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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 20, 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 July 20, 1956 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 20, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 20, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Windy McCall |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Brosnan |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 6,318 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: Hal Dixon 3B: Tom Gorman |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jackie Brandt | Right Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Dusty Rhodes | Left Fielder |
| Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Windy McCall | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Solly Drake | Center Fielder |
| Gene Baker | Second Baseman |
| Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Walt Moryn | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Miksis | Third Baseman |
| Harry Chiti | Catcher |
| Jim Brosnan | Pitcher |
| Stan Hack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 20, 1956
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Brosnan
Brandt hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Drake. Brandt reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schoendienst vs. Brosnan
Schoendienst hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Brosnan
Mays is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Brosnan
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drake vs. McCall
Drake hits a fly ball into right field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. McCall
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. McCall
Fondy hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. McCall scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fondy for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Brosnan
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Brosnan covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Brosnan
Rhodes hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Brosnan
Spencer hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Brosnan
Westrum hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. McCall
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. McCall
Irvin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. McCall
Moryn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miksis vs. McCall
Miksis hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiti vs. McCall
Chiti hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCall vs. Brosnan
McCall strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Brosnan
Brandt is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Brosnan
Schoendienst takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Brosnan
Mays strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brosnan vs. McCall
Brosnan 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 -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drake vs. McCall
Drake bunts in front of the plate. Westrum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. McCall
Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fondy vs. McCall
Fondy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays who is chasing the ball. Fondy reaches third base with a triple. Baker goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Banks vs. McCall
Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Brosnan
Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Brosnan
White hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Brosnan
Rhodes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Brosnan
Spencer hits a popup towards third. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westrum vs. Brosnan
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Miksis juggles the ball. That's an error on Miksis. Thompson scores. Rhodes moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCall vs. Brosnan
McCall is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. McCall
Irvin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. McCall
Moryn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miksis vs. McCall
Miksis takes first base on ball four. Irvin moves to third. Moryn moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chiti vs. McCall
Chiti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Irvin scores. Moryn moves to third. Miksis moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brosnan vs. Hearn
Jim Hearn now pitching.
Brosnan strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Drake vs. Hearn
Drake hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it and throws to second for the out. Moryn scores. Miksis moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Baker vs. Hearn
Baker hits a popup towards short. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Brosnan
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Brosnan
Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Brosnan
Mays strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Brosnan
Thompson hits a line drive into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Hearn
Fondy hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Hearn
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Hearn
Irvin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Hearn
Moryn 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 6
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Brosnan
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Brosnan covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Brosnan
Rhodes hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Brosnan
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Hearn
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Hearn, and towards Thompson, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Hearn
Chiti hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brosnan vs. Hearn
Brosnan hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Brosnan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Drake vs. Hearn
Drake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Hearn
Baker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Brosnan
Don Mueller pinch hits for Wes Westrum.
Mueller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castleman vs. Davis
Johnny Antonelli pinch runs for Don Mueller. Jim Davis now pitching. Foster Castleman pinch hits for Jim Hearn.
Castleman hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Davis
Brandt hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Davis
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Baker fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Wilhelm
Bill Sarni now catching. Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Fondy 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 -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Wilhelm
Banks strikes out. The ball gets by Sarni. He chases the ball to the backstop. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Wilhelm
Irvin strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. Wilhelm
Moryn hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Davis
Mays hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Davis
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Davis
There goes Mays. The throw from Chiti and he is safe. Mays steals third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Davis
White takes first base on ball four. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rhodes vs. Davis
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rhodes for the out. Mays scores. Thompson moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hofman vs. Davis
Bobby Hofman pinch hits for Daryl Spencer.
Hofman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Chiti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sarni vs. Davis
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Wilhelm
Eddie Bressoud now playing shortstop.
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Wilhelm
Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Wilhelm
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Drake vs. Wilhelm
Drake strikes out. The ball gets by Sarni. He chases the ball to the backstop. There goes Davis. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Wilhelm
Baker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Davis scores. Drake moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fondy vs. Wilhelm
Fondy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rhodes. Fondy reaches second base with a double. Drake scores. There goes Baker trying to get to home. Rhodes throws the ball in to Sarni, who tags Baker for the out. That run is unearned. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangan vs. Davis
Jim Mangan pinch hits for Hoyt Wilhelm.
Mangan strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Davis
Brandt hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Drake. Brandt reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schoendienst vs. Davis
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Davis
Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brandt scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Davis
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/20/1956 -- New York at Chicago (D)
New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Brandt J, rf 5 1 2 0 Drake S, cf 4 1 0 1
Schoendienst R, 2b 4 0 1 0 Baker G, 2b 5 1 2 1
Mays W, cf 5 1 2 1 Fondy D, 1b 5 0 2 2
Thompson H, 3b 5 1 2 0 Banks E, ss 4 0 0 0
White B, 1b 3 0 0 0 Irvin M, lf 4 3 3 2
Rhodes D, lf 4 1 2 2 Moryn W, rf 3 1 1 0
Spencer D, ss 3 0 0 0 Miksis E, 3b 3 0 0 0
Hofman B, ph 1 0 0 0 Chiti H, c 4 0 1 1
Bressoud E, ss 0 0 0 0 Brosnan J, p 3 0 1 0
Westrum W, c 2 0 0 0 Davis J, p 0 1 0 0
Mueller D, ph 0 0 0 0
Antonelli J, pr 0 0 0 0
Sarni B, c 1 0 0 0
McCall W, p 2 0 0 0
Hearn J, p 0 0 0 0
Castleman F, ph 1 0 0 0
Wilhelm H, p 0 0 0 0
Mangan J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 4 9 3 35 7 10 7
New York 010 100 011 -- 4
Chicago 011 210 02x -- 7
New York IP H R ER BB SO
McCall W (L)* 3.0 6 4 4 2 0
Hearn J 3.0 2 1 1 1 1
Wilhelm H 2.0 2 2 0 1 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Brosnan J (W)+ 6.0 5 2 1 2 6
Davis J (S) 3.0 4 2 2 1 1
* Pitched to 4 batters in 4th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Miksis E, Sarni B 2
LOB -- New York 9, Chicago 8
2B -- Brandt J 2, Brosnan J, Fondy D
3B -- Fondy D
HR -- Rhodes D, Irvin M 2
SB -- Mays W
T -- 2:41
A -- 6318
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