BOXSCORE: 1955 Cincinnati Reds At 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers 4/15/1955 Reds AB R H RBI AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG N.Fox 2B 3 2 2 0 .667 B.Tuttle CF 4 0 0 0 .000 P.Reese SS 3 0 1 1 .333 J.Gilliam 2B 3 0 2 1 .667 T.Kluszewski 1B 4 0 2 1 .500 J.Jensen RF 4 0 1 0 .250 L.Doby CF 4 0 0 0 .000 H.Killebrew 3B 3 0 0 0 .000 D.Crandall C 4 0 1 0 .250 A-G.Zernial PH 1 0 1 01.000 B.Virdon LF 4 0 0 0 .000 B-D.O'Connell PR,3B 0 0 0 0 ---- H.Bauer RF 3 0 1 0 .333 S.Musial LF 2 2 2 01.000 G.McDougald 3B 3 0 0 0 .000 S.Lopata C 4 2 2 4 .500 J.Nuxhall P 3 0 0 0 .000 N.Zauchin 1B 4 0 0 0 .000 W.Schmidt P 0 0 0 0 ---- R.McMillan SS 2 2 1 0 .500 B.Buhl P 1 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 31 2 7 2 Totals 28 6 9 5 A-Pinch Hit For Killebrew In 8th Inning B-Pinch Ran For Zernial In 8th Inning Reds............ 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0 Dodgers......... 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 - 6 9 0 Reds (0-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET J.Nuxhall LOSS(0-1) 7 8 6 6 3 2 2 112 7.71 A1 D3 W.Schmidt 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 0.00 D4 Totals 8 9 6 6 4 2 2 Dodgers (1-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET B.Buhl WIN(1-0) 9 7 2 2 1 5 0 117 2.00 A1 Totals 9 7 2 2 1 5 0 ATTENDANCE- 15,343 DATE- Thursday, April 15th 1955 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good T- 2:14 LEFT ON BASE- Reds: 4 Dodgers: 4 DOUBLE PLAYS- Reds: 3 Dodgers: 1 DOUBLES- P.Reese(1st), T.Kluszewski(1st) TRIPLES- N.Fox(1st) HOME RUNS- S.Lopata-2(2nd) RBIs- P.Reese(1st), T.Kluszewski(1st), J.Gilliam(1st), S.Lopata-4(4th) SACRIFICE HITS- B.Buhl-2 SACRIFICE FLIES- P.Reese WALKS- N.Fox, J.Gilliam, S.Musial-2, R.McMillan STRIKE OUTS- L.Doby, D.Crandall, B.Virdon, J.Nuxhall-2, B.Tuttle, J.Jensen GIDP- P.Reese, J.Jensen, S.Lopata-2 WILD PITCHES- J.Nuxhall 2-out RBI- S.Lopata-2, J.Gilliam RLISP 2-out- D.Crandall-2, H.Killebrew-2, N.Zauchin TEAM RISP- Reds: 1 for 5 Dodgers: 2 for 7 Stan Lopata smacked 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI and Bob Buhl allowed Roy Purcell to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete game as the Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Cincinnati Reds by the score of 6 to 2 at Ebbets Field. Lopata helped send the fans home happy. He cleared the fences for a two-run home run in the 2nd inning and smashed a two-run homer in the 4th inning. Brooklyn managed 9 hits in their victory. The winning pitcher was Buhl(1-0) who allowed 2 runs for the game. Joe Nuxhall(0-1) suffered the loss. He gave up 6 runs and 8 hits in 7 innings. SCORESHEET: 1955 Cincinnati Reds at 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers N.Fox-A1 A1:Tr *3*:W>b1 C1:G/31 D1:Si P.Reese-A1 A2:SF/8>3 B2:Do>13 C2:F/8 D2:G-DP/5 # 43>1o T.Klusze-A1 A3:Do B3:Si>3# *6*:F/9 *9*:G/43 2o L.Doby-A1 A4:K B4:L/4 C4:F/8 D4:G/43 D.Cranda-A1 A5:G/53 B5:F/9 C5:K D5:Si B.Virdon-A1 *2*:G/13 *4*:K *7*:F/8 D6:P/3 H.Bauer-A1 A7:Si B7:P/6 C7:G/63 G.McDoug-A1 A8:F/9 B8:F/8 C8:F/8 J.Nuxhal-A1 A9:Force/ *5*:K *8*:K W.Schmid-D3 54>1o b1 B.Tuttle-A1 A1:K B1:F/8 C1:G/53 D1:F/7 J.Gillia-A1 A2:Si B2:F/9 C2:W>b1 D2:Si>2# J.Jensen-A1 A3:G-DP/1 *4*:K C3:Si>23 D3:G/3 63>1o 12 H.Killeb-A1 *2*:G/53 B4:F/8 C4:WP>3# *8*:Si G.Zernia-D4 23 12 G/5 D.O'Conn-D5 3 S.Musial-A1 A5:Si B5:W>b1 *6*:Si D5:W>12 b 1 S.Lopata-A1 A6:HR>1# B6:HR>1# C6:G-DP/6 D6:G-DP/1 b# b# 43>1o 63>23 1o N.Zauchi-A1 A7:F/9 B7:FO/2 C7:G/53 D7:G/63 R.McMill-A1 A8:G/63 *5*:W>b1 *7*:Si B.Buhl-A1 *3*:F/8 B9:Sac/14 C9:Sac/54 >12 >12