Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Indians
August 14, 1958 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 14, 1958 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Detroit Tigers 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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Detroit Tigers 9, Cleveland Indians 10

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn cf 5 1 2 3
Bertoia 3b 4 2 1 0
Kaline rf 5 1 2 0
Harris 1b 4 0 1 2
  Francona 1b 0 0 0 0
  Zernial ph 1 0 1 1
  Hoeft pr 0 0 0 0
  Hazle lf 0 0 0 0
Groth lf 4 1 1 0
  Maxwell ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Bolling 2b 5 1 1 0
Lau c 5 0 0 0
Veal ss 5 1 3 1
Susce p 0 0 0 0
  Cicotte p 2 1 1 0
  Morgan p 1 1 1 1
  Fischer p 0 0 0 0
  Lary p 1 0 0 0
Totals 43 9 14 8
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Avila 2b 3 2 0 0
Vernon 1b 5 0 1 0
Power 3b 6 3 3 1
Nixon c 5 1 3 1
Minoso lf 4 0 1 1
Doby cf 4 0 1 0
Colavito rf 4 2 2 3
Held ss 3 0 0 0
  Geiger ph 0 1 0 0
  Narleski p 0 0 0 0
  Ferrarese p 0 0 0 0
  Bell p 1 0 1 0
McLish p 2 0 2 0
  Harrell ph 1 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
  Wertz ph 1 1 1 2
  Hunter ss 0 0 0 0
  Porter ph 1 0 0 0
  Moran ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 10 15 8
Detroit 010 024 002 09142
Cleveland 300 001 050 110152
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Susce   0.1 3 3 3 2 0
  Cicotte   3.2 4 0 0 2 2
  Morgan   3.0 4 4 4 2 4
  Fischer   1.0 1 2 0 1 0
  Lary  L (11-11) 1.2 3 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.2
15
10
8
8
8
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
McLish   6.0 11 7 7 1 2
  Martin   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Narleski   0.0 1 2 1 1 0
  Ferrarese   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Bell  W (7-6) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
14
9
8
2
3

  E–Harris (11), Lau (1), Power (12), Nixon (4).  DP–Detroit 3. Bertoia-F. Bolling-Harris, F. Bolling-Harris, F. Bolling-Veal-Harris, Cleveland 1. Power-Avila-Vernon.  2B–Cleveland Bell (1,off Lary).  HR–Detroit Kuenn (7,6th inning off McLish 2 on 1 out), Cleveland Colavito 2 (26,6th inning off Morgan 0 on 0 out,8th inning off Morgan 0 on 0 out); Wertz (1,8th inning off Morgan 1 on 0 out).  SH–Morgan (1,off Martin); Avila (10,off Cicotte); Vernon (1,off Fischer)..  Team LOB–7.  HBP–Minoso (10,by Morgan).  IBB–Doby (1,by Lary).  Team–12.  SB–Power 2 (3,Home off Fischer/Lau,Home off Lary/Lau); Minoso (11,2nd base off Fischer/Lau).  U-HP–Frank Tabacchi, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Bob Stewart, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–3:49.  A–4,474.
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