Cleveland Indians vs Washington Senators
June 16, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 16, 1955 at Griffith Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 8, Washington Senators 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Smith 3b 4 1 2 2
Avila 2b 5 2 3 0
Doby cf 4 1 3 1
Kiner lf 3 1 1 2
Rosen 1b 5 0 2 2
Philley rf 5 0 1 0
Strickland ss 4 1 2 0
Hegan c 3 2 1 1
Lemon p 3 0 0 0
  Garcia p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 15 8
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 5 1 2 2
Oravetz rf 2 0 0 0
  Schoonmaker rf 3 0 1 1
Runnels 2b 5 0 2 0
Vernon 1b 5 1 1 0
Groth cf 4 1 1 0
Courtney c 4 0 2 2
Sievers lf 4 0 1 0
Kline ss 2 0 0 0
  Delis ph 1 1 0 0
  Ramos p 0 0 0 0
  Fitz Gerald ph 1 0 0 0
  Shea p 0 0 0 0
Stobbs p 1 0 1 0
  Abernathy p 1 0 0 0
  Paula ph 1 1 1 0
  Roig ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 5 12 5
Cleveland 210 302 0008152
Washington 000 200 3005120
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon  W(9-5) 8.0 10 5 5 0 3
  Garcia  SV(3) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
0
4
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Stobbs  L(1-7) 3.2 7 6 6 3 3
  Abernathy   3.1 6 2 2 1 1
  Ramos   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Shea   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
15
8
8
5
5

  E–Rosen (5), Strickland (4).  DP–Washington 1. Yost-Runnels-Vernon.  2B–Cleveland Doby (3,off Stobbs); Rosen (4,off Stobbs)., Washington Groth (9,off Lemon).  3B–Cleveland Rosen (1,off Stobbs); Hegan (2,off Stobbs)., Washington Yost (3,off Lemon).  SH–Lemon (3,off Stobbs).  SF–Smith (2,off Stobbs); Kiner (2,off Abernathy)..  Team LOB–9.  Team–8.  CS–Hegan (1,2nd base by Abernathy/Courtney).  U-HP–Charlie Berry, 1B–Bill McKinley, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:24.  A–2,963.
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