Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Indians
August 23, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1955 at Cleveland Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 8, Cleveland Indians 3

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Goodman 2b 4 1 0 0
Klaus ss 4 2 2 2
Williams lf 3 2 2 4
  Stephens pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Jensen rf 4 0 0 1
Zauchin 1b 5 0 1 1
White c 3 0 0 0
Hatton 3b 3 0 0 0
Piersall cf 3 1 0 0
Brewer p 2 1 0 0
  Kiely p 0 0 0 0
  Kinder p 1 1 1 0
Totals 32 8 6 8
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Smith rf,cf 4 1 2 1
Woodling lf 4 1 1 0
Rosen 3b 4 0 0 0
Wertz 1b,rf 4 0 2 1
Doby cf 2 1 1 0
  Fain 1b 1 0 0 0
Avila 2b 4 0 1 0
Naragon c 3 0 0 0
  Foiles ph,c 1 0 1 0
Strickland ss 2 0 0 0
  Mitchell ph 1 0 0 0
  Dente ss 1 0 1 0
Score p 2 0 1 0
  Mossi p 0 0 0 0
  Locklin ph 1 0 0 0
  Houtteman p 0 0 0 0
  Kiner ph 1 0 0 0
  Feller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 2
Boston 002 001 401861
Cleveland 000 100 2003101
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Brewer  W(9-9) 6.1 7 3 2 5 3
  Kiely   0.2 3 0 0 1 0
  Kinder  SV(15) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
3
2
6
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Score  L(13-10) 6.0 2 5 5 7 2
  Mossi   1.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Houtteman   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Feller   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
8
8
8
2

  E–Goodman (18).  DP–Boston 1. Hatton-Goodman-Zauchin.  2B–Boston Williams (17,off Mossi); Klaus (22,off Feller)..  HR–Boston Williams (23,3rd inning off Score 1 on 2 out).  SF–Jensen (11,off Feller).  IBB–Williams (15,by Feller).  Team LOB–6.  CS–Smith (5,2nd base by Brewer/White).  U-HP–Eddie Hurley, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Ed Runge, 3B–Bill Summers.  T–3:00.  A–31,336.
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