Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Indians
July 17, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 1955 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Boston Red 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Boston Red Sox 5, Cleveland Indians 6

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Goodman 2b 5 0 1 1
Klaus ss 4 1 1 0
Williams lf 4 1 1 2
Jensen rf 3 1 1 0
Zauchin 1b 3 1 1 0
White c 4 1 1 1
Hatton 3b 4 0 0 0
Piersall cf 4 0 2 1
Henry p 1 0 0 0
  Stephens ph 1 0 0 0
  Delock p 0 0 0 0
  Joost ph 1 0 0 0
  Kinder p 0 0 0 0
  Lepcio ph 0 0 0 0
  Throneberry ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 8 5
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Smith rf 5 0 0 0
Avila 2b 4 1 1 0
Kiner lf 3 1 2 1
  Evers pr,lf 1 0 0 0
Rosen 3b 2 1 1 1
Doby cf 4 0 1 0
Wertz 1b 3 0 1 0
  Locklin pr 0 1 0 0
  Narleski p 0 0 0 0
  Woodling ph 1 0 0 0
  Mossi p 0 0 0 0
  Lemon p 0 0 0 0
Strickland ss 2 1 1 0
Hegan c 3 1 2 2
Garcia p 2 0 1 1
  Fain ph,1b 1 0 1 0
Totals 31 6 11 5
Boston 000 002 003581
Cleveland 021 012 00x6110
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Henry  L(1-2) 5.0 7 4 2 1 3
  Delock   2.0 3 2 2 2 1
  Kinder   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
6
4
3
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia  W(6-10) 6.0 2 2 2 2 3
  Narleski   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Mossi   1.1 5 3 3 0 1
  Lemon  SV(2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
3
6

  E–White (9).  DP–Boston 1. Goodman-Klaus-Zauchin.  HR–Boston Williams (14,6th inning off Garcia 1 on 2 out), Cleveland Kiner (13,3rd inning off Henry 0 on 1 out); Hegan (5,6th inning off Delock 1 on 1 out)..  Team LOB–6.  SH–Hegan (5,off Henry); Strickland (8,off Delock)..  SF–Rosen (8,off Henry).  Team–7.  U-HP–Bill Grieve, 1B–Johnny Stevens, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–2:21.  A–11,063.
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