Cincinnati Redlegs vs Brooklyn Dodgers
July 17, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 1955 at Ebbets Field. The Brooklyn Dodgers 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, Brooklyn Dodgers 6

Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 3 0 0 0
Thurman lf 4 1 1 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 0 1 1
Post rf 3 0 0 0
Bell cf 4 0 0 0
Burgess c 3 0 0 0
Adams 3b 3 1 1 0
McMillan ss 2 0 0 0
  Batts ph 1 0 0 0
Staley p 2 0 0 1
  Jablonski ph 1 0 0 0
  Klippstein p 0 0 0 0
  Brovia ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 3 2
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Hoak 3b 3 0 1 0
Reese ss 4 1 1 1
Snider cf 3 1 1 1
  Shuba lf 1 0 0 0
Hodges 1b 4 1 1 1
Furillo rf 3 2 1 1
Gilliam lf,cf 3 0 1 0
Zimmer 2b 2 1 1 1
Walker c 3 0 1 1
Craig p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 6 8 6
Cincinnati 110 000 000230
Brooklyn 200 211 00x682
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Staley  L(5-6) 5.0 6 5 5 1 2
  Klippstein   3.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
8
6
6
2
2
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Kellner   5.0 5 6 6 3 4
  Harrington  L(0-2) 4.0 4 2 2 4 1
Totals
9.0
12
10
9
12
11

  E–Reese 2 (15).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Temple-McMillan-Kluszewski.  2B–Brooklyn Gilliam (8,off Staley); Walker (3,off Staley).  3B–Cincinnati Thurman (3,off Craig).  HR–Brooklyn Snider (31,1st inning off Staley 0 on 2 out); Hodges (15,1st inning off Staley 0 on 2 out); Furillo (15,4th inning off Staley 0 on 1 out); Reese (6,5th inning off Staley 0 on 1 out)..  Team LOB–7.  SH–Gilliam (8,off Klippstein).  HBP–Zimmer (2,by Staley).  Team–3.  SB–Zimmer (2,2nd base off Staley/Burgess).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Jocko Conlan, 2B–Hal Dixon, 3B–Artie Gore.
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