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Giants
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
April 20, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Giants, played on April 20, 1956 at Connie Mack Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 20, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 20, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Hearn |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Herm Wehmeier |
| Ballpark | Connie Mack Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 25,194 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Stan Landes 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: Frank Dascoli 3B: Frank Secory |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Dusty Rhodes | Left Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Daryl Spencer | Second Baseman |
| Gail Harris | First Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Jim Hearn | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Morgan | Third Baseman |
| Granny Hamner | Shortstop |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Jim Greengrass | Right Fielder |
| Stan Lopata | First Baseman |
| Andy Seminick | Catcher |
| Ted Kazanski | Second Baseman |
| Herm Wehmeier | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
April 20, 1956
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Wehmeier
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Wehmeier
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lopata scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dark for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Wehmeier
Mays strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Hearn
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Hearn
Morgan strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Hearn
Hamner hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Hearn
Ennis strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Wehmeier
Rhodes strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Wehmeier
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lopata scoops it up and throws to first, with Wehmeier covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Wehmeier
Spencer is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Hearn
Greengrass hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Hearn
Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Hearn
Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson throws towards first. Harris fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Harris. Seminick moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Kazanski vs. Hearn
Kazanski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Wehmeier vs. Hearn
Wehmeier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Wehmeier
Harris is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Wehmeier
Westrum hits a fly ball into right field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Wehmeier
Hearn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Hearn
Ashburn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Hearn
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. Ashburn moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Hamner vs. Hearn
Hamner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Ennis vs. Hearn
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Wehmeier
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Wehmeier
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski misplays the ball. That's an error on Kazanski. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Wehmeier
Mays hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Rhodes vs. Wehmeier
Rhodes hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Wehmeier
Thompson takes first base on ball four. Dark moves to third. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Spencer vs. Wehmeier
Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Hearn
Greengrass strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Hearn
Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Hearn
Seminick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Kazanski vs. Hearn
Kazanski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Wehmeier
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Wehmeier
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Wehmeier
Hearn hits a fly ball into right field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wehmeier vs. Hearn
Wehmeier hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Hearn
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Hearn
Morgan hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Wehmeier
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Wehmeier
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morgan juggles the ball. That's an error on Morgan. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Wehmeier
Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Wehmeier
Rhodes hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Hearn
Hamner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Hearn
Ennis bunts towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. Hamner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Greengrass vs. Hearn
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopata vs. Hearn
Lopata hits a popup towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Wehmeier
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Wehmeier
Spencer hits a popup in front of the plate. Seminick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Wehmeier
Harris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Wilson vs. Wehmeier
George Wilson pinch hits for Wes Westrum.
Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thompson scores. Harris moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Wehmeier
Whitey Lockman pinch hits for Jim Hearn.
Lockman hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Wehmeier
Mueller hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Seminick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Grissom
Whitey Lockman now playing left field. Ray Katt now catching. Marv Grissom now pitching.
Seminick hits a line drive into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kazanski vs. Grissom
Kazanski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Katt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wehmeier vs. Grissom
Wehmeier strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Wehmeier
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Wehmeier
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Katt vs. Wehmeier
Katt hits a fly ball into right field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Wehmeier
Thompson takes first base on ball four. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Wehmeier
Spencer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Seminick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Grissom
Ashburn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Grissom
Morgan bunts towards first. Harris scoops it up and throws to first, with Spencer covering, for the out. Ashburn moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Hamner vs. Grissom
Hamner hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Ennis vs. Grissom
Ennis hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Wehmeier
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Lennon vs. Wehmeier
Bob Lennon pinch hits for Marv Grissom.
Lennon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Wehmeier
Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lennon moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mueller vs. Wehmeier
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morgan fields it and throws to home to get Lennon. Lockman moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Wehmeier
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Greengrass takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lopata vs. Wilhelm
Lopata bunts towards the mound. Wilhelm fields it and throws to first for the out. Greengrass moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Seminick vs. Wilhelm
Seminick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Greengrass moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Kazanski vs. Wilhelm
Kazanski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and tags Greengrass, for the out. Seminick moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Blaylock vs. Wilhelm
Marv Blaylock pinch hits for Herm Wehmeier.
Blaylock hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Wilhelm scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blaylock for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Meyer
Jack Meyer now pitching.
Mays hits a popup, foul, towards third. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Meyer
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Meyer
Ruben Gomez pinch runs for Ray Katt.
There goes Gomez. The throw from Seminick and he is safe. Gomez steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Meyer
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Meyer
Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Wilhelm
Bobby Hofman now catching.
Ashburn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Wilhelm
Morgan bunts towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Ashburn moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hamner vs. Ridzik
Steve Ridzik now pitching.
Hamner bunts towards third. Thompson juggles the ball. That's an error on Thompson. Ashburn moves to third. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Ennis vs. Ridzik
Ennis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ashburn scores. Morgan moves to third. Hamner moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/20/1956 -- New York at Philadelphia (N)
New York AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Mueller D, rf 5 0 0 0 Ashburn R, cf 3 1 2 0
Dark A, ss 4 0 0 0 Morgan B, 3b 3 0 0 0
Mays W, cf 5 0 1 0 Hamner G, ss 3 0 1 0
Rhodes D, lf 3 0 0 0 Ennis D, lf 4 0 1 1
Katt R, c 2 0 1 0 Greengrass J, rf 3 1 1 1
Gomez R, pr 0 0 0 0 Lopata S, 1b 4 0 0 0
Hofman B, c 0 0 0 0 Seminick A, c 3 0 2 0
Thompson H, 3b 2 1 0 0 Kazanski T, 2b 4 0 0 0
Spencer D, 2b 5 0 0 0 Wehmeier H, p 3 0 0 0
Harris G, 1b 4 0 1 0 Blaylock M, ph 1 0 0 0
Westrum W, c 2 0 0 0 Meyer J, p 0 0 0 0
Wilson G, ph 1 0 1 1
Grissom M, p 0 0 0 0
Lennon B, ph 0 0 0 0
Wilhelm H, p 0 0 0 0
Ridzik S, p 0 0 0 0
Hearn J, p 2 0 0 0
Lockman W, ph-lf 2 0 1 0
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37 1 5 1 31 2 7 2
New York 000 000 100 0 -- 1
Philadelphia 010 000 000 1 -- 2
0 outs when winning run was scored.
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn J 6.0 5 1 1 2 3
Grissom M 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Wilhelm H (L)* 1.0 1 1 1 2 0
Ridzik S 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Wehmeier H 9.0 4 1 1 5 5
Meyer J (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 10th
E -- Harris G, Kazanski T, Morgan B, Thompson H
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 11, Philadelphia 11
HR -- Greengrass J
SB -- Gomez R
SH -- Ennis D, Morgan B 2, Hamner G
T -- 3:10
A -- 25194
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