Brooklyn Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals
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 Busch Stadium I. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 2, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 4 0 0 0
Reese ss 4 0 2 0
Snider cf 3 0 0 0
Campanella c 4 0 0 0
Furillo rf 3 1 1 0
Hodges lf 4 1 2 1
Kellert 1b 4 0 2 1
  Hoak pr 0 0 0 0
Zimmer 3b 3 0 0 0
  Amoros ph 1 0 0 0
Podres p 2 0 0 0
  Howell ph 1 0 0 0
  Labine p 0 0 0 0
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 4 1 0 0
Moon rf 4 1 1 0
Musial 1b 3 0 0 0
Sarni c 3 0 2 1
Schoendienst 2b 2 0 0 1
Repulski lf 3 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 3 0 0 0
Grammas ss 3 1 1 0
Haddix p 3 0 0 0
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 4 2
Brooklyn 000 100 001272
St. Louis 210 000 00x340
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Podres  L(4-2) 6.0 4 3 1 1 4
  Labine   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
4
3
1
1
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Haddix  W(2-5) 8.1 7 2 2 2 5
  Schultz  SV(2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
6

  E–Reese (5), Podres (1).  DP–Brooklyn 1. Hodges-Zimmer-Gilliam.  2B–Brooklyn Hodges (8,off Haddix); Kellert 2 (2,off Haddix 2)., St. Louis Grammas (4,off Podres).  Team LOB–7.  SF–Schoendienst (1,off Podres).  Team–3.  U-HP–Dusty Boggess, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Bill Engeln, 3B–Babe Pinelli.  T–2:08.  A–21,507.
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