Cleveland Indians vs Detroit Tigers
May 20, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1955 at Briggs Stadium. The Detroit Tigers 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Cleveland Indians 4, Detroit Tigers 11

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Smith 3b 5 3 3 1
Avila 2b 5 0 2 0
Wertz 1b 5 0 1 0
Kiner lf 3 1 1 1
Doby cf 3 0 1 1
Pope rf 4 0 2 1
Dente ss 3 0 0 0
Foiles c 3 0 0 0
Lemon p 1 0 0 0
  Mossi p 0 0 0 0
  Majeski ph 0 0 0 0
  Mitchell ph 1 0 0 0
  Narleski p 1 0 0 0
  Houtteman p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 4 2 1 0
Tuttle cf 4 2 1 0
Kaline rf 5 0 2 3
Fain 1b 3 2 1 0
Delsing lf 3 1 1 1
Hatfield 3b 4 2 2 3
Wilson c 4 1 3 2
Malmberg 2b 4 0 1 2
Hoeft p 0 1 0 0
  Cristante p 1 0 0 0
  Aber p 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 11 12 11
Cleveland 100 110 1004102
Detroit 022 001 51x11121
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon  L(6-3) 2.1 5 4 4 2 0
  Mossi   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Narleski   3.2 4 6 1 2 3
  Houtteman   1.1 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
11
6
5
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Hoeft   3.1 5 2 2 3 1
  Cristante   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Aber  W(2-0) 5.0 3 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
4
1

  E–Pope (1), Narleski (1), Hatfield (5).  DP–Cleveland 1. Dente-Avila-Wertz, Detroit 2. Fain, Kaline-Wilson-Kuenn.  2B–Cleveland Pope (4,off Hoeft); Kiner (5,off Hoeft); Avila (6,off Cristante)., Detroit Delsing (4,off Lemon); Tuttle (5,off Lemon); Wilson (4,off Narleski).  HR–Cleveland Smith (7,1st inning off Hoeft 0 on 0 out), Detroit Hatfield (2,6th inning off Narleski 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Tuttle (4,off Narleski).  SF–Hatfield (2,off Lemon); Delsing (2,off Narleski).  Team–7.  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Bill Grieve, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Johnny Stevens.  T–2:45.  A–50,004.
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