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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 17, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians, played on August 17, 1955 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 17, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 17, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Lemon |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Bunning |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 15,836 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: Bill Grieve 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: John Rice |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
| Gene Woodling | Left Fielder |
| Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
| Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
| Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
| Al Smith | Third Baseman |
| Hal Naragon | Catcher |
| George Strickland | Shortstop |
| Bob Lemon | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
| Frank House | Catcher |
| Fred Hatfield | Second Baseman |
| Jim Bunning | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 17, 1955
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Bunning
Avila hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Bunning
Woodling hits a line drive towards first. Torgeson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Bunning
Fain hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Bunning
Wertz hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Lemon
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Lemon
Tuttle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Lemon
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Bunning
Doby hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bunning
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Bunning
Naragon hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Bunning
Strickland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Bunning
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Lemon
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Lemon
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxwell vs. Lemon
Maxwell hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Torgeson moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
House vs. Lemon
House takes first base on ball four. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hatfield vs. Lemon
Hatfield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Torgeson scores. Boone scores. There goes House trying to get to third. Woodling throws the ball in to Smith, who tags House for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bunning vs. Lemon
Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Bunning
Avila hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Bunning
Woodling hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Bunning
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Lemon
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Lemon
Tuttle bunts towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Lemon
Kaline hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wertz who is chasing the ball. Kaline reaches third base with a triple. Kuenn scores. Tuttle goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Torgeson vs. Lemon
Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kaline scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Lemon
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Lemon
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maxwell for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Bunning
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Bunning covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Bunning
Doby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Bunning
Smith takes first base on ball four. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Naragon vs. Bunning
Naragon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strickland vs. Bunning
Strickland takes first base on ball four. Doby moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mitchell vs. Bunning
Dale Mitchell pinch hits for Bob Lemon.
Mitchell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tuttle throws the ball in to Kuenn who tags Mitchell trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Doby scores. Smith scores. Strickland moves to third. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Feller
Bob Feller now pitching.
House hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Feller
Hatfield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bunning vs. Feller
Bunning bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Feller
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hatfield moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tuttle vs. Feller
Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Doby throws the ball in to Avila who tags Tuttle trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Hatfield scores. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Bunning
Avila hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Bunning
Woodling hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Birrer
Babe Birrer now pitching.
Fain hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Birrer
Wertz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Birrer
Doby strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Birrer
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Feller
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Feller
There goes Kaline. The throw from Naragon and he is out, Strickland applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Feller
Torgeson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Feller
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Birrer
Naragon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Birrer
Strickland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Naragon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wynn vs. Birrer
Hoot Evers pinch hits for Bob Feller. Early Wynn pinch hits for Hoot Evers.
Wynn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Avila vs. Birrer
Avila hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woodling vs. Birrer
Woodling hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Narleski
Ray Narleski now pitching.
Maxwell strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Narleski
House hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Doby. House reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatfield vs. Narleski
Hatfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Birrer vs. Narleski
Birrer strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuenn vs. Narleski
Kuenn 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
Top 7
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Birrer
Fain hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Birrer
Wertz hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Birrer
Doby hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Narleski
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Narleski
Kaline hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tuttle moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Torgeson vs. Narleski
Torgeson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tuttle scores. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boone vs. Narleski
There goes Torgeson. The throw from Naragon and he is safe. Torgeson steals second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boone vs. Narleski
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Maxwell vs. Narleski
Maxwell hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kaline tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
House vs. Narleski
House hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Birrer
Bubba Phillips now playing left field.
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Birrer
Naragon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Birrer
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Houtteman
Art Houtteman now pitching.
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops it up and throws to first, with Houtteman covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Birrer vs. Houtteman
Birrer hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Houtteman
Kuenn 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, 5 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Birrer
Ralph Kiner pinch hits for Art Houtteman.
Kiner strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Birrer
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Birrer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Birrer
Woodling hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/17/1955 -- Cleveland at Detroit (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Avila B, 2b 5 1 1 1 Kuenn H, ss 5 1 1 0
Woodling G, lf 5 1 1 1 Tuttle B, cf 4 2 3 1
Fain F, 1b 4 0 1 0 Kaline A, rf 4 2 3 2
Wertz V, rf 4 0 1 0 Torgeson E, 1b 3 1 2 2
Doby L, cf 4 2 2 1 Boone R, 3b 4 1 1 0
Smith A, 3b 3 1 0 0 Maxwell C, lf 3 0 0 1
Naragon H, c 3 0 1 0 Phillips B, lf 0 0 0 0
Strickland G, ss 3 0 2 0 House F, c 3 1 2 1
Lemon B, p 1 0 0 0 Hatfield F, 2b 3 1 2 2
Mitchell D, ph 1 0 1 2 Bunning J, p 2 0 0 0
Feller B, p 0 0 0 0 Birrer B, p 2 0 0 0
Evers H, ph 0 0 0 0
Wynn E, ph 1 0 0 0
Narleski R, p 0 0 0 0
Houtteman A, p 0 0 0 0
Kiner R, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 10 5 33 9 14 9
Cleveland 010 220 000 -- 5
Detroit 023 200 20x -- 9
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon B (L) 3.0 6 5 5 2 0
Feller B 2.0 4 2 2 0 2
Narleski R 2.0 4 2 2 1 3
Houtteman A 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning J* 4.0 7 5 5 2 1
Birrer B (W) 5.0 3 0 0 1 3
* Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
DP -- Cleveland 1, Detroit 1
LOB -- Cleveland 6, Detroit 4
2B -- House F
3B -- Kaline A
HR -- Doby L, House F, Avila B, Woodling G
SB -- Torgeson E
CS -- Kaline A
SF -- Maxwell C
T -- 2:36
A -- 15836
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