Cleveland Indians vs Chicago White Sox
July 8, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 1955 at Comiskey Park I. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Chicago White Sox 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 1, Chicago White Sox 0

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Smith rf 4 1 1 0
Avila 2b 3 0 0 0
Kiner lf 4 0 1 0
  Woodling pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Rosen 3b 4 0 1 1
Doby cf 4 0 0 0
Strickland ss 4 0 2 0
Hegan c 3 0 2 0
Altobelli 1b 4 0 1 0
Lemon p 2 0 0 0
  Mitchell ph 1 0 0 0
  Narleski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 8 1
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Busby cf 4 0 1 0
Fox 2b 3 0 1 0
Minoso lf 4 0 1 0
Kell 3b 4 0 0 0
Rivera rf 3 0 0 0
Lollar c 4 0 1 0
  Kennedy pr 0 0 0 0
Dropo 1b 4 0 1 0
Brideweser ss 2 0 0 0
  Carrasquel ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Pierce p 2 0 0 0
  Donovan ph 1 0 0 0
  Consuegra p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 5 0
Cleveland 100 000 000180
Chicago 000 000 000051
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon  W(12-6) 8.0 4 0 0 1 0
  Narleski  SV(6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
1
1
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Pierce  L(5-6) 8.0 7 1 1 1 5
  Consuegra   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
1
5

  E–Brideweser (1), Brideweser (1).  2B–Cleveland Rosen (5,off Pierce), Chicago Lollar (8,off Narleski).  SH–Avila (12,off Pierce); Hegan (4,off Consuegra)..  Team LOB–8.  HBP–Fox (11,by Lemon).  Team–7.  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Ed Runge, 2B–Bill Summers, 3B–Eddie Hurley.  T–2:25.  A–38,326.
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