Milwaukee Braves vs Cincinnati Redlegs
May 30, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 30, 1955 at Crosley Field. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the Cincinnati Redlegs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Braves 7, Cincinnati Redlegs 6

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 5 1 2 0
Tanner rf,lf 6 0 2 0
Aaron 2b 6 3 2 0
Crowe 1b 5 2 3 2
Logan ss 3 1 2 2
Thomson lf 4 0 1 1
  Mathews ph 0 0 0 0
  Pafko pr,rf 0 0 0 0
O'Connell 3b 5 0 1 0
Crandall c 4 0 2 0
Spahn p 2 0 1 1
  Buhl p 0 0 0 0
  Nichols p 0 0 0 0
  Jolly p 0 0 0 0
  Adcock ph 1 0 1 0
  Vargas p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 7 17 6
Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 3 1 0 0
Palys lf 5 3 2 1
Bell cf 5 1 2 1
Kluszewski 1b 5 0 2 2
Post rf 5 1 2 0
Burgess c 4 0 1 1
Adams 3b 2 0 1 1
  Thurman ph 1 0 0 0
  Bridges 3b 0 0 0 0
  Harmon ph,3b 1 0 1 0
McMillan ss 3 0 0 0
Fowler p 0 0 0 0
  Ridzik p 2 0 0 0
  Staley p 0 0 0 0
  Borkowski ph 1 0 1 0
  Freeman p 0 0 0 0
  Jablonski ph 1 0 0 0
  Klippstein p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 12 6
Milwaukee 300 012 0107171
Cincinnati 110 002 2006122
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn   5.0 6 4 4 1 3
  Buhl   1.1 2 2 2 1 0
  Nichols  W(4-3) 0.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Jolly   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Vargas  SV(1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
3
5
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Fowler   1.1 6 3 3 1 0
  Ridzik   4.0 7 3 2 2 1
  Staley   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Freeman  L(1-1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Klippstein   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
17
7
6
4
3

  E–Aaron (2), Temple (6), Bell (1).  DP–Milwaukee 1. Aaron-Crowe, Cincinnati 1. McMillan-Temple-Kluszewski.  2B–Milwaukee Logan (8,off Ridzik); Aaron (10,off Freeman)., Cincinnati Palys (5,off Spahn).  3B–Cincinnati Post (1,off Spahn).  HR–Cincinnati Palys (3,1st inning off Spahn 0 on 1 out).  SH–Buhl (2,off Staley); Logan (6,off Freeman).; McMillan (3,off Jolly).  SF–Logan (2,off Fowler).  IBB–Mathews (9,by Freeman).  Team LOB–14.  Team–9.  U-HP–Bill Engeln, 1B–Babe Pinelli, 2B–Dusty Boggess, 3B–Tom Gorman.
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