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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 17, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, played on June 17, 1956 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 17, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 17, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Brooks Lawrence |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Hearn |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hal Dixon 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Babe Pinelli 3B: Dusty Boggess |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Bob Thurman | Right Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Brooks Lawrence | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jackie Brandt | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Bressoud | Shortstop |
| George Wilson | Right Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Bill Sarni | Catcher |
| Daryl Spencer | Second Baseman |
| Foster Castleman | Third Baseman |
| Jim Hearn | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 17, 1956
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Hearn
Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thurman vs. Hearn
Thurman takes first base on ball four. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Hearn
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Hearn
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out. Temple moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Hearn
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Temple scores. Kluszewski moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bailey vs. Hearn
Bailey hits a popup towards third. Castleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Lawrence
Brandt hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Lawrence
Bressoud hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Lawrence
Wilson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bressoud moves to third. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mays vs. Lawrence
Mays is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
White vs. Lawrence
White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sarni vs. Lawrence
Sarni hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bressoud scores. Wilson scores. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Lawrence
Spencer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jablonski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Hearn
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Hearn
McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jablonski moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lawrence vs. Hearn
Lawrence bunts towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Spencer covering, for the out. Jablonski moves to third. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Temple vs. Hearn
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields it and throws to home to get Jablonski. McMillan moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thurman vs. Hearn
Thurman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McMillan scores. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Hearn
Bell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Littlefield
Dick Littlefield now pitching.
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Lawrence
Castleman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Littlefield vs. Lawrence
Littlefield is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Lawrence
Brandt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Castleman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bressoud vs. Lawrence
Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Littlefield
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Littlefield
Bailey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Littlefield
There goes Bailey. The throw from Sarni and he is out, Spencer applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Littlefield
Jablonski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Littlefield
McMillan 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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Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Lawrence
Wilson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Lawrence
Mays strikes out. There goes Wilson. The throw from Bailey to second, and Wilson is out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lawrence
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sarni vs. Lawrence
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawrence vs. Littlefield
Lawrence hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Littlefield
Temple hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thurman vs. Littlefield
Thurman hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Littlefield
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Littlefield covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Lawrence
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castleman vs. Lawrence
Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Lawrence
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Dick Littlefield.
Rhodes hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Lawrence
Brandt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bressoud vs. LaPalme
Paul LaPalme now pitching.
Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. Brandt moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. LaPalme
Wilson hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Grissom
Marv Grissom now pitching.
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Grissom
Robinson 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 -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Grissom
Bailey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. LaPalme
Mays 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 -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. LaPalme
White strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. LaPalme
Sarni hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Grissom
Jablonski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Grissom
McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LaPalme vs. Grissom
LaPalme bunts towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Spencer covering, for the out. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Temple vs. Grissom
Temple 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 6
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. LaPalme
Spencer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. LaPalme
Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. LaPalme
Bobby Hofman pinch hits for Marv Grissom.
Hofman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. LaPalme
Johnny Antonelli pinch runs for Bobby Hofman.
Brandt hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bressoud vs. LaPalme
Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thurman vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Thurman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Wilhelm
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Wilhelm
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. LaPalme
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. LaPalme
Mays hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. LaPalme
White hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Black
Joe Black now pitching.
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Black
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castleman vs. Black
Castleman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilhelm vs. Black
Wilhelm 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
Top 8
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Wilhelm
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Wilhelm
Bailey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Wilhelm
Jablonski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Wilhelm
McMillan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Black
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Black
Bressoud hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Black
Wilson hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Black
Mays takes first base on ball four. Bressoud moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Black
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Black covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Wilhelm
Wally Post pinch hits for Joe Black.
Post strikes out. Sarni drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Post out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Wilhelm
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thurman vs. Wilhelm
Thurman hits a fly ball into center field. Mays 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 6/17/1956, game 1 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 5 3 2 1 Brandt J, lf 4 0 1 0
Thurman B, rf 4 1 1 1 Bressoud E, ss 5 1 2 0
Bell G, cf 4 1 1 3 Wilson G, rf 5 1 2 0
Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Mays W, cf 3 1 1 1
Robinson F, lf 4 0 1 1 White B, 1b 4 1 1 1
Bailey E, c 3 0 1 0 Sarni B, c 4 0 1 2
Jablonski R, 3b 3 0 1 0 Spencer D, 2b 2 1 1 1
McMillan R, ss 4 1 2 0 Castleman F, 3b 4 1 2 0
Lawrence B, p 1 0 0 0 Hearn J, p 0 0 0 0
LaPalme P, p 0 0 0 0 Littlefield D, p 1 0 0 0
Black J, p 0 0 0 0 Rhodes D, ph 1 1 1 2
Post W, ph 1 0 0 0 Grissom M, p 0 0 0 0
Hofman B, ph 1 0 1 0
Antonelli J, pr 0 0 0 0
Wilhelm H, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 6 9 6 35 7 13 7
Cincinnati 140 100 000 -- 6
New York 200 201 20x -- 7
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Lawrence B 3.1 7 4 4 4 2
LaPalme P (L) 3.0 4 3 3 0 1
Black J 1.2 2 0 0 2 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn J 1.2 6 5 5 1 1
Littlefield D 2.1 1 1 1 2 1
Grissom M 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Wilhelm H (W) 3.0 1 0 0 0 4
DP -- Cincinnati 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 5, New York 10
HR -- Bell G, Temple J, Rhodes D, Spencer D, Mays W, White B
CS -- Wilson G
SH -- Lawrence B, LaPalme P
T -- 2:33
A -- 0
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