Brooklyn Dodgers vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 6, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 1955 at Connie Mack Stadium. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 5 2 1 0
Reese ss 3 0 1 0
Snider cf 5 1 0 0
Campanella c 4 1 2 3
Amoros lf,rf,lf 6 2 3 1
Hodges 1b 4 0 0 0
Robinson 3b 4 0 1 1
Furillo rf,lf,rf 3 0 1 1
Loes p 1 0 0 0
  Shuba ph 1 0 0 0
  Black p 0 0 0 0
  Kellert ph 1 0 1 0
  Hughes p 0 0 0 0
  Walker ph 0 0 0 0
  Erskine pr 0 0 0 0
  Roebuck p 0 0 0 0
  Hoak ph 1 0 0 0
  Newcombe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 10 6
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 6 0 1 1
Torgeson 1b 5 0 1 0
Hamner ss 6 0 1 0
Greengrass rf 5 1 3 1
  Lowrey pr,rf 1 0 0 0
Blaylock lf 3 1 1 0
Lopata c 4 1 0 0
Jones 3b 5 1 1 1
Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0
Dickson p 1 0 0 0
  Gorbous ph 1 0 0 0
  Meyer p 1 0 0 0
  Mrozinski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 4 8 3
Brooklyn 110 200 000 0026102
Philadelphia 040 000 000 000480
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Loes   3.0 3 4 1 4 1
  Black   3.0 3 0 0 3 2
  Hughes   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Roebuck   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Newcombe  W(3-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
12.0
8
4
1
9
6
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson   5.0 7 4 4 3 3
  Meyer  L(1-3) 6.1 3 2 2 7 3
  Mrozinski   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
12.0
10
6
6
10
6

  E–Gilliam 2 (4).  DP–Brooklyn 3. Reese-Gilliam-Hodges, Hughes-Reese-Gilliam, Gilliam-Reese-Hodges, Philadelphia 4. Blaylock-Torgeson-Jones, Morgan-Hamner-Torgeson, Morgan-Torgeson-Hamner-Lopata, Morgan-Hamner-Torgeson.  PB–Lopata (2).  2B–Brooklyn Furillo (3,off Dickson); Campanella (5,off Meyer)., Philadelphia Ashburn (4,off Loes); Blaylock (2,off Black); Hamner (5,off Black).  HR–Brooklyn Amoros (2,2nd inning off Dickson 0 on 0 out), Philadelphia Greengrass (2,2nd inning off Loes 0 on 0 out).  SH–Reese (2,off Meyer); Dickson (2,off Black); Blaylock (1,off Roebuck).  SF–Campanella (3,off Dickson); Robinson (2,off Dickson).  IBB–Furillo (2,by Meyer); Snider (5,by Meyer); Jones (1,by Black); Lopata (3,by Roebuck).  Team LOB–9.  Team–12.  SB–Amoros (1,2nd base off Meyer/Lopata); Blaylock (1,2nd base off Loes/Campanella).  CS–Amoros (1,2nd base by Meyer/Lopata).  U-HP–Jocko Conlan, 1B–Artie Gore, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Hal Dixon.  T–4:00.  A–22,420.
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