Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Giants
August 9, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1956 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 2, New York Giants 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 4 0 1 0
Hamner ss 4 0 2 0
Lopata 1b 4 0 1 0
Ennis lf 4 0 1 0
Jones 3b 4 1 2 0
Greengrass rf 3 0 0 0
  Blaylock ph 1 0 0 0
  Valo rf 0 0 0 0
Seminick c 4 1 1 2
Kazanski 2b 4 0 0 0
Rogovin p 2 0 1 0
  Negray p 0 0 0 0
  Smalley ph 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Baumholtz ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 9 2
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Brandt rf,lf 4 2 2 2
Schoendienst 2b 4 0 1 0
Mays cf 4 2 2 1
Rhodes lf 4 0 2 1
  Mueller rf 0 0 0 0
White 1b 3 1 1 1
Castleman 3b 4 0 0 0
Sarni c 4 0 2 0
Bressoud ss 4 0 1 0
Margoneri p 3 0 0 0
  Grissom p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 11 5
Philadelphia 000 000 200291
New York 001 120 10x5111
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Rogovin  L(6-5) 4.2 8 4 4 0 1
  Negray   1.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Miller   2.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
5
5
1
1
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Margoneri  W(4-2) 6.2 7 2 2 1 1
  Grissom  SV(6) 2.1 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
1
3

  E–Hamner (26), Castleman (9).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Hamner-Kazanski-Lopata, New York 2. Bressoud-Schoendienst-White, Bressoud-Schoendienst-White.  2B–New York Schoendienst (14,off Rogovin); Mays (14,off Rogovin).  3B–New York Rhodes (2,off Negray).  HR–Philadelphia Seminick (6,7th inning off Margoneri 1 on 1 out), New York Mays (18,3rd inning off Rogovin 0 on 2 out); White (15,4th inning off Rogovin 0 on 0 out); Brandt 2 (8,5th inning off Rogovin 0 on 1 out,7th inning off B. Miller 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  U–Vic Delmore, Jocko Conlan, Bill Jackowski.  T–2:11.  A–2,552.
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