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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 8, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Giants, played on May 8, 1956 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 8, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Hearn |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Art Fowler |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 11,314 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Frank Dascoli 2B: Frank Secory 3B: Stan Landes |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Ray Katt | Catcher |
| Daryl Spencer | Second Baseman |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Foster Castleman | Third Baseman |
| Jim Hearn | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Bob Thurman | Right Fielder |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Art Fowler | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 8, 1956
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Fowler
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fowler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Fowler
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Fowler
Mays hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Katt vs. Fowler
Katt hits a line drive into right field. Thurman picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Thurman. Mays goes all the way around to score. Katt moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Fowler
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan misplays the ball. That's an error on McMillan. Katt scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Fowler
White takes first base on ball four. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Fowler
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Hearn
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hearn
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Hearn
There goes Robinson. The throw from Katt and he is out, Dark applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hearn
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Hearn
Jablonski hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Fowler
Castleman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Fowler
Hearn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Fowler
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Fowler
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. Fowler
Mays hits a popup towards third. Jablonski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Hearn
Kluszewski hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thurman vs. Hearn
Thurman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Hearn
Bailey hits a fly ball towards center. Mays catches it and throws to second to double up Thurman. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Fowler
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan misplays the ball. That's an error on McMillan. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Fowler
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Fowler
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Hearn
McMillan strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fowler vs. Hearn
Fowler strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Hearn
Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Fowler
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castleman vs. Fowler
Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan misplays the ball. That's an error on McMillan. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hearn vs. Fowler
Bailey fires to second and picks off Mueller for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hearn vs. Fowler
Hearn strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Fowler
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hearn
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hearn
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Hearn
Jablonski hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Fowler
Dark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Dark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Fowler
Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dark scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Katt vs. Fowler
Katt hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Fowler
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Fowler
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mays goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Fowler
There goes White. The throw from Bailey and he is safe. White steals second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Fowler
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Hearn
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thurman vs. Hearn
Thurman hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Hearn covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Hearn
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Hearn
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Fowler
Castleman hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Fowler
Hearn strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Fowler
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Hearn
Matt Batts pinch hits for Art Fowler.
Batts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Hearn
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hearn
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Smith
Frank Smith now pitching.
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Smith
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Katt vs. Smith
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it, throws to second, with McMillan covering, for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hearn
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Hearn
Jablonski hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Hearn
Kluszewski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Katt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Smith
Spencer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Spencer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Smith
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Spencer moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mueller vs. Smith
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Spencer tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Smith
Castleman hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thurman vs. Hearn
Thurman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Hearn
Bailey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Bailey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burgess vs. Hearn
Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Roy McMillan.
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bailey moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Crowe vs. Hearn
George Crowe pinch hits for Frank Smith.
Crowe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bailey scores. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Hearn
Al Silvera pinch runs for George Crowe.
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Jeffcoat
Hal Jeffcoat now pitching. Rocky Bridges now playing shortstop.
Hearn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jablonski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Jeffcoat
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Jeffcoat
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hearn
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Hearn
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Hearn covering, for the out. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jablonski vs. Hearn
Jablonski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kluszewski vs. Hearn
Wally Post pinch runs for Ray Jablonski.
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kluszewski for the out. Robinson scores. Post moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thurman vs. Hearn
Thurman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Liddle
Don Liddle now pitching.
Bailey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/8/1956 -- New York at Cincinnati (N)
New York AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Lockman W, lf 5 0 0 0 Temple J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Dark A, ss 5 1 2 0 Robinson F, lf 4 1 2 0
Mays W, cf 3 2 2 1 Bell G, cf 3 0 0 0
Katt R, c 4 1 1 1 Jablonski R, 3b 4 0 1 0
Spencer D, 2b 4 1 1 0 Post W, pr 0 1 0 0
White B, 1b 3 0 1 1 Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 0 1
Mueller D, rf 3 0 1 1 Thurman B, rf 4 1 2 2
Castleman F, 3b 4 0 0 0 Bailey E, c 4 1 2 0
Hearn J, p 4 0 1 0 McMillan R, ss 2 0 0 0
Liddle D, p 0 0 0 0 Burgess S, ph 1 0 0 0
Jeffcoat H, p 0 0 0 0
Fowler A, p 1 0 0 0
Batts M, ph 1 0 0 0
Smith F, p 0 0 0 0
Crowe G, ph 1 0 1 1
Silvera A, pr 0 0 0 0
Bridges R, ss 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 9 4 33 4 8 4
New York 200 020 010 -- 5
Cincinnati 000 000 013 -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn J (W) 8.2 8 4 4 1 3
Liddle D (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Fowler A (L) 6.0 8 4 3 1 3
Smith F 2.0 1 1 1 1 0
Jeffcoat H 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Thurman B, McMillan R 3
DP -- New York 1, Cincinnati 2
LOB -- New York 6, Cincinnati 3
2B -- Dark A, Spencer D, Bailey E
HR -- Thurman B
SB -- White B
CS -- Robinson F
SF -- Mueller D
T -- 2:11
A -- 11314
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