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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 25, 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 July 25, 1956 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 25, 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 | July 25, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Buhl |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Worthington |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 6,015 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Hal Dixon 2B: Augie Donatelli 3B: Tom Gorman |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| Toby Atwell | Catcher |
| Bob Buhl | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Dusty Rhodes | Left Fielder |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Bill Sarni | Catcher |
| Eddie Bressoud | Shortstop |
| Al Worthington | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 25, 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 popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sarni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Worthington
Bruton hits a popup towards third. Thompson settles under it 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 into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Worthington
Aaron 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
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Buhl
Mueller 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 -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Buhl
Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Buhl
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Buhl
There goes Mays. The throw from Atwell and he is safe. Mays steals second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rhodes vs. Buhl
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rhodes for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Worthington
Adcock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Worthington
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Worthington
Logan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Atwell vs. Worthington
Atwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Atwell for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Buhl
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Buhl
Thompson hits a line drive into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sarni vs. Buhl
There goes White. The throw from Atwell and he is out, Logan applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Buhl
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bressoud vs. Buhl
Bressoud strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buhl vs. Worthington
Buhl strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Worthington
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Worthington
Bruton 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
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Worthington vs. Buhl
Worthington hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Buhl
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Buhl
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock fields the ball and throws to Buhl covering. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Buhl
Atwell fires to first and picks off Schoendienst. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Worthington
Mathews hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Worthington
Aaron bunts towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Worthington
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Worthington
Thomson hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Buhl
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Buhl
There goes Mays. The throw from Atwell and he is out, Logan applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Buhl
Rhodes 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: ---
White vs. Buhl
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Buhl covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Worthington
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Worthington
Atwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buhl vs. Worthington
Buhl strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Worthington
O'Connell is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Buhl
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sarni vs. Buhl
Sarni hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bressoud vs. Buhl
Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Adcock. Thompson scores. Sarni moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Worthington vs. Buhl
Worthington bunts towards third. Mathews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sarni moves to third. Bressoud moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mueller vs. Buhl
Mueller hits a line drive into left field. Thomson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Thomson. Sarni scores. Bressoud scores. Worthington moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schoendienst vs. Buhl
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out. Worthington moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. Buhl
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards second. O'Connell scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Worthington
Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Worthington
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Worthington
Aaron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adcock vs. Worthington
Adcock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mathews moves to third. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thomson vs. Worthington
Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Grissom
Marv Grissom now pitching.
Logan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Atwell vs. Grissom
Atwell hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buhl vs. Grissom
Buhl is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Buhl
Frank Torre now playing first base.
Rhodes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Atwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Buhl
White hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Buhl
Thompson hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Buhl
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Grissom
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Grissom
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Grissom
Mathews hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sarni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Grissom
Aaron hits a popup towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Buhl
Bressoud hits a popup in front of the plate. Atwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Buhl
George Wilson pinch hits for Marv Grissom.
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Buhl
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. McCall
Windy McCall now pitching.
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first, with McCall covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. McCall
Thomson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. McCall
Logan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sarni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Buhl
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Buhl
Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Buhl
Rhodes hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Buhl
White strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. McCall
Jackie Brandt now playing left field.
Atwell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buhl vs. McCall
Buhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. McCall
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. McCall
Bruton hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Bruton reaches second base with a double. O'Connell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mathews vs. McCall
Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bruton scores. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Hearn
Jim Hearn now pitching.
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, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Buhl
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sarni vs. Buhl
Sarni hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bressoud vs. Buhl
Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Castleman vs. Buhl
Foster Castleman pinch hits for Jim Hearn.
Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/25/1956 -- Milwaukee at New York (D)
Milwaukee AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
O'Connell D, 2b 5 1 0 0 Mueller D, rf 4 0 1 1
Bruton B, cf 5 1 2 1 Schoendienst R, 2b 4 0 2 0
Mathews E, 3b 5 2 4 2 Mays W, cf 3 0 1 0
Aaron H, rf 5 1 1 0 Rhodes D, lf 4 0 0 0
Adcock J, 1b 3 1 1 0 Brandt J, lf 0 0 0 0
Torre F, 1b 1 0 0 0 White B, 1b 4 1 2 1
Thomson B, lf 4 1 1 4 Thompson H, 3b 3 1 1 0
Logan J, ss 3 0 1 0 Sarni B, c 4 1 3 0
Atwell T, c 4 0 1 0 Bressoud E, ss 4 1 0 0
Buhl B, p 4 0 1 0 Worthington A, p 2 0 1 0
Grissom M, p 0 0 0 0
Wilson G, ph 1 0 0 0
McCall W, p 0 0 0 0
Hearn J, p 0 0 0 0
Castleman F, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 7 12 7 34 4 11 2
Milwaukee 000 104 002 -- 7
New York 000 031 000 -- 4
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Buhl B (W) 9.0 11 4 2 2 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Worthington A (L) 5.1 7 5 5 1 5
Grissom M 1.2 2 0 0 0 1
McCall W 1.2 3 2 2 0 0
Hearn J 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Adcock J, Thomson B
DP -- Milwaukee 2
LOB -- Milwaukee 6, New York 5
2B -- Bruton B
HR -- Mathews E, Thomson B, White B
SB -- Mays W
CS -- White B, Mays W
T -- 2:18
A -- 6015
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