7/2/1955, BBC55-LOU55, KC Municipal Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1955 Black Cats 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 7 0 1955 Lightning 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 x 4 8 2 9 2 Black Cats AB R H BI AVG Lightning AB R H BI AVG Minoso lf 4 0 0 0 .307 Freese Gene 2b 5 0 0 0 .254 Runnels 2b 4 0 1 0 .255 Ennis lf 4 0 1 0 .308 Thompson H 3b 2 0 0 0 .271 Mantle cf 2 0 0 0 .328 Adcock 1b 4 0 0 0 .319 Banks ss 4 1 2 1 .288 Jensen rf 4 1 1 0 .236 Post rf 3 2 1 1 .326 Groat ss 3 0 0 0 .272 Hodges 1b 3 1 1 0 .288 Piersall cf 4 0 1 0 .246 Lopata c 4 0 2 1 .279 Shantz Bill c 0 0 0 0 .326 Rosen 3b 3 0 1 1 .275 Crandall ph 2 0 0 0 .235 Sullivan F p 3 0 0 0 .023 Garver p 1 0 0 0 .125 Meyer J p 0 0 0 0 .000 Harmon ph 1 0 0 0 .226 31 4 8 4 Kucks p 0 0 0 0 .000 29 1 3 0 Black Cats INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Garver L 6-8 6.0 6 4 4 3 3 97 59 4.16 Kucks 2.0 2 0 0 2 1 34 19 2.45 8.0 8 4 4 5 4 131 78 Lightning INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Sullivan F W 9-5 7.1 3 1 0 4 3 111 58 2.83 Meyer J S 3 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 22 14 1.08 9.0 3 1 0 4 4 133 72 BBC: Crandall batted for Shantz Bill in the 7th Harmon batted for Garver in the 7th Crandall moved to c in the 7th E-Banks 2. 2B-Lopata(7). HR-Banks(15), Post(14). RBI-Banks(67), Post(45), Lopata(31), Rosen(39). K-Runnels, Thompson H, Adcock 2, Freese Gene, Mantle, Lopata, Sullivan F. BB-Thompson H, Groat, Shantz Bill, Garver, Mantle 2, Post, Hodges, Rosen. SH-Shantz Bill, Meyer J. HBP-Thompson H. HB-Sullivan F. GWRBI: Banks Temperature: 81, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: in from left at 12 MPH. 7/2/1955, BBC55-LOU55, KC Municipal Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1955 Black Cats 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 7 0 1955 Lightning 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 x 4 8 2 9 2 Black Cats -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Minoso lf 1>43 43 54/f 8>31 Runnels 2b k 4>7 6>9 S Thompson H 3b k W 8 HBP.1-2 Adcock 1b 2>63 643/gdp k Meyer J k Jensen rf 53 5>e6.B-2 7>S 8 Groat ss 7 8 W.1-2 9>53 Piersall cf 3>S 53 note 1 63 Shantz Bill c 13/SH.1-2 IW Crandall ph e6.3-H;B-1 8 Garver p 43.2-3 W.2-3;1-2 Harmon ph 64/f Kucks p 1: 643/gdp.2-3 Lightning -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Freese Gene 2b 1>8 43 5>53 7>Kucks k 63 Ennis lf S 13 7 63 Mantle cf W.1-2 4>43 k W Banks ss 9 HR 6>63 S.1-2 Post rf 7 HR W 9 Hodges 1b 2>6 W S.1-2 8>13 Lopata c 43 k D.2-H;1-3 S Rosen 3b 31 S.1-3 53.3-H;2-3 W.1-2 Sullivan F p 3>43 4 k Meyer J p note 1 1: 54/SH.2-3;1-2 Black Cats IN OUT ER Lightning IN OUT ER Garver A1 C9 4 L 6-8 Sullivan F A1 D3 0 W 9-5 Kucks D1 E1 0 Meyer J D4 D8 0 S 3 7/2/1955, BBC55-LOU55, KC Municipal Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1955 Black Cats 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 7 0 1955 Lightning 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 x 4 8 2 9 2 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Black Cats batting 0-0 0 --- 11 Minoso grounded out to second (SBX) 0-0 1 --- 22 Runnels struck out (FCBFBC) 0-0 2 --- 22 Thompson H struck out (CBFBS) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Lightning batting 0-0 0 --- 12 Freese Gene flied out to center (BFCFX) 0-0 1 --- 31 Ennis lined a single to left (BBCBX) 0-0 1 1-- 30 Mantle walked, Ennis to second (BBBB) 0-0 1 12- 01 Banks flied out to right (CX) 0-0 2 12- 31 Post flied out to left (BBBCX) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Black Cats batting 0-0 0 --- 01 Adcock grounded out to short (CX) 0-0 1 --- 22 Jensen grounded out to third (CFFBBX) 0-0 2 --- 22 Groat flied out to left (FFFFBBX) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Lightning batting 0-0 0 --- 22 Hodges popped out to short (BCFBX) 0-0 1 --- 00 Lopata grounded out to second (X) 0-0 2 --- 00 Rosen grounded out to first (X) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Black Cats batting 0-0 0 --- 01 Piersall reached on an infield single to short (CX) 0-0 0 1-- 00 Shantz Bill sacrifice bunted to the mound, Piersall to second (Xb) 0-0 1 -2- 20 Garver grounded out to second, Piersall to third (BBX) 0-0 2 --3 21 Minoso grounded out to second (BCBX) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Lightning batting 0-0 0 --- 11 Sullivan F grounded out to second (BCX) 0-0 1 --- 12 Freese Gene grounded out to second (BCCX) 0-0 2 --- 00 Ennis grounded out to the mound (X) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Black Cats batting 0-0 0 --- 10 Runnels flied out to left (BX) 0-0 1 --- 32 Thompson H walked (SBFBBB) 0-0 1 1-- 20 Adcock grounded into a double play, Banks to Freese Gene to Hodges (BBX) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Lightning batting 0-0 0 --- 11 Mantle grounded out to second (FBX) 0-0 1 --- 12 Banks homered deep to left center (BCFFX) 0-1 1 --- 02 Post homered deep down the left-field line (CCX) 0-2 1 --- 31 Hodges walked (BCBBB) 0-2 1 1-- 22 Lopata struck out (BFBFS) 0-2 2 1-- 11 Rosen lined a single down the left field line, Hodges to third (CBX) 0-2 2 1-3 22 Sullivan F popped out to second (BSBFX) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Black Cats batting 0-2 0 --- 00 Jensen to second on an error by the shortstop Banks (X) 0-2 0 -2- 31 Groat flied out to center (CBBBX) 0-2 1 -2- 22 Piersall grounded out to third (BBSFX) 0-2 2 -2- 30 Shantz Bill was walked intentionally (IIII) 0-2 2 12- 31 Garver walked, Jensen to third, Shantz Bill to second (SBBBB) 0-2 2 123 10 Minoso grounded to third, forcing Garver at second (BX) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Lightning batting 0-2 0 --- 00 Freese Gene grounded out to third (X) 0-2 1 --- 11 Ennis flied out to left (BFX) 0-2 2 --- 22 Mantle struck out (BCFBS) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Black Cats batting 0-2 0 --- 31 Runnels lined out to right (BBBCX) 0-2 1 --- 01 Thompson H flied out to center (FX) 0-2 2 --- 12 Adcock struck out (SFBS) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Lightning batting 0-2 0 --- 01 Banks grounded out to short (CX) 0-2 1 --- 32 Post walked (CBCBBB) 0-2 1 1-- 11 Hodges grounded a single up the middle, Post to second (SBX) 0-2 1 12- 22 Lopata doubled down the right field line and shallow, Post scored, Hodges to third (BFFBX) 0-3 1 -23 11 Rosen grounded out to third, Hodges scored, Lopata to third (BCX) 0-4 2 --3 12 Sullivan F struck out (CBFC) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Black Cats batting 0-4 0 --- 00 Jensen reached on an infield single to short (X) 0-4 0 1-- 31 Groat walked, Jensen to second (CBBBB) 0-4 0 12- 21 Piersall grounded into a double play, Banks to Freese Gene to Hodges, Jensen to third (CBBX) Crandall pinch hitting for Shantz Bill 0-4 2 --3 21 Jensen scored, Crandall to first on an error by the shortstop Banks (BFBX) Harmon pinch hitting for Garver 1-4 2 1-- 20 Harmon grounded to short, forcing Crandall at second (BBX) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Lightning batting Kucks now pitching Crandall moved to catcher 1-4 0 --- 00 Freese Gene grounded out to short (X) 1-4 1 --- 21 Ennis grounded out to short (FBBX) 1-4 2 --- 31 Mantle walked (BBBCB) 1-4 2 1-- 00 Banks lined a single to shallow right, Mantle to second (X) 1-4 2 12- 11 Post lined out to right (CBX) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Black Cats batting 1-4 0 --- 10 Minoso grounded out to first (BX) 1-4 1 --- 32 Runnels lined a single down the right field line (CBCFBFBX) 1-4 1 1-- 00 Thompson H was hit by a pitch, Runnels to second (H) Meyer J now pitching 1-4 1 12- 32 Adcock struck out (BBBCSS) 1-4 2 12- 32 Jensen flied out to center (CBSBB>F>X) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Lightning batting 1-4 0 --- 12 Hodges grounded out to the mound (BFCX) 1-4 1 --- 22 Lopata grounded a single between third and short (CBBFX) 1-4 1 1-- 31 Rosen walked, Lopata to second (BBBCB) 1-4 1 12- 00 Meyer J sacrifice bunted to third, Lopata to third, Rosen to second (Xb) 1-4 2 -23 12 Freese Gene struck out (CFBFS) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Black Cats batting 1-4 0 --- 01 Groat grounded out to third (FX) 1-4 1 --- 01 Piersall grounded out to short (FX) 1-4 2 --- 22 Crandall lined out to center (CBFBX)