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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 19, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Milwaukee Braves, played on May 19, 1956 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 19, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 19, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lew Burdette |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Worthington |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 10,728 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Frank Dascoli 2B: Frank Secory 3B: Hal Dixon |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Left Fielder |
| Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Del Crandall | Catcher |
| Lew Burdette | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Daryl Spencer | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Ray Katt | Catcher |
| Al Worthington | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 19, 1956
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Worthington
O'Connell 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 -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Worthington
Logan hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Worthington
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mathews for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Burdette
Dark hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Burdette
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Burdette
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Worthington
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Worthington
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Worthington
Adcock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aaron moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bruton vs. Worthington
Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aaron scores. Adcock moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crandall vs. Worthington
Crandall hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Katt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burdette vs. Worthington
Burdette hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Burdette
Thompson hits a line drive into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Burdette
Spencer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Burdette
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Burdette
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Worthington
O'Connell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Worthington
Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Worthington
Mathews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. O'Connell moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Aaron vs. Worthington
Aaron hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomson vs. Worthington
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Burdette
Katt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Worthington vs. Burdette
Worthington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Burdette
Dark strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Burdette
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Worthington
Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Worthington
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Worthington fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Worthington
There goes Bruton. The throw from Katt and he is out, Spencer applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Worthington
Crandall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burdette vs. Worthington
Burdette is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Worthington
O'Connell hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Burdette
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Burdette
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Burdette
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Worthington
Logan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Worthington
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. White fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Worthington drops the ball. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Worthington
Aaron takes first base on ball four. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Worthington
Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mathews moves to third. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Adcock vs. Worthington
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Burdette
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Burdette
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Burdette covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Burdette
Katt hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Worthington
Bruton hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Worthington
Crandall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burdette vs. Worthington
Burdette hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Worthington
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Worthington fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Burdette
George Wilson pinch hits for Al Worthington.
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Burdette
Dark hits a line drive into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Burdette
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Grissom
Marv Grissom now pitching.
Logan is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Grissom
Mathews is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Grissom
Aaron hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Grissom
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Logan moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Adcock vs. Grissom
Adcock 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
Bottom 7
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Burdette
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Burdette
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Burdette covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Burdette
Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Burdette
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Grissom
Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Grissom
Crandall bunts towards the mound. Grissom fields it and throws to first for the out. Bruton moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burdette vs. Grissom
Burdette hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Connell vs. Grissom
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Connell for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Burdette
White hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Burdette
Katt hits a line drive towards first. Adcock reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Burdette
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Marv Grissom.
Rhodes strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Logan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Wilhelm
Mathews hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Wilhelm
Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Burdette
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Burdette
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Burdette
Mays hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton who is chasing the ball. Mays reaches third base with a triple. Dark goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thompson vs. Burdette
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Burdette covering, for the out. Mays scores. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Burdette
Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron 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 5/19/1956 -- Milwaukee at New York (D)
Milwaukee AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
O'Connell D, 2b 5 0 1 0 Dark A, ss 4 1 1 0
Logan J, ss 4 0 0 0 Mueller D, rf 4 0 0 0
Mathews E, 3b 5 0 1 0 Mays W, cf 4 1 1 1
Aaron H, rf 4 1 1 0 Thompson H, 3b 4 0 0 1
Thomson B, lf 4 0 2 0 Spencer D, 2b 4 0 1 0
Adcock J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Lockman W, lf 2 0 0 0
Bruton B, cf 4 0 3 1 White B, 1b 3 0 0 0
Crandall D, c 3 2 2 2 Katt R, c 3 0 1 0
Burdette L, p 3 0 0 0 Worthington A, p 1 0 0 0
Wilson G, ph 1 0 0 0
Grissom M, p 0 0 0 0
Rhodes D, ph 1 0 0 0
Wilhelm H, p 0 0 0 0
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36 3 11 3 31 2 4 2
Milwaukee 010 101 000 -- 3
New York 000 000 002 -- 2
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Burdette L (W) 9.0 4 2 2 1 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Worthington A (L) 6.0 9 3 3 1 0
Grissom M 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Wilhelm H 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Worthington A
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Milwaukee 10, New York 3
3B -- Mays W
HR -- Crandall D 2
CS -- Bruton B
SH -- Crandall D
HBP -- by Worthington A (Burdette L), by Grissom M (Logan J)
T -- 2:11
A -- 10728
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