St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Giants
April 30, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 30, 1955 at Polo Grounds V. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 6, New York Giants 2

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Virdon lf 5 0 3 0
Moon cf 5 2 3 0
Musial 1b 3 2 1 1
Repulski rf 5 1 2 2
Schoendienst 2b 2 0 1 1
Boyer 3b 4 0 1 1
Rice c 4 1 1 1
Grammas ss 2 0 0 0
  Frazier ph 1 0 0 0
  Stephenson ss 1 0 0 0
Lawrence p 1 0 0 0
  LaPalme p 3 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 12 6
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lockman 1b 4 0 0 1
Dark ss 5 1 2 0
Mueller rf 5 0 1 0
Thompson 3b 4 0 2 1
  Amalfitano pr 0 0 0 0
Mays cf 3 0 1 0
Irvin lf 5 0 0 0
Williams 2b 4 1 4 0
Westrum c 1 0 0 0
  Katt c 2 0 0 0
Liddle p 0 0 0 0
  Gardner ph 0 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
  Corwin p 0 0 0 0
  Hofman ph 0 0 0 0
  McCall p 0 0 0 0
  Castleman ph 1 0 0 0
  Giel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 10 2
St. Louis 002 121 0006120
New York 110 000 0002101
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Lawrence   1.0 3 2 2 2 0
  LaPalme  W(1-0) 8.0 7 0 0 4 1
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
6
1
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Liddle  L(1-1) 4.0 5 3 3 1 2
  Wilhelm   0.1 2 2 2 2 0
  Corwin   1.2 2 1 1 3 1
  McCall   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Giel   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
6
3

  E–Mueller (1).  DP–St. Louis 3. Schoendienst-Grammas-Musial, Schoendienst-Grammas-Musial, Musial, New York 2. Katt-Williams-Dark-Thompson, Williams-Dark-Lockman.  PB–Westrum (1).  2B–St. Louis Boyer (3,off Liddle).  HR–St. Louis Musial (3,3rd inning off Liddle 0 on 2 out); Repulski (3,3rd inning off Liddle 0 on 2 out); Rice (1,4th inning off Liddle 0 on 1 out)..  SF–Boyer (2,off Corwin).  IBB–Musial 2 (2,by Wilhelm,by Corwin); Mays (1,by Lawrence).  Team LOB–10.  HBP–Westrum (1,by Lawrence); Thompson (1,by LaPalme).  Team–13.  U-HP–Artie Gore, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Hal Dixon, 3B–Jocko Conlan.  T–3:06.  A–13,831.
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