Cincinnati Redlegs vs Philadelphia Phillies
July 20, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 1955 at Connie Mack Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies 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, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 3 0 0 1
McMillan ss 3 0 1 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 0 0 0
Post rf 3 1 0 0
Bell cf 3 0 0 0
Batts c 3 1 1 1
Thurman lf 2 0 0 0
  Brovia ph 1 0 0 0
  Harmon lf 1 0 0 0
Bridges 3b 3 0 1 0
Klippstein p 0 0 0 0
  Adams ph 1 0 1 0
  Minarcin p 0 0 0 0
  Silvera ph 1 0 0 0
  Black p 0 0 0 0
  Burgess ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 4 2
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 4 1 3 1
Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0
Gorbous rf 4 1 1 0
Ennis lf 3 0 2 0
Jones 3b 4 1 1 1
Blaylock 1b 3 0 0 0
Smalley ss 3 0 1 1
Niarhos c 4 0 0 0
Simmons p 3 1 2 0
Totals 32 4 10 3
Cincinnati 000 011 000240
Philadelphia 101 100 01x4100
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Klippstein  L(1-6) 4.0 6 3 3 0 2
  Minarcin   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Black   2.0 4 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
10
4
4
2
4
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Simmons  W(6-5) 9.0 4 2 2 5 6
  Monzant   0.1 3 2 2 1 0
  Wilhelm   1.2 3 1 1 0 1
  Giel   2.0 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
13.0
19
11
11
9
9

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 1. Temple-Kluszewski.  2B–Philadelphia Ashburn (19,off Klippstein); Simmons (1,off Klippstein)..  HR–Philadelphia Jones (12,4th inning off Klippstein 0 on 0 out).  SH–Klippstein (1,off Simmons).  SF–Temple (3,off Simmons); Smalley (2,off Black).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Lee Ballanfant, 3B–Al Barlick.
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