Brooklyn Dodgers vs Cincinnati Redlegs
May 1, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 1, 1954 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Redlegs defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Cincinnati Redlegs 7

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 5 1 2 0
Reese ss 5 1 1 0
Snider cf 5 2 3 4
Hodges 1b 5 0 2 2
Campanella c 4 0 1 0
Furillo rf 5 0 1 0
Amoros lf 2 0 0 0
  Thompson lf 2 0 0 0
Hoak 3b 5 1 2 0
Podres p 2 1 1 0
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
  Milliken p 1 0 0 0
  Hughes p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 0 0
  Wade p 0 0 0 0
  Labine p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 6 13 6
Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Adams 3b 5 0 2 1
McMillan ss 3 1 1 0
  Escalera ph 1 0 0 0
  Bridges ss 1 1 0 0
Bell cf 6 0 1 0
Greengrass lf 6 1 2 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 1 1 2
Temple 2b 5 1 2 1
Post rf 5 0 1 0
Landrith c 2 1 1 2
  Nuxhall pr 0 1 0 0
  Bailey c 1 0 0 0
Fowler p 3 0 0 0
  Merriman ph 1 0 1 0
  Valentine p 1 0 0 0
Totals 44 7 12 6
Brooklyn 003 000 300 006131
Cincinnati 100 003 020 017120
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Podres   6.0 6 4 3 2 3
  Milliken   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Hughes   3.0 2 1 1 2 5
  Wade  L(0-1) 0.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Labine   0.1 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
10.2
12
7
6
7
9
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Fowler   8.0 12 6 6 2 2
  Valentine  W(2-2) 3.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
11.0
13
6
6
3
2

  E–Reese (3).  DP–Cincinnati 2. McMillan-Temple-Kluszewski, Temple-McMillan-Kluszewski.  PB–Bailey (2).  2B–Brooklyn Snider (7,off Fowler); Hoak (2,off Valentine)., Cincinnati Adams (4,off Milliken).  3B–Cincinnati Greengrass (1,off Podres).  HR–Brooklyn Snider (4,7th inning off Fowler 2 on 1 out), Cincinnati Landrith (1,6th inning off Podres 1 on 2 out); Kluszewski (5,8th inning off Milliken 0 on 0 out).  SH–Campanella (1,off Fowler).  IBB–Amoros (1,by Fowler); Kluszewski 2 (2,by Hughes,by Labine).  Team LOB–8.  Team–12.  CS–Temple (2,2nd base by Hughes/Campanella); Temple (2,2nd base by Hughes/Campanella).  U-HP–Lon Warneke, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Lee Ballanfant, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–3:21.  A–5,427.
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