New York Giants vs Milwaukee Braves
May 18, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1955 at County Stadium. The New York Giants defeated the Milwaukee Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Giants 4, Milwaukee Braves 2

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 4 0 0 0
Dark ss 5 1 1 0
Mueller rf 5 0 1 0
Irvin lf 4 1 0 0
Mays cf 3 1 0 0
Thompson 3b 2 1 2 2
Lockman 1b 4 0 1 0
Katt c 3 0 1 1
  Rhodes ph 1 0 0 0
  Westrum c 0 0 0 0
Antonelli p 4 0 1 0
Totals 35 4 7 3
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 2 1 0 0
Logan ss 3 0 0 0
Pafko 3b 3 0 1 0
Aaron rf 4 0 3 1
Thomson lf 4 0 0 0
Adcock 1b 4 1 1 1
O'Connell 2b 4 0 0 0
Crandall c 4 0 1 0
Spahn p 2 0 0 0
  Pendleton ph 1 0 0 0
  Jolly p 0 0 0 0
  Tanner ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
New York 000 003 010471
Milwaukee 010 010 000262
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Antonelli  W(4-4) 9.0 6 2 2 1 5
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
1
5
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  L(3-4) 7.0 7 3 3 4 4
  Jolly   2.0 0 1 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
3
5
4

  E–Thompson (8), O'Connell (3), Jolly (2).  DP–Milwaukee 1. Spahn-Logan-Adcock.  2B–Milwaukee Crandall (5,off Antonelli); Aaron (7,off Antonelli).  HR–Milwaukee Adcock (4,2nd inning off Antonelli 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Logan (5,off Antonelli).  HBP–Pafko (2,by Antonelli); Bruton (2,by Antonelli).  Team–7.  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Hal Dixon, 2B–Jocko Conlan, 3B–Artie Gore.  T–2:29.  A–35,102.
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