Brooklyn Dodgers vs New York Giants
September 2, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1956 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 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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Brooklyn Dodgers 1, New York Giants 2

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam rf 3 1 1 1
Reese ss 5 0 1 0
Robinson lf,3b 3 0 1 0
Campanella c 3 0 1 0
Hodges 1b 4 0 0 0
Jackson 3b 4 0 0 0
  Snider cf 0 0 0 0
Neal 2b 4 0 2 0
Furillo cf 4 0 3 0
  Cimoli lf 0 0 0 0
Erskine p 3 0 1 0
Totals 33 1 10 1
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Mueller rf 5 0 3 1
Schoendienst 2b 3 0 1 0
Mays cf 3 0 0 0
White 1b 4 1 1 0
Brandt lf 4 0 2 1
Sarni c 4 0 0 0
Castleman 3b 2 1 0 0
Spencer ss 3 0 0 0
Antonelli p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
Brooklyn 000 000 0101102
New York 010 000 001270
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Erskine  L(12-8) 8.1 7 2 2 4 7
Totals
8.1
7
2
2
4
7
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Antonelli  W(14-13) 9.0 10 1 1 4 1
Totals
9.0
10
1
1
4
1

  E–Hodges 2 (11).  DP–New York 2. Spencer-Schoendienst-White, Spencer-Schoendienst-White.  2B–Brooklyn Robinson (10,off Antonelli); Reese (16,off Antonelli), New York White (21,off Erskine); Brandt 2 (14,off Erskine 2); Mueller 2 (10,off Erskine 2).  HR–Brooklyn Gilliam (6,8th inning off Antonelli 0 on 0 out).  SH–Erskine (5,off Antonelli); Spencer (3,off Erskine); Antonelli (5,off Erskine).  IBB–Campanella (10,by Antonelli); Gilliam (4,by Antonelli); Mays (16,by Erskine); Castleman (2,by Erskine).  Team LOB–10.  Team–10.  U-HP–Dusty Boggess, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Lee Ballanfant, 3B–Artie Gore.  T–2:31.
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