Cleveland Indians vs Baltimore Orioles
June 21, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 21, 1955 at Memorial Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Baltimore Orioles 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 3, Baltimore Orioles 1

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Smith 3b 4 2 2 2
Avila 2b 3 0 2 0
Doby cf 3 0 0 1
Rosen 1b 4 0 0 0
Woodling lf 3 0 0 0
Philley rf 4 0 0 0
Strickland ss 4 1 1 0
Hegan c 3 0 1 0
Lemon p 3 0 0 0
  Narleski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Coan lf 5 0 0 0
Causey 3b 3 0 0 0
Pope cf 4 0 1 0
Triandos 1b 2 1 1 0
Evers rf 4 0 1 0
Smith c 4 0 2 1
Young 2b 4 0 3 0
Diering ss 3 0 0 0
Wilson p 2 0 0 0
  Abrams ph 0 0 0 0
  Gastall pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 8 1
Cleveland 000 020 010360
Baltimore 010 000 000180
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon  W(10-5) 6.0 7 1 1 2 1
  Narleski  SV(3) 3.0 1 0 0 3 1
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
5
2
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  L(5-7) 9.0 6 3 3 2 0
  Smith   1.1 2 3 3 1 0
  LaPalme  L(3-1) 1.0 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
11.1
17
13
12
5
8

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 1. Strickland-Avila-Rosen.  2B–Cleveland Hegan (4,off Wilson).  HR–Cleveland Smith (11,5th inning off Wilson 1 on 2 out).  SH–Hegan (3,off Wilson); Wilson (2,off Narleski).  SF–Doby (4,off Wilson).  Team LOB–5.  Team–9.  CS–Pope (1,2nd base by Lemon/Hegan).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Bill Grieve, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–John Rice.  T–2:36.  A–19,363.
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