Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Indians
May 1, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 1, 1955 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Boston Red Sox 1, Cleveland Indians 2

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Goodman 2b 4 0 2 0
Olson cf 3 0 0 0
Throneberry lf 4 0 0 0
Mele rf 4 1 1 0
White c 2 0 0 0
Zauchin 1b 4 0 0 0
Lepcio 3b 3 0 1 1
Friend ss 2 0 0 0
Brewer p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 1
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Smith rf 3 0 1 0
Avila 2b 3 1 2 0
Wertz 1b 3 1 0 0
  Altobelli 1b 0 0 0 0
Rosen 3b 2 0 0 0
  Majeski 3b 1 0 0 0
Doby cf 3 0 1 2
Kiner lf 3 0 1 0
Strickland ss 3 0 0 0
Foiles c 2 0 1 0
Score p 3 0 0 0
Totals 26 2 6 2
Boston 010 000 000140
Cleveland 200 000 00x260
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Brewer  L(0-3) 8.0 6 2 2 4 2
Totals
8.0
6
2
2
4
2
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Score  W(2-1) 9.0 4 1 1 4 16
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
4
16

  E–None.  DP–Boston 3. Brewer-Friend-Zauchin, Friend-Goodman-Zauchin, Brewer-Goodman-Zauchin, Cleveland 1. Majeski-Avila-Wertz.  2B–Boston Mele (1,off Score); Lepcio (4,off Score)., Cleveland Doby (1,off Brewer); Avila (4,off Brewer)..  SH–Olson (1,off Score).  Team LOB–6.  Team–4.  SB–Lepcio (1,2nd base off Score/Foiles).  CS–Smith (1,2nd base by Brewer/White).  U-HP–Bill Grieve, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–1:55.  A–26,595.
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