Cincinnati Redlegs vs New York Giants
June 2, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 2, 1955 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Cincinnati Redlegs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Redlegs 3, New York Giants 6

Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 3 0 0 0
Palys lf 4 0 0 0
Bell cf 3 1 0 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 1 3 2
Post rf 4 1 0 0
Burgess c 3 0 1 0
Adams 3b 4 0 2 1
McMillan ss 3 0 0 0
Collum p 1 0 0 0
  Klippstein p 1 0 0 0
  Jablonski ph 1 0 0 0
  Podbielan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 4 1 1 0
Dark ss 4 0 0 0
Mueller rf 4 2 2 1
Mays cf 4 2 2 2
Gordon 3b 3 1 2 2
Irvin lf 4 0 1 0
Lockman 1b 4 0 0 0
Katt c 3 0 1 1
Antonelli p 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 9 6
Cincinnati 011 001 000360
New York 113 000 10x691
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Collum  L(2-1) 2.1 5 5 5 1 0
  Klippstein   3.2 3 0 0 2 2
  Podbielan   2.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
6
6
3
2
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Kellner  L(4-3) 8.0 6 4 4 4 5
  Boyer   0.2 0 2 2 2 0
  Ditmar   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
9
9
10
6

  E–Dark (10).  DP–Cincinnati 1. McMillan-Temple-Kluszewski, New York 2. Gordon-Williams, Williams-Dark-Lockman.  2B–Cincinnati Kluszewski (7,off Antonelli), New York Williams (3,off Collum); Mays (3,off Collum); Gordon (2,off Klippstein).  HR–Cincinnati Kluszewski (15,6th inning off Antonelli 0 on 0 out), New York Mueller (2,1st inning off Collum 0 on 2 out); Mays (14,7th inning off Podbielan 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–4.  IBB–Katt (2,by Klippstein).  Team–5.  CS–Temple (3,2nd base by Antonelli/Katt).  U–Augie Donatelli, Hal Dixon, Jocko Conlan.  T–2:16.  A–2,928.
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