Cincinnati Redlegs vs New York Giants
June 1, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 1, 1955 at Polo Grounds V. The Cincinnati Redlegs defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Redlegs 5, New York Giants 2

Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 1 1 0
Burgess c 4 0 0 0
Bell cf 4 0 0 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 1 1 1
Post rf 4 1 3 0
Thurman lf 3 0 1 0
  Palys ph,lf 0 0 0 1
Adams 3b 3 1 0 0
McMillan ss 4 1 2 2
Nuxhall p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 4
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 4 0 0 0
Dark ss 4 0 1 0
Mueller rf 3 1 1 0
Mays cf 4 1 2 2
Irvin lf 4 0 1 0
Hofman 1b 3 0 0 0
Thompson 3b 2 0 0 0
Westrum c 2 0 0 0
  Gordon ph 1 0 0 0
  Katt c 0 0 0 0
Hearn p 1 0 0 0
  Gardner ph 1 0 0 0
  McCall p 0 0 0 0
  Lockman ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
Cincinnati 100 001 003580
New York 000 000 002250
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall  W(5-3) 9.0 5 2 2 4 2
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
4
2
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn  L(6-5) 8.0 6 2 2 0 4
  McCall   1.0 2 3 3 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
1
4

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 1. Post-Kluszewski.  2B–Cincinnati Temple (7,off Hearn); Post (8,off Hearn)..  3B–Cincinnati Post (2,off McCall), New York Mays (7,off Nuxhall).  HR–Cincinnati Kluszewski (14,6th inning off Hearn 0 on 2 out); McMillan (1,9th inning off McCall 1 on 2 out)., New York Mays (13,9th inning off Nuxhall 1 on 0 out).  SF–Palys (1,off McCall).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Hearn (1,off Nuxhall).  HBP–Hofman (1,by Nuxhall).  Team–7.  U–Jocko Conlan, Augie Donatelli, Hal Dixon.  T–2:13.  A–3,113.
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