5/24/1955, WAB55-LOU55, KC Municipal Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1955 Six 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 8 13 0 9 2 1955 Lightning 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 7 9 1 7 0 Six AB R H BI AVG Lightning AB R H BI AVG Ashburn cf 4 0 2 0 .330 Schoendienst 2b 5 1 1 0 .279 Crowe 1b 5 0 1 1 .208 Hodges 1b 5 1 1 0 .261 Mueller rf 5 1 2 1 .356 Mantle cf 3 3 2 1 .324 Bell G lf 5 1 1 2 .247 Banks ss 5 1 3 4 .280 Hemus 3b 0 0 0 0 .172 Post rf 3 0 1 2 .348 Avila 2b 5 2 2 2 .298 Howard c 3 0 0 0 .295 Yost 3b 4 1 1 0 .229 Freese Gene 3b 3 0 0 0 .297 Whisenant lf 0 0 0 0 .176 LaPalme p 0 0 0 0 .000 Smith H c 2 0 1 1 .140 Lopata ph 1 0 0 0 .311 Hale ph 1 1 1 1 .500 Gorman p 0 0 0 0 .000 Wilhelm p 1 0 0 0 .000 Lemon J lf 2 0 0 0 .200 Reese ss 4 0 1 0 .297 Ennis ph 1 0 0 0 .306 Conley p 2 1 1 0 .316 Nuxhall p 2 1 1 0 .200 Smith F p 0 0 0 0 .000 Rosen 3b 1 0 0 0 .304 McCall p 1 1 0 0 .000 34 7 9 7 House ph 1 0 0 0 .283 40 8 13 8 Six INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Conley 4.0 5 6 6 3 4 84 50 3.91 Smith F 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 14 6 0.00 McCall 3.0 3 1 1 1 1 46 27 5.79 Wilhelm W 2-2 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 25 15 1.86 9.0 9 7 7 6 8 169 98 Lightning INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Nuxhall 5.2 10 6 6 0 2 93 60 3.66 LaPalme BS 1 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 15 8 1.59 Gorman BS 3, L 1-3 2.0 2 2 2 3 1 34 16 5.11 9.0 13 8 8 3 3 142 84 WAB: Hale batted for Smith H in the 8th House batted for McCall in the 8th House moved to c in the 8th Hemus inserted at 3b in the 9th Whisenant inserted at lf in the 9th LOU: Rosen inserted at 3b in the 6th Lopata batted for LaPalme in the 7th Ennis batted for Lemon J in the 7th Ennis moved to lf in the 8th E-Post. 2B-Mueller(7), Yost(3), Conley(1). HR-Bell G(5), Avila 2(5), Hale(1), Mantle(10), Banks(6). RBI-Crowe(14), Mueller(10), Bell G 2(19), Avila 2(19), Smith H(6), Hale(6), Mantle(31), Banks 4(24), Post 2(22). K-Crowe, Bell G, Yost, Hodges, Mantle, Banks, Post 2, Howard, Freese Gene, Lopata. BB-Ashburn, Yost, Reese, Mantle, Post 2, Howard, Lemon J, Rosen. SF-Smith H. HBP-Mantle. HB-Smith F. WP-Nuxhall. GWRBI: Avila Temperature: 77, Sky: clear, Wind: left to right at 21 MPH. 5/24/1955, WAB55-LOU55, KC Municipal Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1955 Six 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 8 13 0 9 2 1955 Lightning 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 7 9 1 7 0 Six -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Ashburn cf 1>63 S.2-3 7 S.1-3 W.1-2 Crowe 1b 8 9 5>31 LaPalme k S.3-H;1-3 Mueller rf S 43.3-H;1-2 D 43 53 Bell G lf k 8 HR.2-H 7>7 9>3/g Hemus 3b Avila 2b 2>HR 4>43 43 53 HR Yost 3b 8 D k 3/fl W Whisenant lf Smith H c 63 wp.2-3 6>S 8>Gorman note 1 Hale ph HR Wilhelm p 5/b Reese ss 63 S.1-2 46/f.B-1 W 23 Conley p 3>D 3/b Smith F p McCall p 36/b/f.B-1 House ph 9 1: e9/SF.3-H;B-1 Lightning -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Schoendienst 2b 1>43 S.1-2 43 63 64/f.B-1 Hodges 1b k 4 5>S 7>7 543/gdp Mantle cf HR W.2-3;1-2 Smith F S 9>k HBP.1-2 Banks ss 53 note 1 S.2-3;1-2 S.1-2 k Post rf 2>W k note 2 S.2-H;1-3 k Howard c k 63 McCall W.1-2 note 3 Freese Gene 3b 53.1-2 4>k 323/gdp LaPalme p Lopata ph k Gorman p Lemon J lf 7 W 6>4/L Ennis ph 43 Nuxhall p 3>S 8 Rosen 3b 6 8>Wilhelm W 1: HR.3-H;2-H;1-H 2: W.3-H;2-3;1-2 3: 52/f.2-3;1-2;B-1 Six IN OUT ER Lightning IN OUT ER Conley A1 C2 6 Nuxhall A1 D1 6 Smith F C3 C5 0 LaPalme D2 D6 0 BS 1 McCall C6 D8 1 Gorman D7 E8 2 BS 3, L 1-3 Wilhelm D9 E5 0 W 2-2 5/24/1955, WAB55-LOU55, KC Municipal Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1955 Six 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 8 13 0 9 2 1955 Lightning 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 7 9 1 7 0 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Six batting 0-0 0 --- 11 Ashburn grounded out to short (CBX) 0-0 1 --- 11 Crowe flied out to center (CBX) 0-0 2 --- 00 Mueller grounded a single up the middle (X) 0-0 2 1-- 32 Bell G struck out (BCBCFB>F>S) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Lightning batting 0-0 0 --- 00 Schoendienst grounded out to second (X) 0-0 1 --- 22 Hodges struck out (CBBCS) 0-0 2 --- 32 Mantle homered deep to right (BBSBFFX) 0-1 2 --- 21 Banks grounded out to third (BBCX) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Six batting 0-1 0 --- 11 Avila homered deep to left center (CBX) 1-1 0 --- 10 Yost lined out to center (BX) 1-1 1 --- 00 Smith H grounded out to short (X) 1-1 2 --- 21 Reese grounded out to short (BFBX) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Lightning batting 1-1 0 --- 32 Post walked (CBCFFBFBB) 1-1 0 1-- 02 Howard struck out (CSFC) 1-1 1 1-- 10 Freese Gene grounded out to third, Post to second (BX) 1-1 2 -2- 01 Lemon J flied out to left (CX) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Six batting 1-1 0 --- 21 Conley grounded a double down the third base line (BBCX) 1-1 0 -2- 00 Ashburn grounded a single up the middle, Conley to third (X) 1-1 0 1-3 32 Crowe flied out to right (FBCFBBX) 1-1 1 1-3 00 Mueller grounded out to second, Conley scored, Ashburn to second (X) 2-1 2 -2- 00 Bell G flied out to center (X) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Lightning batting 2-1 0 --- 02 Nuxhall reached on an infield single to first (CCX) 2-1 0 1-- 22 Schoendienst lined a single between third and short, Nuxhall to second (BCCBFFX) 2-1 0 12- 21 Hodges popped out to second (BSBX) 2-1 1 12- 31 Mantle walked, Nuxhall to third, Schoendienst to second (BBCBB) 2-1 1 123 12 Banks homered deep to left center, Nuxhall scored, Schoendienst scored, Mantle scored (SCBFX) 2-5 1 --- 32 Post struck out (BBCBSS) 2-5 2 --- 00 Howard grounded out to short (X) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Six batting 2-5 0 --- 12 Avila grounded out to second (CBFX) 2-5 1 --- 10 Yost doubled deep to right (BX) 2-5 1 -2- 01 Nuxhall threw a wild pitch, Yost to third (FB) 2-5 1 --3 11 Yost scored, Smith H to first on an error by the right fielder Post (FB.X) 3-5 1 1-- 00 Reese lined a single to shallow right, Smith H to second (X) 3-5 1 12- 10 Conley popped out on a bunt to first (BbXb) 3-5 2 12- 32 Ashburn flied out to left (FFBBB>X) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Lightning batting 3-5 0 --- 12 Freese Gene struck out (BCSS) 3-5 1 --- 30 Lemon J walked (BBBB) 3-5 1 1-- 21 Nuxhall lined out to center (CBBX) 3-5 2 1-- 31 Schoendienst grounded out to second (BBBCX) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Six batting 3-5 0 --- 21 Crowe grounded out to first (BFBX) 3-5 1 --- 22 Mueller lined a double to right center (FSBFBFFX) 3-5 1 -2- 00 Bell G homered deep down the right field line, Mueller scored (X) 5-5 1 --- 21 Avila grounded out to second (CBBX) 5-5 2 --- 32 Yost struck out (CFBBFFBS) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Lightning batting 5-5 0 --- 01 Hodges grounded a single between third and short (FX) Smith F now pitching 5-5 0 1-- 21 Mantle was hit by a pitch, Hodges to second (BBSH) 5-5 0 12- 12 Banks lined a single to shallow left, Hodges to third, Mantle to second (FSBX) 5-5 0 123 32 Post walked, Hodges scored, Mantle to third, Banks to second (BCCBBB) McCall now pitching 5-6 0 123 01 Howard grounded to third, forcing Mantle at home, Banks to third, Post to second, Howard to first (CX) 5-6 1 123 11 Freese Gene grounded into a double play, Crowe to Smith H to Crowe (FBX) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Six batting 5-6 0 --- 00 Smith H lined a single up the middle (X) 5-6 0 1-- 32 Reese grounded to second, forcing Smith H at second, Reese to first (BFFFBBX) 5-6 1 1-- 00 McCall bunted into an out to first, forcing Reese at second, McCall to first (Xb) 5-6 2 1-- 01 Ashburn lined a single to right center, McCall to third (FX) LaPalme now pitching Rosen now playing third base 5-6 2 1-3 10 Crowe singled down the left field line, McCall scored, Ashburn to third (BX) 6-6 2 1-3 11 Mueller grounded out to second (BFX) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Lightning batting 6-6 0 --- 10 Lemon J lined out to second (BX) 6-6 1 --- 11 Rosen popped out to short (BFX) 6-6 2 --- 10 Schoendienst grounded out to short (BX) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Six batting 6-6 0 --- 21 Bell G flied out to left (CBBX) 6-6 1 --- 00 Avila grounded out to third (X) 6-6 2 --- 31 Yost popped out to first (BBBCX) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Lightning batting 6-6 0 --- 10 Hodges flied out to left (BX) 6-6 1 --- 12 Mantle lined a single down the right field line (BCFFX) 6-6 1 1-- 11 Banks reached on an infield single to short, Mantle to second (BCX) 6-6 1 12- 21 Post grounded a single up the middle, Mantle scored, Banks to third (BBFX) 6-7 1 1-3 31 Howard walked, Post to second (BBBCB) Lopata pinch hitting for LaPalme 6-7 1 123 32 Lopata struck out (BFBSBFFS) Ennis pinch hitting for Lemon J 6-7 2 123 32 Ennis grounded out to second (BBBCF>F>X) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Six batting Gorman now pitching Ennis moved to left field Hale pinch hitting for Smith H 6-7 0 --- 11 Hale homered deep to left (BSX) 7-7 0 --- 30 Reese walked (BBBB) House pinch hitting for McCall 7-7 0 1-- 01 House flied out to right (CX) 7-7 1 1-- 31 Ashburn walked, Reese to second (BCBBB) 7-7 1 12- 22 Crowe struck out (FCBFBS) 7-7 2 12- 00 Mueller grounded out to third (X) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Lightning batting Wilhelm now pitching House moved to catcher 7-7 0 --- 31 Rosen walked (FBBBB) 7-7 0 1-- 11 Schoendienst grounded to short, forcing Rosen at second, Schoendienst to first (CBX) 7-7 1 1-- 00 Hodges grounded into a double play, Yost to Avila to Crowe (X) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Six batting 7-7 0 --- 10 Bell G grounded out to first (BX) 7-7 1 --- 00 Avila homered deep down the left-field line (X) 8-7 1 --- 30 Yost walked (BBBB) 8-7 1 1-- 21 Wilhelm popped out on a bunt to third (BbBbFbXb) 8-7 2 1-- 01 Reese grounded out to the catcher (CX) ************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Lightning batting Hemus now playing third base Whisenant now playing left field 8-7 0 --- 02 Mantle struck out (FFC) 8-7 1 --- 22 Banks struck out (FSFBBS) 8-7 2 --- 32 Post struck out (FBSBFBS)