Kansas City Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
May 6, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 1955 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Kansas City Athletics 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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Kansas City Athletics 1, Cleveland Indians 4

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
DeMaestri ss 3 0 0 0
Renna rf 3 0 0 0
Finigan 3b 4 0 0 0
Zernial lf 3 1 0 0
Wilson cf 4 0 1 0
Suder 2b 4 0 0 0
Astroth c 4 0 1 1
Kryhoski 1b 0 0 0 0
  Robertson ph 1 0 0 0
  Bollweg 1b 0 0 0 0
Kellner p 2 0 1 0
  Jacobs ph 0 0 0 0
  Ditmar p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 3 1
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Smith rf 4 1 1 0
Avila 2b 4 0 0 0
Wertz 1b 4 0 0 0
  Altobelli 1b 0 0 0 0
Kiner lf 4 1 2 0
Pope cf 4 1 1 2
Majeski 3b 2 1 1 1
  Dente pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Strickland ss 4 0 1 0
Foiles c 2 0 1 0
Score p 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 7 3
Kansas City 000 000 100130
Cleveland 020 110 00x470
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Kellner  L(2-1) 7.0 7 4 4 2 5
  Ditmar   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
7
4
4
3
6
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Score  W(3-1) 9.0 3 1 1 6 10
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
6
10

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 2. Score-Avila-Wertz, Foiles-Avila, Cleveland 2. Score-Avila-Wertz, Foiles-Avila.  2B–Cleveland Smith (4,off Kellner).  HR–Cleveland Pope (3,2nd inning off Kellner 1 on 0 out); Majeski (1,4th inning off Kellner 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Score (1,off Kellner).  IBB–Foiles (4,by Kellner).  Team–6.  CS–Astroth (1,2nd base by Score/Foiles).  U-HP–Bill McKinley, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Charlie Berry.  T–2:26.  A–11,861.
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