Brooklyn Dodgers vs New York Giants
September 1, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 1, 1956 at Polo Grounds V. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 5, New York Giants 3

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 2b 5 1 2 1
Reese ss 5 0 2 2
Snider cf 5 0 0 0
Robinson 3b 3 0 1 0
Amoros lf 3 1 0 0
Furillo rf 4 0 1 0
Campanella c 2 1 1 1
  Fernandez pr 0 1 0 0
  Walker c 1 0 1 1
Hodges 1b 4 1 1 0
Drysdale p 2 0 1 0
  Mitchell ph 1 0 0 0
  Labine p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Mueller rf 4 0 1 0
Schoendienst 2b 4 0 1 0
Mays cf 4 1 3 2
White 1b 4 0 1 0
Brandt lf 4 0 1 0
Sarni c 4 0 0 0
Castleman 3b 4 0 0 0
Spencer ss 3 1 0 0
Grissom p 1 0 0 0
  Rhodes ph 1 0 1 0
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
  McCall p 0 0 0 0
  Thompson ph 1 1 1 1
  Hearn p 0 0 0 0
  Hofman ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
Brooklyn 000 010 3105100
New York 000 110 100390
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Drysdale  W(4-4) 6.0 7 2 2 1 2
  Labine  SV(17) 3.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
1
3
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Grissom   5.0 4 1 1 0 4
  Wilhelm  L(4-8) 1.2 4 3 3 1 1
  McCall   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Hearn   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
1
7

  E–None.  DP–Brooklyn 1. Robinson-Gilliam-Hodges.  2B–Brooklyn Gilliam (19,off Wilhelm), New York White (20,off Drysdale).  HR–Brooklyn Campanella (17,5th inning off Grissom 0 on 1 out), New York Mays (26,4th inning off Drysdale 0 on 0 out); Thompson (7,7th inning off Labine 0 on 1 out).  SH–Robinson (6,off Grissom).  HBP–Amoros (1,by Hearn).  Team LOB–7.  Team–6.  SB–Robinson (9,2nd base off Wilhelm/Sarni).  U-HP–Lee Ballanfant, 1B–Artie Gore, 2B–Dusty Boggess, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–2:38.  A–16,523.
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