Cincinnati Redlegs vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 28, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 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 6, Philadelphia Phillies 7

Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 0 1 1
Burgess c 5 1 1 0
Kluszewski 1b 5 1 2 0
Post rf 5 1 2 1
Bell cf 2 2 1 2
Mele lf 4 0 3 1
  Palys pr 0 0 0 0
  Freeman p 0 0 0 0
Bridges 3b 4 0 1 1
McMillan ss 4 1 1 0
Nuxhall p 1 0 0 0
  Podbielan p 0 0 0 0
  Landrith ph 1 0 0 0
  Klippstein p 0 0 0 0
  Thurman ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Totals 36 6 13 6
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 3 1 2 0
Morgan ss 3 1 0 0
Hamner 2b 4 1 2 1
Ennis lf 4 1 1 1
Jones 3b 3 0 0 0
Lopata 1b 3 1 1 2
  Blaylock 1b 0 0 0 0
Greengrass rf 3 2 2 1
Seminick c 4 0 0 0
Wehmeier p 1 0 0 1
  Miller p 1 0 0 0
  Meyer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 7 8 6
Cincinnati 012 020 0106130
Philadelphia 221 110 00x780
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall  L(14-10) 1.0 4 4 4 1 0
  Podbielan   4.0 4 3 3 2 3
  Klippstein   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Freeman   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
8
7
7
4
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Wehmeier   4.0 8 5 5 3 2
  Miller  W(7-4) 4.0 5 1 1 0 0
  Meyer  SV(9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
6
6
3
3

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 1. McMillan-Temple-Kluszewski, Philadelphia 1. Morgan-Lopata.  PB–Seminick (6).  2B–Cincinnati Post (30,off Wehmeier); Thurman (2,off Miller).  3B–Cincinnati Bell (6,off Wehmeier), Philadelphia Greengrass (2,off Nuxhall).  HR–Philadelphia Lopata (17,2nd inning off Nuxhall 0 on 0 out); Ennis (26,3rd inning off Podbielan 0 on 1 out); Greengrass (8,4th inning off Podbielan 0 on 0 out)..  SF–Bell (4,off Wehmeier); Wehmeier (2,off Podbielan); Lopata (2,off Podbielan)..  Team LOB–7.  Team–4.  CS–Mele (1,2nd base by Miller/Seminick).  U-HP–Larry Goetz, 1B–Frank Dascoli, 2B–Lon Warneke, 3B–Frank Secory.
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