Brooklyn Dodgers vs New York Giants
May 28, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 28, 1955 at Polo Grounds V. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 5, New York Giants 3

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 4 0 1 0
Reese ss 3 1 1 0
Snider cf 4 0 1 0
Campanella c 4 1 2 0
Amoros lf 4 2 2 2
Hodges 1b 3 1 2 3
Furillo rf 3 0 0 0
Robinson 3b 3 0 1 0
Loes p 2 0 0 0
  Roebuck p 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 10 5
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lockman 1b 5 2 3 1
Dark ss 5 0 1 0
Mueller rf 5 0 1 1
Thompson 3b 4 0 1 0
Mays cf 2 0 0 0
Irvin lf 2 0 0 0
  Rhodes ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Williams 2b 3 0 0 0
Westrum c 3 1 1 1
  Taylor ph 1 0 1 0
  Amalfitano pr 0 0 0 0
  Katt c 0 0 0 0
Hearn p 2 0 1 0
  Gordon ph 1 0 0 0
  Grissom p 0 0 0 0
  Hofman ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
Brooklyn 400 000 0015100
New York 100 020 000390
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Loes  W(5-2) 5.0 6 3 3 4 2
  Roebuck  SV(5) 4.0 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
4
3
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn  L(6-4) 6.0 7 4 4 1 0
  Grissom   2.0 1 0 0 2 0
  Wilhelm   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
3
0

  E–None.  DP–Brooklyn 1. Reese-Gilliam-Hodges, New York 2. Williams-Dark-Lockman, Williams-Dark-Lockman.  TP–New York 1. Williams-Dark-Lockman.  2B–Brooklyn Snider (8,off Hearn).  3B–New York Mueller (1,off Loes).  HR–Brooklyn Hodges (6,1st inning off Hearn 2 on 2 out); Amoros (5,9th inning off Wilhelm 0 on 0 out)., New York Lockman (5,1st inning off Loes 0 on 0 out); Westrum (1,5th inning off Loes 0 on 0 out).  SH–Reese (4,off Grissom).  Team LOB–4.  Team–9.  U-HP–Lon Warneke, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Larry Goetz, 3B–Frank Dascoli.  T–2:37.  A–34,711.
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