9/17/1955, PAT55-LOU55, game 1, KC Municipal Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1955 Patriots 2 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 2 10 11 0 6 0 1955 Lightning 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 9 2 7 1 Patriots AB R H BI AVG Lightning AB R H BI AVG Busby cf 5 1 0 0 .218 Schoendienst 2b 5 1 2 1 .243 Temple 2b 4 1 3 3 .263 Rizzuto ss 5 2 2 0 .300 Mathews 3b 4 2 1 2 .275 Post rf 3 1 1 2 .301 Moon 1b 5 2 2 1 .278 Lemon J ph 2 0 1 1 .263 Clemente rf 5 1 1 1 .198 Hodges cf 2 1 1 1 .313 Renna lf 3 0 1 2 .218 Ennis lf 4 0 0 0 .284 McMillan ss 5 1 3 0 .206 Lopata c 4 0 2 0 .270 Chiti c 3 1 0 0 .192 Rosen 1b 4 0 0 0 .249 Ford p 3 1 0 0 .120 Freese Gene 3b 4 0 0 0 .241 37 10 11 9 Harshman p 0 0 0 0 .364 LaPalme p 0 0 0 0 .250 Blanchard ph 1 0 0 0 .500 Tremel p 1 0 0 0 .000 Peterson H ph 1 0 0 0 .231 36 5 9 5 Patriots INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Ford W 12-14 9.0 9 5 5 3 5 140 85 3.46 9.0 9 5 5 3 5 140 85 Lightning INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Harshman L 2-1 3.2 6 7 3 3 4 80 48 4.40 LaPalme 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 25 17 5.45 Tremel 4.0 3 2 2 1 0 45 27 3.16 9.0 11 10 6 4 5 150 92 LOU: Blanchard batted for LaPalme in the 5th Lemon J batted for Post in the 7th Lemon J moved to rf in the 8th Peterson H batted for Tremel in the 9th E-Rizzuto, LaPalme. 2B-Temple 2(15), Renna(5), Lemon J(3). 3B-Moon 2(5). HR-Mathews(34), Clemente(3), Schoendienst(9), Post(30), Hodges(32). RBI-Temple 3(28), Mathews 2(83), Moon(46), Clemente(45), Renna 2(13), Schoendienst(35), Post 2(106), Hodges(117), Lemon J(1). K-Busby, Mathews, Moon 2, Clemente, Rizzuto, Post, Hodges, Ennis, Tremel. BB-Temple, Mathews, Chiti, Ford, Hodges 2, Harshman. SF-Renna 2. Temperature: 76, Field: wet, Sky: threatening, Wind: left to right at 10 MPH. 9/17/1955, PAT55-LOU55, game 1, KC Municipal Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1955 Patriots 2 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 2 10 11 0 6 0 1955 Lightning 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 9 2 7 1 Patriots -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Busby cf 1>9 k note 1 6>Tremel 43 3 Temple 2b S W note 2 D 7 Mathews 3b HR.1-H k LaPalme 8.2-3 9>W 43 Moon 1b k 4>T 5>k 9 T.1-H Clemente rf 43 k HR 7>63 5/fl Renna lf 2>63 7/SF.3-H D 53 7/SF.3-H McMillan ss S S 63 S 53 Chiti c 543/gdp W.1-2 e1.2-3;B-1 63 Ford p 3>63 W.2-3;1-2 8 8>43 1: e6.3-H;2-3;1-2;B-1 2: D.3-H;2-H;1-H Lightning -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Schoendienst 2b 1>63 53 S 43 HR Rizzuto ss S 3>43 k S 6 Post rf HR.1-H 9 k Lemon J ph D.1-H 9 Hodges cf HR k 6>W W Ennis lf 63 4>k 8 64/f Lopata c 63 S S.1-2 8>63 Rosen 1b 2>63 8 8.2-3 9 Freese Gene 3b 43 53 9 9 Harshman p W LaPalme p Blanchard ph 5>5/fl Tremel p 7>k Peterson H ph 9>13 Patriots IN OUT ER Lightning IN OUT ER Ford A1 E3 5 W 12-14 Harshman A1 C2 3 L 2-1 LaPalme C3 C9 1 Tremel D1 E7 2 9/17/1955, PAT55-LOU55, game 1, KC Municipal Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1955 Patriots 2 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 2 10 11 0 6 0 1955 Lightning 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 9 2 7 1 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Patriots batting 0-0 0 --- 00 Busby flied out to right (X) 0-0 1 --- 01 Temple reached on an infield single to first (SX) 0-0 1 1-- 10 Mathews homered deep to right, Temple scored (BX) 2-0 1 --- 02 Moon struck out (CCC) 2-0 2 --- 22 Clemente grounded out to second (FBFBX) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Lightning batting 2-0 0 --- 01 Schoendienst grounded out to short (CX) 2-0 1 --- 00 Rizzuto grounded a single up the middle (X) 2-0 1 1-- 02 Post homered deep down the left-field line, Rizzuto scored (1CCX) 2-2 1 --- 32 Hodges homered deep to left center (CBSFBBX) 2-3 1 --- 22 Ennis grounded out to short (BFSFBX) 2-3 2 --- 20 Lopata grounded out to short (BBX) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Patriots batting 2-3 0 --- 32 Renna grounded out to short (CCBBBFFX) 2-3 1 --- 22 McMillan lined a single to shallow center (BFFBX) 2-3 1 1-- 10 Chiti grounded into a double play, Freese Gene to Schoendienst to Rosen (BX) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Lightning batting 2-3 0 --- 11 Rosen grounded out to short (BCX) 2-3 1 --- 00 Freese Gene grounded out to second (X) 2-3 2 --- 32 Harshman walked (CBBBSB) 2-3 2 1-- 11 Schoendienst grounded out to third (CBX) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Patriots batting 2-3 0 --- 21 Ford grounded out to short (SBBX) 2-3 1 --- 12 Busby struck out (FBSS) 2-3 2 --- 32 Temple walked (BSBFFBB) 2-3 2 1-- 32 Mathews struck out (FCBBB>S) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Lightning batting 2-3 0 --- 00 Rizzuto grounded out to second (X) 2-3 1 --- 21 Post flied out to right (BSBX) 2-3 2 --- 12 Hodges struck out (CFBS) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Patriots batting 2-3 0 --- 12 Moon tripled deep to center (BSSX) 2-3 0 --3 12 Clemente struck out (CSFFBS) 2-3 1 --3 00 Renna lined out to left, Moon scored (X) 3-3 2 --- 22 McMillan grounded a single up the middle (CBFBX) 3-3 2 1-- 32 Chiti walked, McMillan to second (BBFBS>B) 3-3 2 12- 31 Ford walked, McMillan to third, Chiti to second (BBFBB) 3-3 2 123 00 McMillan scored, Chiti to third, Ford to second, Busby to first on an error by the shortstop Rizzuto (X) 4-3 2 123 11 Temple lined a double to left center, Chiti scored, Ford scored, Busby scored (CBX) LaPalme now pitching 7-3 2 -2- 20 Mathews grounded out to second (BBX) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Lightning batting 7-3 0 --- 02 Ennis struck out (CSC) 7-3 1 --- 10 Lopata grounded a single up the middle (BX) 7-3 1 1-- 11 Rosen flied out to center (CBX) 7-3 2 1-- 10 Freese Gene grounded out to third (BX) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Patriots batting 7-3 0 --- 12 Moon struck out (SFBS) 7-3 1 --- 22 Clemente homered deep to right center (FFBBX) 8-3 1 --- 01 Renna lined a double to right center (CX) 8-3 1 -2- 12 McMillan grounded out to short (FBFX) 8-3 2 -2- 12 Renna to third, Chiti to first on an error by the pitcher LaPalme (CBSX) 8-3 2 1-3 11 Ford flied out to center (BSX) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Lightning batting Blanchard pinch hitting for LaPalme 8-3 0 --- 32 Blanchard popped out to third (FBSBBX) 8-3 1 --- 01 Schoendienst lined a single to shallow center (CX) 8-3 1 1-- 12 Rizzuto struck out (CCFFBS) 8-3 2 1-- 12 Post struck out (FBSS) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Patriots batting Tremel now pitching 8-3 0 --- 10 Busby popped out to first (BX) 8-3 1 --- 32 Temple doubled deep down the left-field line (BBFBCX) 8-3 1 -2- 00 Mathews flied out to center, Temple to third (X) 8-3 2 --3 00 Moon flied out to right (X) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Lightning batting 8-3 0 --- 31 Hodges walked (CBBBB) 8-3 0 1-- 21 Ennis flied out to center (CBBX) Started raining 8-3 1 1-- 00 Lopata lined a single to center, Hodges to second (X) 8-3 1 12- 22 Rosen flied out to center, Hodges to third (BCBFX) 8-3 2 1-3 21 Freese Gene flied out to right (BBFX) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Patriots batting 8-3 0 --- 00 Clemente grounded out to short (X) 8-3 1 --- 00 Renna grounded out to third (X) 8-3 2 --- 32 McMillan lined a single between first and second (BFBBSX) 8-3 2 1-- 21 Chiti grounded out to short (BBCX) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Lightning batting 8-3 0 --- 32 Tremel struck out (BSFBBFC) 8-3 1 --- 00 Schoendienst grounded out to second (X) 8-3 2 --- 32 Rizzuto lined a single down the right field line (FBBFBX) Lemon J pinch hitting for Post 8-3 2 1-- 10 Lemon J lined a double to right center, Rizzuto scored (BX) 8-4 2 -2- 30 Hodges walked (BBBB) 8-4 2 12- 21 Ennis grounded to short, forcing Hodges at second (BBCX) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Patriots batting Lemon J moved to right field 8-4 0 --- 12 Ford grounded out to second (CCBX) 8-4 1 --- 11 Busby grounded out to second (CBX) 8-4 2 --- 01 Temple popped out to left (SX) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Lightning batting 8-4 0 --- 12 Lopata grounded out to short (CBSX) 8-4 1 --- 02 Rosen flied out to right (CSX) 8-4 2 --- 20 Freese Gene flied out to right (BBX) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Patriots batting 8-4 0 --- 30 Mathews walked (BBBB) 8-4 0 1-- 22 Moon tripled deep to right center, Mathews scored (BCBFFX) 9-4 0 --3 10 Clemente popped out to third (BX) 9-4 1 --3 00 Renna hit a sacrifice fly to left, Moon scored (X) 10-4 2 --- 00 McMillan grounded out to third (X) ************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Lightning batting Peterson H pinch hitting for Tremel 10-4 0 --- 22 Peterson H grounded out to the mound (CBFBFX) Stopped raining 10-4 1 --- 11 Schoendienst homered deep to left (BFX) 10-5 1 --- 10 Rizzuto popped out to short (BX) 10-5 2 --- 12 Lemon J flied out to right (FCBX)