Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Giants
August 9, 1957 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1957 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."

"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 2, New York Giants 6

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 4 0 2 2
Hamner 2b 4 0 0 0
Bouchee 1b 4 0 0 0
Lopata c 4 0 0 0
Anderson lf 4 0 1 0
Repulski rf 4 1 2 0
Jones 3b 4 0 0 0
Fernandez ss 3 1 0 0
Roberts p 1 0 0 0
  Hemus ph 1 0 0 0
  Morehead p 0 0 0 0
  Harmon ph 1 0 0 0
  Hearn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 5 2
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
O'Connell 2b 4 1 2 0
Mueller rf 4 0 0 0
  Thomson rf 0 0 0 0
Mays cf 4 1 1 0
Jablonski 3b 4 2 3 1
  Bressoud pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Sauer lf 4 1 2 2
Spencer ss 4 1 1 1
Harris 1b 4 0 1 0
Thomas c 4 0 0 1
Crone p 4 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 10 5
Philadelphia 000 020 000252
New York 303 000 00x6102
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  L (8-15) 4.0 8 6 5 0 2
  Morehead   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Hearn   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
6
5
0
4
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Crone  W (5-6) 9.0 5 2 0 0 6
Totals
9.0
5
2
0
0
6

  E–Bouchee 2 (15), O'Connell (11), Spencer (25).  2B–Philadelphia Repulski (16,off Crone), New York O'Connell (19,off Roberts).  HR–New York Sauer (17,3rd inning off Roberts 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–5.  Team–6.  SB–Mays (31,Home off Roberts/Lopata).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Bill Baker, 3B–Frank Dascoli.  T–2:13.  A–6,247.
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