4/18/1955, RAL55-LOU55, KC Municipal Stadium
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1955 Tarheels 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 3 4 0
1955 Lightning 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 x 13 17 0 8 0
Tarheels AB R H BI AVG Lightning AB R H BI AVG
Diering ss 3 1 1 0 .222 Schoendienst 2b 5 1 2 0 .256
Hoak 3b 3 0 0 0 .278 Fain 1b 4 1 1 0 .291
Lynch c 4 0 1 1 .294 Mantle cf 3 3 2 1 .308
Long 1b 4 1 2 1 .250 Banks ss 5 3 3 2 .330
Wilson B cf 4 0 0 0 .048 Hodges lf 5 3 3 8 .272
Frazier rf 4 1 1 1 .235 Post rf 4 1 2 1 .315
Saffell lf 4 0 0 0 .143 Lopata c 5 0 1 0 .295
Malmberg 2b 3 0 0 0 .313 Rosen 3b 4 0 0 0 .288
Purkey p 0 0 0 0 .000 Freese Gene ph 1 0 1 1 .368
Coleman Joe p 2 0 1 0 .500 Roberts R p 5 1 2 0 .370
Sain p 0 0 0 0 .000 41 13 17 13
Merriman ph 1 0 0 0 .000
Jay p 0 0 0 0 .000
Paine p 0 0 0 0 .000
32 3 6 3
Tarheels INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Purkey L 0-1 1.2 6 7 3 1 0 39 24 16.20
Coleman Joe 3.1 5 2 2 1 2 62 38 5.40
Sain 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 14 9 9.00
Jay 1.2 4 3 3 1 1 41 24 12.46
Paine 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 7 5 0.00
8.0 17 13 9 4 5 163 100
Lightning INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Roberts R W 7-0 9.0 6 3 3 1 3 115 77 3.20
9.0 6 3 3 1 3 115 77
RAL: Merriman batted for Sain in the 7th
LOU: Freese Gene batted for Rosen in the 8th
Freese Gene moved to 3b in the 9th
E-Long, Wilson B, Frazier. 2B-Lynch(1), Schoendienst(5), Mantle(7),
Banks 2(4), Lopata(2). 3B-Long(2). HR-Long(1), Frazier(2), Hodges 2(4),
Post(3). RBI-Lynch(3), Long(3), Frazier(3), Mantle(15), Banks 2(18),
Hodges 8(22), Post(8), Freese Gene(4). K-Hoak, Lynch, Wilson B, Banks,
Lopata, Rosen, Roberts R 2. BB-Diering, Fain, Mantle 2, Post. SH-Hoak.
GWRBI: Hodges
Temperature: 70, Sky: clear, Wind: right to left at 3 MPH.
4/18/1955, RAL55-LOU55, KC Municipal Stadium
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1955 Tarheels 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 3 4 0
1955 Lightning 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 x 13 17 0 8 0
Tarheels -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Diering ss 1>W 13 43 8>S
Hoak 3b 14/SH.1-2 63 6>53 k
Lynch c D.2-H 4>k 53 54/f.B-1
Long 1b 13 HR T 64/f
Wilson B cf 13 k 53 9>13
Frazier rf 2>43 8 7>HR 63
Saffell lf 63 5>8 8 8
Malmberg 2b 9 53 53
Purkey p
Coleman Joe p 3>63 S
Sain p
Merriman ph 31
Jay p
Paine p
Lightning -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Schoendienst 2b 1>3/fl S 9 8.2-3 D
Fain 1b 4 W.1-2 S.1-2 9 163
Mantle cf D 43.2-3;1-2 note 1 6>Sain 8>W
W
Banks ss e3.2-3;B-1 D.3-H;2-H k S.1-3 D.1-3
Hodges lf HR.3-H;1-H note 2 4>3/fl 63.3-H;1-2 S.3-H;2-H
HR.2-H
Post rf HR W 5/L S.2xH(82) 53.1-2
Lopata c D 64/f 9 k 13
Rosen 3b 3/L 3>63 5>k 7>Jay
2/fl
Freese Gene ph S.2-H
Roberts R p 2>53 S S.B-2(e9) k Paine
k
1: S.2-H;1-3(e8/th);B-2 2: Coleman Joe
Tarheels IN OUT ER Lightning IN OUT ER
Purkey A1 B4 3 L 0-1 Roberts R A1 D7 3 W 7-0
Coleman Joe B5 D2 2
Sain D3 D7 1
Jay D8 E8 3
Paine E9 E9 0
4/18/1955, RAL55-LOU55, KC Municipal Stadium
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1955 Tarheels 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 3 4 0
1955 Lightning 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 x 13 17 0 8 0
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Tarheels batting
0-0 0 --- 31 Diering walked (CBBBB)
0-0 0 1-- 00 Hoak sacrifice bunted to the mound, Diering to second (Xb)
0-0 1 -2- 00 Lynch grounded a double down the first base line, Diering
scored (X)
1-0 1 -2- 12 Long grounded out to the mound (CSBX)
1-0 2 -2- 32 Wilson B grounded out to the mound (CSBBBX)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Lightning batting
1-0 0 --- 22 Schoendienst popped out to first (BBCCX)
1-0 1 --- 11 Fain popped out to second (BCX)
1-0 2 --- 11 Mantle doubled deep to right center (FBX)
1-0 2 -2- 01 Mantle to third, Banks to first on an error by the first
baseman Long (FX)
1-0 2 1-3 12 Hodges homered deep to left, Mantle scored, Banks scored
(CBCFX)
1-3 2 --- 21 Post homered deep to left (FBBX)
1-4 2 --- 00 Lopata lined a double down the left field line (X)
1-4 2 -2- 10 Rosen lined out to first (BX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Tarheels batting
1-4 0 --- 00 Frazier grounded out to second (X)
1-4 1 --- 12 Saffell grounded out to short (SBSX)
1-4 2 --- 12 Malmberg flied out to right (CSBX)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Lightning batting
1-4 0 --- 00 Roberts R grounded out to third (X)
1-4 1 --- 22 Schoendienst lined a single to shallow left (CCBBX)
1-4 1 1-- 30 Fain walked, Schoendienst to second (BBBB)
1-4 1 12- 11 Mantle grounded out to second, Schoendienst to third,
Fain to second (SBX)
1-4 2 -23 00 Banks grounded a double down the first base line,
Schoendienst scored, Fain scored (X)
Coleman Joe now pitching
1-6 2 -2- 20 Hodges homered deep to left center, Banks scored (BBX)
1-8 2 --- 31 Post walked (BBSBB)
1-8 2 1-- 11 Lopata grounded to short, forcing Post at second (BFX)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Tarheels batting
1-8 0 --- 12 Coleman Joe grounded out to short (BCFX)
1-8 1 --- 10 Diering grounded out to the mound (BX)
1-8 2 --- 20 Hoak grounded out to short (BBX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Lightning batting
1-8 0 --- 10 Rosen grounded out to short (BX)
1-8 1 --- 22 Roberts R lined a single to left (BFBFFFX)
1-8 1 1-- 22 Schoendienst flied out to right (FBFBX)
1-8 2 1-- 02 Fain lined a single to shallow center, Roberts R to
second (CCX)
1-8 2 12- 11 Mantle lined a single to shallow center, Roberts R
scored, Fain to third on an error by the center fielder
Wilson B, Mantle to second (CBX)
1-9 2 -23 12 Banks struck out (FBFFS)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Tarheels batting
1-9 0 --- 22 Lynch struck out (FCBBC)
1-9 1 --- 12 Long homered deep to right (CFBX)
2-9 1 --- 12 Wilson B struck out (SFBS)
2-9 2 --- 01 Frazier flied out to center (CX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Lightning batting
2-9 0 --- 22 Hodges popped out to first (CBFBFFX)
2-9 1 --- 11 Post lined out to third (CBX)
2-9 2 --- 01 Lopata lined out to right (CX)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Tarheels batting
2-9 0 --- 00 Saffell flied out to center (X)
2-9 1 --- 00 Malmberg grounded out to third (X)
2-9 2 --- 00 Coleman Joe reached on an infield single to short (X)
2-9 2 1-- 32 Diering grounded out to second (SBBBF>F>X)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Lightning batting
2-9 0 --- 32 Rosen struck out (BFBBSS)
2-9 1 --- 10 Roberts R lined a single to shallow right, Roberts R to
second on an error by the right fielder Frazier (BX)
2-9 1 -2- 00 Schoendienst flied out to center, Roberts R to third (X)
2-9 2 --3 31 Fain lined out to right (BFBBX)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Tarheels batting
2-9 0 --- 12 Hoak grounded out to third (FSBX)
2-9 1 --- 32 Lynch grounded out to third (FCBBBFX)
2-9 2 --- 01 Long tripled deep to left center (SX)
2-9 2 --3 02 Wilson B grounded out to third (CCX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Lightning batting
Sain now pitching
2-9 0 --- 32 Mantle walked (CBBFFBB)
2-9 0 1-- 10 Banks lined a single down the right field line, Mantle to
third (BX)
2-9 0 1-3 00 Hodges grounded out to short, Mantle scored, Banks to
second (X)
2-10 1 -2- 00 Post lined a single to shallow center, Banks out at home
(X)
2-10 2 1-- 02 Lopata struck out (FCC)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Tarheels batting
2-10 0 --- 22 Frazier homered deep to right (BCBSX)
3-10 0 --- 01 Saffell flied out to center (CX)
3-10 1 --- 10 Malmberg grounded out to third (BX)
Merriman pinch hitting for Sain
3-10 2 --- 20 Merriman grounded out to first (BBX)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Lightning batting
Jay now pitching
3-10 0 --- 10 Rosen popped out to the catcher (BX)
3-10 1 --- 12 Roberts R struck out (BCFC)
3-10 2 --- 22 Schoendienst grounded a double down the first base line
(CFBBX)
3-10 2 -2- 12 Fain grounded out to the mound (FBFX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Tarheels batting
3-10 0 --- 10 Diering grounded a single up the middle (BX)
3-10 0 1-- 32 Hoak struck out (FCBFBFBC)
3-10 1 1-- 12 Lynch grounded to third, forcing Diering at second, Lynch
to first (CBFX)
3-10 2 1-- 11 Long grounded to short, forcing Lynch at second (BCX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Lightning batting
3-10 0 --- 31 Mantle walked (BBBCB)
3-10 0 1-- 11 Banks doubled deep to right, Mantle to third (BFX)
3-10 0 -23 32 Hodges grounded a single between third and short, Mantle
scored, Banks scored (BSCBBFX)
3-12 0 1-- 21 Post grounded out to third, Hodges to second (BBCX)
3-12 1 -2- 12 Lopata grounded out to the mound (SFBX)
Freese Gene pinch hitting for Rosen
3-12 2 -2- 11 Freese Gene grounded a single up the middle, Hodges
scored (BCX)
Paine now pitching
3-13 2 1-- 22 Roberts R struck out (BSBSFFS)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Tarheels batting
Freese Gene moved to third base
3-13 0 --- 02 Wilson B grounded out to the mound (CFX)
3-13 1 --- 11 Frazier grounded out to short (BFX)
3-13 2 --- 12 Saffell flied out to center (BFFX)