Brooklyn Dodgers vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 8, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 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."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 9, Philadelphia Phillies 8

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 4 2 1 0
Reese ss 5 0 0 0
Snider cf 5 2 2 4
Campanella c 4 0 0 1
Amoros lf 4 1 1 1
Hodges 1b 4 2 2 2
Furillo rf 4 1 1 0
Hoak 3b 3 1 2 1
Podres p 2 0 0 0
  Roebuck p 1 0 0 0
  Hughes p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 9 9
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 5 2 3 1
Ashburn cf 5 1 1 0
Hamner ss 5 1 1 0
Greengrass rf 4 1 2 1
Ennis lf 5 1 3 3
Jones 3b 5 2 1 0
Blaylock 1b 4 0 2 2
Seminick c 4 0 1 1
  Lowrey pr 0 0 0 0
Wehmeier p 0 0 0 0
  Lovenguth p 0 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
  Kipper p 0 0 0 0
  Lopata ph 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 1 0 0 0
  Mrozinski p 0 0 0 0
  Gorbous ph 1 0 0 0
  Dickson p 0 0 0 0
  Torgeson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 8 14 8
Brooklyn 400 100 400991
Philadelphia 000 200 4208141
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Podres  W(3-1) 6.2 8 5 3 4 7
  Roebuck   1.0 4 3 3 1 0
  Hughes  SV(4) 1.1 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
8
6
5
8
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Wehmeier  L(2-2) 0.2 4 4 4 0 0
  Lovenguth   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Kipper   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Miller   3.0 2 4 4 2 0
  Mrozinski   1.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Dickson   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
9
9
2
5

  E–Hoak (1), Hamner (5).  DP–Brooklyn 1. Hoak-Gilliam-Hodges.  2B–Brooklyn Hodges (7,off Kipper), Philadelphia Greengrass 2 (5,off Podres 2); Ennis (2,off Podres); Ashburn (5,off Podres).  3B–Philadelphia Blaylock (3,off Roebuck).  HR–Brooklyn Hodges (4,1st inning off Wehmeier 1 on 2 out); Snider (8,7th inning off Miller 3 on 2 out)..  SH–Podres (1,off Miller).  IBB–Gilliam (1,by Miller).  Team LOB–3.  Team–11.  SB–Amoros (2,2nd base off Wehmeier/Seminick).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Hal Dixon, 2B–Jocko Conlan, 3B–Artie Gore.  T–3:14.  A–13,738.
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