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Cleveland Guardians @ 
Kansas City Athletics
1955-07-06 · Night game · Municipal Stadium · Att: 26937 · 2:57
Cleveland Indians defeated Kansas City Athletics 8–4. Cleveland Indians put up 6 in the 8th. Herb Score earned the win and Ray Narleski picked up the save. Ralph Kiner went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 14 | |
| KC1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
W: Herb Score L: Tom Gorman SV: Ray Narleski
Umpires — HP: Bill Summers · 1B: Eddie Hurley · 2B: Hank Soar · 3B: Ed Runge · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Al Smith | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Bobby Avila | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Ralph Kiner | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Rosen | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Larry Doby | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 George Strickland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Hank Foiles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Joe Altobelli | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Herb Score | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Gene Woodling | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dale Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hal Naragon | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Young | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Sam Dente | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Joe DeMaestri | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bill Renna | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Wilson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Harry Simpson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Vic Power | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Finigan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hector Lopez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Astroth | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alex Kellner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Harrington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Enos Slaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Elmer Valo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herb Score | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
 Ray Narleski | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Kansas City Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Kellner | 4.0 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Bill Harrington | 3.1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Tom Gorman | 0.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Sain | 1.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Al Smith: 7
- Bobby Avila: 53
- Ralph Kiner: 4/P
Bot 1
- Joe DeMaestri: 53
- Bill Renna: S7
- Bill Wilson: 8
- Harry Simpson: K
Top 2
- Al Rosen: S7
- Larry Doby: S9.1-3
- George Strickland: W.1-2
- Hank Foiles: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3;3-H(NR)
- Joe Altobelli: K
Bot 2
- Vic Power: 8
- Jim Finigan: 6/P
- Hector Lopez: 3/FL
Top 3
- Herb Score: K
- Al Smith: W
- Bobby Avila: 7
- Ralph Kiner: 8
Bot 3
- Joe Astroth: K#
- Alex Kellner: 8
- Joe DeMaestri: 63
Top 4
- Al Rosen: 5/P
- Larry Doby: 43
- George Strickland: HP
- Hank Foiles: K
Bot 4
- Bill Renna: 63
- Bill Wilson: HR/7
- Harry Simpson: K
- Vic Power: 53
Top 5
- Joe Altobelli: W
- Herb Score: FC1/SH.1-3(E1/TH2);B-1
- Al Smith: S8.1-2;3-H
- Bobby Avila: W.2-3;1-2
- Ralph Kiner: 4/P
- Al Rosen: 5/FL
- Larry Doby: K
Bot 5
- Jim Finigan: E5/TH
- Hector Lopez: HR/7.1-H(UR)
- Joe Astroth: 63
- Bill Harrington: K
- Joe DeMaestri: K
Top 6
- George Strickland: 63
- Hank Foiles: K
- Joe Altobelli: S7
- Herb Score: K
Bot 6
- Bill Renna: 13
- Bill Wilson: W
- Harry Simpson: S8.1-3
- Vic Power: 63.1-2;3-H
- Jim Finigan: K
Top 7
- Al Smith: K
- Bobby Avila: S8
- Ralph Kiner: 6/P
- Al Rosen: 2/FL
Bot 7
- Hector Lopez: 7
- Joe Astroth: 7
- Bill Harrington: W
- Joe DeMaestri: 8
Top 8
- Larry Doby: D7
- Gene Woodling: S9.2-H
- Dale Mitchell: PB.1-2
- Dale Mitchell: 43.2-3
- Hal Naragon: 3/L
- Bobby Young: S8.3-H
- Al Smith: S7.1-2
- Bobby Avila: D7.1-H;2-H
- Ralph Kiner: HR/7.2-H
- Al Rosen: 5/P
Bot 8
- Enos Slaughter: W
- Bill Wilson: 63.1-2
- Harry Simpson: 8
- Vic Power: 7
Top 9
- Larry Doby: 43
- Gene Woodling: 2/FL
- Sam Dente: S7
- Hal Naragon: S9.1-2
- Bobby Young: S3.1-2;2-3
- Al Smith: OA.3XH(12)
Bot 9
- Jim Finigan: 53
- Hector Lopez: 43
- Joe Astroth: S5
- Elmer Valo: W.1-2
- Joe DeMaestri: 7
Notes & reviews
- according to pbp Astroth popped out to 2bman here, but officially it was recorded as a K (I left it a K) - rwood