New York Giants vs Milwaukee Braves
June 8, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 1956 at County Stadium. The New York Giants defeated the Milwaukee Braves 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 7, Milwaukee Braves 2

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lockman lf 4 1 1 0
Dark ss 5 1 2 0
Mueller rf 5 1 1 1
Mays cf 4 2 1 1
White 1b 5 1 2 2
Castleman 3b 3 0 0 0
Spencer 2b 4 0 2 2
Westrum c 3 0 0 0
Worthington p 2 1 1 0
  Ridzik p 1 0 0 0
  McCall p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 10 6
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Dittmer 2b 3 0 0 0
  Thomson ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Phillips p 0 0 0 0
  Pendleton ph 1 0 0 0
Logan ss 4 0 1 0
Mathews 3b 2 1 0 0
Aaron rf 5 1 1 0
Covington lf 3 0 1 1
Bruton cf 4 0 1 1
Adcock 1b 4 0 1 0
Crandall c 2 0 0 0
Crone p 0 0 0 0
  Sleater p 0 0 0 0
  Murff p 1 0 1 0
  Tanner ph 1 0 0 0
  Jolly p 0 0 0 0
  Pafko ph 0 0 0 0
  O'Connell 2b 1 0 1 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
New York 014 010 1007101
Milwaukee 000 200 000273
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Worthington   3.0 4 2 2 2 3
  Ridzik  W(3-1) 2.2 0 0 0 5 3
  McCall  SV(3) 3.1 3 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
8
6
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Crone  L(4-3) 2.0 4 4 3 0 0
  Sleater   0.1 1 1 0 2 0
  Murff   1.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Jolly   2.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Johnson   0.2 1 1 1 3 0
  Phillips   2.1 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
10
7
5
6
6

  E–White (3), Logan 2 (8), Adcock (2).  DP–New York 2. Castleman-Spencer-White, Spencer-Dark-White, Milwaukee 2. Mathews-Dittmer-Adcock, Phillips-Logan-Adcock.  2B–New York Lockman (7,off Crone), Milwaukee Bruton (5,off Worthington).  HR–New York White (6,2nd inning off Crone 0 on 1 out); Mays (5,5th inning off Jolly 0 on 0 out)..  IBB–Castleman (1,by Sleater); Westrum (3,by Johnson)..  Team LOB–9.  Team–11.  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Bill Engeln, 2B–Vic Delmore, 3B–Jocko Conlan.  T–3:11.  A–33,360.
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