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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 18, 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 18, 1955 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 18, 1955 |
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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 18, 1955 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Herb Score |
Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Lary |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 15,988 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 7 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: John Rice 3B: Larry Napp |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Al Smith | Third Baseman |
Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
Gene Woodling | Left Fielder |
Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
Hal Naragon | Catcher |
George Strickland | Shortstop |
Herb Score | Pitcher |
Al Lopez | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Jack Phillips | First Baseman |
Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
Bubba Phillips | Left Fielder |
Reno Bertoia | Second Baseman |
Red Wilson | Catcher |
Frank Lary | Pitcher |
Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 18, 1955
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lary
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Lary
Avila hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Lary
Woodling hits a line drive into center field. Tuttle picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Tuttle. Avila moves to third. Woodling moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wertz vs. Lary
Wertz hits a fly ball into left field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Avila tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doby vs. Lary
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Phillips scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doby for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Score
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Score
Tuttle hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Score
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Phillips vs. Score
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Score
Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Lary
Fain hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Lary
Naragon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Phillips scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Naragon for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Lary
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn 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: ---
Phillips vs. Score
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Score
Bertoia strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Score
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Score
Lary strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Score vs. Lary
Score strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lary
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Lary
Avila hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Score
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland misplays the ball. That's an error on Strickland. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tuttle vs. Score
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Score fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kuenn moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaline vs. Score
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Kuenn scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Score
Phillips strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Lary
Woodling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Lary
Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Lary
Doby hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Lary
Fain hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Woodling moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Naragon vs. Lary
Naragon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Woodling trying to get to home. Kaline throws the ball in to Wilson who tags Woodling who's trying to score from second, for the out. Fain moves to second. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Score
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Score
Phillips hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bertoia vs. Score
Bertoia strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Score
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Lary
Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Score vs. Lary
Score strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lary
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Lary
Avila 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, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Score
Lary strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Score
Kuenn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Score
Tuttle hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Score
Kaline strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Lary
Woodling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Lary
Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Lary
Doby hits a fly ball into left field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Lary
Fain hits a line drive into left field. Phillips picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Phillips. Woodling moves to third. Fain moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Naragon vs. Lary
Naragon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia scoops it up and throws to first, with Lary covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Score
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Score
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Score
Phillips hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bertoia vs. Score
There goes Phillips. The throw from Naragon and he is out, Avila applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Lary
Frank House now catching.
Strickland hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Score vs. Lary
Score hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Lary
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Score moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Avila vs. Lary
Avila strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woodling vs. Lary
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Phillips scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Woodling for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Score
Bertoia hits a line drive towards short. Strickland reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Score
House is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Score
Lary strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Lary
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary juggles the ball. That's an error on Lary. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Lary
Jim Hegan pinch runs for Vic Wertz.
Doby hits a line drive into right field. Kaline picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kaline. Hegan moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fain vs. Lary
Fain hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hegan tags and scores. Doby tags and moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Naragon vs. Lary
Naragon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Doby scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Lary
Strickland takes first base on ball four. Naragon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Score vs. Aber
Al Aber now pitching.
Score hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Naragon scores. Strickland moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Aber
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Strickland tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Aber
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Score moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woodling vs. Aber
Woodling hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Score
Al Rosen now playing third base. Al Smith now playing right field.
Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Score
Tuttle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Score
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Score
Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Aber
Rosen hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Aber
Doby strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Aber
Fain bunts towards the mound. Aber fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Naragon vs. Aber
Naragon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fain moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strickland vs. Aber
Strickland hits a line drive into left field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Score
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Score
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bertoia vs. Score
Bertoia takes first base on ball four. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
House vs. Score
House hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. House reaches second base with a double. Boone scores. Bertoia moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Torgeson vs. Score
Earl Torgeson pinch hits for Al Aber.
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bertoia scores. House moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kuenn vs. Narleski
Ray Narleski now pitching.
Kuenn hits a popup towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/18/1955 -- Cleveland at Detroit (D) Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Smith A, 3b-rf 3 0 1 1 Kuenn H, ss 5 1 2 0 Avila B, 2b 5 1 2 0 Tuttle B, cf 4 0 1 0 Woodling G, lf 5 0 3 0 Kaline A, rf 4 0 2 1 Wertz V, rf 3 0 0 1 Phillips J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Hegan J, pr 0 1 0 0 Boone R, 3b 3 1 1 0 Rosen A, 3b 1 0 0 0 Phillips B, lf 4 0 1 0 Doby L, cf 5 1 1 0 Bertoia R, 2b 3 1 0 0 Fain F, 1b 4 0 3 1 Wilson R, c 1 0 0 0 Naragon H, c 5 1 3 1 House F, c 2 0 1 1 Strickland G, ss 4 1 0 0 Lary F, p 3 0 0 0 Score H, p 4 0 2 1 Aber A, p 0 0 0 0 Narleski R, p 0 0 0 0 Torgeson E, ph 1 0 0 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 5 15 5 34 3 8 3 Cleveland 100 000 040 -- 5 Detroit 001 000 002 -- 3 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Score H (W) 8.2 8 3 2 3 13 Narleski R (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Lary F (L) 7.1 11 5 3 2 3 Aber A 1.2 4 0 0 0 1 E -- Tuttle B, Strickland G, Phillips B, Lary F, Kaline A DP -- Cleveland 1 LOB -- Cleveland 12, Detroit 7 2B -- House F CS -- Phillips B SF -- Wertz V, Fain F, Smith A T -- 3:07 A -- 15988
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