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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 29, 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 August 29, 1956 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 29, 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 | August 29, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Antonelli |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Klippstein |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 12,508 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Shag Crawford 2B: Lee Ballanfant 3B: Artie Gore |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Jackie Brandt | Left Fielder |
| Bill Sarni | Catcher |
| Foster Castleman | Third Baseman |
| Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
| Johnny Antonelli | 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 |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Alex Grammas | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Johnny Klippstein | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 29, 1956
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Klippstein
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--
Schoendienst vs. Klippstein
There goes Mueller. The throw from Bailey and he is out, McMillan applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Klippstein
Schoendienst 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 -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Klippstein
Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Klippstein
There goes Mays. The throw from Bailey and he is out, McMillan applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Antonelli
Temple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Antonelli
Robinson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Antonelli
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller 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. Antonelli
Kluszewski 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 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Klippstein
White hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Bell. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brandt vs. Klippstein
Brandt strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sarni vs. Klippstein
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. White moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Castleman vs. Klippstein
Castleman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Klippstein
Spencer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Castleman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Antonelli vs. Klippstein
Antonelli strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Antonelli
Post takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Antonelli
Bailey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Bailey reaches second base with a double. Post moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grammas vs. Antonelli
Grammas strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McMillan vs. Antonelli
McMillan hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mays. McMillan reaches second base with a double. Post scores. Bailey scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Klippstein vs. Antonelli
Klippstein hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Temple vs. Antonelli
Temple hits a line drive into left field. Brandt picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Brandt. McMillan scores. Temple moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Antonelli
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Antonelli
Bell strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Klippstein
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Klippstein
Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Klippstein
Mays hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Klippstein
White hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Antonelli
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Antonelli
Post strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Antonelli
Bailey hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Klippstein
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sarni vs. Klippstein
Sarni hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Klippstein
Castleman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Antonelli vs. Fowler
Antonelli strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Fowler
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Antonelli
Grammas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brandt. Grammas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McMillan vs. Antonelli
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fowler vs. Antonelli
Fowler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Grammas moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Temple vs. Antonelli
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Grammas scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Antonelli
Robinson hits a line drive towards short. Spencer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Fowler
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Fowler
Mays hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Temple reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Fowler
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Fowler
Brandt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sarni vs. Fowler
Sarni hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Antonelli
Bell hits a popup towards short. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Antonelli
Kluszewski 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, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Antonelli
Post strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Fowler
Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Fowler
Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Antonelli vs. Fowler
Antonelli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Antonelli for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Antonelli
Bailey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Antonelli
Grammas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Antonelli
McMillan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fowler vs. Antonelli
Fowler hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Fowler
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fowler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Fowler
Schoendienst strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Fowler
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Antonelli
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Antonelli
Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brandt. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Antonelli
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst misplays the ball. That's an error on Schoendienst. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kluszewski vs. Antonelli
Kluszewski hits a fly ball towards cemter. Mays catches it and throws to home to double up Robinson. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Fowler
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brandt vs. Fowler
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fowler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sarni vs. Fowler
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. White moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rhodes vs. Fowler
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Foster Castleman.
Rhodes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Fowler
Hank Thompson pinch hits for Daryl Spencer.
Thompson strikes out. Bailey drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Thompson out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Antonelli
Bobby Hofman now playing third base. Hank Thompson now playing shortstop.
Post hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Antonelli
Bailey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. Antonelli
Grammas hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Grammas reaches second base with a double. Bailey moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McMillan vs. Antonelli
McMillan is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fowler vs. Antonelli
Fowler hits a ball on the ground towards first. White fields it and throws to home to get Bailey. Grammas moves to third. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Temple vs. Antonelli
Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Fowler
Wes Westrum pinch hits for Johnny Antonelli.
Westrum hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Fowler
Ruben Gomez pinch runs for Wes Westrum.
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Fowler
Schoendienst hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/29/1956 -- New York at Cincinnati (N)
New York AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Mueller D, rf 5 0 1 0 Temple J, 2b 4 0 2 2
Schoendienst R, 2b 5 0 1 0 Robinson F, lf 3 0 1 0
Mays W, cf 4 0 1 0 Bell G, cf 4 0 0 0
White B, 1b 3 1 2 0 Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 0 0
Brandt J, lf 4 1 2 0 Post W, rf 3 1 0 0
Sarni B, c 4 1 1 2 Bailey E, c 4 1 2 0
Castleman F, 3b 3 0 2 1 Grammas A, 3b 4 1 3 0
Rhodes D, ph 0 0 0 0 McMillan R, ss 3 1 1 2
Hofman B, 3b 0 0 0 0 Klippstein J, p 1 0 0 0
Spencer D, ss 3 0 1 0 Fowler A, p 3 0 0 0
Thompson H, ph-ss 1 0 0 0
Antonelli J, p 3 0 0 0
Westrum W, ph 1 0 1 0
Gomez R, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 3 12 3 33 4 9 4
New York 010 200 000 -- 3
Cincinnati 030 100 00x -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Antonelli J (L) 8.0 9 4 4 4 5
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Klippstein J* 3.0 9 3 3 0 2
Fowler A (W) 6.0 3 0 0 2 3
* Pitched to 3 batters in 4th
E -- Brandt J, Schoendienst R
DP -- New York 1, Cincinnati 1
LOB -- New York 8, Cincinnati 9
2B -- White B 2, Bailey E, McMillan R, Grammas A 2, Robinson F
HR -- Sarni B
CS -- Mueller D, Mays W
T -- 2:21
A -- 12508
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