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Retrosheet Boxscore: Cleveland Indians 7, Detroit Tigers 3

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Cleveland Indians 7, Detroit Tigers 3

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Game Played on Friday, April 15, 1955 (D) at Briggs Stadium

CLE A    0  0  1    0  2  0    1  3  0  -   7 11  1
DET A    1  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  7  1
BATTING
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Smith rf                      4   2   2   0       1   1       3   0
Avila 2b                      3   2   3   3       2   0       4   2
Doby cf                       5   1   1   0       0   2       2   0
Rosen 3b                      3   0   1   3       0   0       0   3
Kiner lf                      5   0   1   1       0   1       0   0
Wertz 1b                      4   0   0   0       0   0       4   0
  Altobelli 1b                1   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Strickland ss                 4   1   1   0       1   0       1   1
Foiles c                      3   1   2   0       1   0      10   0
Score p                       4   0   0   0       0   2       0   2
Totals                       36   7  11   7       5   6      27   8
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Rosen-Avila-Wertz, Strickland-Avila-Altobelli.
E: Score (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Foiles 2 (2,off Lary 2); Avila (1,off Lary); Rosen (1,off Schultz).
3B: Avila (1,off Black).
SF: Rosen 2 (2,off Lary 2).
Team LOB: 9.
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Kuenn ss                      2   1   1   1       2   1       1   1
Hatfield 2b                   5   0   1   0       0   3       4   2
Kaline rf                     4   0   2   1       0   0       2   0
Boone 3b                      5   0   0   0       0   2       0   4
Porter 1b                     3   0   0   0       1   0       9   0
Tuttle cf                     2   2   1   0       2   0       2   0
B. Phillips lf                2   0   1   0       2   0       2   0
Wilson c                      2   0   0   0       2   0       7   0
Lary p                        2   0   0   0       0   2       0   1
  Fain ph                     1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Schultz p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Black p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hoeft p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Souchock ph                 1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Fletcher p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       29   3   7   3       9   9      27   8
FIELDING - 
E: Wilson (1).
BATTING - 
2B: B. Phillips (1,off Score).
SF: Kaline (1,off Score); Kuenn (1,off Score).
GDP: Boone 2 (2,off Score 2).
IBB: Kuenn (1,by Score).
Team LOB: 10.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Tuttle (1,Home by Score/Foiles).
PITCHING
Cleveland Indians            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Score W(1-0)                  9     7   3   3   9   9   0  40
IBB: Score (1,Kuenn).
Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Lary L(0-1)                   6     8   3   2   2   5   0  28
Schultz                       1.1   2   3   3   2   0   0   8
Black                         0     1   1   1   1   0   0   2
Hoeft                         0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2
Fletcher                      1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        9    11   7   6   5   6   0  43
WP: Schultz (1), Black (1).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Black 2-2; Hoeft 1-0.
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Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Eddie Rommel, 3B - Joe Paparella
Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 3786
Starting Lineups:

   Cleveland Indians             Detroit Tigers           
1. Smith               rf        Kuenn               ss
2. Avila               2b        Hatfield            2b
3. Doby                cf        Kaline              rf
4. Rosen               3b        Boone               3b
5. Kiner               lf        Porter              1b
6. Wertz               1b        Tuttle              cf
7. Strickland          ss        B. Phillips         lf
8. Foiles              c         Wilson              c
9. Score               p         Lary                p

INDIANS 1ST: Smith singled to left; Avila walked [Smith to
second]; Doby struck out; Rosen flied out to right [Smith to
third]; Kiner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Kuenn singled to left; Hatfield singled to right
[Kuenn to third, Hatfield to second (on throw to 3b)]; Kaline
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Kuenn scored]; Boone flied out to
center; Porter popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
0, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Wertz flied out to center; Strickland walked;
Foiles doubled to left [Strickland to third]; Score was called
out on strikes; Smith popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Indians 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Tuttle walked; B. Phillips walked [Tuttle to
second]; Wilson walked [Tuttle to third, B. Phillips to second];
Lary struck out; Kuenn hit a sacrifice fly to right [Tuttle
scored]; Hatfield grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Avila doubled to left; Doby singled to center
[Avila to third]; Rosen hit a sacrifice fly to left [Avila
scored]; Kiner flied out to left; Wertz grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Kaline singled to right; Boone grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Kaline out at second];
Porter walked; Tuttle flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Indians 1, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Strickland popped to second; Foiles grounded out
(third to first); Score struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Indians 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: B. Phillips doubled to left; Wilson popped to
second; Lary struck out; Kuenn was walked intentionally;
Hatfield struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Smith singled to left; Avila singled to left [Smith
to second]; Doby grounded out (second to first) [Smith to third,
Avila to second]; Rosen hit a sacrifice fly to center [Smith
scored]; Wilson dropped a foul fly hit by Kiner for an error;
Kiner singled to left [Avila scored (unearned)]; Wertz popped to
catcher in foul territory; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Kaline popped to first in foul territory; Boone was
called out on strikes; Porter flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Strickland popped to first in foul territory;
Foiles doubled to center; Score grounded out (pitcher to first);
Smith struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Tuttle singled to pitcher [Tuttle to third (error by
Score)]; B. Phillips popped to first in foul territory; Wilson
walked; FAIN BATTED FOR LARY; Fain was called out on strikes;
Kuenn walked [Wilson to second]; Tuttle was caught stealing home
(pitcher to catcher); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 7TH: SCHULTZ REPLACED FAIN (PITCHING); Avila walked;
Doby forced Avila (third to second); Rosen doubled to center
[Doby scored]; Kiner popped to shortstop; Wertz popped to
second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: ALTOBELLI REPLACED WERTZ (PLAYING 1B); Hatfield
struck out; Kaline grounded out (third to first); Boone was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Tigers
2.

INDIANS 8TH: Strickland singled to center; Schultz threw a wild
pitch [Strickland to second]; Foiles walked; On a bunt Score
made an out to first; BLACK REPLACED SCHULTZ (PITCHING); Black
threw a wild pitch [Strickland to third, Foiles to second];
Smith walked; Avila tripled to right [Strickland scored, Foiles
scored, Smith scored]; HOEFT REPLACED BLACK (PITCHING); Doby was
called out on strikes; Rosen grounded out (shortstop to first);
3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Porter grounded out (third to first); Tuttle walked;
B. Phillips walked [Tuttle to second]; Wilson lined to
shortstop; SOUCHOCK BATTED FOR HOEFT; Souchock singled to left
[Tuttle scored, B. Phillips to second]; Kuenn was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 7, Tigers 3.

INDIANS 9TH: FLETCHER REPLACED SOUCHOCK (PITCHING); Kiner
grounded out (third to first); Altobelli grounded out (third to
first); Strickland flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Indians 7, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Hatfield was called out on strikes; Kaline singled
to left; Boone grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Kaline out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
7, Tigers 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Indians          7  11   1    9
 Tigers           3   7   1   10
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