Brooklyn Dodgers vs Cincinnati Redlegs
May 15, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 15, 1955 at Crosley Field. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Cincinnati Redlegs 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 7, Cincinnati Redlegs 1

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 4 1 0 0
Reese ss 4 2 1 0
Snider cf 4 2 1 2
Campanella c 4 0 1 0
Amoros lf 4 1 1 3
Hodges 1b 4 1 1 2
Furillo rf 3 0 3 0
Hoak 3b 3 0 0 0
Newcombe p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 8 7
Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 0 1 0
Burgess c 4 0 1 0
Bell cf 4 1 1 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 0 1 1
Post rf 4 0 2 0
Thurman lf 4 0 0 0
Harmon 3b 3 0 0 0
McMillan ss 3 0 1 0
Staley p 2 0 0 0
  Collum p 0 0 0 0
  Palys ph 1 0 0 0
  Podbielan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
Brooklyn 200 000 050782
Cincinnati 000 001 000171
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Newcombe  W(5-0) 9.0 7 1 1 0 5
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
0
5
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Staley  L(3-3) 7.1 8 7 6 2 1
  Collum   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Podbielan   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
7
6
2
2

  E–Gilliam (6), Hoak (2), Staley (2).  DP–Brooklyn 3. Gilliam-Hodges, Gilliam-Hodges, Reese-Gilliam-Hodges.  2B–Brooklyn Furillo (5,off Staley); Campanella (9,off Staley); Amoros (7,off Staley)., Cincinnati Bell (6,off Newcombe).  HR–Brooklyn Snider (11,1st inning off Staley 1 on 1 out); Hodges (5,8th inning off Staley 1 on 1 out)..  SH–Hoak (2,off Staley); Reese (3,off Staley)..  HBP–Furillo (4,by Staley).  IBB–Snider (7,by Staley).  Team LOB–5.  Team–5.  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Stan Landes, 3B–Lee Ballanfant.
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