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Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 17, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians, played on May 17, 1955 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 17, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 17, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Early Wynn |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Henry |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 4,646 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: Larry Napp 3B: Bill Grieve |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Smith | Third Baseman |
| Hank Majeski | Second Baseman |
| Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Dave Pope | Right Fielder |
| Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
| Sam Dente | Shortstop |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Early Wynn | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
| Gene Stephens | Left Fielder |
| Norm Zauchin | First Baseman |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
| Sammy White | Catcher |
| Billy Klaus | Third Baseman |
| Karl Olson | Center Fielder |
| Bill Henry | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 17, 1955
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Henry
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Olson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Henry
Majeski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Henry
Wertz hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Henry
Kiner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Zauchin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Wynn
Goodman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Wynn
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Majeski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zauchin vs. Wynn
Zauchin takes first base on ball four. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Wynn
Jensen strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Joost vs. Wynn
Joost hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pope vs. Henry
Pope hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Henry
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zauchin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doby for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dente vs. Henry
Dente hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Wynn
White hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Wynn
Klaus hits a fly ball into right field. Pope settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Wynn
Olson strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Henry
Hegan hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Henry
Wynn strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Henry
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Olson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henry vs. Wynn
Henry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Henry for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Wynn
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Wynn
Stephens hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pope. Stephens reaches second base with a double. Goodman moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Zauchin vs. Wynn
Zauchin hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Goodman tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. Wynn
Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Henry
Majeski hits a fly ball into center field. Olson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Henry
Wertz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Henry
Kiner hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Wynn
Joost hits a popup towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Wynn
White hits a popup towards short. Dente settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Wynn
Klaus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olson vs. Wynn
Olson hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pope vs. Henry
Pope hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Olson. Pope reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doby vs. Henry
Doby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pope moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dente vs. Henry
Dente hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pope scores. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hegan vs. Henry
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman misplays the ball. That's an error on Goodman. Doby moves to third. Dente moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wynn vs. Henry
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Doby scores. Dente moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Henry
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost misplays the ball. That's an error on Joost. Dente scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Majeski vs. Henry
Majeski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Henry
Wertz hits a fly ball into left field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henry vs. Wynn
Henry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Henry for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Wynn
Goodman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Majeski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Wynn
Stephens hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Doby who is chasing the ball. Stephens reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zauchin vs. Wynn
Zauchin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jensen vs. Wynn
Jensen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Wynn
Joost hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Wynn
White hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Henry
Kiner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pope vs. Henry
Pope strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Henry
Doby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Narleski
Ray Narleski now pitching.
Klaus hits a popup towards short. Dente settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Narleski
Olson strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henry vs. Narleski
Henry strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dente vs. Henry
Dente hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Henry
Hegan takes first base on ball four. Dente moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mitchell vs. Kinder
Hank Foiles pinch hits for Ray Narleski. Ellis Kinder now pitching. Dale Mitchell pinch hits for Hank Foiles.
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Dente moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Kinder
Smith hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Mossi
Don Mossi now pitching.
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Mossi
Stephens bunts in front of the plate. Hegan juggles the ball. That's an error on Hegan. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zauchin vs. Mossi
Zauchin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Goodman scores. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Houtteman
Art Houtteman now pitching.
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith juggles the ball. That's an error on Smith. Stephens scores. Zauchin moves to third. Jensen moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Joost vs. Houtteman
Joost hits a popup towards short. Dente settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
White vs. Houtteman
White hits a popup towards short. Dente settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Klaus vs. Houtteman
Klaus hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pope. Klaus reaches second base with a double. Zauchin scores. Jensen scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Olson vs. Houtteman
Olson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kinder vs. Houtteman
Kinder takes first base on ball four. Klaus moves to third. Olson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Goodman vs. Houtteman
The ball gets by Hegan for a passed ball. Klaus scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Houtteman
Goodman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Majeski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Kinder
Majeski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Kinder
Wertz hits a fly ball into left field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Kinder
Kiner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Zauchin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Wight
Bill Wight now pitching.
Stephens hits a line drive towards first. Wertz reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zauchin vs. Wight
Zauchin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Wight
There's a wild pitch. Zauchin moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. Wight
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Joost vs. Wight
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Joost vs. Wight
Joost hits a popup towards the mound. Wight settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
White vs. Wight
White is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Klaus vs. Wight
Klaus hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pope vs. Kinder
Pope hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Kinder
Doby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pope moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dente vs. Kinder
Dente hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hegan vs. Kinder
Hegan strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lemon vs. Kinder
Bob Lemon pinch hits for Bill Wight.
Lemon hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/17/1955 -- Cleveland at Boston (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Smith A, 3b 4 0 0 0 Goodman B, 2b 3 2 1 0
Majeski H, 2b 4 0 2 0 Stephens G, lf 4 2 2 0
Wertz V, 1b 4 0 0 0 Zauchin N, 1b 2 2 2 2
Kiner R, lf 4 0 0 0 Jensen J, rf 4 2 1 3
Pope D, rf 4 1 2 0 Joost E, ss 5 1 1 1
Doby L, cf 4 1 2 0 White S, c 4 0 0 0
Dente S, ss 4 1 2 1 Klaus B, 3b 5 1 2 2
Hegan J, c 3 0 0 0 Olson K, cf 3 0 0 0
Wynn E, p 2 0 0 0 Henry B, p 3 0 0 0
Narleski R, p 0 0 0 0 Kinder E, p 0 0 0 0
Foiles H, ph 0 0 0 0
Mitchell D, ph 1 0 0 0
Mossi D, p 0 0 0 0
Houtteman A, p 0 0 0 0
Wight B, p 0 0 0 0
Lemon B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 8 1 33 10 9 8
Cleveland 000 030 000 -- 3
Boston 001 040 50x -- 10
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn E (L) 5.0 6 5 5 3 2
Narleski R 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Mossi D* 0.0 1 3 1 1 0
Houtteman A 1.0 1 2 0 2 0
Wight B 1.0 1 0 0 2 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Henry B (W)+ 6.0 6 3 1 1 3
Kinder E (S) 3.0 2 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Goodman B, Joost E, Hegan J, Smith A
DP -- Boston 2
LOB -- Cleveland 6, Boston 9
2B -- Stephens G, Pope D, Klaus B
3B -- Stephens G
HR -- Jensen J, Joost E
SB -- Jensen J, Zauchin N
SH -- Stephens G
SF -- Zauchin N
WP -- Wight B
PB -- Hegan J
T -- 2:42
A -- 4646
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