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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 17, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox, played on July 17, 1955 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 17, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 17, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Henry |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Garcia |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 44,688 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: John Rice 3B: Larry Napp |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
| Billy Klaus | Shortstop |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Norm Zauchin | First Baseman |
| Sammy White | Catcher |
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Bill Henry | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Smith | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
| Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
| Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
| George Strickland | Shortstop |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Mike Garcia | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 17, 1955
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Garcia
Goodman hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Garcia
Klaus hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Garcia
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Henry
Smith hits a popup towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Henry
Avila hits a popup towards the mound. Henry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Henry
Kiner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Zauchin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Garcia
Jensen hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zauchin vs. Garcia
Zauchin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Garcia
White hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Henry
Rosen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Henry
Doby strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Henry
Wertz strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Henry
Strickland takes first base on ball four. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hegan vs. Henry
White fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on White. Rosen scores. Strickland moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hegan vs. Henry
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Strickland moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garcia vs. Henry
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Strickland scores. Hegan moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Henry
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Garcia
Hatton strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Garcia
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz fields the ball and throws to Garcia covering. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henry vs. Garcia
Henry strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Garcia
Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Henry
Avila hits a line drive towards short. Klaus reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Henry
Kiner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Henry
Rosen hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Henry
Doby hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Garcia
Klaus hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Garcia
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Garcia
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zauchin vs. Garcia
Zauchin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Henry
Wertz hits a popup towards short. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Henry
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Henry
Hegan bunts towards the mound. Henry fields it and throws to first for the out. Strickland moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garcia vs. Henry
Garcia hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Garcia
White strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Garcia
Hatton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Garcia
Piersall hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Henry
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Henry
Avila hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Henry
Kiner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Avila moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rosen vs. Henry
Hoot Evers pinch runs for Ralph Kiner.
Rosen hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Avila tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Henry
Doby hits a popup towards short. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Garcia
Hoot Evers now playing left field. Gene Stephens pinch hits for Bill Henry.
Stephens hits a popup towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Garcia
Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Garcia
Klaus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Garcia
Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Garcia
Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Delock
Ike Delock now pitching.
Wertz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Delock
Stu Locklin pinch runs for Vic Wertz.
Strickland bunts towards the mound. Delock fields it and throws to first for the out. Locklin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hegan vs. Delock
Hegan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Delock
Ferris Fain pinch hits for Mike Garcia.
Fain takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Delock
There goes Fain. The throw from White and he is safe. Fain steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Delock
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Avila vs. Delock
Avila hits a popup towards short. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zauchin vs. Narleski
Ray Narleski now pitching. Ferris Fain now playing first base.
Zauchin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Narleski
White strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Narleski
Hatton hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Narleski
Piersall hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Delock
Evers hits a popup towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Delock
Rosen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Delock
Doby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rosen moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Woodling vs. Delock
Gene Woodling pinch hits for Ray Narleski.
Woodling 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. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Mossi
Don Mossi now pitching. Eddie Joost pinch hits for Ike Delock.
Joost strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Mossi
Goodman hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Mossi
Klaus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Mossi
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Kinder
Ellis Kinder now pitching.
Strickland hits a popup towards short. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Kinder
Hegan hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Kinder
Fain hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Kinder
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Mossi
Jensen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zauchin vs. Mossi
Zauchin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jensen moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Mossi
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jensen scores. Zauchin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hatton vs. Mossi
Hatton hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piersall vs. Mossi
Piersall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zauchin scores. White moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Throneberry vs. Lemon
Ted Lepcio pinch hits for Ellis Kinder. Bob Lemon now pitching. Faye Throneberry pinch hits for Ted Lepcio.
Throneberry strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Lemon
Goodman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White scores. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Klaus vs. Lemon
Klaus hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/17/1955, game 2 -- Boston at Cleveland (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Goodman B, 2b 5 0 1 1 Smith A, rf 5 0 0 0
Klaus B, ss 4 1 1 0 Avila B, 2b 4 1 1 0
Williams T, lf 4 1 1 2 Kiner R, lf 3 1 2 1
Jensen J, rf 3 1 1 0 Evers H, pr-lf 1 0 0 0
Zauchin N, 1b 3 1 1 0 Rosen A, 3b 2 1 1 1
White S, c 4 1 1 1 Doby L, cf 4 0 1 0
Hatton G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Wertz V, 1b 3 0 1 0
Piersall J, cf 4 0 2 1 Locklin S, pr 0 1 0 0
Henry B, p 1 0 0 0 Narleski R, p 0 0 0 0
Stephens G, ph 1 0 0 0 Woodling G, ph 1 0 0 0
Delock I, p 0 0 0 0 Mossi D, p 0 0 0 0
Joost E, ph 1 0 0 0 Lemon B, p 0 0 0 0
Kinder E, p 0 0 0 0 Strickland G, ss 2 1 1 0
Lepcio T, ph 0 0 0 0 Hegan J, c 3 1 2 2
Throneberry F, ph 1 0 0 0 Garcia M, p 2 0 1 1
Fain F, ph-1b 1 0 1 0
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35 5 8 5 31 6 11 5
Boston 000 002 003 -- 5
Cleveland 021 012 00x -- 6
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Henry B (L) 5.0 7 4 2 1 3
Delock I 2.0 3 2 2 2 1
Kinder E 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia M (W) 6.0 2 2 2 2 3
Narleski R 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Mossi D 1.1 5 3 3 0 1
Lemon B (S) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
E -- White S
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 6, Cleveland 7
HR -- Kiner R, Williams T, Hegan J
SB -- Fain F
SH -- Hegan J, Strickland G
SF -- Rosen A
T -- 2:21
A -- 44688
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