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Philadelphia Phillies @ New York Giants

1956-04-28 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 8297 · 2:00

Philadelphia Phillies defeated New York Giants 6–2. Philadelphia Phillies put up 4 in the 9th. Robin Roberts earned the win. Richie Ashburn went 3-for-4 with 2 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHI	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	4	6	6
NY1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	10

W: Robin Roberts L: Johnny Antonelli SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Vic Delmore · 1B: Jocko Conlan · 2B: Augie Donatelli · 3B: Bill Engeln · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Richie Ashburn	4	2	3	4	1	0
Ted Kazanski	5	0	0	0	0	0
Granny Hamner	4	0	0	0	0	0
Del Ennis	4	0	0	0	0	1
Willie Jones	4	0	0	0	0	0
Stan Lopata	4	2	3	0	0	0
Jim Greengrass	4	0	0	0	0	0
Andy Seminick	2	1	0	0	2	0
Robin Roberts	4	1	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Whitey Lockman	4	0	2	0	0
Al Dark	4	0	1	0	0
Don Mueller	4	0	2	0	0
Willie Mays	4	0	1	0	0
Dusty Rhodes	4	0	0	0	0
Foster Castleman	3	0	0	0	1
Daryl Spencer	4	1	2	0	0
Ray Katt	4	1	2	2	1
Johnny Antonelli	3	0	0	0	1
Hank Thompson	1	0	0	0	0
George Wilson	1	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Robin Roberts	9.0	10	0	3

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Antonelli	9.0	6	3	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Richie Ashburn: W
Ted Kazanski: 3
Granny Hamner: 3/FL
Del Ennis: 64(1)/FO

Bot 1

Whitey Lockman: 8
Al Dark: 5/FL
Don Mueller: S
Willie Mays: S5.1-2
Dusty Rhodes: 9

Top 2

Willie Jones: 8
Stan Lopata: 5/L
Jim Greengrass: 43

Bot 2

Foster Castleman: 13
Daryl Spencer: S
Ray Katt: HR/9D.1-H
Johnny Antonelli: 8
Whitey Lockman: S
Al Dark: 7

Top 3

Andy Seminick: 53
Robin Roberts: 8
Richie Ashburn: S
Ted Kazanski: 53

Bot 3

Don Mueller: 13
Willie Mays: 7
Dusty Rhodes: 3

Top 4

Granny Hamner: 7
Del Ennis: K
Willie Jones: 6/L

Bot 4

Foster Castleman: K
Daryl Spencer: 2/FL
Ray Katt: S
Johnny Antonelli: 7

Top 5

Stan Lopata: D
Jim Greengrass: 63.2-2#
Andy Seminick: 53.2-2#
Robin Roberts: K

Bot 5

Whitey Lockman: 63
Al Dark: S
Don Mueller: 8
Willie Mays: 43

Top 6

Richie Ashburn: HR/9LD
Ted Kazanski: E5.B-1#
Granny Hamner: 13.1-2
Del Ennis: 13.2-2#
Willie Jones: 8

Bot 6

Dusty Rhodes: 13
Foster Castleman: 8
Daryl Spencer: 8

Top 7

Stan Lopata: D8/78.BXH(86E5)(UR)
Jim Greengrass: 9
Andy Seminick: W
Robin Roberts: 16(1)/FO
Richie Ashburn: 43

Bot 7

Ray Katt: K
Johnny Antonelli: K
Whitey Lockman: FLE2#
Whitey Lockman: D
Al Dark: PB.2-3
Al Dark: 9

Top 8

Ted Kazanski: 5/FL
Granny Hamner: 53
Del Ennis: 7

Bot 8

Don Mueller: S
Willie Mays: 64(1)3/GDP
Dusty Rhodes: 43

Top 9

Willie Jones: 53
Stan Lopata: S5.B-2(E5/TH)
Jim Greengrass: 43.2-3
Andy Seminick: IW
Robin Roberts: E5/G.3-H(NR)(UR);1-2#
Richie Ashburn: HR/9D.2-H(UR);1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
Ted Kazanski: 63

Bot 9

Hank Thompson: 43
Daryl Spencer: S
Ray Katt: 3/FL
George Wilson: 3/G

Notes & reviews

Robin Roberts, a switch-hitter, batted both left and right in this game
off the RF pole
Stan Lopata kicked the ball out of Foster Castleman's glove sliding into 3B

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