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Tigers 5 @ Indians 6
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 4, 1955

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers, played on July 4, 1955 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium. The home team Indians beat the visiting Tigers with a score of 6 to 5.

Game Summary

DateJuly 4, 1955 
Visiting Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 5 H: 12 E: 2 LOB: 11
Runs: 5
Hits: 12
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Cleveland Indians
R: 6 H: 10 E: 2 LOB: 12
Runs: 6
Hits: 10
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 12
Winning PitcherBob Lemon  
Losing PitcherFrank Lary  
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Game Winning RBIHal Naragon 

Game Info

DateJuly 4, 1955 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamDetroit Tigers 
Home TeamCleveland Indians 
Visiting Starting PitcherBilly Hoeft  
Home Starting PitcherArt Houtteman  
BallparkCleveland Municipal Stadium 
CityCleveland 
StateOH 
Attendance 
Time of Game4 hours 25 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Eddie Rommel
1B: Joe Paparella
2B: Jim Honochick
3B: Frank Umont

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Harvey Kuenn  Shortstop 
Bill Tuttle  Center Fielder 
Al Kaline  Right Fielder 
Earl Torgeson  First Baseman 
Ray Boone  Third Baseman 
Bubba Phillips  Left Fielder 
Red Wilson  Catcher 
Fred Hatfield  Second Baseman 
Billy Hoeft  Pitcher 
Bucky Harris  Manager 

Cleveland Indians Lineup 

Name  Position 
Al Smith  Right Fielder 
Bobby Young  Second Baseman 
Al Rosen  Third Baseman 
Ralph Kiner  Left Fielder 
Larry Doby  Center Fielder 
George Strickland  Shortstop 
Jim Hegan  Catcher 
Joe Altobelli  First Baseman 
Art Houtteman  Pitcher 
Al Lopez  Manager 

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Cleveland Municipal Stadium
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         Game of 7/4/1955, game 1 -- Detroit at Cleveland (D)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI
Kuenn H, ss           7  1  1  0   Smith A, rf           5  1  1  0   
Tuttle B, cf          7  1  3  2   Young B, 2b           6  1  2  0   
Kaline A, rf          7  0  2  1   Rosen A, 3b-1b        7  0  0  0   
Torgeson E, 1b        6  1  1  0   Kiner R, lf           5  3  3  2   
Boone R, 3b           5  1  2  2   Doby L, cf            6  0  1  1   
Phillips B, lf        5  0  0  0   Strickland G, ss      6  1  1  0   
Maxwell C, ph-lf      1  0  0  0   Hegan J, c            5  0  0  0   
Wilson R, c           5  0  0  0   Mitchell D, ph        1  0  0  0   
House F, ph-c         2  0  0  0   Altobelli J, 1b       3  0  0  0   
Hatfield F, 2b        6  0  1  0   Foiles H, ph          1  0  1  1   
Hoeft B, p            4  1  1  0   Dente S, 3b           2  0  0  0   
Aber A, p             0  0  0  0   Naragon H, ph         1  0  1  1   
Lary F, p             2  0  1  0   Houtteman A, p        1  0  0  0   
                                   Wight B, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Feller B, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Woodling G, ph        1  0  0  0   
                                   Mossi D, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Wynn E, ph            1  0  0  0   
                                   Narleski R, p         1  0  0  0   
                                   Lemon B, p            1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     57  5 12  5                        53  6 10  5

Detroit          102 002 000 000 000 --  5
Cleveland        000 101 021 000 001 --  6
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hoeft B               7.2  6  4  3  4  2
Aber A*               0.1  0  1  0  1  0
Lary F (L)            6.2  4  1  1  2  3

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Houtteman A           5.1  8  5  5  2  1
Wight B               1.1  1  0  0  2  1
Feller B              0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Mossi D               1.0  0  0  0  0  2
Narleski R            4.0  2  0  0  0  2
Lemon B (W)           3.0  1  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th

E -- Kiner R, Torgeson E, Hatfield F, Young B
DP -- Detroit 1, Cleveland 1
LOB -- Detroit 11, Cleveland 12
2B -- Kuenn H, Foiles H, Kiner R
HR -- Tuttle B, Boone R, Kiner R
SH -- Houtteman A
HBP -- by Hoeft B (Smith A)
WP -- Hoeft B
PB -- Wilson R
T -- 4:25
A -- 0

    

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