Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 11, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 11, 1956 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 6

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 4 0 0 1
Hamner ss 5 1 1 1
Blaylock 1b 5 1 2 2
Ennis lf 5 1 2 1
Gorbous rf 5 0 0 0
Jones 3b 2 1 1 0
Seminick c 4 0 0 0
Kazanski 2b 2 1 1 0
Negray p 1 0 1 0
  Meyer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Freese 2b 3 1 0 0
Skinner rf 3 0 0 0
Long 1b 3 0 3 1
Thomas lf 4 0 0 1
Ward 3b 3 0 1 0
Walls cf 4 1 1 0
Atwell c 3 0 0 0
  Arroyo p 0 0 0 0
  Clemente ph 1 1 1 0
Groat ss 3 1 1 0
Law p 0 0 0 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
  Cole ph 0 0 0 0
  O'Brien pr 0 1 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
  Kravitz ph,c 2 1 1 4
Totals 29 6 8 6
Philadelphia 010 103 000580
Pittsburgh 000 002 004680
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Negray   5.0 3 2 2 4 3
  Meyer  L(2-1) 3.0 5 4 4 3 3
Totals
8.0
8
6
6
7
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Law   5.1 6 3 3 5 2
  Face   0.2 2 2 2 0 1
  King   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Arroyo  W(1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
6
5

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 3. Blaylock-Hamner, Hamner-Kazanski-Blaylock, Hamner-Kazanski-Blaylock.  3B–Philadelphia Jones (1,off Law).  HR–Philadelphia Ennis (2,2nd inning off Law 0 on 0 out); Blaylock (1,6th inning off Face 1 on 2 out), Pittsburgh Kravitz (1,9th inning off Meyer 3 on 0 out).  SH–Negray (1,off Law); Meyer (1,off Arroyo)..  IBB–Kazanski (1,by Law).  Team LOB–9.  Team–6.  SB–Ennis (1,2nd base off Law/Atwell).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Lee Ballanfant, 2B–Artie Gore, 3B–Bill Jackowski.  T–2:45.  A–17,605.
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