Cincinnati Redlegs vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 4, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 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 3

Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 1 2 0
Borkowski 1b 4 1 1 1
  Bridges 3b 1 0 0 0
Bell cf 4 1 1 0
Jablonski lf 3 0 1 1
  Palys ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Burgess c 5 0 3 2
Harmon 3b,1b 5 1 1 0
Post rf 3 2 2 3
McMillan ss 4 0 0 0
Staley p 2 1 0 0
  Fowler p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 11 7
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 4 1 3 0
Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0
Torgeson 1b 4 1 1 1
Greengrass rf 4 0 1 1
Blaylock lf 4 1 2 1
Lopata c 4 0 0 0
Baker 3b 4 0 0 0
Smalley ss 4 0 2 0
Mrozinski p 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
  Meyer p 0 0 0 0
  Gorbous ph 1 0 1 0
  Cole p 0 0 0 0
  Ennis ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 3
Cincinnati 101 221 0007111
Philadelphia 000 111 0003100
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Staley  W(3-2) 5.0 8 3 2 1 3
  Fowler  SV(1) 4.0 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
10
3
2
1
6
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Mrozinski  L(0-1) 4.2 7 6 6 3 1
  Miller   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Meyer   2.0 2 1 1 0 5
  Cole   2.0 2 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
5
6

  E–Borkowski (1).  DP–Cincinnati 3. Burgess-Temple, McMillan-Temple-Borkowski, Temple-McMillan-Harmon.  2B–Cincinnati Borkowski (1,off Mrozinski), Philadelphia Ashburn 2 (3,off Staley 2); Smalley (1,off Staley); Greengrass (3,off Staley).  3B–Cincinnati Harmon (2,off Cole), Philadelphia Blaylock (1,off Fowler).  HR–Cincinnati Post 2 (4,4th inning off Mrozinski 1 on 2 out,6th inning off Meyer 0 on 0 out), Philadelphia Blaylock (1,6th inning off Staley 0 on 0 out).  SH–Palys (1,off Cole).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  CS–Ashburn (1,2nd base by Staley/Burgess).  U-HP–Bill Engeln, 1B–Babe Pinelli, 2B–Dusty Boggess, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–2:51.  A–5,531.
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