Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Giants
July 5, 1926 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 5, 1926 at Polo Grounds V. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 5, New York Giants 4

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Friberg 2b 4 0 0 0
Williams rf 4 1 1 0
Mokan lf 3 1 1 0
Wrightstone 1b 4 1 2 2
Leach cf 4 1 1 1
Henline c 4 0 0 0
Huber 3b 4 0 1 1
Sand ss 3 0 0 0
Knight p 3 1 1 0
  Willoughby p 0 0 0 0
  Mitchell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 7 4
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Mueller cf 4 1 2 0
Frisch 2b 4 1 1 0
Youngs rf 5 1 1 2
Lindstrom 3b 3 1 1 0
Meusel lf 3 0 1 1
Terry 1b 4 0 1 0
Jackson ss 4 0 1 0
Florence c 2 0 1 0
  Johnston ph 1 0 0 0
  McMullen c 0 0 0 0
Barnes p 1 0 0 0
  Fitzsimmons p 1 0 0 0
  Kelly ph 1 0 0 0
  Ring p 0 0 0 0
  Farrell ph 1 0 0 0
  Davies p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 3
Philadelphia 023 000 000570
New York 010 020 100493
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Knight  W(2-8) 6.0 8 4 4 5 0
  Willoughby   0.1 0 0 0 2 0
  Mitchell  SV(1) 2.2 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
7
3
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Barnes  L(3-4) 2.1 6 5 4 1 2
  Fitzsimmons   3.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Ring   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Davies   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
5
4
1
4

  E–Florence 3 (7).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Sand-Wrightstone, New York 1. Jackson-Frisch-Terry.  2B–Philadelphia Leach (16), New York Lindstrom (13); Meusel (17).  HR–New York Youngs (3,5th inning off Knight 1 on).  Team LOB–2.  Team–10.  U–Peter McLaughlin, Bill Klem, Frank Wilson.  T–2:15.  A–40,000.
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