Kansas City Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
June 28, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 28, 1955 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Kansas City Athletics 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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Kansas City Athletics 5, Cleveland Indians 7

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
DeMaestri ss 5 0 1 0
Slaughter rf 5 1 2 0
Zernial lf 5 0 1 0
Simpson cf 5 1 2 2
Power 1b 5 1 1 0
Finigan 2b 3 1 3 1
Lopez 3b 5 1 2 1
Astroth c 3 0 1 0
  Shantz pr,c 1 0 0 0
  Renna ph 1 0 0 0
Ditmar p 2 0 0 0
  Valo ph 1 0 1 1
  Ceccarelli p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 1 0 0 0
  Sain p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 5 14 5
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Woodling lf 2 1 0 0
Avila 2b 3 1 0 0
Smith rf 3 2 2 2
Rosen 3b 4 1 2 1
Doby cf 4 1 2 4
Altobelli 1b 4 0 0 0
Strickland ss 4 0 0 0
Hegan c 4 1 1 0
Garcia p 2 0 0 0
  Narleski p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 7 7
Kansas City 010 022 0005141
Cleveland 160 000 00x770
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Ditmar  L(3-5) 5.0 7 7 7 4 3
  Ceccarelli   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Sain   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
7
7
4
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia  W(4-9) 5.0 10 5 5 1 2
  Narleski  SV(4) 4.0 4 0 0 1 5
Totals
9.0
14
5
5
2
7

  E–Ditmar (1).  PB–Hegan (5).  2B–Kansas City Finigan 2 (21,off Garcia 2); Lopez (2,off Garcia)., Cleveland Doby (7,off Ditmar).  HR–Kansas City Simpson (2,5th inning off Garcia 1 on 2 out), Cleveland Doby (7,2nd inning off Ditmar 2 on 2 out).  Team LOB–12.  IBB–Woodling (6,by Ditmar).  Team–4.  CS–Woodling (3,2nd base by Ditmar/Astroth); Woodling (3,2nd base by Ditmar/Astroth).  U-HP–Ed Runge, 1B–Bill Summers, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:28.  A–10,613.
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