Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Indians
June 9, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 9, 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 4, Cleveland Indians 2

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Goodman 2b 5 2 0 0
Klaus ss 2 1 0 0
Jensen rf 4 0 2 2
Zauchin 1b 4 0 1 0
Mele lf 3 0 1 1
  Stephens lf 1 0 0 0
White c 3 0 1 0
Lepcio 3b 4 1 1 0
Piersall cf 4 0 1 0
Sullivan p 4 0 1 1
  Kinder p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Avila 2b 4 0 0 0
Smith rf 5 0 2 0
Wertz 1b 4 0 0 0
Rosen 3b 3 0 0 0
Doby cf 3 1 0 0
Kiner lf 3 1 0 0
Strickland ss 2 0 1 0
  Philley ph 1 0 0 0
  Houtteman p 0 0 0 0
  Lemon ph 1 0 1 1
Hegan c 2 0 1 0
  Naragon ph,c 1 0 1 0
  Foiles pr 0 0 0 0
Score p 1 0 0 0
  Mitchell ph 1 0 0 0
  Narleski p 0 0 0 0
  Pope ph 1 0 0 0
  Dente ss 0 0 0 0
  Majeski ph 0 0 0 1
Totals 32 2 6 2
Boston 002 100 001481
Cleveland 000 000 002262
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Sullivan  W(6-6) 8.0 6 2 2 5 3
  Kinder  SV(7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
5
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Score  L(6-4) 5.0 6 3 1 4 9
  Narleski   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Houtteman   2.0 2 1 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
1
5
10

  E–Zauchin (3), Avila (4), Score (3).  PB–Hegan 2 (4).  2B–Boston Lepcio (8,off Score); F. Sullivan (1,off Score)..  SH–Klaus (2,off Houtteman).  SF–Mele (1,off Score); Majeski (1,off Kinder).  Team LOB–10.  Team–9.  SB–Mele (1,2nd base off Score/Hegan); Zauchin (2,3rd base off Score/Hegan).  CS–Jensen (2,2nd base by Houtteman/Naragon).  U-HP–Ed Runge, 1B–Bill Summers, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:35.  A–4,047.
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