St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Giants
April 28, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 28, 1955 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Giants 6

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Moon lf 4 0 3 0
Virdon cf 5 1 2 0
Musial 1b 3 1 1 2
Repulski rf 4 0 0 0
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
  Tiefenauer p 0 0 0 0
  Elliott ph 1 0 0 1
  Schofield pr 0 0 0 0
Schoendienst 2b 5 1 3 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 1 0
Rice c 3 0 0 0
  Stephenson pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Grammas ss 1 0 1 0
  Hemus ph,ss 2 0 0 0
  Sarni c 0 0 0 0
Haddix p 2 0 0 0
  Frazier ph,rf 2 1 1 0
Totals 36 4 12 3
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lockman 1b 4 1 2 0
Dark ss 4 1 1 2
Mueller rf 4 2 3 0
Irvin lf 4 1 1 0
Mays cf 4 0 1 2
Castleman 3b 3 0 0 1
  Gardner 3b 0 0 0 0
Williams 2b 3 0 0 0
Katt c 1 0 1 0
  Amalfitano pr 0 1 0 0
  Westrum c 2 0 0 1
Hearn p 2 0 0 0
  Grissom p 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 9 6
St. Louis 012 000 0014124
New York 004 000 02x692
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Haddix  L(1-1) 6.0 5 4 2 0 5
  Schultz   1.0 4 2 2 0 1
  Tiefenauer   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
9
6
4
1
6
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn  W(3-0) 6.2 9 3 2 2 1
  Grissom  SV(1) 2.1 3 1 1 2 0
Totals
9.0
12
4
3
4
1

  E–Repulski (1), Boyer (2), Grammas 2 (2), Irvin (2), Katt (1).  DP–St. Louis 1. Grammas-Musial, New York 2. Dark-Williams-Lockman, Williams-Dark-Lockman.  2B–St. Louis Moon (2,off Grissom), New York Mueller (3,off Haddix).  HR–St. Louis Musial (2,3rd inning off Hearn 1 on 0 out).  SH–Grammas (1,off Hearn); Gardner (2,off Tiefenauer).  Team LOB–10.  SF–Westrum (1,off Tiefenauer).  IBB–Williams (1,by Tiefenauer).  Team–6.  SB–Moon (1,2nd base off Hearn/Katt); Lockman (1,2nd base off Schultz/Rice).  CS–Schoendienst (2,2nd base by Grissom/Westrum).  U-HP–Jocko Conlan, 1B–Artie Gore, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Hal Dixon.  T–2:37.  A–2,662.
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