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Retrosheet Boxscore: Cleveland Indians 8, Detroit Tigers 5

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Cleveland Indians 8, Detroit Tigers 5

Day
Discrepancies

Game Played on Friday, April 22, 1955 (N) at Cleveland Stadium

DET A    0  0  2    0  0  1    0  2  0  -   5  7  1
CLE A    2  0  5    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   8  8  0
BATTING
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Kuenn ss                      5   0   1   0       0   1       3   3
Hatfield 2b                   3   2   1   2       2   0       1   3
Kaline rf                     5   1   1   0       0   0       3   0
Fain 1b                       4   0   1   0       0   0       8   0
Boone 3b                      3   1   1   1       1   0       1   3
Delsing lf                    2   0   2   2       2   0       1   0
Tuttle cf                     4   0   0   0       0   1       5   0
House c                       4   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Gromek p                      0   1   0   0       1   0       0   0
  B. Phillips ph              1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Cristante p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Belardi ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Froats p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Porter ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   5   7   5       6   3      24  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Hatfield-Kuenn-Fain, Kuenn-Hatfield-Fain.
E: Boone (2).
BATTING - 
HR: Hatfield (1,3rd inning off Lemon 1 on 2 out); Boone (1,6th inning off Lemon
0 on 2 out).
GDP: Kaline (2,off Lemon).
Team LOB: 7.
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Smith rf                      3   2   1   0       2   0       1   0
Avila 2b                      5   1   2   0       0   0       4   4
Doby cf                       3   2   2   2       1   0       2   0
Rosen 3b                      3   1   0   0       1   0       0   2
  Dente 3b                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Kiner lf                      1   1   0   1       2   0       1   0
Altobelli 1b                  3   1   1   1       0   1      13   1
Strickland ss                 3   0   2   2       1   0       0   3
Hegan c                       3   0   0   1       0   0       4   1
Lemon p                       3   0   0   0       0   0       1   3
  Narleski p                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       28   8   8   7       7   2      27  14
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Strickland-Avila-Altobelli.
BATTING - 
2B: Strickland (2,off Gromek).
HR: Doby (2,1st inning off Gromek 1 on 1 out).
SH: Altobelli (1,off Froats).
SF: Hegan (1,off Gromek); Kiner (1,off Gromek).
GDP: Doby (1,off Cristante); Hegan (1,off Froats).
Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Gromek L(2-1)                 4     7   8   6   4   1   1  24
Cristante                     2     1   0   0   1   0   0   7
Froats                        2     0   0   0   2   1   0   7
Totals                        8     8   8   6   7   2   1  38

Cleveland Indians            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Lemon W(3-0)                  7.1   6   5   5   6   2   2  33
Narleski SV(1)                1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   6
Totals                        9     7   5   5   6   3   2  39
Inherited Runners - Scored: Narleski 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Ed Runge, 1B - Bill Summers, 2B - Eddie Hurley, 3B - Hank Soar
Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 16957
Starting Lineups:

   Detroit Tigers                Cleveland Indians        
1. Kuenn               ss        Smith               rf
2. Hatfield            2b        Avila               2b
3. Kaline              rf        Doby                cf
4. Fain                1b        Rosen               3b
5. Boone               3b        Kiner               lf
6. Delsing             lf        Altobelli           1b
7. Tuttle              cf        Strickland          ss
8. House               c         Hegan               c
9. Gromek              p         Lemon               p

TIGERS 1ST: Kuenn grounded out (shortstop to first); Hatfield
walked; Kaline grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Hatfield out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Tigers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Smith grounded out (third to first); Avila singled
to center; Doby homered to right [Avila scored]; Rosen flied out
to left; Kiner grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 2.

TIGERS 2ND: Fain flied out to left; Boone grounded out
(shortstop to first); Delsing singled to right; Tuttle grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians
2.

INDIANS 2ND: Altobelli was called out on strikes; Strickland
singled to left; Hegan popped to shortstop; Lemon flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 2.

TIGERS 3RD: House struck out; Gromek walked; Kuenn lined to
right; Hatfield homered to right [Gromek scored]; Kaline
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Indians 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Smith singled to shortstop; Avila flied out to
center; Doby walked [Smith to second]; Rosen reached on a
fielder's choice [Smith scored (no RBI), Doby to second (error
by Boone)]; Kiner walked [Doby to third, Rosen to second];
Altobelli singled to left [Doby scored, Rosen to third, Kiner to
second]; Strickland doubled to left [Rosen scored (unearned),
Kiner scored, Altobelli to third]; Hegan hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Altobelli scored (unearned)]; Lemon lined to shortstop;
5 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Indians 7.

TIGERS 4TH: Fain singled to right; Boone forced Fain (third to
second); Delsing walked [Boone to second]; Tuttle grounded out
(catcher to first) [Boone to third, Delsing to second]; House
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Indians 7.

INDIANS 4TH: Smith walked; Avila flied out to right; Doby
singled to right [Smith to second]; Rosen walked [Smith to
third, Doby to second]; Kiner hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Smith scored]; Altobelli flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 2, Indians 8.

TIGERS 5TH: B. PHILLIPS BATTED FOR GROMEK; B. Phillips grounded
out (pitcher to second to first); Kuenn was called out on
strikes; Hatfield grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Indians 8.

INDIANS 5TH: CRISTANTE REPLACED B. PHILLIPS (PITCHING);
Strickland flied out to right; Hegan grounded out (third to
first); Lemon flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
2, Indians 8.

TIGERS 6TH: Kaline flied out to center; Fain grounded out
(second to first); Boone homered to left; Delsing walked; Tuttle
popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
3, Indians 8.

INDIANS 6TH: Smith walked; Avila singled to third [Smith to
second]; Doby grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Smith to third, Avila out at second]; Rosen grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Indians 8.

TIGERS 7TH: DENTE REPLACED ROSEN (PLAYING 3B); House grounded
out (pitcher to second to first); BELARDI BATTED FOR CRISTANTE;
Belardi popped to first; Kuenn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Indians 8.

INDIANS 7TH: FROATS REPLACED BELARDI (PITCHING); Kiner walked;
Altobelli out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Kiner to
second]; Strickland walked; Hegan grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Strickland out at second]; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Indians 8.

TIGERS 8TH: Hatfield walked; Kaline singled to right [Hatfield
to third]; Fain popped to second; Boone walked [Kaline to
second]; Delsing singled to right [Hatfield scored, Kaline
scored, Boone to second]; NARLESKI REPLACED LEMON (PITCHING);
Tuttle was called out on strikes; House popped to third; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Indians 8.

INDIANS 8TH: Narleski struck out; Smith grounded out (shortstop
to first); Avila popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Indians 8.

TIGERS 9TH: PORTER BATTED FOR FROATS; Porter popped to first in
foul territory; Kuenn singled to left; Hatfield popped to
catcher in foul territory; Kaline popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Indians 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Tigers           5   7   1    7
 Indians          8   8   0    6
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