Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Athletics
May 28, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 28, 1955 at Municipal 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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Cleveland Indians 7, Kansas City Athletics 2

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Smith rf,lf 4 1 1 0
Avila 2b 3 1 1 0
Doby cf 3 1 0 1
Rosen 3b 3 1 1 1
Kiner lf 4 1 3 1
  Philley rf 1 0 0 0
Wertz 1b 2 1 1 2
  Mitchell 1b 1 0 0 0
Dente ss 4 0 0 1
Hegan c 5 0 1 1
Wynn p 4 1 2 0
Totals 34 7 10 7
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Power 1b 5 0 2 0
Simpson cf 5 0 1 0
Finigan 3b 4 1 2 0
Zernial lf 4 1 1 0
Renna rf 3 0 0 0
Lopez 2b 4 0 1 0
DeMaestri ss 3 0 1 2
Astroth c 1 0 0 0
  Valo ph 1 0 1 0
Kellner p 2 0 0 0
  Sain p 0 0 0 0
  Kryhoski ph 1 0 1 0
  Gorman p 0 0 0 0
  Slaughter ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 10 2
Cleveland 300 120 1007100
Kansas City 000 200 0002100
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn  W(5-1) 9.0 10 2 2 4 2
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
4
2
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Kellner  L(4-2) 4.0 7 6 6 5 1
  Sain   3.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Gorman   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
7
7
7
1

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 2. Rosen-Avila-Wertz, Dente-Avila-Mitchell.  2B–Cleveland Kiner 2 (8,off Kellner 2); Smith (9,off Kellner); Rosen (2,off Sain)., Kansas City Power (10,off Wynn).  HR–Cleveland Wertz (3,5th inning off Kellner 1 on 0 out).  SF–Rosen (4,off Kellner); Dente (1,off Kellner); Doby (3,off Kellner)..  IBB–Wertz (3,by Sain).  Team LOB–10.  Team–9.  U-HP–Bill Grieve, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–2:40.  A–22,756.
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