Cincinnati Redlegs vs New York Giants
June 17, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 1956 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Cincinnati Redlegs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Redlegs 6, New York Giants 7

Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 5 3 2 1
Thurman rf 4 1 1 1
Bell cf 4 1 1 3
Kluszewski 1b 4 0 0 0
Robinson lf 4 0 1 1
Bailey c 3 0 1 0
Jablonski 3b 3 0 1 0
McMillan ss 4 1 2 0
Lawrence p 1 0 0 0
  LaPalme p 0 0 0 0
  Black p 0 0 0 0
  Post ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 9 6
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Brandt lf 4 0 1 0
Bressoud ss 5 1 2 0
Wilson rf 5 1 2 0
Mays cf 3 1 1 1
White 1b 4 1 1 1
Sarni c 4 0 1 2
Spencer 2b 2 1 1 1
Castleman 3b 4 1 2 0
Hearn p 0 0 0 0
  Littlefield p 1 0 0 0
  Rhodes ph 1 1 1 2
  Grissom p 0 0 0 0
  Hofman ph 1 0 1 0
  Antonelli pr 0 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 13 7
Cincinnati 140 100 000690
New York 200 201 20x7130
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Lawrence   3.1 7 4 4 4 2
  LaPalme  L(2-4) 3.0 4 3 3 0 1
  Black   1.2 2 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.0
13
7
7
6
3
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn   1.2 6 5 5 1 1
  Littlefield   2.1 1 1 1 2 1
  Grissom   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Wilhelm  W(1-3) 3.0 1 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
3
7

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 2. McMillan-Temple-Kluszewski, Bailey-Temple.  HR–Cincinnati Bell (13,2nd inning off Hearn 2 on 2 out); Temple (2,4th inning off Littlefield 0 on 1 out)., New York Rhodes (2,4th inning off Lawrence 1 on 1 out); Spencer (6,6th inning off LaPalme 0 on 0 out); Mays (9,7th inning off LaPalme 0 on 1 out); White (7,7th inning off LaPalme 0 on 1 out).  SH–Lawrence (3,off Hearn); LaPalme (2,off Grissom).  Team LOB–5.  IBB–Mays (7,by Lawrence).  Team–10.  CS–Wilson (1,2nd base by Lawrence/Bailey).  U-HP–Hal Dixon, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Babe Pinelli, 3B–Dusty Boggess.  T–2:33.
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