Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Athletics
July 6, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 6, 1955 at Municipal 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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Cleveland Indians 8, Kansas City Athletics 4

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Smith rf 4 1 2 1
Avila 2b 4 1 2 2
Kiner lf 5 1 1 2
  Narleski p 0 0 0 0
Rosen 3b,1b 5 1 1 0
Doby cf 5 1 2 0
Strickland ss 1 0 0 0
  Woodling ph,lf 2 1 1 1
Foiles c 3 0 0 0
  Mitchell ph 1 0 0 0
  Dente ss 1 0 1 0
Altobelli 1b 2 1 1 0
  Naragon ph,c 2 0 1 0
Score p 2 0 0 0
  Young ph,3b 2 1 2 1
Totals 39 8 14 7
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
DeMaestri ss 5 0 0 0
Renna rf 3 0 1 0
  Slaughter ph,rf 0 0 0 0
Wilson lf 3 2 1 1
Simpson cf 4 0 1 0
Power 1b 4 0 0 1
Finigan 2b 4 1 0 0
Lopez 3b 4 1 1 2
Astroth c 4 0 1 0
Kellner p 1 0 0 0
  Harrington p 1 0 0 0
  Gorman p 0 0 0 0
  Sain p 0 0 0 0
  Valo ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 5 4
Cleveland 010 010 0608141
Kansas City 000 121 000451
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Score  W(8-6) 7.0 4 4 3 2 6
  Narleski  SV(5) 2.0 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
5
4
3
4
6
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Kellner   4.0 3 2 2 4 3
  Harrington   3.1 4 2 2 0 4
  Gorman  L(4-2) 0.1 3 3 3 0 0
  Sain   1.1 4 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
8
8
4
7

  E–Rosen (8), Kellner (3).  DP–Kansas City 1. DeMaestri-Finigan-Power.  PB–Astroth (3).  2B–Cleveland Doby (9,off Harrington); Avila (10,off Gorman)..  HR–Cleveland Kiner (12,8th inning off Sain 1 on 2 out), Kansas City Wilson (13,4th inning off Score 0 on 1 out); Lopez (4,5th inning off Score 1 on 0 out).  SH–Score (4,off Kellner).  HBP–Strickland (2,by Kellner).  Team LOB–10.  Team–6.  CS–Dente (1,Home by Sain/Astroth).  U-HP–Bill Summers, 1B–Eddie Hurley, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–2:57.  A–26,937.
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