St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 25, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 25, 1955 at Connie Mack Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 9, Philadelphia Phillies 11

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Hemus 3b 2 2 0 0
  Boyer 3b 1 0 0 0
Schoendienst 2b 4 2 1 0
Musial rf 5 1 2 1
Virdon cf 5 1 1 2
Moon 1b 4 2 3 4
Repulski lf 4 0 1 1
Sarni c 4 0 2 1
Grammas ss 4 0 1 0
Mackinson p 1 0 0 0
  Gettel p 3 1 1 0
  LaPalme p 0 0 0 0
  Poholsky p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 12 9
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 4 1 1 1
Morgan ss 3 1 1 0
  Blaylock ph 1 0 0 0
  Smalley ss 0 0 0 0
Hamner 2b 3 2 1 2
Ennis lf 5 3 3 3
Jones 3b 5 0 1 1
Waitkus 1b 4 0 1 1
Greengrass rf 5 1 3 3
Seminick c 3 1 1 0
Roberts p 3 1 1 0
  Lopata ph 1 1 1 0
  Meyer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 11 14 11
St. Louis 400 500 0009121
Philadelphia 300 022 04x11141
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Mackinson   0.1 1 3 3 2 0
  Gettel   6.2 9 5 5 3 2
  LaPalme  L(4-3) 0.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Poholsky   1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
14
11
11
6
3
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  W(21-9) 8.0 12 9 9 3 1
  Meyer  SV(8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
9
9
3
1

  E–Gettel (1), Jones (16).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Jones-Hamner-Waitkus, Roberts-Morgan-Waitkus.  2B–St. Louis Musial (24,off Roberts), Philadelphia Ennis (19,off Mackinson); Lopata (8,off LaPalme)..  HR–St. Louis Moon (16,4th inning off Roberts 3 on 2 out), Philadelphia Greengrass (7,5th inning off Gettel 1 on 2 out); Hamner (4,6th inning off Gettel 1 on 2 out)..  Team LOB–4.  Team–8.  CS–Sarni (1,2nd base by Roberts/Seminick); Ennis (1,2nd base by Gettel/Sarni).  U-HP–Bill Engeln, 1B–Babe Pinelli, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Dusty Boggess.
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