Brooklyn Dodgers vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 31, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1954 at Connie Mack Stadium. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 5 0 0 0
Reese ss 4 0 1 1
Snider cf 6 1 1 1
Robinson lf 3 0 1 0
  Thompson lf 2 0 0 0
Hodges 1b 5 1 2 1
Campanella c 6 2 2 1
Furillo rf 4 0 2 0
Hoak 3b 4 0 0 1
  Cox 3b 0 0 0 0
Roe p 2 0 0 0
  Hughes p 0 0 0 0
  Shuba ph 1 0 1 0
  Newcombe pr 0 1 0 0
  Labine p 1 0 0 0
Totals 43 5 10 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Jones 3b 5 0 0 0
Ashburn cf 2 0 0 0
Torgeson 1b 5 0 1 0
Ennis lf 4 0 0 0
Hamner 2b 6 0 1 0
Lopata c 5 1 1 0
Clark rf 3 0 0 0
  Wyrostek ph,rf 1 1 0 0
Morgan ss 3 1 1 1
  Burgess ph 1 1 1 3
  Kazanski ss 1 0 0 0
  Schell ph 0 0 0 0
Miller p 4 0 2 0
  Micelotta ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 4 7 4
Brooklyn 001 101 001 0015102
Philadelphia 000 000 130 000472
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Roe   6.2 3 1 1 6 2
  Hughes   1.1 3 3 3 1 0
  Labine  W(2-2) 4.0 1 0 0 5 3
Totals
12.0
7
4
4
12
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Miller  L(2-1) 12.0 10 5 5 4 2
Totals
12.0
10
5
5
4
2

  E–Gilliam (6), Hoak (2), Jones (3), Hamner (8).  DP–Brooklyn 2. Hodges-Reese, Hoak-Gilliam-Hodges, Philadelphia 1. Kazanski-Hamner-Torgeson.  2B–Brooklyn Hodges (5,off Miller); Shuba (5,off Miller)., Philadelphia Lopata (3,off Hughes).  HR–Brooklyn Snider (10,3rd inning off Miller 0 on 1 out); Campanella (4,6th inning off Miller 0 on 0 out); Hodges (13,12th inning off Miller 0 on 2 out)., Philadelphia Morgan (1,7th inning off Roe 0 on 2 out); Burgess (1,8th inning off Hughes 2 on 2 out).  SH–Roe (1,off Miller); Gilliam (1,off Miller).; Lopata (1,off Labine); Jones (3,off Labine); Ashburn (7,off Labine).  SF–Hoak (1,off Miller); Reese (1,off Miller)..  IBB–Furillo (4,by Miller); Wyrostek (1,by Labine); Torgeson (2,by Labine).  Team LOB–10.  Team–15.  SB–Hoak (1,2nd base off Miller/Lopata).  CS–Hamner (1,3rd base by Labine/Campanella).  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Artie Gore, 2B–Jocko Conlan, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–3:55.  A–22,386.
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