New York Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 30, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 30, 1956 at Forbes Field. The New York Giants defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Giants 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Mueller rf 7 0 0 0
Dark ss 6 0 1 2
Mays cf 6 1 2 0
Rhodes lf 4 0 1 1
  Lockman pr,lf 2 0 1 0
White 1b 6 0 1 0
Thompson 3b 5 2 2 1
Katt c 6 0 0 0
  Gomez pr 0 1 0 0
  Westrum c 0 0 0 0
Spencer 2b 7 0 1 1
Liddle p 2 1 0 0
  Wilhelm p 1 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 1 0 1 0
  Terwilliger pr 0 0 0 0
  Antonelli p 1 0 0 0
Totals 54 5 10 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Freese 3b 5 0 1 0
Groat ss 6 0 1 0
Walls rf 5 1 1 1
Long 1b 7 1 1 0
Thomas lf 3 0 2 0
  O'Brien E. pr,lf 0 0 0 0
  Face p 2 0 2 0
  O'Brien J. ph 1 0 0 0
  Law p 0 0 0 0
Clemente cf,lf 5 1 2 1
Foiles c 2 0 0 0
  Skinner ph 1 0 0 0
  Shepard c 2 0 0 0
Roberts 2b 2 0 0 0
  Cole ph,2b 5 0 1 1
Pepper p 0 0 0 0
  Arroyo p 0 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
  Hall ph 1 0 1 0
  Munger p 2 0 0 0
  Virdon ph,cf 3 0 0 0
Totals 52 3 12 3
New York 002 001 000 000 0025100
Pittsburgh 000 102 000 000 0003125
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Liddle   5.0 6 2 2 2 3
  Wilhelm   5.0 4 1 1 3 3
  Antonelli  W(4-3) 5.0 2 0 0 2 3
Totals
15.0
12
3
3
7
9
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Pepper   2.1 0 2 0 4 1
  Arroyo   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  King   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Munger   6.0 4 1 0 2 3
  Face   5.0 4 0 0 1 4
  Law  L(2-4) 1.0 2 2 0 2 0
Totals
15.0
10
5
0
10
8

  E–Groat 2 (8), Long 2 (4), Clemente (5).  DP–New York 1. Thompson-White, Pittsburgh 1. Face-Groat.  2B–New York Thompson (2,off Munger); Wilson (1,off Face); Dark (11,off Law)..  HR–Pittsburgh Walls (3,4th inning off Liddle 0 on 0 out).  SH–Liddle (2,off Munger); Katt (1,off Law); Antonelli (1,off Law).; Clemente 2 (6,off Wilhelm,off Antonelli); Groat (5,off Antonelli).  IBB–Thompson (2,by Munger); Lockman (2,by Face); Mueller (2,by Law); Mays (6,by Law); Shepard 2 (2,by Wilhelm,by Antonelli).  Team LOB–17.  Team–14.  SB–Mays (11,2nd base off Face/Shepard).  CS–Thomas (2,3rd base by Wilhelm/Katt).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Lee Ballanfant, 2B–Artie Gore, 3B–Bill Jackowski.  T–4:22.  A–27,680.
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