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Red Sox 5 @ Indians 4
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
June 8, 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 June 8, 1955 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium. The home team Indians were bested by the visiting Red Sox with a score of 5 to 4.

Game Summary

DateJune 8, 1955 
Visiting Team
Boston Red Sox
R: 5 H: 9 E: 3 LOB: 7
Runs: 5
Hits: 9
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
Cleveland Indians
R: 4 H: 6 E: 1 LOB: 10
Runs: 4
Hits: 6
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherLeo Kiely  
Losing PitcherDon Mossi  
SaveEllis Kinder  
Game Winning RBI(none) 

Game Info

DateJune 8, 1955 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBoston Red Sox 
Home TeamCleveland Indians 
Visiting Starting PitcherBill Henry  
Home Starting PitcherBob Lemon  
BallparkCleveland Municipal Stadium 
CityCleveland 
StateOH 
Attendance10,464 
Time of Game3 hours 20 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Hank Soar
1B: Ed Runge
2B: Bill Summers
3B: Eddie Hurley

Boston Red Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Billy Goodman  Second Baseman 
Billy Klaus  Shortstop 
Gene Stephens  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 
Vic Wertz  First Baseman 
Larry Doby  Center Fielder 
George Strickland  Shortstop 
Jim Hegan  Catcher 
Bob Lemon  Pitcher 
Al Lopez  Manager 

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Cleveland Municipal Stadium
June 8, 1955

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         Game of 6/8/1955 -- Boston at Cleveland (N)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI
Goodman B, 2b         5  1  0  0   Smith A, rf           5  0  1  0   
Kinder E, p           0  0  0  0   Avila B, 2b           6  0  0  0   
Klaus B, ss           5  1  1  0   Kiner R, lf           5  2  2  1   
Stephens G, lf        5  1  1  3   Philley D, pr         0  0  0  0   
Jensen J, rf          4  0  0  0   Rosen A, 3b           5  1  2  2   
Zauchin N, 1b         4  1  2  0   Wertz V, 1b           6  1  1  1   
White S, c            5  0  0  0   Doby L, cf            4  0  0  0   
Hatton G, 3b          5  0  1  0   Strickland G, ss      2  0  0  0   
Piersall J, cf        5  1  4  1   Majeski H, ph         1  0  0  0   
Henry B, p            4  0  0  0   Dente S, ss           2  0  0  0   
Kiely L, p            0  0  0  0   Hegan J, c            4  0  0  0   
Joost E, ph-2b        1  0  0  0   Lemon B, p            2  0  0  0   
                                   Westlake W, ph        1  0  0  0   
                                   Mossi D, p            0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     43  5  9  4                        43  4  6  4

Boston           010 030 000 001 --  5
Cleveland        000 102 001 000 --  4

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Henry B               8.1  5  4  2  2  2
Kiely L (W)           2.2  0  0  0  5  1
Kinder E (S)          1.0  1  0  0  0  0

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Lemon B               8.0  7  4  4  3  6
Mossi D (L)           4.0  2  1  0  1  5

E -- Stephens G, Klaus B, Goodman B, Dente S
DP -- Cleveland 2
LOB -- Boston 7, Cleveland 10
2B -- Piersall J 2
HR -- Kiner R, Stephens G, Rosen A, Wertz V
CS -- Doby L
SH -- Jensen J
WP -- Lemon B
T -- 3:20
A -- 10464

    

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