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Retrosheet Boxscore: Cleveland Indians 5, Chicago White Sox 1

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Cleveland Indians 5, Chicago White Sox 1

Day

Game Played on Tuesday, April 12, 1955 (D) at Cleveland Stadium

CHI A    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
CLE A    2  2  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   5  8  1
BATTING
Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Carrasquel ss                 4   1   1   0       0   1       0   1
Fox 2b                        4   0   2   0       0   0       1   0
Minoso lf                     3   0   1   1       1   0       2   0
Kell 3b                       4   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
Rivera cf                     3   0   0   0       1   0       5   0
Dropo 1b                      4   0   1   0       0   1       6   0
Marshall rf                   3   0   0   0       1   0       2   0
Lollar c                      4   0   0   0       0   1       7   0
  Groth pr                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Trucks p                      2   0   0   0       0   0       0   3
  Merriman ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Fornieles p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Nieman ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   1   5   1       3   3      24   6
BATTING - 
2B: Fox (1,off Lemon).
Team LOB: 8.
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Smith rf                      4   2   2   2       0   0       2   0
Avila 2b                      3   1   1   0       1   0       1   2
Doby cf                       3   0   1   0       0   1       3   0
Rosen 3b                      3   0   0   0       1   1       2   1
Kiner lf                      4   1   1   1       0   2       3   0
Wertz 1b                      4   0   1   2       0   0       9   1
Strickland ss                 3   0   0   0       1   0       2   6
Hegan c                       4   1   1   0       0   1       4   0
Lemon p                       3   0   1   0       0   1       1   1
Totals                       31   5   8   5       3   6      27  11
FIELDING - 
E: Wertz (1).
BATTING - 
HR: Smith (1,2nd inning off Trucks 1 on 1 out); Kiner (1,5th inning off Trucks
0 on 2 out).
SH: Doby (1,off Trucks).
Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Chicago White Sox            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Trucks L(0-1)                 6     7   5   5   2   6   2  27
Fornieles                     2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8
Totals                        8     8   5   5   3   6   2  35
WP: Trucks (1), Fornieles (1).
Cleveland Indians            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Lemon W(1-0)                  9     5   1   1   3   3   0  36

Umpires: HP - Eddie Rommel, 1B - Joe Paparella, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Frank Umont
Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 50230
Starting Lineups:

   Chicago White Sox             Cleveland Indians        
1. Carrasquel          ss        Smith               rf
2. Fox                 2b        Avila               2b
3. Minoso              lf        Doby                cf
4. Kell                3b        Rosen               3b
5. Rivera              cf        Kiner               lf
6. Dropo               1b        Wertz               1b
7. Marshall            rf        Strickland          ss
8. Lollar              c         Hegan               c
9. Trucks              p         Lemon               p

WHITE SOX 1ST: Carrasquel grounded out (pitcher to first); Fox
grounded out (second to first); Minoso flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Smith singled to shortstop; Avila walked [Smith to
second]; Doby out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Avila
to second, Smith to third]; Rosen walked; Kiner struck out;
Wertz singled to left [Rosen to second, Avila scored, Smith
scored]; Strickland grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Kell grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivera
grounded out (second to first); Dropo singled to center;
Marshall forced Dropo (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Hegan singled to shortstop; Trucks threw a wild
pitch [Hegan to second]; Lemon grounded out (pitcher to first);
Smith homered to left [Hegan scored]; Avila singled to second;
Doby struck out; Rosen flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 4.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Lollar struck out; Trucks grounded out (shortstop
to first); Carrasquel was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 4.

INDIANS 3RD: Kiner was called out on strikes; Wertz flied out to
left; Strickland flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Indians 4.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Fox grounded out (first unassisted); Minoso
walked; Kell flied out to right; Rivera walked [Minoso to
second]; Dropo popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 4.

INDIANS 4TH: Hegan flied out to center; Lemon singled to center;
Smith flied out to center; Avila forced Lemon (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 4.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Marshall grounded out (first to pitcher); Lollar
lined to left; Trucks flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 White Sox 0, Indians 4.

INDIANS 5TH: Doby flied to right in foul territory; Rosen struck
out; Kiner homered to left; Wertz grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 5.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Carrasquel singled to left; Fox singled to right
[Carrasquel to second]; Minoso singled to center [Fox to second,
Carrasquel scored]; Kell flied out to left; Rivera flied out to
center; Dropo forced Minoso (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Indians 5.

INDIANS 6TH: Strickland lined to right; Hegan struck out; Lemon
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Indians 5.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Marshall popped to third in foul territory;
Lollar grounded out (shortstop to first); MERRIMAN BATTED FOR
TRUCKS; Merriman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
White Sox 1, Indians 5.

INDIANS 7TH: FORNIELES REPLACED MERRIMAN (PITCHING); Smith
popped to third; Avila grounded out (third to first); Doby
singled to center; Fornieles threw a wild pitch [Doby to
second]; Rosen popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Indians 5.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Carrasquel lined to third; Fox doubled to right;
Minoso grounded out (shortstop to first); Kell grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Indians 5.

INDIANS 8TH: Kiner popped to catcher in foul territory; Wertz
flied out to center; Strickland walked; Hegan flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Indians 5.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Rivera popped to shortstop; Dropo struck out;
Marshall walked; Lollar reached on an error by Wertz (assist by
Rosen) [Marshall to second]; GROTH RAN FOR LOLLAR; NIEMAN BATTED
FOR FORNIELES; Nieman flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
White Sox 1, Indians 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 White Sox        1   5   0    8
 Indians          5   8   1    6
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