Phillies @ Giants
April 27, 1956

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Top 9 R H E
Phillies 3 6 0
Giants 5 8 1
Top 9 R H E
Phillies 3 6 0
Giants 5 8 1

Richie Ashburn Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .235
OBP .250 .297
At Bats 4 34
Hits 1 8
• Singles 1 8
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 2

Al Worthington Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 1 0
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Polo Grounds - April 27, 1956
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Out
Al Worthington
Wes Westrum
Whitey Lockman
Daryl Spencer
Foster Castleman
Al Dark
Dusty Rhodes
Willie Mays
Don Mueller
Richie Ashburn

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Philadelphia Phillies 3 6 0 7
New York Giants 5 8 1 6
Winning Pitcher Al Worthington
Losing Pitcher Herm Wehmeier
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Daryl Spencer
Attendance 6,465
Time of Game 2 hours 40 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Glen Gorbous pinch hits for Angelo LiPetri. Gorbous hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Frank Baumholtz pinch hits for Ted Kazanski. Baumholtz strikes out.
Bottom 8 Westrum strikes out.
Bottom 8 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LiPetri fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Seminick strikes out.
Top 8 Greengrass hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Ennis hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rhodes hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Mueller hits a popup, foul, towards first. Blaylock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hamner hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Blaylock hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ashburn hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Dark strikes out.
Bottom 6 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Westrum moves to third.
Bottom 6 Worthington bunts towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Westrum moves to second.
Bottom 6 Angelo LiPetri now pitching. Westrum hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Spencer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Castleman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Castleman reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Wehmeier hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kazanski hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Seminick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blaylock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rhodes for the out.
Bottom 5 Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blaylock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dark for the out.
Top 5 Jones strikes out.
Top 5 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. Blaylock scores. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Hamner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blaylock moves to third.
Top 5 Blaylock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman juggles the ball. That's an error on Castleman.
Bottom 4 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Worthington bunts towards first. Blaylock scoops it up and throws to first, with Kazanski covering, for the out. Westrum moves to second.
Bottom 4 Westrum takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 There goes Spencer. The throw from Seminick and he is out, Kazanski applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Spencer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Wehmeier strikes out.
Top 4 Kazanski strikes out.
Top 4 Seminick takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Greengrass strikes out.
Top 4 There goes Jones. The throw from Westrum and he is safe. Jones steals second.
Top 4 Jones takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Rhodes hits a popup, foul, towards first. Blaylock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mays hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ennis hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hamner hits a popup towards third. Castleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Blaylock hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Dark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn. Dark reaches second base with a double. Spencer scores. Westrum scores. Lockman moves to third.
Bottom 2 Lockman takes first base on ball four. Spencer moves to third. Westrum moves to second.
Bottom 2 Worthington hits a fly ball into right field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Castleman tags and scores.
Bottom 2 Westrum takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Spencer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Castleman moves to third. Spencer moves to second.
Bottom 2 Castleman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Wehmeier strikes out.
Top 2 The ball gets by Westrum for a passed ball. Kazanski scores. That run is unearned.
Top 2 The ball gets by Westrum for a passed ball. Kazanski moves to third.
Top 2 Kazanski hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Kazanski reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Seminick hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lockman moves to second.
Bottom 1 Lockman takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Greengrass strikes out.
Top 1 Jones takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Ennis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rhodes who is chasing the ball. Ennis reaches third base with a triple. Ashburn scores.
Top 1 Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Worthington fields it and throws to first for the out. Ashburn moves to second.
Top 1 Blaylock strikes out.
Top 1 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Worthington can't make a play. That's a base hit.