Cincinnati Redlegs vs New York Giants
July 22, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 22, 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 1 0
  Brovia ph 1 0 0 0
  Bridges 2b,ss 2 0 0 0
Smith 3b 6 0 1 0
Bell cf 7 0 0 0
Kluszewski 1b 6 2 3 1
Post rf 6 1 3 2
Burgess c 3 0 0 0
  Harmon pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Mele lf 5 0 1 0
  Thurman pr 0 0 0 0
  Batts c 1 0 0 0
McMillan ss 3 0 2 0
  Adams ph,2b 0 0 0 0
Black p 2 0 0 0
  Palys ph 1 0 0 0
  Freeman p 0 0 0 0
  Silvera ph 1 0 0 0
  Minarcin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 47 3 11 3
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Terwilliger 2b 4 0 0 0
  Rhodes ph 0 0 0 0
  Gomez pr 0 0 0 0
  Williams 2b 1 0 0 0
Dark ss 6 1 1 0
Mays cf 4 1 1 1
Thompson 3b 5 1 1 0
Mueller rf 5 1 1 0
Lockman lf 5 1 1 1
Harris 1b 5 1 3 4
Katt c 5 0 0 0
Maglie p 1 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 2 0 0 0
  McCall p 0 0 0 0
  Grissom p 2 0 0 0
Totals 45 6 8 6
Cincinnati 020 100 000 000 003111
New York 000 021 000 000 03680
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Black   10.0 6 3 2 0 5
  Freeman   2.0 1 0 0 3 1
  Minarcin  L(4-8) 1.2 1 3 3 2 0
Totals
13.2
8
6
5
5
6
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie   3.0 6 3 3 2 1
  Wilhelm   6.0 3 0 0 2 6
  McCall   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Grissom  W(4-2) 3.2 1 0 0 2 2
Totals
14.0
11
3
3
7
10

  E–Burgess (5).  DP–Cincinnati 2. McMillan-Temple-Kluszewski, Bridges-Adams-Kluszewski.  HR–Cincinnati Post (24,2nd inning off Maglie 1 on 0 out); Kluszewski (31,4th inning off Maglie 0 on 0 out)..  SH–Smith (1,off Wilhelm); Black (2,off Wilhelm); Harmon (3,off Grissom)..  IBB–Adams (1,by Grissom).  Team LOB–12.  SB–Adams (2,2nd base off Grissom/Katt).  U-HP–Dusty Boggess, 1B–Bill Engeln, 2B–Babe Pinelli, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–3:55.  A–9,008.
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