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Giants
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
September 7, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants, played on September 7, 1956 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 7, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 7, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Worthington |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Newcombe |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 28,970 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Frank Dascoli 2B: Frank Secory 3B: Bill Engeln |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Brandt | Left Fielder |
| Bill Sarni | Catcher |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Foster Castleman | Third Baseman |
| Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
| Al Worthington | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Sandy Amoros | Left Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Rube Walker | Catcher |
| Don Newcombe | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
September 7, 1956
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Newcombe
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Newcombe
Schoendienst hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Newcombe
Mays hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Worthington
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Worthington
There goes Gilliam. The throw from Sarni and he is out, Spencer applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Worthington
Reese hits a popup towards third. Castleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Worthington
Snider hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Newcombe
Brandt strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Newcombe
Sarni hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Newcombe
White hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Worthington
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Worthington
Amoros hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Worthington
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Worthington
There goes Amoros. The throw from Sarni and he is out, Schoendienst applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Newcombe
Castleman hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Newcombe
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Worthington vs. Newcombe
Worthington hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Newcombe
Mueller hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Worthington
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards first. White fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Worthington drops the ball. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Worthington
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Newcombe vs. Worthington
Newcombe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Worthington
Gilliam hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sarni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Newcombe
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Newcombe
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Newcombe
Brandt hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Worthington
Reese hits a popup towards third. Castleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Worthington
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Worthington
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Newcombe
Sarni hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Newcombe
White hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Castleman vs. Newcombe
Castleman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. White moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Spencer vs. Newcombe
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White tags and scores. Castleman tags and moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Worthington vs. Newcombe
Worthington strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Worthington
Amoros hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Worthington
Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Worthington
Furillo hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Worthington
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Amoros moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Newcombe vs. Worthington
Newcombe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Newcombe
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Newcombe
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Newcombe
Mays hits a line drive into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Newcombe
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Worthington
Gilliam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Worthington
Reese bunts in front of the plate. Sarni fields it and throws to first for the out. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Worthington
Snider hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Worthington
There's a wild pitch. Gilliam moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Worthington
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gilliam scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. Worthington
Amoros takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Worthington
Hodges strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Newcombe
Sarni hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Newcombe
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Castleman vs. Newcombe
Castleman hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Newcombe
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Worthington
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Worthington
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Worthington
Newcombe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Worthington
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. Newcombe moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Worthington
Reese hits a line drive into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Newcombe
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Al Worthington.
Rhodes strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Newcombe
Mueller hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Newcombe
Schoendienst hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Wilhelm
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Wilhelm
Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Newcombe
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Newcombe
Brandt hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Newcombe
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newcombe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Wilhelm
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Wilhelm
Furillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Wilhelm
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilhelm covering, for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Newcombe
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Newcombe
Castleman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Amoros. Castleman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Newcombe
Sandy Amoros now playing right field. Carl Furillo now playing left field.
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Newcombe
Hank Thompson pinch hits for Hoyt Wilhelm. Sandy Amoros now playing left field. Carl Furillo now playing right field.
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Littlefield
Dick Littlefield now pitching.
Newcombe strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Littlefield
Gilliam hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Littlefield
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Littlefield
Snider strikes out. View Play
Top 11
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Newcombe
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Newcombe
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Newcombe
Mays strikes out. View Play
Bottom 11
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Littlefield
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman juggles the ball. That's an error on Castleman. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Littlefield
Chico Fernandez pinch hits for Sandy Amoros.
There goes Robinson. The throw from Sarni to Spencer and they have Robinson trapped. There's the throw over to Schoendienst, covering first, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Littlefield
Fernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Littlefield
Hodges hits a popup towards third. Castleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Littlefield
Furillo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/7/1956, game 2 -- New York at Brooklyn (N)
New York AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Mueller D, rf 5 0 0 0 Gilliam J, 2b 3 1 1 0
Schoendienst R, 2b 5 0 1 0 Reese P, ss 3 0 0 0
Mays W, cf 5 0 0 0 Snider D, cf 5 0 0 0
Brandt J, lf 4 0 0 0 Robinson J, 3b 5 0 1 1
Sarni B, c 4 0 0 0 Amoros S, lf-rf-lf 3 0 2 0
White B, 1b 4 1 2 0 Fernandez C, ph 0 1 0 0
Castleman F, 3b 4 0 2 0 Hodges G, 1b 5 0 0 0
Spencer D, ss 3 0 0 1 Furillo C, rf-lf-rf 5 1 1 2
Worthington A, p 2 0 1 0 Walker R, c 4 0 1 0
Rhodes D, ph 1 0 0 0 Newcombe D, p 3 0 0 0
Wilhelm H, p 0 0 0 0
Thompson H, ph 1 0 0 0
Littlefield D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 1 6 1 36 3 6 3
New York 000 010 000 00 -- 1
Brooklyn 000 001 000 02 -- 3
2 outs when winning run was scored.
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Worthington A 7.0 5 1 1 4 3
Wilhelm H 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Littlefield D (L) 1.2 1 2 2 2 2
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Newcombe D (W) 11.0 6 1 1 0 4
E -- Worthington A, Castleman F
LOB -- New York 5, Brooklyn 8
2B -- Castleman F
HR -- Furillo C
CS -- Gilliam J, Amoros S, Robinson J
SH -- Reese P
SF -- Spencer D
WP -- Worthington A
T -- 2:45
A -- 28970
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