New York Giants vs Philadelphia Phillies
April 20, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1956 at Connie Mack Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the New York Giants 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)
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New York Giants 1, Philadelphia Phillies 2

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Mueller rf 5 0 0 0
Dark ss 4 0 0 0
Mays cf 5 0 1 0
Rhodes lf 3 0 0 0
  Katt c 2 0 1 0
  Gomez pr 0 0 0 0
  Hofman c 0 0 0 0
Thompson 3b 2 1 0 0
Spencer 2b 5 0 0 0
Harris 1b 4 0 1 0
Westrum c 2 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 1 0 1 1
  Grissom p 0 0 0 0
  Lennon ph 0 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
  Ridzik p 0 0 0 0
Hearn p 2 0 0 0
  Lockman ph,lf 2 0 1 0
Totals 37 1 5 1
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 3 1 2 0
Morgan 3b 3 0 0 0
Hamner ss 3 0 1 0
Ennis lf 4 0 1 1
Greengrass rf 3 1 1 1
Lopata 1b 4 0 0 0
Seminick c 3 0 2 0
Kazanski 2b 4 0 0 0
Wehmeier p 3 0 0 0
  Blaylock ph 1 0 0 0
  Meyer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
New York 000 000 100 0152
Philadelphia 010 000 000 1272
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn   6.0 5 1 1 2 3
  Grissom   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Wilhelm  L(0-1) 1.0 1 1 1 2 0
  Ridzik   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
5
4
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Wehmeier   9.0 4 1 1 5 5
  Meyer  W(1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
5
1
1
5
6

  E–Thompson 2 (3), Kazanski 2 (2).  DP–New York 1. Dark-Spencer-Harris.  HR–Philadelphia Greengrass (2,2nd inning off Hearn 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–11.  SH–Ennis (1,off Hearn); Morgan 2 (2,off Grissom,off Wilhelm); Hamner (1,off Ridzik)..  Team–11.  SB–Gomez (1,2nd base off Meyer/Seminick).  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Larry Goetz, 2B–Frank Dascoli, 3B–Frank Secory.
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