Cincinnati Redlegs vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 3, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 1955 at Connie Mack Stadium. The Cincinnati Redlegs defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Redlegs 7, Philadelphia Phillies 5

Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 0 0 0
Burgess c 4 1 1 0
Bell cf 5 2 2 1
Kluszewski 1b 5 3 3 3
Jablonski lf 3 0 0 1
  Palys lf 1 0 1 0
Harmon 3b 5 1 2 2
Post rf 4 0 1 0
McMillan ss 2 0 1 0
Valentine p 0 0 0 0
  Minarcin p 0 0 0 0
  Bailey ph 1 0 0 0
  Pearce p 0 0 0 0
  Thurman ph 1 0 0 0
  Podbielan p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 11 7
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 5 2 3 0
Morgan 2b 5 1 1 2
Torgeson 1b 3 1 0 0
Greengrass rf 4 0 1 1
Ennis lf 4 0 0 0
Lopata c 2 1 1 0
Jones 3b 3 0 0 1
Smalley ss 3 0 0 1
Wehmeier p 2 0 1 0
  Lovenguth p 0 0 0 0
  Spring p 1 0 0 0
  Kipper p 0 0 0 0
  Gorbous ph 1 0 0 0
  Cole p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 7 5
Cincinnati 000 230 2007112
Philadelphia 311 000 000570
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Valentine   0.0 3 3 3 1 0
  Minarcin   2.0 1 1 0 3 1
  Pearce   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Podbielan  W(1-0) 6.0 1 0 0 1 5
Totals
9.0
7
5
4
5
6
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Wehmeier   4.1 4 4 4 4 0
  Lovenguth   1.1 2 1 1 2 1
  Spring  L(0-1) 0.2 2 2 2 0 0
  Kipper   1.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Cole   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
6
4

  E–Temple (4), Harmon (1).  DP–Cincinnati 2. McMillan-Temple-Kluszewski, McMillan-Temple-Kluszewski.  2B–Cincinnati Burgess (3,off Wehmeier).  3B–Cincinnati Harmon (1,off Lovenguth), Philadelphia Lopata (1,off Pearce).  HR–Cincinnati Bell (3,4th inning off Wehmeier 0 on 0 out); Kluszewski 2 (7,4th inning off Wehmeier 0 on 0 out,7th inning off Spring 0 on 0 out); Harmon (2,7th inning off Spring 0 on 1 out)., Philadelphia Morgan (3,1st inning off Valentine 1 on 0 out).  SH–Podbielan (1,off Lovenguth).  SF–Jablonski (1,off Lovenguth); Smalley (1,off Pearce).  Team LOB–10.  IBB–Lopata (2,by Minarcin); Torgeson (1,by Minarcin).  Team–7.  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Bill Engeln, 2B–Babe Pinelli, 3B–Dusty Boggess.  T–3:17.  A–6,029.
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