Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Indians
July 4, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1955 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 6

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 7 1 1 0
Tuttle cf 7 1 3 2
Kaline rf 7 0 2 1
Torgeson 1b 6 1 1 0
Boone 3b 5 1 2 2
Phillips lf 5 0 0 0
  Maxwell ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Wilson c 5 0 0 0
  House ph,c 2 0 0 0
Hatfield 2b 6 0 1 0
Hoeft p 4 1 1 0
  Aber p 0 0 0 0
  Lary p 2 0 1 0
Totals 57 5 12 5
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Smith rf 5 1 1 0
Young 2b 6 1 2 0
Rosen 3b,1b 7 0 0 0
Kiner lf 5 3 3 2
Doby cf 6 0 1 1
Strickland ss 6 1 1 0
Hegan c 5 0 0 0
  Mitchell ph 1 0 0 0
Altobelli 1b 3 0 0 0
  Foiles ph 1 0 1 1
  Dente 3b 2 0 0 0
  Naragon ph 1 0 1 1
Houtteman p 1 0 0 0
  Wight p 0 0 0 0
  Feller p 0 0 0 0
  Woodling ph 1 0 0 0
  Mossi p 0 0 0 0
  Wynn ph 1 0 0 0
  Narleski p 1 0 0 0
  Lemon p 1 0 0 0
Totals 53 6 10 5
Detroit 102 002 000 000 0005122
Cleveland 000 101 021 000 0016102
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Hoeft   7.2 6 4 3 4 2
  Aber   0.1 0 1 0 1 0
  Lary  L(7-9) 6.2 4 1 1 2 3
Totals
14.2
10
6
4
7
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Houtteman   5.1 8 5 5 2 1
  Wight   1.1 1 0 0 2 1
  Feller   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Mossi   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Narleski   4.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Lemon  W(11-6) 3.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
15.0
12
5
5
4
7

  E–Torgeson (3), Hatfield (16), Young (5), Kiner (1).  DP–Detroit 1. Lary-Hatfield-Torgeson, Cleveland 1. Strickland-Young-Altobelli.  PB–Wilson (2).  2B–Detroit Kuenn (17,off Houtteman), Cleveland Foiles (7,off Hoeft); Kiner (9,off Lary)..  HR–Detroit Tuttle (7,3rd inning off Houtteman 1 on 1 out); Boone (11,6th inning off Houtteman 1 on 0 out)., Cleveland Kiner (11,8th inning off Hoeft 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–11.  SH–Houtteman (3,off Hoeft).  HBP–Smith (6,by Hoeft).  IBB–Doby (5,by Lary).  Team–12.  U-HP–Eddie Rommel, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–4:25.
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