Kansas City Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
September 5, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 1955 at Cleveland Stadium. The Kansas City Athletics defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Athletics 5, Cleveland Indians 4

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Power 1b 4 0 2 0
Simpson cf 5 3 2 0
Slaughter rf 5 1 2 2
Valo lf 4 0 2 0
Lopez 3b 3 0 2 2
Finigan 2b 4 0 1 0
Schypinski ss 2 1 1 0
  Zernial ph 1 0 0 0
  Boyer ss 0 0 0 0
Shantz c 4 0 0 0
Ditmar p 4 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 12 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Smith rf 4 0 0 0
Avila 2b 2 1 1 0
Woodling lf 4 1 1 0
Doby cf 4 1 1 3
Rosen 3b,1b 4 0 0 0
Fain 1b 2 1 0 0
  Dente 3b 0 0 0 0
  Kiner ph 1 0 0 0
Naragon c 3 0 2 1
Strickland ss 3 0 0 0
Feller p 1 0 0 0
  Houtteman p 1 0 1 0
  Mossi p 1 0 0 0
  Santiago p 0 0 0 0
  Maglie p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 6 4
Kansas City 001 021 0015120
Cleveland 010 003 000462
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Ditmar  W(10-11) 9.0 6 4 4 3 6
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
3
6
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Feller   4.2 9 3 3 1 3
  Houtteman   1.0 0 1 0 2 1
  Mossi  L(3-3) 2.2 3 1 1 1 2
  Santiago   0.1 0 0 0 2 0
  Maglie   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
5
4
6
6

  E–Strickland (14), Houtteman (1).  DP–Kansas City 1. Power.  2B–Kansas City Power (30,off Feller); Finigan (27,off Feller); Slaughter (11,off Feller), Cleveland Naragon 2 (9,off Ditmar 2).  HR–Cleveland Doby (22,6th inning off Ditmar 2 on 1 out).  SH–Billy Shantz (3,off Houtteman).  SF–Lopez (4,off Santiago).  IBB–Valo (1,by Feller); Finigan (5,by Santiago).  Team LOB–12.  Team–2.  CS–Lopez (5,2nd base by Feller/Naragon).  U-HP–Eddie Rommel, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–2:53.
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