Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
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 Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 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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Philadelphia Phillies 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 4 0 1 0
Kazanski 2b 2 1 0 0
  Hemus ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Jones 3b 3 0 0 0
Lopata 1b 3 0 0 0
Ennis lf 4 0 2 1
Greengrass rf 4 0 0 0
Seminick c 3 0 1 0
Smalley ss 3 0 0 0
Roberts p 2 0 0 0
  Negray p 0 0 0 0
  Baumholtz ph 1 0 0 0
  Flowers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 4 1 3 0
Long 1b 2 0 0 2
Clemente rf 4 1 2 1
Thomas 3b 4 0 1 0
Walls lf 4 1 2 0
Groat ss 4 0 3 1
Waters p 0 0 0 0
  Naranjo p 3 0 0 1
Mazeroski 2b 3 1 1 0
Foiles c 3 1 1 0
Totals 31 5 13 5
Philadelphia 000 100 000142
Pittsburgh 010 110 20x5130
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  L(15-16) 6.2 13 5 5 0 2
  Negray   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Flowers   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
5
5
0
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Waters   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Naranjo  W(1-1) 8.2 3 1 1 2 5
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
3
5

  E–Kazanski (11), Seminick (7).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Kazanski-Smalley-Lopata, Pittsburgh 1. Groat-Mazeroski-Long.  PB–Foiles (7).  2B–Pittsburgh Clemente (27,off Roberts).  Team LOB–5.  SF–Naranjo (1,off Roberts); Long 2 (11,off Roberts 2).  Team–5.  CS–Walls (5,2nd base by Roberts/Seminick); Walls (5,2nd base by Roberts/Seminick).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Bill Engeln, 2B–Larry Goetz, 3B–Frank Dascoli.  T–1:59.  A–12,470.
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