Cincinnati Redlegs vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 29, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 29, 1955 at Busch Stadium I. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Cincinnati Redlegs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Redlegs 2, St. Louis Cardinals 7

Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 0 0 0
Thurman lf 4 0 1 0
Bell cf 4 1 0 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 1 2 2
Post rf 3 0 1 0
Landrith c 4 0 0 0
Adams 3b 3 0 0 0
  Jablonski ph 1 0 1 0
McMillan ss 3 0 1 0
  Palys ph 1 0 0 0
Minarcin p 1 0 1 0
  Valentine p 0 0 0 0
  Nuxhall ph 1 0 0 0
  Klippstein p 0 0 0 0
  Burgess ph 1 0 0 0
  Ridzik p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Moon cf 3 1 0 1
Schoendienst 2b 3 0 0 1
Musial 1b 3 1 1 3
Repulski lf 3 0 1 0
Frazier rf 4 1 1 0
Sarni c 4 1 2 0
Boyer 3b 4 1 3 2
Grammas ss 3 1 0 0
Poholsky p 3 1 0 0
Totals 30 7 8 7
Cincinnati 000 002 000270
St. Louis 010 600 00x780
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Minarcin  L(2-1) 3.1 5 6 6 4 0
  Valentine   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Klippstein   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Ridzik   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
7
7
4
1
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Poholsky  W(1-1) 9.0 7 2 2 1 5
  King   7.0 8 1 1 1 2
  Law   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
18.0
18
7
7
5
7

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 1. McMillan-Adams.  2B–Cincinnati McMillan (5,off Poholsky), St. Louis Sarni (5,off Minarcin); Boyer 3 (7,off Minarcin 2,off Ridzik); Repulski (11,off Valentine).  HR–Cincinnati Kluszewski (13,6th inning off Poholsky 1 on 2 out), St. Louis Musial (7,4th inning off Valentine 2 on 2 out).  Team LOB–6.  SF–Schoendienst (2,off Valentine).  Team–4.  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Bill Engeln, 2B–Babe Pinelli, 3B–Dusty Boggess.  T–2:07.  A–10,353.
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