Washington Senators vs Cleveland Indians
June 4, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 1955 at Cleveland 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Washington Senators 14, Cleveland Indians 5

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Oravetz rf 6 2 3 2
Busby cf 6 2 3 1
Runnels 2b 5 2 1 1
Vernon 1b 3 3 2 1
Sievers lf 5 1 3 2
Yost 3b 4 2 1 3
Fitz Gerald c 4 0 2 1
Kline ss 4 2 2 2
Porterfield p 4 0 1 1
Totals 41 14 18 14
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Smith 3b 5 2 3 1
Avila 2b 4 1 2 2
Pope cf 4 0 0 0
Rosen 1b 4 1 1 0
Kiner lf 4 1 2 2
Philley rf 3 0 2 0
Dente ss 4 0 0 0
Naragon c 4 0 2 0
Garcia p 1 0 0 0
  Houtteman p 0 0 0 0
  Lemon ph 1 0 1 0
  Wight p 0 0 0 0
  Mitchell ph 1 0 0 0
  Narleski p 0 0 0 0
  Majeski ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 13 5
Washington 210 210 26014180
Cleveland 100 000 2205133
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Porterfield  W(7-5) 9.0 13 5 5 1 3
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
1
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia  L(3-6) 3.1 6 5 3 1 1
  Houtteman   2.2 3 1 1 1 2
  Wight   1.0 2 2 1 0 0
  Narleski   2.0 7 6 6 4 0
Totals
9.0
18
14
11
6
3

  E–Smith 2 (7), Avila (2).  DP–Washington 4. Kline-Vernon, Runnels-Vernon, Yost-Runnels, Kline-Runnels-Vernon, Cleveland 1. Dente-Avila-Rosen.  2B–Washington Sievers 3 (6,off Garcia,off Houtteman,off Wight); Runnels (5,off Narleski); Yost (4,off Narleski)..  HR–Cleveland Smith (9,1st inning off Porterfield 0 on 0 out); Kiner (7,7th inning off Porterfield 1 on 1 out); Avila (4,8th inning off Porterfield 1 on 0 out).  SH–Yost (2,off Garcia); Porterfield (1,off Narleski)..  SF–Runnels (3,off Garcia); Yost (2,off Houtteman)..  IBB–Vernon (4,by Narleski).  Team LOB–10.  Team–5.  U-HP–Eddie Rommel, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–2:22.  A–5,705.
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