Cleveland Indians vs Washington Senators
September 13, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 13, 1955 at Griffith Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 8, Washington Senators 2

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Smith rf 4 3 1 0
Avila 2b 3 1 2 0
Woodling lf 3 1 1 1
Doby cf 5 1 2 4
Rosen 3b 5 0 2 1
  Dente 3b 0 0 0 0
Fain 1b 5 0 1 1
Hegan c 5 0 1 0
Strickland ss 5 1 1 0
Lemon p 3 1 1 0
  Narleski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 12 7
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 3 0 1 0
Oravetz cf 4 1 1 0
Vernon 1b 2 1 1 0
Sievers lf 4 0 1 1
Runnels 2b 4 0 1 1
Paula rf 4 0 1 0
Fitz Gerald c 4 0 0 0
Valdivielso ss 2 0 0 0
  McDermott ph 0 0 0 0
  Kline ss 1 0 0 0
Porterfield p 1 0 0 0
  Killebrew ph 1 0 0 0
  Schmitz p 0 0 0 0
  Becquer ph 1 0 0 0
  Stone p 0 0 0 0
  Chakales p 0 0 0 0
  Snyder ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Cleveland 100 040 0308120
Washington 000 001 010263
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon  W(18-8) 8.0 6 2 2 3 6
  Narleski  SV(19) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
8
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Porterfield  L(10-17) 5.0 8 5 2 1 1
  Schmitz   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Stone   0.1 3 3 3 1 0
  Chakales   1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
8
5
3
1

  E–Yost 2 (17), Valdivielso (21).  DP–Cleveland 1. Hegan-Avila-Hegan-Rosen-Hegan, Washington 2. Runnels-Valdivielso-Vernon, Yost-Runnels-Vernon.  PB–Fitz Gerald (8).  2B–Cleveland Doby (14,off Porterfield); Smith (27,off Porterfield), Washington Paula (20,off Lemon); Runnels (16,off Lemon).  3B–Washington Yost (4,off Lemon); Vernon (8,off Lemon); Sievers (6,off Lemon).  SH–Avila 2 (17,off Porterfield 2).  HBP–Smith (15,by Stone); Vernon (3,by Lemon).  Team LOB–9.  Team–7.  CS–Yost (2,Home by Lemon/Hegan).  U-HP–Ed Runge, 1B–Bill Summers, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:28.  A–19,019.
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