Philadelphia Phillies vs Brooklyn Dodgers
September 20, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 1955 at Ebbets Field. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Philadelphia Phillies 1, Brooklyn Dodgers 6

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 5 0 3 0
Waitkus 1b 3 0 1 0
Hamner 2b 5 0 1 1
Ennis lf 5 0 1 0
Jones 3b 3 0 1 0
Greengrass rf 3 0 0 0
Morgan ss 4 0 0 0
Seminick c 3 0 0 0
  Command ph 1 0 0 0
Roberts p 2 0 1 0
  Blaylock ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 35 1 9 1
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 1 1 1 1
Amoros cf 4 1 1 1
Shuba lf 3 1 1 2
Furillo rf 3 0 1 1
  Moryn rf 1 0 0 0
Kellert 1b 4 1 1 1
Walker c 3 0 1 0
Hoak 3b 4 0 0 0
Zimmer ss 3 1 1 0
Craig p 3 1 1 0
Totals 29 6 8 6
Philadelphia 000 000 001190
Brooklyn 201 100 20x680
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  L(23-13) 8.0 8 6 6 2 6
Totals
8.0
8
6
6
2
6
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Craig  W(5-3) 9.0 9 1 1 5 3
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
5
3

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 1. Hamner-Morgan-Waitkus, Brooklyn 1. Hoak-Gilliam-Kellert.  2B–Philadelphia Blaylock (7,off Craig), Brooklyn Furillo (24,off Roberts).  3B–Brooklyn Gilliam (8,off Roberts).  HR–Brooklyn Kellert (4,3rd inning off Roberts 0 on 1 out); Shuba (1,7th inning off Roberts 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–12.  SH–Gilliam (11,off Roberts).  SF–Gilliam (2,off Roberts).  HBP–Shuba (2,by Roberts).  IBB–Walker (4,by Roberts).  Team–4.  SB–Zimmer (5,2nd base off Roberts/Seminick).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Frank Dascoli, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Bill Jackowski.
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