Washington Senators vs Cleveland Indians
July 21, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1955 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Washington Senators 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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Washington Senators 3, Cleveland Indians 4

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Snyder 2b 5 1 2 0
Umphlett cf 5 0 3 0
Vernon 1b 5 0 1 1
Courtney c 2 0 0 0
Paula rf 5 1 1 1
Sievers lf 3 0 0 0
Yost 3b 3 0 1 0
Valdivielso ss 4 1 1 1
Schmitz p 4 0 0 0
  Stone p 0 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Woodling lf 4 0 1 0
Avila 2b 5 0 2 0
Smith rf 4 1 2 0
Rosen 3b 4 0 0 0
  Narleski p 1 0 0 0
Doby cf 5 0 1 1
Fain 1b 4 1 1 0
Strickland ss 2 0 0 0
  Kiner ph 1 0 0 0
  Dente ss 1 1 1 0
Foiles c 3 1 2 0
Houtteman p 2 0 0 0
  Evers ph 1 0 1 0
  Mossi p 0 0 0 0
  Hegan ph 0 0 0 0
  Wertz ph 1 0 1 3
  Young pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 12 4
Washington 000 000 120 0390
Cleveland 000 000 003 14120
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Schmitz   8.2 9 3 3 2 3
  Stone   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Abernathy  L(2-4) 0.2 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.2
12
4
4
2
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Houtteman   8.0 7 3 3 4 3
  Mossi   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Narleski  W(6-0) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
10.0
9
3
3
5
6

  E–None.  DP–Washington 2. Snyder-Valdivielso-Vernon, Yost-Snyder.  2B–Washington Umphlett 2 (7,off Houtteman,off Narleski); Snyder (4,off Houtteman).  HR–Washington Paula (4,7th inning off Houtteman 0 on 1 out); Valdivielso (1,8th inning off Houtteman 0 on 0 out)..  IBB–Courtney (4,by Narleski).  Team LOB–8.  CS–Sievers (2,2nd base by Houtteman/Foiles); Snyder (1,2nd base by Houtteman/Foiles).  U-HP–Charlie Berry, 1B–Bill McKinley, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:34.  A–5,945.
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