Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Indians
June 8, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 1955 at Cleveland Stadium. The Boston Red Sox 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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Boston Red Sox 5, Cleveland Indians 4

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Goodman 2b 5 1 0 0
  Kinder p 0 0 0 0
Klaus ss 5 1 1 0
Stephens lf 5 1 1 3
Jensen rf 4 0 0 0
Zauchin 1b 4 1 2 0
White c 5 0 0 0
Hatton 3b 5 0 1 0
Piersall cf 5 1 4 1
Henry p 4 0 0 0
  Kiely p 0 0 0 0
  Joost ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 43 5 9 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Smith rf 5 0 1 0
Avila 2b 6 0 0 0
Kiner lf 5 2 2 1
  Philley pr 0 0 0 0
Rosen 3b 5 1 2 2
Wertz 1b 6 1 1 1
Doby cf 4 0 0 0
Strickland ss 2 0 0 0
  Majeski ph 1 0 0 0
  Dente ss 2 0 0 0
Hegan c 4 0 0 0
Lemon p 2 0 0 0
  Westlake ph 1 0 0 0
  Mossi p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 4 6 4
Boston 010 030 000 001593
Cleveland 000 102 001 000461
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Henry   8.1 5 4 2 2 2
  Kiely  W(1-1) 2.2 0 0 0 5 1
  Kinder  SV(6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
12.0
6
4
2
7
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon   8.0 7 4 4 3 6
  Mossi  L(1-1) 4.0 2 1 0 1 5
Totals
12.0
9
5
4
4
11

  E–Goodman (7), Klaus (9), Stephens (4), Dente (3).  DP–Boston 1. Piersall, Cleveland 2. Strickland-Avila-Wertz, Dente-Avila-Wertz.  2B–Boston Piersall 2 (11,off Lemon,off Mossi).  HR–Boston Stephens (2,5th inning off Lemon 2 on 2 out), Cleveland Kiner (8,4th inning off Henry 0 on 0 out); Rosen (7,6th inning off Henry 1 on 2 out); Wertz (6,9th inning off Henry 0 on 1 out).  SH–Jensen (3,off Lemon).  Team LOB–7.  Team–10.  CS–Doby (1,2nd base by Henry/White); Doby (1,2nd base by Henry/White).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Ed Runge, 2B–Bill Summers, 3B–Eddie Hurley.  T–3:20.  A–10,464.
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