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Giants 2 @ Cubs 1
Wrigley Field
May 1, 1956

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Giants, played on May 1, 1956 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs were bested by the visiting Giants with a score of 2 to 1.

Game Summary

DateMay 1, 1956 
Visiting Team
New York Giants
R: 2 H: 6 E: 2 LOB: 4
Runs: 2
Hits: 6
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 4
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 1 H: 4 E: 2 LOB: 2
Runs: 1
Hits: 4
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 2
Winning PitcherJim Hearn  
Losing PitcherWarren Hacker  
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Game Winning RBIWillie Mays 

Game Info

DateMay 1, 1956 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Giants 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherJim Hearn  
Home Starting PitcherWarren Hacker  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance3,330 
Time of Game2 hours 
UmpiresHP: Dusty Boggess
1B: Hal Dixon
2B: Tom Gorman
3B: Babe Pinelli

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Whitey Lockman  Left Fielder 
Al Dark  Shortstop 
Don Mueller  Right Fielder 
Willie Mays  Center Fielder 
Daryl Spencer  Second Baseman 
Foster Castleman  Third Baseman 
Gail Harris  First Baseman 
Ray Katt  Catcher 
Jim Hearn  Pitcher 
Bill Rigney  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Don Hoak  Third Baseman 
Solly Drake  Center Fielder 
Dee Fondy  First Baseman 
Ernie Banks  Shortstop 
Walt Moryn  Right Fielder 
Jim King  Left Fielder 
Gene Baker  Second Baseman 
Hobie Landrith  Catcher 
Warren Hacker  Pitcher 
Stan Hack  Manager 

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Giants 2 @ Cubs 1
Wrigley Field
May 1, 1956

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/1/1956 -- New York at Chicago (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Lockman W, lf         4  0  1  0   Hoak D, 3b            4  1  1  1   
Dark A, ss            4  1  1  0   Drake S, cf           4  0  0  0   
Mueller D, rf         4  0  0  0   Fondy D, 1b           4  0  2  0   
Mays W, cf            4  1  2  1   Banks E, ss           3  0  0  0   
Spencer D, 2b         4  0  1  0   Moryn W, rf           3  0  0  0   
Castleman F, 3b       4  0  1  0   King J, lf            3  0  0  0   
Harris G, 1b          3  0  0  0   Wade G, pr            0  0  0  0   
Katt R, c             3  0  0  0   Whisenant P, lf       0  0  0  0   
Hearn J, p            3  0  0  0   Baker G, 2b           2  0  1  0   
                                   Landrith H, c         3  0  0  0   
                                   Hacker W, p           2  0  0  0   
                                   Miksis E, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Brosnan J, p          0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  2  6  1                        29  1  4  1

New York         000 101 000 --  2
Chicago          000 100 000 --  1

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hearn J (W)           9.0  4  1  1  0  5

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hacker W (L)          8.0  6  2  2  0  5
Brosnan J             1.0  0  0  0  0  0

E -- Baker G, Fondy D, Hearn J, Harris G
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 4, Chicago 2
3B -- Mays W 2
HR -- Hoak D
SH -- Baker G
T -- 2:00
A -- 3330

    

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