Cincinnati Redlegs vs Brooklyn Dodgers
September 16, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 1954 at Ebbets 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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Cincinnati Redlegs 9, Brooklyn Dodgers 3

Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Adams 3b 5 1 1 2
McMillan ss 5 1 1 0
Bell cf 4 2 1 0
Kluszewski 1b 5 1 2 2
Merriman lf 5 2 3 1
Post rf 5 1 3 4
Temple 2b 2 0 1 0
Seminick c 5 0 1 0
Nuxhall p 3 1 0 0
Totals 39 9 13 9
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 3 1 1 0
Reese ss 3 0 1 2
Snider cf 4 0 2 1
Hodges 1b 4 0 1 0
Furillo rf 4 0 1 0
Amoros lf 4 0 1 0
Robinson 3b 4 1 2 0
Campanella c 4 1 1 0
Erskine p 0 0 0 0
  Labine p 1 0 0 0
  Cox ph 1 0 0 0
  Darnell p 0 0 0 0
  Meyer p 0 0 0 0
  Hoak ph 0 0 0 0
  Lasorda p 0 0 0 0
  Zimmer ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 10 3
Cincinnati 022 022 1009132
Brooklyn 100 020 0003102
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall  W(11-4) 9.0 10 3 3 4 4
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
4
4
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Erskine  L(17-14) 2.2 6 4 4 1 1
  Labine   2.1 2 2 2 2 1
  Darnell   1.1 4 3 3 1 0
  Meyer   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Lasorda   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
9
9
5
2

  E–Adams (15), McMillan (33), Gilliam (17), Hodges (6).  DP–Cincinnati 3. McMillan-Temple-Kluszewski, Kluszewski-McMillan-Kluszewski, Nuxhall-McMillan-Kluszewski, Brooklyn 2. Robinson-Gilliam-Hodges, Reese-Gilliam-Hodges.  2B–Cincinnati Merriman 2 (8,off Erskine,off Lasorda), Brooklyn Reese (35,off Nuxhall).  HR–Cincinnati Post (16,2nd inning off Erskine 1 on 1 out); Adams (3,6th inning off Darnell 1 on 1 out); Kluszewski (49,7th inning off Darnell 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Reese (7,off Nuxhall).  Team–7.  SB–Temple (18,2nd base off Erskine/Campanella); Hodges (3,2nd base off Nuxhall/Seminick).  CS–Post (2,2nd base by Labine/Campanella).  U-HP–Lee Ballanfant, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Hal Dixon, 3B–Bill Jackowski.  T–2:30.  A–522.
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