Brooklyn Dodgers vs New York Giants
April 15, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 15, 1955 at Polo Grounds V. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 6, New York Giants 3

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 3 1 1 0
Reese ss 4 2 1 0
Snider cf 5 1 2 3
Hodges 1b 2 0 1 1
Amoros lf 4 0 2 0
Robinson 3b 5 0 0 0
Furillo rf 5 2 2 2
Campanella c 4 0 1 0
Loes p 4 0 1 0
Totals 36 6 11 6
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lockman 1b 4 0 0 0
Dark ss 3 1 0 0
Mays cf 4 1 2 0
Irvin lf 3 0 0 0
Thompson 3b 2 0 1 1
  Amalfitano pr 0 1 0 0
Mueller rf 4 0 2 1
Williams 2b 2 0 0 0
  Rhodes ph 1 0 0 0
  Castleman 2b 1 0 1 1
Westrum c 2 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Grasso c 0 0 0 0
  Katt ph 1 0 0 0
Gomez p 1 0 0 0
  Gardner ph 1 0 0 0
  Spencer p 0 0 0 0
  McCall p 0 0 0 0
  Hofman ph 1 0 0 0
  Giel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
Brooklyn 100 031 0106110
New York 000 100 002361
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Loes  W(1-0) 9.0 6 3 3 4 2
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
4
2
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez  L(0-1) 6.0 10 5 4 0 3
  Spencer   1.2 1 1 1 3 0
  McCall   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Giel   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
6
5
4
5

  E–Williams (1).  DP–Brooklyn 1. Reese-Gilliam-Hodges, New York 1. Williams-Dark-Lockman.  2B–New York Mays (1,off Loes).  HR–Brooklyn Snider (1,5th inning off Gomez 2 on 1 out); Furillo 2 (4,6th inning off Gomez 0 on 0 out,8th inning off Spencer 0 on 0 out)..  SH–Amoros (1,off Giel).  SF–Hodges (1,off Gomez).  HBP–Gilliam (1,by Gomez).  Team LOB–10.  Team–5.  SB–Gilliam (1,2nd base off Gomez/Westrum).  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Lee Ballanfant, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–2:36.  A–17,894.
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