Cleveland Indians vs Washington Senators
May 12, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1955 at Griffith Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Cleveland Indians 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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Cleveland Indians 0, Washington Senators 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Smith 3b 3 0 1 0
Avila 2b 4 0 0 0
Rosen 1b 2 0 1 0
Kiner lf 3 0 0 0
Pope rf 3 0 0 0
Doby cf 4 0 0 0
Strickland ss 3 0 1 0
Foiles c 4 0 1 0
Score p 2 0 0 0
  Majeski ph 1 0 0 0
  Houtteman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Umphlett rf 3 1 1 0
Busby cf 4 0 0 0
Runnels 2b 2 1 0 0
Vernon 1b 4 0 1 1
Sievers lf 2 1 0 0
Fitz Gerald c 4 0 2 0
Roig 3b 4 0 1 1
Kline ss 4 0 0 0
McDermott p 2 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 5 2
Cleveland 000 000 000041
Washington 101 000 01x351
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Score  L(3-2) 6.0 2 2 1 5 7
  Houtteman   2.0 3 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
5
3
2
6
7
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
McDermott  W(2-3) 9.0 4 0 0 6 9
  Hurd  SV(1) 2.2 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
11.2
12
7
7
11
15

  E–Strickland (3), Roig (3).  DP–Washington 3. Runnels-Kline-Vernon, Kline-Runnels-Vernon, Kline-Vernon.  2B–Cleveland Foiles (5,off McDermott); Strickland (4,off McDermott)., Washington Roig (1,off Houtteman).  Team LOB–8.  Team–8.  SB–Runnels (3,2nd base off Score/Foiles); Umphlett (1,2nd base off Houtteman/Foiles); Runnels (3,2nd base off Score/Foiles); Umphlett (1,2nd base off Houtteman/Foiles).  U-HP–Ed Runge, 1B–Bill Summers, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:27.  A–9,653.
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