St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Giants
June 12, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 12, 1955 at Polo Grounds V. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 6, New York Giants 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Hemus 3b 7 2 2 0
  Grammas ss 0 0 0 0
Moon rf 5 0 0 0
Musial 1b 5 2 3 2
Virdon cf 5 1 2 1
Schoendienst 2b 5 0 1 1
Repulski lf 4 0 0 1
Sarni c 6 1 1 0
Boyer ss,3b 6 0 0 0
Haddix p 1 0 0 0
  Lawrence p 1 0 0 0
  Elliott ph 1 0 0 0
  LaPalme p 2 0 1 1
Totals 48 6 10 6
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 6 2 1 1
Lockman lf 6 1 4 0
Mays cf 5 1 1 0
Thompson 3b 4 1 1 1
Dark ss 6 0 2 2
Harris 1b 5 0 0 1
Mueller rf 5 0 1 0
Westrum c 3 0 1 0
  Amalfitano pr 0 0 0 0
  Katt c 1 0 0 0
Maglie p 3 0 0 0
  McCall p 0 0 0 0
  Hofman ph 1 0 0 0
  Grissom p 1 0 0 0
Totals 46 5 11 5
St. Louis 102 000 200 000 16102
New York 410 000 000 000 05111
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Haddix   1.0 6 5 4 1 0
  Lawrence   5.0 3 0 0 0 2
  LaPalme  W(2-0) 7.0 2 0 0 4 2
Totals
13.0
11
5
4
5
4
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie   6.2 8 5 5 2 5
  McCall   2.1 0 0 0 2 0
  Grissom  L(2-1) 4.0 2 1 0 0 2
Totals
13.0
10
6
5
4
7

  E–Hemus (2), Moon (3), Dark (12).  DP–St. Louis 4. Boyer, Boyer-Schoendienst-Musial, Schoendienst-Boyer-Musial, LaPalme-Boyer-Musial.  2B–St. Louis LaPalme (1,off Grissom), New York Lockman (8,off LaPalme).  HR–St. Louis Musial (10,7th inning off Maglie 1 on 2 out), New York Williams (4,1st inning off Haddix 0 on 0 out).  SF–Virdon (2,off Maglie); Repulski (3,off Maglie).; Harris (1,off Haddix); Thompson (3,off Lawrence).  HBP–Musial (4,by Grissom).  Team LOB–10.  IBB–Westrum (3,by Haddix); Mays (5,by LaPalme)..  Team–9.  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Lee Ballanfant, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Bill Jackowski.  T–3:38.  A–15,231.
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