Philadelphia Phillies vs Brooklyn Dodgers
May 22, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 22, 1955 at Ebbets Field. 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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Philadelphia Phillies 3, Brooklyn Dodgers 8

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 3 0 1 0
Gorbous rf 4 1 1 1
Blaylock 1b 4 0 1 0
Ennis lf 4 1 1 1
Jones 3b 3 0 0 0
Hamner ss 2 0 1 0
  Smalley ss 1 1 1 1
Lopata c 2 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 4 0 2 0
Meyer p 2 0 0 0
  Kipper p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Torgeson ph 1 0 0 0
  Lovenguth p 0 0 0 0
  Lowrey ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 8 3
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 4 0 0 0
Reese ss 3 1 1 0
Snider cf 4 0 0 0
Campanella c 3 2 1 2
Amoros lf 2 2 0 0
Hodges 1b 4 2 3 2
Furillo rf 4 0 0 0
Robinson 3b 3 1 0 0
Erskine p 4 0 2 3
  Roebuck p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 8 7 7
Philadelphia 100 000 002382
Brooklyn 000 205 01x870
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Meyer  L(1-6) 5.1 3 4 4 2 3
  Kipper   0.1 2 3 2 1 1
  Miller   1.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Lovenguth   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
8
7
4
5
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Erskine  W(6-1) 8.1 8 3 3 5 1
  Roebuck   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
5
1

  E–Ashburn (3), Morgan (3).  DP–Brooklyn 4. Erskine-Campanella-Hodges, Hodges-Reese-Hodges, Furillo-Hodges, Reese-Gilliam-Hodges.  2B–Brooklyn Hodges 2 (11,off Meyer,off Kipper); Erskine (1,off Kipper).  HR–Philadelphia Gorbous (1,1st inning off Erskine 0 on 1 out); Ennis (8,9th inning off Erskine 0 on 0 out); Smalley (1,9th inning off Erskine 0 on 1 out)., Brooklyn Campanella (10,6th inning off Meyer 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–6.  HBP–Gilliam (3,by Meyer); Amoros (5,by Kipper).  IBB–Robinson (1,by Kipper).  Team–5.  SB–Gilliam (6,2nd base off Meyer/Lopata); Gilliam (6,2nd base off Meyer/Lopata).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Hal Dixon, 2B–Jocko Conlan, 3B–Artie Gore.  T–2:49.  A–15,459.
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