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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 3, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 3, 1956 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 3, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 3, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Kaiser |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Hearn |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 6,241 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Babe Pinelli 3B: Hal Dixon |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Solly Drake | Center Fielder |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Walt Moryn | Right Fielder |
| Jim King | Left Fielder |
| Gene Baker | Second Baseman |
| Hobie Landrith | Catcher |
| Don Kaiser | Pitcher |
| Stan Hack | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jackie Brandt | Left Fielder |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Foster Castleman | Third Baseman |
| Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Jim Hearn | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 3, 1956
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drake vs. Hearn
Drake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Hearn
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fondy vs. Hearn
Fondy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brandt. Fondy reaches second base with a double. Hoak moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Banks vs. Hearn
Banks is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Moryn vs. Hearn
Moryn hits a line drive into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hoak tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
King vs. Hearn
King hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Kaiser
Brandt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Kaiser
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Kaiser
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Hearn
Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Hearn
Landrith strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaiser vs. Hearn
Kaiser strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Kaiser
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaiser fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Kaiser
White strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Kaiser
Castleman hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drake vs. Hearn
Drake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Hearn
Hoak 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 -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Hearn
Fondy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Hearn
There goes Fondy. The throw from Westrum and he is out, Schoendienst applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Kaiser
Spencer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Kaiser
Westrum hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hearn vs. Kaiser
Hearn strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Kaiser
Brandt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Kaiser
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mueller for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Hearn
Banks 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 -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Hearn
Moryn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Hearn
The ball gets by Westrum for a passed ball. Moryn moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
King vs. Hearn
King takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Hearn
Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Moryn moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Landrith vs. Hearn
Landrith hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Hearn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Landrith for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Kaiser
Schoendienst hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Baker reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Kaiser
Mays hits a line drive into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Kaiser
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Kaiser covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaiser vs. Hearn
Kaiser strikes out. Westrum drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Kaiser out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drake vs. Hearn
Drake hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Hearn
Hoak is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Kaiser
Castleman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Kaiser
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Kaiser
Westrum hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Kaiser
Hearn is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Hearn
Fondy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Hearn
Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Hearn
Moryn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Hearn
King hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats King for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Kaiser
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Kaiser
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaiser fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Kaiser
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Hearn
Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Hearn
Landrith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaiser vs. Hearn
Kaiser strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Kaiser
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Kaiser
There goes Mays. The throw from Landrith and he is safe. Mays steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Kaiser
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaiser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Castleman vs. Kaiser
Castleman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Kaiser
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Kaiser
Westrum hits a line drive towards third. Hoak reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Kaiser
Hearn strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drake vs. Hearn
Drake hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Hearn
Hoak is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fondy vs. Hearn
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Hearn
Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Kaiser
Brandt hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Kaiser
Mueller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Kaiser
Schoendienst hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Kaiser
Mays hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lown
Turk Lown now pitching.
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castleman vs. Lown
Castleman takes first base on ball four. White moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Lown
Spencer takes first base on ball four. White moves to third. Castleman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rhodes vs. Lown
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Wes Westrum.
Rhodes strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hearn vs. Lown
Hearn hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Hearn
Jim Mangan now catching.
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards first. White fields the ball and throws to Hearn covering. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Hearn
King strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Hearn
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst 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 8/3/1956, game 1 -- Chicago at New York (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Drake S, cf 3 0 1 0 Brandt J, lf 4 1 3 1
Hoak D, 3b 4 1 0 0 Mueller D, rf 4 0 0 0
Fondy D, 1b 4 0 2 0 Schoendienst R, 2b 4 1 1 0
Banks E, ss 3 0 0 0 Mays W, cf 3 2 1 2
Moryn W, rf 2 0 2 1 White B, 1b 3 1 1 0
King J, lf 3 0 0 0 Castleman F, 3b 3 2 2 4
Baker G, 2b 4 0 0 0 Spencer D, ss 3 0 0 0
Landrith H, c 3 0 0 0 Westrum W, c 3 0 1 0
Kaiser D, p 3 0 0 0 Rhodes D, ph 1 0 0 0
Lown T, p 0 0 0 0 Mangan J, c 0 0 0 0
Hearn J, p 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 1 5 1 32 7 9 7
Chicago 100 000 000 -- 1
New York 000 010 33x -- 7
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Kaiser D (L) 7.1 9 7 7 1 7
Lown T 0.2 0 0 0 3 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn J (W) 9.0 5 1 1 4 8
DP -- Chicago 1, New York 1
LOB -- Chicago 6, New York 5
2B -- Fondy D
HR -- Castleman F 2, Brandt J, Mays W
SB -- Mays W
CS -- Fondy D
SF -- Moryn W
PB -- Westrum W
T -- 2:20
A -- 6241
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