Kansas City Athletics 0 – 16 Detroit Tigers
17 April 1955 · DET04
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | final score 16–0 | 1 in 4,801 games | |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game · 3 | Al Kaline | 1 in 321 games |
| 41 | 3 doubles | Harvey Kuenn | 1 in 2,195 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | – | 16 | 15 | 0 |
Box score
Kansas City Athletics batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spook Jacobs | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elmer Valo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Jim Finigan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hal Bevan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gus Zernial | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Stewart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Vic Power | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dick Kryhoski | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Littrell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Joe Astroth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Johnny Gray | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Bollweg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Trice | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Kansas City Athletics pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Gray | 3.1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| Charlie Bishop | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Spicer | 1.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Lee Wheat | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Trice | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Detroit Tigers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey Kuenn | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 2B |
| Fred Hatfield | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Al Kaline | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 HR |
| Ferris Fain | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Ray Boone | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jim Delsing | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Bill Tuttle | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Frank House | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Steve Gromek | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 39 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 5 |
Detroit Tigers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Gromek | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |