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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
June 2, 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 2, 1956 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
Date | June 2, 1956 |
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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 2, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Giants |
Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ruben Gomez |
Home Starting Pitcher | Brooks Lawrence |
Ballpark | Crosley Field |
City | Cincinnati |
State | OH |
Attendance | 6,987 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Frank Secory 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Larry Goetz |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
Al Dark | Shortstop |
Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
Dusty Rhodes | Right Fielder |
Bill White | First Baseman |
Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
Daryl Spencer | Second Baseman |
Ray Katt | Catcher |
Ruben Gomez | Pitcher |
Bill Rigney | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
Wally Post | Right Fielder |
Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
Ed Bailey | Catcher |
Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
Brooks Lawrence | Pitcher |
Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
June 2, 1956
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Lawrence
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Lawrence
Dark hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jablonski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Lawrence
Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Gomez
Temple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Gomez
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Gomez
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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Gomez
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Lawrence
Rhodes 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, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Lawrence
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 -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Lawrence
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Lawrence
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Gomez
Post hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Gomez
Jablonski hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Gomez
Bailey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Gomez
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Lawrence
Katt 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Lawrence
Gomez hits a line drive towards third. Jablonski reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Lawrence
Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Lawrence
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawrence vs. Gomez
Lawrence is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Gomez
Temple hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Gomez
There goes Temple. The throw from Katt and he is out, Dark applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Gomez
Robinson 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, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Lawrence
Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Lawrence
Rhodes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lawrence
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Lawrence
Lawrence fires to first and has White trapped. There's the throw to McMillan who tags White for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Gomez
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 -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Gomez
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Gomez
Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Lawrence
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Lawrence covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Lawrence
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Lawrence
Katt hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Gomez
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Gomez
Bailey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Gomez
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Lawrence
Gomez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Lawrence
Lockman bunts towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Temple covering, for the out. Gomez moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Lawrence
Dark is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Lawrence
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rhodes vs. Lawrence
Rhodes takes first base on ball four. Gomez moves to third. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
White vs. Lawrence
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gomez scores. Dark scores. Rhodes moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Lawrence
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lawrence fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thurman vs. Gomez
Bob Thurman pinch hits for Brooks Lawrence.
Thurman hits a fly ball into right field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Gomez
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Gomez
Robinson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Gomez
Bell takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Gomez
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 7
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Fowler
Art Fowler now pitching.
Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Fowler
Katt hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Fowler
Gomez is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Gomez
Post strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Gomez
Jablonski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. Jablonski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailey vs. Gomez
Bailey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jablonski scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Gomez
McMillan hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crowe vs. Gomez
George Crowe pinch hits for Art Fowler.
Crowe hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Crowe for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Freeman
Hersh Freeman now pitching.
Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Freeman
Dark bunts towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Temple covering, for the out. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Freeman
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rhodes vs. Freeman
Rhodes strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Freeman
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Gomez
Temple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Gomez
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Gomez
Bell bunts towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. Temple moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kluszewski vs. Gomez
Kluszewski is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Post vs. Gomez
Post hits a line drive to center field. Mays throws towards Spencer. Spencer fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Spencer. Temple scores. Robinson scores. Kluszewski moves to third. Post moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jablonski vs. Gomez
Jablonski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bailey vs. Gomez
Bailey is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McMillan vs. Gomez
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. Kluszewski scores. Post scores. There goes Bailey trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Freeman
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Freeman
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, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Freeman
Katt hits a fly ball into right field. Post 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 6/2/1956 -- New York at Cincinnati (D) New York AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI Lockman W, lf 3 0 2 0 Temple J, 2b 4 1 3 0 Dark A, ss 2 1 0 0 Robinson F, lf 3 1 1 0 Mays W, cf 3 0 0 0 Bell G, cf 2 0 0 0 Rhodes D, rf 3 0 1 0 Kluszewski T, 1b 3 1 0 0 White B, 1b 4 0 2 2 Post W, rf 4 1 1 1 Thompson H, 3b 4 0 1 0 Jablonski R, 3b 4 1 1 0 Spencer D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Bailey E, c 2 0 1 1 Katt R, c 4 0 0 0 McMillan R, ss 4 0 1 2 Gomez R, p 3 1 1 0 Lawrence B, p 1 0 0 0 Thurman B, ph 1 0 0 0 Fowler A, p 0 0 0 0 Crowe G, ph 1 0 0 0 Freeman H, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 2 7 2 29 5 8 4 New York 000 002 000 -- 2 Cincinnati 000 000 14x -- 5 New York IP H R ER BB SO Gomez R (L) 8.0 8 5 5 4 3 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Lawrence B 6.0 6 2 2 1 0 Fowler A 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Freeman H (W) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 E -- Spencer D DP -- Cincinnati 1 LOB -- New York 6, Cincinnati 6 2B -- Jablonski R SH -- Lockman W, Dark A, Bell G HBP -- by Lawrence B (Dark A), by Gomez R (Robinson F) T -- 2:05 A -- 6987
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