7/5/1955, BBC55-LOU55, KC Municipal Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1955 Black Cats 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 7 1 3 0 1955 Lightning 0 0 3 4 0 1 0 0 x 8 8 1 4 1 Black Cats AB R H BI AVG Lightning AB R H BI AVG Minoso lf 4 1 2 2 .308 Freese Gene 2b 4 1 1 1 .245 Runnels 2b 4 0 1 0 .257 Fain 1b 2 1 0 1 .253 Thompson H 3b 4 0 0 0 .270 Mantle cf 4 0 0 0 .325 Adcock 1b 4 1 1 1 .305 Banks ss 4 1 1 3 .284 Jensen rf 4 0 0 0 .226 Post rf 4 0 1 0 .322 Groat ss 4 0 0 0 .267 Hodges lf 4 1 2 0 .293 Piersall cf 3 1 1 1 .240 Lopata c 3 2 1 0 .279 Shantz Bill c 2 1 1 1 .333 Rosen 3b 3 0 1 0 .272 Crandall ph 2 0 0 0 .231 Roberts R p 3 2 1 3 .329 Jones S p 1 1 1 0 .103 Gorman p 1 0 0 0 .000 Kucks p 1 0 0 0 .000 32 8 8 8 Susce p 0 0 0 0 .077 Rhodes ph 1 0 0 0 .250 Jeffcoat p 0 0 0 0 .000 34 5 7 5 Black Cats INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Jones S L 6-10 3.0 4 5 2 3 3 64 38 3.62 Kucks 2.0 2 2 2 0 0 19 10 2.68 Susce 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 39 26 4.14 Jeffcoat 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 8 6 3.55 8.0 8 8 5 4 6 130 80 Lightning INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Roberts R W 19-2 7.1 6 4 4 1 3 100 64 3.87 Gorman S 11 1.2 1 1 1 0 0 20 13 3.52 9.0 7 5 5 1 3 120 77 BBC: Crandall batted for Shantz Bill in the 7th Crandall moved to c in the 7th Rhodes batted for Susce in the 8th E-Jones S, Roberts R. 2B-Rosen(7), Roberts R(7). 3B-Freese Gene(3). HR-Minoso(8), Adcock(14), Piersall(11), Shantz Bill(1), Banks(16). RBI-Minoso 2(23), Adcock(30), Piersall(25), Shantz Bill(14), Freese Gene(16), Fain(18), Banks 3(72), Roberts R 3(21). K-Thompson H, Adcock 2, Freese Gene, Post 2, Hodges, Lopata, Gorman. BB-Piersall, Fain 2, Lopata, Rosen. GWRBI: Roberts R Temperature: 81, Sky: clear, Wind: left to right at 4 MPH. 7/5/1955, BBC55-LOU55, KC Municipal Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1955 Black Cats 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 7 1 3 0 1955 Lightning 0 0 3 4 0 1 0 0 x 8 8 1 4 1 Black Cats -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Minoso lf 1>8 HR.1-H 31 S Runnels 2b 13 63 7 S.1-2 Thompson H 3b 63 8 6>k Gorman note 1 Adcock 1b 2>HR k k 8 Jensen rf 63 4>7 8 9>8 Groat ss 8 e1.B-2 7>9 13 Piersall cf 8 W 9 HR Shantz Bill c 3>HR 643/gdp Crandall ph 53 4 Jones S p S Kucks p 5>43 Susce p Rhodes ph 8>8 Jeffcoat p 1: 46/f.2-3;B-1 Lightning -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Freese Gene 2b 1>k 63 T.2-H 9.2-3 Fain 1b 8 W 63.3-H W Mantle cf 8 3/L 9 7 Banks ss 2>9 HR.2-H;1-H 5>2/fl 7>43 Post rf S k 53 k Hodges lf S.1-2 4>S 7 k Lopata c k W.1-2 6>Susce 8>Jeffcoat S 7 Rosen 3b 8 W.2-3;1-2 D.1-3 53 Roberts R p 3>e1.B-2 Kucks 63.3-H note 1 Gorman p k 1: D.3-H;2-H;1xH(762) Black Cats IN OUT ER Lightning IN OUT ER Jones S A1 B8 2 L 6-10 Roberts R A1 D2 4 W 19-2 Kucks B9 C6 2 Gorman D3 D8 1 S 11 Susce C7 D6 1 Jeffcoat D7 D9 0 7/5/1955, BBC55-LOU55, KC Municipal Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1955 Black Cats 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 7 1 3 0 1955 Lightning 0 0 3 4 0 1 0 0 x 8 8 1 4 1 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Black Cats batting 0-0 0 --- 21 Minoso lined out to center (BBCX) 0-0 1 --- 32 Runnels grounded out to the mound (CBBBCX) 0-0 2 --- 21 Thompson H grounded out to short (CBBX) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Lightning batting 0-0 0 --- 02 Freese Gene struck out (CSS) 0-0 1 --- 10 Fain flied out to center (BX) 0-0 2 --- 10 Mantle flied out to center (BX) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Black Cats batting 0-0 0 --- 10 Adcock homered deep to left (BX) 1-0 0 --- 12 Jensen grounded out to short (BSFX) 1-0 1 --- 02 Groat popped out to center (CCX) 1-0 2 --- 10 Piersall flied out to center (BX) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Lightning batting 1-0 0 --- 32 Banks flied out to right (FBSFBBX) 1-0 1 --- 00 Post grounded a single between third and short (X) 1-0 1 1-- 22 Hodges lined a single to shallow left, Post to second (CCBBX) 1-0 1 12- 12 Lopata struck out (CCBFFFS) 1-0 2 12- 11 Rosen flied out to center (BFX) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Black Cats batting 1-0 0 --- 02 Shantz Bill homered deep to left (FSX) 2-0 0 --- 02 Jones S grounded a single up the middle (CSFX) 2-0 0 1-- 12 Minoso homered deep to left center, Jones S scored (SbBFX) 4-0 0 --- 00 Runnels grounded out to short (X) 4-0 1 --- 31 Thompson H lined out to center (BBFBX) 4-0 2 --- 22 Adcock struck out (BFBFS) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Lightning batting 4-0 0 --- 01 Roberts R to second on an error by the pitcher Jones S (CX) 4-0 0 -2- 00 Freese Gene grounded out to short (X) 4-0 1 -2- 31 Fain walked (BBBCB) 4-0 1 12- 12 Mantle lined out to first (BSSX) 4-0 2 12- 02 Banks homered deep to left, Roberts R scored, Fain scored (CSFX) 4-3 2 --- 32 Post struck out (BFSBBC) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Black Cats batting 4-3 0 --- 31 Jensen flied out to left (CBBBX) 4-3 1 --- 01 Groat to second on an error by the pitcher Roberts R (CX) 4-3 1 -2- 32 Piersall walked (BBBCSB) 4-3 1 12- 00 Shantz Bill grounded into a double play, Banks to Freese Gene to Fain (X) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Lightning batting 4-3 0 --- 10 Hodges lined a single to shallow center (BX) 4-3 0 1-- 32 Lopata walked, Hodges to second (FBBSBB) 4-3 0 12- 30 Rosen walked, Hodges to third, Lopata to second (BBBB) Kucks now pitching 4-3 0 123 00 Roberts R grounded a double down the third base line, Hodges scored, Lopata scored, Rosen out at home (X) 4-5 1 -2- 11 Freese Gene tripled deep to right center, Roberts R scored (BSX) 4-6 1 --3 11 Fain grounded out to short, Freese Gene scored (CBX) 4-7 2 --- 00 Mantle flied out to right (X) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Black Cats batting 4-7 0 --- 00 Kucks grounded out to second (X) 4-7 1 --- 10 Minoso grounded out to first (BX) 4-7 2 --- 01 Runnels flied out to left (CX) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Lightning batting 4-7 0 --- 20 Banks popped out to the catcher (BBX) 4-7 1 --- 20 Post grounded out to third (BBX) 4-7 2 --- 31 Hodges flied out to left (BBFBX) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Black Cats batting 4-7 0 --- 12 Thompson H struck out (CCBS) 4-7 1 --- 32 Adcock struck out (BFSBBS) 4-7 2 --- 00 Jensen flied out to center (X) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Lightning batting Susce now pitching 4-7 0 --- 10 Lopata grounded a single between third and short (BX) 4-7 0 1-- 21 Rosen lined a double down the right field line, Lopata to third (BBCX) 4-7 0 -23 10 Roberts R grounded out to short, Lopata scored (BX) 4-8 1 -2- 00 Freese Gene flied out to right, Rosen to third (X) 4-8 2 --3 32 Fain walked (CCFFFBBBB) 4-8 2 1-3 22 Mantle flied out to left (BSCFFFBX) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Black Cats batting 4-8 0 --- 00 Groat lined out to right (X) 4-8 1 --- 22 Piersall flied out to right (BBFCX) Crandall pinch hitting for Shantz Bill 4-8 2 --- 12 Crandall grounded out to third (CCFFBX) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Lightning batting Crandall moved to catcher 4-8 0 --- 02 Banks grounded out to second (FCX) 4-8 1 --- 12 Post struck out (SFBS) 4-8 2 --- 22 Hodges struck out (CFBFBS) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Black Cats batting Rhodes pinch hitting for Susce 4-8 0 --- 22 Rhodes flied out to center (SBCBX) 4-8 1 --- 21 Minoso grounded a single between first and second (BBFX) 4-8 1 1-- 10 Runnels lined a single between third and short, Minoso to second (BX) Gorman now pitching 4-8 1 12- 22 Thompson H grounded to second, forcing Runnels at second, Minoso to third, Thompson H to first (BSBFX) 4-8 2 1-3 11 Adcock flied out to center (BCX) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Lightning batting Jeffcoat now pitching 4-8 0 --- 01 Lopata lined out to left (SX) 4-8 1 --- 10 Rosen grounded out to third (BX) 4-8 2 --- 12 Gorman struck out (CCBC) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Black Cats batting 4-8 0 --- 22 Jensen popped out to center (FBFBX) 4-8 1 --- 01 Groat grounded out to the mound (CX) 4-8 2 --- 21 Piersall homered deep to right (BFBX) 5-8 2 --- 00 Crandall popped out to second (X)