Brooklyn Dodgers vs New York Giants
April 25, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 25, 1956 at Polo Grounds V. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 7, New York Giants 2

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam lf 5 0 2 2
  Cimoli lf 0 0 0 0
Reese ss 5 0 1 0
Snider cf 5 0 0 0
Campanella c 4 1 1 0
Hodges 1b 5 3 3 1
Robinson 3b 3 1 2 1
Furillo rf 3 0 0 0
Neal 2b 4 2 2 2
Erskine p 4 0 2 0
Totals 38 7 13 6
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lockman 1b 5 0 1 0
Dark ss 4 0 1 1
Mueller rf 4 0 0 0
Mays cf 4 0 0 0
Rhodes lf 2 0 1 0
Castleman 3b 4 1 3 1
Spencer 2b 3 0 0 0
Westrum c 3 0 0 0
  Harris ph 1 0 0 0
Hearn p 1 0 0 0
  Grissom p 0 0 0 0
  Coan ph 1 0 0 0
  Monzant p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 1 1 1 0
  Margoneri p 0 0 0 0
  Lennon ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Brooklyn 010 113 1007130
New York 000 000 011271
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Erskine  W(1-0) 9.0 7 2 2 4 3
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
4
3
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn  L(0-1) 5.1 9 6 6 1 3
  Grissom   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Monzant   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Margoneri   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
13
7
7
2
6

  E–Rhodes (1).  DP–Brooklyn 1. Reese-Neal.  2B–Brooklyn Reese (2,off Hearn); Robinson (1,off Hearn); Hodges (3,off Monzant)..  HR–Brooklyn Hodges (1,4th inning off Hearn 0 on 2 out), New York Castleman (2,9th inning off Erskine 0 on 1 out).  SH–Robinson (2,off Hearn).  IBB–Furillo (2,by Hearn).  Team LOB–7.  Team–8.  SB–Robinson (1,Home off Hearn/Westrum).  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Larry Goetz, 2B–Frank Dascoli, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–2:50.  A–23,673.
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