Cleveland Indians vs Boston Red Sox
May 18, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1955 at Fenway Park. 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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Cleveland Indians 19, Boston Red Sox 0

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Smith 3b 7 2 4 3
Avila 2b 3 2 1 0
  Majeski 2b 2 1 1 1
Wertz 1b 4 3 2 5
  Mitchell 1b 1 0 0 0
Doby cf 2 2 1 0
  Kiner ph,lf 3 2 3 1
Pope lf,cf 4 3 2 2
Philley rf 5 1 2 2
Dente ss 3 1 1 3
Foiles c 5 1 2 1
Score p 5 1 0 0
Totals 44 19 19 18
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Goodman 2b 4 0 1 0
Joost ss 2 0 0 0
  Lepcio 3b 2 0 1 0
Zauchin 1b 2 0 0 0
Jensen rf 4 0 0 0
Mele lf 4 0 0 0
White c 4 0 1 0
Klaus 3b,ss 3 0 0 0
Olson cf 3 0 0 0
Nixon p 0 0 0 0
  Kemmerer p 0 0 0 0
  Brodowski p 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 3 0
Cleveland 010 2110 50019190
Boston 000 000 000032
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Score  W(4-2) 9.0 3 0 0 3 9
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
3
9
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Nixon  L(4-3) 4.1 8 9 8 2 4
  Kemmerer   0.1 3 5 5 3 0
  Brodowski   4.1 8 5 5 4 1
Totals
9.0
19
19
18
9
5

  E–Goodman (4), Joost (4), Goodman (4), Joost (4).  PB–White (2); White (2).  2B–Cleveland Foiles (6,off Brodowski); Pope (3,off Brodowski)., Boston White (7,off Score).  3B–Cleveland Philley (1,off Nixon).  HR–Cleveland Wertz (2,5th inning off Kemmerer 3 on 2 out); Kiner (5,5th inning off Kemmerer 0 on 2 out); Majeski (2,7th inning off Brodowski 0 on 0 out)..  SH–Score (2,off Brodowski).  SF–Pope (1,off Nixon).  HBP–Doby (1,by Nixon).  IBB–Philley (1,by Nixon).  Team LOB–10.  Team–6.  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–Bill Grieve, 3B–John Rice.  T–2:37.  A–11,490.
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