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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
|
| 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 | Bob Rush |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Littlefield |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 6,241 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: Hal Dixon 3B: Augie Donatelli |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Solly Drake | Center Fielder |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Walt Moryn | Right Fielder |
| Gene Baker | Second Baseman |
| Harry Chiti | Catcher |
| Bob Rush | 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 |
| Jim Mangan | Catcher |
| Dick Littlefield | 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. Littlefield
Drake strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Littlefield
Hoak hits a line drive towards first. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Littlefield
Fondy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Rush
Brandt hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Rush
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Rush
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Littlefield
Banks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Littlefield
Irvin hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. Littlefield
Moryn strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Littlefield
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Rush
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Rush
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Rush drops the ball. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castleman vs. Rush
Castleman hits a line drive towards short. Banks reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Rush
Spencer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Littlefield
Chiti strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rush vs. Littlefield
Rush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drake vs. Littlefield
Drake strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangan vs. Rush
Mangan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Littlefield vs. Rush
Littlefield strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Rush
Brandt hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Chiti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Littlefield
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Littlefield
Fondy strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Littlefield
Banks hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Banks reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Littlefield
Irvin 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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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Rush
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Rush
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Rush
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks misplays the ball. That's an error on Banks. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Rush
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Littlefield
Moryn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Littlefield
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Littlefield
Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Rush
Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Rush
Spencer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangan vs. Rush
Mangan hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rush vs. Littlefield
Rush hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drake vs. Littlefield
Drake strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Littlefield
Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Littlefield vs. Rush
Littlefield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Rush
Brandt bunts towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Baker covering, for the out. Littlefield moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Rush
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Littlefield moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schoendienst vs. Rush
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Rush covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Littlefield
Fondy hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Littlefield
Banks hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Littlefield
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Rush
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Rush
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Rush
Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Littlefield
Moryn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Littlefield
Baker bunts towards the mound. Littlefield fields it and throws to first for the out. Moryn moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chiti vs. Littlefield
Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Moryn moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rush vs. Littlefield
Rush hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Rush
Hank Thompson pinch hits for Daryl Spencer.
Thompson hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Drake. Thompson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mangan vs. Rush
Ruben Gomez pinch runs for Hank Thompson.
Mangan bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bressoud vs. Rush
Eddie Bressoud pinch hits for Dick Littlefield. Steve Ridzik pinch runs for Jim Mangan.
Bressoud bunts towards first. Fondy fields it and throws to third for the out. Ridzik moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brandt vs. Rush
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Banks fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Ridzik moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mueller vs. Rush
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Grissom
Eddie Bressoud now playing shortstop. Marv Grissom now pitching. Wes Westrum now catching. Jim King pinch hits for Solly Drake.
King hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mays, who is chasing the ball. King reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hoak vs. Grissom
Eddie Miksis pinch runs for Jim King.
Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Miksis tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Grissom
Fondy hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Grissom
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, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Grissom
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Rush
Eddie Miksis now playing center field.
Schoendienst hits a line drive into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Rush
Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Rush
White hits a line drive into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castleman vs. Rush
Castleman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rhodes vs. Rush
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Wes Westrum.
Rhodes hits a fly ball into center field. Miksis 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 8/3/1956, game 2 -- Chicago at New York (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Drake S, cf 3 0 0 0 Brandt J, lf 3 0 0 0
King J, ph 1 0 1 0 Mueller D, rf 4 0 0 0
Miksis E, pr-cf 0 1 0 0 Schoendienst R, 2b 4 0 0 0
Hoak D, 3b 3 0 0 1 Mays W, cf 4 0 1 0
Fondy D, 1b 4 1 1 1 White B, 1b 4 0 0 0
Banks E, ss 4 0 2 0 Castleman F, 3b 4 0 1 0
Irvin M, lf 4 0 0 0 Spencer D, ss 2 0 0 0
Moryn W, rf 1 0 0 0 Thompson H, ph 1 0 1 0
Baker G, 2b 2 0 0 0 Gomez R, pr 0 0 0 0
Chiti H, c 3 0 0 0 Westrum W, c 0 0 0 0
Rush B, p 3 0 0 0 Rhodes D, ph 1 0 0 0
Mangan J, c 3 0 0 0
Ridzik S, pr 0 0 0 0
Grissom M, p 0 0 0 0
Littlefield D, p 2 0 1 0
Bressoud E, ph-ss 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28 2 4 2 33 0 4 0
Chicago 000 000 002 -- 2
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Rush B (W) 9.0 4 0 0 0 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Littlefield D 8.0 2 0 0 2 7
Grissom M (L) 1.0 2 2 2 0 0
E -- Rush B, Banks E
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Chicago 3, New York 7
2B -- Banks E, Thompson H
3B -- King J
HR -- Fondy D
SH -- Brandt J, Baker G
SF -- Hoak D
T -- 2:20
A -- 6241
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