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Orioles
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 31, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Baltimore Orioles, played on August 31, 1955 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Wight |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Herb Score |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 5,149 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Joe Paparella 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Frank Umont |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wayne Causey | Third Baseman |
| Cal Abrams | Right Fielder |
| Dave Philley | Left Fielder |
| Gus Triandos | First Baseman |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Fred Marsh | Second Baseman |
| Chuck Diering | Center Fielder |
| Willie Miranda | Shortstop |
| Bill Wight | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Smith | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
| Hoot Evers | Center Fielder |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
| Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| George Strickland | Shortstop |
| Herb Score | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 31, 1955
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Score
Causey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Score
Abrams strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Score
Philley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Wight
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Wight
Avila hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evers vs. Wight
Evers hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Philley. Evers reaches second base with a double. Smith scores. Avila goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kiner vs. Wight
Kiner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosen vs. Wight
Rosen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Abrams. Rosen reaches second base with a double. Evers scores. Kiner moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fain vs. Wight
Fain takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hegan vs. Wight
Hegan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kiner scores. Rosen scores. Fain moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strickland vs. Brown
Hal Brown now pitching.
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miranda fields it and throws to second for the out. Fain moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Score vs. Brown
Score strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Brown
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Score
Triandos hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Score
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsh vs. Score
Marsh hits a popup towards third. Rosen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Brown
Dave Pope now playing left field.
Avila hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Brown
Evers strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Brown
Kiner hits a line drive into left field. Pope settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Score
Diering hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miranda vs. Score
Miranda strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Score
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Causey vs. Score
Causey hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Brown
Rosen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Brown
Fain takes first base on ball four. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hegan vs. Brown
Hegan bunts towards first. Triandos scoops it up and throws to first, with Marsh covering, for the out. Rosen moves to third. Fain moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Strickland vs. Brown
Strickland takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Score vs. Brown
Score strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smith vs. Brown
Smith is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Score
Abrams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pope vs. Score
Pope strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Score
Triandos hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Score
Smith hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Brown
Avila hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Brown
Evers hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Brown
Kiner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Brown
Rosen takes first base on ball four. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fain vs. Brown
Fain hits a line drive towards first. Triandos reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsh vs. Score
Marsh is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Score
Diering hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Score
Miranda takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Score
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Brown
Hegan strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Brown
Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Score vs. Brown
Score strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Score
Causey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Score
Abrams strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pope vs. Score
Pope takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Score
Triandos hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Brown
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards first. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Brown
Avila hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Brown
Evers strikes out. Smith drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Evers out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Score
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsh vs. Score
Marsh hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Score
Diering takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miranda vs. Score
Miranda hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Brown
Kiner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Brown
Rosen strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Brown
Fain hits a fly ball into left field. Pope settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Score
Brown is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Score
Causey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Abrams vs. Score
Abrams takes first base on ball four. Causey moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dyck vs. Score
Jim Dyck pinch hits for Dave Pope.
Dyck hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Triandos vs. Score
Triandos 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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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Brown
Jim Dyck now playing left field.
Hegan hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Brown
Strickland strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Score vs. Brown
Score hits a popup towards short. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Score
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marsh vs. Score
Marsh takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Diering vs. Score
Diering hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Miranda vs. Score
Miranda hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Miranda reaches second base with a double. Smith scores. Marsh moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hale vs. Score
Bob Hale pinch hits for Hal Brown.
Hale strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Causey vs. Score
Causey strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1955 -- Baltimore at Cleveland (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Causey W, 3b 4 0 0 0 Smith A, rf 4 1 1 0
Abrams C, rf 3 0 1 0 Avila B, 2b 4 1 1 0
Philley D, lf 1 0 0 0 Evers H, cf 4 1 1 2
Pope D, lf 1 0 0 0 Kiner R, lf 2 1 0 0
Dyck J, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Rosen A, 3b 2 1 1 1
Triandos G, 1b 4 0 0 0 Fain F, 1b 2 0 0 0
Smith H, c 3 1 0 0 Hegan J, c 3 0 1 2
Marsh F, 2b 3 0 0 0 Strickland G, ss 3 0 0 0
Diering C, cf 3 0 1 0 Score H, p 4 0 0 0
Miranda W, ss 3 0 1 1
Wight B, p 0 0 0 0
Brown H, p 3 0 0 0
Hale B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 1 3 1 28 5 5 5
Baltimore 000 000 001 -- 1
Cleveland 500 000 00x -- 5
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Wight B (L)* 0.0 5 5 5 2 0
Brown H 8.0 0 0 0 5 10
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Score H (W) 9.0 3 1 1 7 13
* Pitched to 7 batters in 1st
LOB -- Baltimore 9, Cleveland 7
2B -- Evers H, Rosen A, Miranda W
SH -- Hegan J
T -- 2:30
A -- 5149
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