Cincinnati Redlegs vs Milwaukee Braves
April 12, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 1955 at County Stadium. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the Cincinnati Redlegs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Redlegs 2, Milwaukee Braves 4

Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 1 2 0
McMillan ss 2 0 0 0
Bell cf 4 0 0 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 1 2 2
Jablonski 3b 4 0 1 0
Greengrass lf 4 0 0 0
Bailey c 3 0 1 0
Post rf 4 0 1 0
Staley p 2 0 0 0
  Collum p 0 0 0 0
  Lane p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 4 2 2 0
Aaron rf 4 1 1 1
Mathews 3b 3 0 0 0
Thomson lf 3 0 2 2
Adcock 1b 3 0 0 0
Logan ss 3 0 1 0
Dittmer 2b 3 0 0 0
Crandall c 3 0 0 0
Spahn p 2 0 0 0
  Tanner ph 1 1 1 1
  Jolly p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 7 4
Cincinnati 000 000 020271
Milwaukee 100 000 03x470
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Staley  L(0-1) 7.1 7 4 4 0 2
  Collum   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Lane   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
4
4
1
2
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  W(1-0) 8.0 7 2 2 1 5
  Jolly   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
7

  E–Jablonski (2).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Temple-McMillan-Kluszewski, Milwaukee 1. Logan-Dittmer-Adcock.  2B–Milwaukee Thomson (1,off Staley).  3B–Milwaukee Aaron (1,off Staley).  HR–Cincinnati Kluszewski (2,8th inning off Spahn 1 on 2 out), Milwaukee Tanner (1,8th inning off Staley 0 on 1 out).  SH–Staley (1,off Spahn); McMillan (1,off Spahn)..  HBP–Bailey (2,by Spahn).  Team LOB–6.  SF–Thomson (1,off Lane).  Team–3.  CS–Mathews (1,2nd base by Lane/Bailey); Mathews (1,2nd base by Lane/Bailey).  U-HP–Jocko Conlan, 1B–Artie Gore, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Hal Dixon.  T–2:13.  A–43,640.
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