Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 26, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1956 at Connie Mack Stadium. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Freese 3b 5 0 1 0
Virdon cf 5 0 0 0
Long 1b 4 2 2 1
Thomas lf 3 2 1 1
Walls rf 3 1 1 0
Groat ss 4 0 1 2
Foiles c 4 1 2 2
O'Brien 2b 4 0 1 0
Law p 4 0 1 0
Totals 36 6 10 6
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 5 0 0 0
Blaylock 1b 4 0 1 0
Lopata c 4 1 3 1
Ennis lf 3 0 0 0
Valo rf 4 0 1 0
Jones 3b 3 1 1 0
Hamner ss 4 0 1 0
Kazanski 2b 2 0 1 1
  Hemus ph 1 0 0 0
Miller p 1 0 0 0
  Greengrass ph 1 0 1 0
  Simmons pr 0 0 0 0
  Flowers p 0 0 0 0
  Baumholtz ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 9 2
Pittsburgh 200 002 0206100
Philadelphia 110 000 000291
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Law  W(2-3) 9.0 9 2 2 3 3
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
3
3
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Miller  L(1-2) 6.0 6 4 4 2 5
  Flowers   3.0 4 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
2
7

  E–Ashburn (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 2. Law-J. O'Brien-Long, Groat-J. O'Brien-Long, Philadelphia 1. Kazanski-Hamner-Blaylock.  2B–Pittsburgh Long (8,off S. Miller); J. O'Brien (1,off S. Miller), Philadelphia Hamner (4,off Law); Lopata (8,off Law).  HR–Pittsburgh Foiles (2,6th inning off S. Miller 1 on 2 out); Long (13,8th inning off Flowers 0 on 0 out); Thomas (9,8th inning off Flowers 0 on 0 out), Philadelphia Lopata (6,1st inning off Law 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–5.  HBP–Jones (1,by Law).  IBB–Kazanski (2,by Law); Ennis (1,by Law)..  Team–8.  CS–Jones (1,2nd base by Law/Foiles); Jones (1,2nd base by Law/Foiles).  U-HP–Hal Dixon, 1B–Artie Gore, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Lee Ballanfant.  T–2:15.  A–4,614.
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