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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
June 1, 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 June 1, 1956 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 1, 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 | June 1, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Margoneri |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Nuxhall |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 18,909 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 29 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 |
| Bobby Hofman | Third Baseman |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Daryl Spencer | Second Baseman |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Ray Katt | Catcher |
| Joe Margoneri | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Joe Nuxhall | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
June 1, 1956
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Nuxhall
Lockman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Nuxhall
Dark strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Nuxhall
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hofman vs. Nuxhall
Hofman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Margoneri
Temple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Margoneri
Robinson strikes out. There goes Temple. The throw from Katt to second, and Temple is out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Margoneri
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Margoneri
Kluszewski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Post vs. Margoneri
Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hofman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Nuxhall
Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Nuxhall
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Nuxhall
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Katt vs. Nuxhall
Katt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Margoneri vs. Nuxhall
Margoneri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nuxhall fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Margoneri
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hofman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Margoneri
Burgess hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Margoneri
McMillan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nuxhall vs. Margoneri
Nuxhall bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Margoneri
Temple bunts towards the mound. Margoneri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Margoneri
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hofman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Nuxhall
Lockman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Nuxhall
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Nuxhall
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hofman vs. Nuxhall
Hofman hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Margoneri
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Margoneri
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Margoneri
Post hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Margoneri
Jablonski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burgess vs. Margoneri
Burgess takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to third. Jablonski moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McMillan vs. Ridzik
Steve Ridzik now pitching.
McMillan strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Nuxhall
Mueller hits a line drive towards short. McMillan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Nuxhall
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Nuxhall
White is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nuxhall vs. Ridzik
Nuxhall strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Ridzik
Temple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Ridzik
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Ridzik
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Ridzik
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Nuxhall
Katt hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ridzik vs. Nuxhall
Ridzik strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Nuxhall
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Nuxhall
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Nuxhall
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hofman vs. Nuxhall
Hofman hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Ridzik
Post strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Ridzik
Jablonski hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Ridzik
Burgess takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Ridzik
McMillan takes first base on ball four. Burgess moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nuxhall vs. Ridzik
Nuxhall hits a popup towards third. Hofman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Nuxhall
Mueller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Nuxhall
Spencer bunts towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Nuxhall
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spencer moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Katt vs. Nuxhall
Katt takes first base on ball four. White moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ridzik vs. Nuxhall
Ridzik strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lockman vs. Nuxhall
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple misplays the ball. That's an error on Temple. Spencer scores. White scores. Katt moves to third. Lockman moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dark vs. Nuxhall
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Nuxhall covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Ridzik
Temple is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Ridzik
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hofman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Ridzik
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Nuxhall
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hofman vs. Nuxhall
Hofman bunts towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Temple covering, for the out. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Nuxhall
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and has Mays trapped. There's the throw to Jablonski and over to Temple, who tags Mays for the out. Mueller moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Nuxhall
Dusty Rhodes pinch runs for Don Mueller.
Spencer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Ridzik
Dusty Rhodes now playing right field.
Kluszewski hits a line drive towards short. Dark reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Ridzik
Post hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Post reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jablonski vs. Ridzik
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Post moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burgess vs. Ridzik
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Ridzik covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Nuxhall
White strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Nuxhall
Katt strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ridzik vs. Nuxhall
Ridzik strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Ridzik
Wayne Terwilliger now playing second base. Daryl Spencer now playing third base.
McMillan strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frazier vs. Ridzik
Joe Frazier pinch hits for Joe Nuxhall.
Frazier hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Frazier for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Ridzik
Temple hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Temple reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Ridzik
Robinson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Fowler
Art Fowler now pitching. Rocky Bridges now playing second base.
Lockman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Fowler
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Fowler
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Ridzik
Whitey Lockman now playing right field. Dusty Rhodes now playing left field. Wes Westrum now catching.
Bell hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kluszewski vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Kluszewski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Post vs. Wilhelm
Jim Dyck pinch runs for Ted Kluszewski.
Post bunts towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to third. Dyck moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jablonski vs. Wilhelm
Jim Mangan now catching.
Jablonski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Burgess vs. McCall
Windy McCall now pitching. Alex Grammas pinch runs for Ray Jablonski.
Burgess hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bell scores. Dyck moves to third. Grammas moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McMillan vs. McCall
Ed Bailey pinch runs for Smoky Burgess.
McMillan hits a line drive towards right. Lockman catches it and throws to home to double up Dyck. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/1/1956 -- New York at Cincinnati (N)
New York AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Lockman W, lf-rf 4 0 1 0 Temple J, 2b 3 0 2 0
Dark A, ss 5 0 2 0 Bridges R, 2b 0 0 0 0
Mays W, cf 4 0 1 0 Robinson F, lf 4 0 0 0
Hofman B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Bell G, cf 5 1 3 0
Terwilliger W, 2b 0 0 0 0 Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 1 0
Mueller D, rf 3 0 1 0 Dyck J, pr 0 0 0 0
Rhodes D, pr-rf-lf 0 0 0 0 Post W, rf 4 0 1 0
Spencer D, 2b-3b 4 1 0 0 Jablonski R, 3b 4 0 1 0
White B, 1b 4 1 1 0 Grammas A, pr 0 0 0 0
Katt R, c 2 1 1 1 Burgess S, c 3 1 2 2
Westrum W, c 0 0 0 0 Bailey E, pr 0 0 0 0
Mangan J, c 0 0 0 0 McMillan R, ss 3 0 0 0
Margoneri J, p 1 0 0 0 Nuxhall J, p 3 0 0 0
Ridzik S, p 3 0 0 0 Frazier J, ph 1 0 0 0
Wilhelm H, p 0 0 0 0 Fowler A, p 0 0 0 0
McCall W, p 0 0 0 0
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33 3 7 1 34 2 10 2
New York 000 012 000 -- 3
Cincinnati 010 000 001 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Margoneri J 2.2 6 1 1 3 2
Ridzik S (W)* 5.1 3 1 1 4 6
Wilhelm H 0.1 0 0 0 2 0
McCall W (S) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall J (L) 8.0 7 3 1 5 11
Fowler A 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Temple J
DP -- New York 2, Cincinnati 1
LOB -- New York 9, Cincinnati 15
2B -- Post W, Temple J, Bell G
HR -- Burgess S, Katt R
SH -- Hofman B, Post W
T -- 3:29
A -- 18909
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