1-- 20 Mantle homered deep down the left-field line, Ennis scored (BBX) Jay now pitching 5-7 1 --- 12 Banks homered deep to left (BCSX) 5-8 1 --- 10 Hodges flied out to left (BX) 5-8 2 --- 02 Post to first on an error by the third baseman Hoak (CCX) 5-8 2 1-- 22 Howard struck out (CBFBS) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Tarheels batting 5-8 0 --- 10 Frazier grounded out to the mound (BX) 5-8 1 --- 31 Saffell grounded out to second (BBBSX) 5-8 2 --- 32 Malmberg homered deep to left (SBBBSX) Merriman pinch hitting for Jay 6-8 2 --- 00 Merriman flied out to right (X) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Lightning batting Fricano now pitching 6-8 0 --- 00 Freese Gene grounded out to third (X) 6-8 1 --- 22 Sullivan F lined out to first (BBFFX) 6-8 2 --- 11 Schoendienst flied out to center (FBX) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Tarheels batting 6-8 0 --- 21 Diering flied out to right (BSBX) 6-8 1 --- 31 Hoak grounded a double down the first base line (FBBBX) 6-8 1 -2- 00 Lynch continues to bat after the third baseman Freese Gene dropped a foul popup for an error (XF) 6-8 1 -2- 01 Lynch grounded out to short (XF.X) 6-8 2 -2- 22 Long lined a single to shallow center, Hoak scored, Long out at second (BFBFFX) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Lightning batting 7-8 0 --- 22 Ennis lined a single to right center (BFFBX) 7-8 0 1-- 11 Mantle grounded out to second, Ennis to second (BFX) 7-8 1 -2- 10 Banks homered deep to left center, Ennis scored (BX) 7-10 1 --- 32 Hodges grounded out to first (BCCBBX) 7-10 2 --- 20 Post lined a single to right center (BBX) 7-10 2 1-- 12 Howard struck out (BCCS) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Tarheels batting 7-10 0 --- 20 Wilson B flied out to center (BBX) 7-10 1 --- 01 Frazier grounded out to short (FX) 7-10 2 --- 10 Saffell lined a single to right center (BX) 7-10 2 1-- 30 Malmberg walked, Saffell to second (BBBB) Gorman now pitching Lopata now playing catcher Seminick pinch hitting for Fricano 7-10 2 12- 10 Seminick popped out to second (BX) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Lightning batting Sain now pitching 7-10 0 --- 31 Freese Gene grounded out to third (BBCBX) 7-10 1 --- 00 Lopata homered deep down the left-field line (X) 7-11 1 --- 01 Schoendienst grounded a single up the middle (FX) 7-11 1 1-- 21 Ennis grounded into a double play, Diering to Malmberg to Long (CBBX) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Tarheels batting 7-11 0 --- 10 Diering lined a single to left center (BX) 7-11 0 1-- 20 Hoak grounded into a double play, Freese Gene to Schoendienst to Hodges (BBX) 7-11 2 --- 32 Lynch homered deep down the right field line (BFFBFBX) 8-11 2 --- 00 Long lined a single to left center (X) 8-11 2 1-- 01 Wilson B grounded to short, forcing Long at second (SX)