Kansas City Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
June 29, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 29, 1955 at Cleveland Stadium. The Kansas City Athletics defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Athletics 12, Cleveland Indians 4

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
DeMaestri ss 5 0 1 0
Slaughter rf 4 3 1 0
Zernial lf 5 3 2 3
  Renna lf 0 0 0 0
Simpson cf 4 2 2 3
Power 1b 5 1 3 0
Finigan 2b 5 1 1 3
Lopez 3b 5 0 3 1
Astroth c 4 1 1 0
Shantz p 3 1 2 0
  Gorman p 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 12 16 10
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Woodling rf 4 1 2 2
Avila 2b 4 1 1 0
Smith 3b 4 0 1 0
Rosen 1b 5 0 1 1
Kiner lf 4 0 0 1
Doby cf 5 0 1 0
Strickland ss 3 1 1 0
  Mitchell ph 1 0 0 0
  Dente ss 0 0 0 0
Foiles c 1 1 0 0
  Locklin ph 1 0 1 0
  Hegan c 0 0 0 0
Feller p 1 0 0 0
  Mossi p 0 0 0 0
  Philley ph 0 0 0 0
  Houtteman p 0 0 0 0
  Young ph 1 0 0 0
  Wight p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
Kansas City 000 240 20412163
Cleveland 210 001 000482
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Shantz  W(4-6) 5.1 6 4 3 5 0
  Gorman  SV(7) 3.2 2 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
7
2
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Feller  L(2-4) 4.2 6 6 1 1 1
  Mossi   1.1 2 0 0 0 1
  Houtteman   2.0 4 2 2 1 1
  Wight   1.0 4 4 4 1 0
Totals
9.0
16
12
7
3
3

  E–DeMaestri (13), Zernial (5), Simpson (4), Smith 2 (10).  DP–Kansas City 2. Finigan-DeMaestri-Power, Finigan-Power, Cleveland 3. Smith-Avila-Rosen, Foiles-Avila, Doby-Foiles.  2B–Cleveland Strickland (6,off Bobby Shantz); Locklin (1,off Gorman).  3B–Kansas City Zernial (1,off Houtteman); Finigan (6,off Wight)..  HR–Kansas City Simpson (3,4th inning off Feller 1 on 1 out); Zernial (17,5th inning off Feller 1 on 2 out)..  Team LOB–5.  SH–Feller (3,off Bobby Shantz).  Team–11.  CS–Power (2,2nd base by Feller/Foiles); Lopez (2,2nd base by Houtteman/Foiles).  U-HP–Bill Summers, 1B–Eddie Hurley, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–2:50.  A–11,535.
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