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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 17, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 17, 1956 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 17, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 17, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Red Munger |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Margoneri |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 5,998 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: Hal Dixon 3B: Augie Donatelli |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Walls | Left Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | Third Baseman |
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Hank Foiles | Catcher |
| Bob Skinner | First Baseman |
| Red Munger | Pitcher |
| Bobby Bragan | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jackie Brandt | Right Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Dusty Rhodes | Left Fielder |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Foster Castleman | Third Baseman |
| Bill Sarni | Catcher |
| Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
| Joe Margoneri | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 17, 1956
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Margoneri
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Margoneri
Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Margoneri
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Munger
Brandt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Munger
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Munger
Mays takes first base on ball four. Brandt moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rhodes vs. Munger
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Munger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Margoneri
Thomas hits a line drive into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Margoneri
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Margoneri
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Munger
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Munger
Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Munger
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Margoneri
Foiles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Margoneri
Skinner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munger vs. Margoneri
Munger bunts towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Schoendienst covering, for the out. Foiles moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walls vs. Margoneri
Walls 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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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Munger
Spencer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Margoneri vs. Munger
Margoneri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Munger
Brandt hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Munger
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Margoneri
Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Margoneri
Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Margoneri
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Margoneri
There goes Clemente. The throw from Sarni and he is safe. Clemente steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Virdon vs. Margoneri
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Munger
Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Munger
Rhodes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Munger
White hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castleman vs. Munger
Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Margoneri
Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foiles vs. Margoneri
Foiles hits a fly ball into right field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Margoneri
Skinner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mazeroski moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hall vs. Margoneri
Dick Hall pinch hits for Red Munger.
Hall is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walls vs. Margoneri
Walls hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Naranjo
Cholly Naranjo now pitching.
Sarni hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Naranjo
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Margoneri vs. Naranjo
Margoneri bunts towards first. Skinner scoops it up and throws to first, with Mazeroski covering, for the out. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brandt vs. Naranjo
Brandt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Spencer scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Naranjo
Schoendienst hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Brandt trying to get to third. Walls throws the ball in to Thomas, who tags Brandt for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Naranjo
Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schoendienst moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rhodes vs. Waters
Fred Waters now pitching.
Rhodes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Foiles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Margoneri
Don Mueller now playing right field. Jackie Brandt now playing left field.
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Margoneri
Clemente 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Margoneri
Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Waters
White hits a fly ball into left field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Waters
Castleman hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Foiles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Waters
Sarni hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Margoneri
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Margoneri fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Margoneri
Mazeroski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foiles vs. Margoneri
Foiles strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Margoneri
Skinner takes first base on ball four. Mazeroski moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cole vs. Margoneri
Dick Cole pinch hits for Fred Waters.
Cole hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mazeroski scores. Skinner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walls vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Walls hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. O'Brien
Johnny O'Brien now pitching.
Spencer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilhelm vs. O'Brien
Wilhelm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. O'Brien
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Wilhelm
Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Wilhelm
Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Groat moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomas vs. Wilhelm
Thomas strikes out. There goes Clemente. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Virdon vs. Wilhelm
Virdon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mazeroski vs. Wilhelm
Mazeroski hits a popup towards third. Castleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Long vs. Wilhelm
Dale Long pinch hits for Hank Foiles.
Long 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 8
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. O'Brien
Jack Shepard now catching.
Schoendienst is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. O'Brien
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. O'Brien
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Schoendienst moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. O'Brien
White hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Schoendienst tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castleman vs. O'Brien
There goes Mays. The throw from Shepard and he is out, Mazeroski applying the tag. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Wilhelm
Skinner strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Wilhelm
O'Brien hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Wilhelm
Walls takes first base on ball four. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groat vs. Wilhelm
Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. O'Brien scores. Walls moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clemente vs. McCall
Windy McCall now pitching.
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards first. White fields it and throws to second for the out. Walls scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. McCall
Thomas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sarni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/17/1956 -- Pittsburgh at New York (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Walls L, lf 4 1 0 0 Brandt J, rf-lf 4 0 2 1
Groat D, ss 5 0 2 1 Schoendienst R, 2b 3 1 1 0
Clemente R, rf 5 0 2 1 Mays W, cf 3 1 3 1
Thomas F, 3b 5 0 0 0 Rhodes D, lf 3 0 1 0
Virdon B, cf 3 0 1 0 Mueller D, rf 1 0 0 0
Mazeroski B, 2b 3 1 1 0 White B, 1b 3 0 0 1
Foiles H, c 2 0 0 0 Castleman F, 3b 3 0 0 0
Long D, ph 1 0 0 0 Sarni B, c 3 1 1 1
Shepard J, c 0 0 0 0 Spencer D, ss 2 2 1 1
Skinner B, 1b 3 0 1 0 Margoneri J, p 1 0 0 0
Munger R, p 0 0 0 0 Wilhelm H, p 1 0 0 0
Hall D, ph 1 0 0 0 McCall W, p 0 0 0 0
Naranjo C, p 0 0 0 0
Waters F, p 0 0 0 0
Cole D, ph 1 0 1 1
O'Brien J, p 1 1 1 0
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34 3 9 3 27 5 9 5
Pittsburgh 000 000 102 -- 3
New York 001 120 01x -- 5
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Munger R (L) 4.0 4 2 2 1 0
Naranjo C 0.2 4 2 2 1 0
Waters F 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
O'Brien J 2.0 1 1 1 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Margoneri J (W) 6.2 5 1 1 3 4
Wilhelm H 1.2 4 2 2 2 2
McCall W (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
DP -- Pittsburgh 2, New York 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 10, New York 3
HR -- Spencer D, Mays W, Sarni B
SB -- Clemente R
CS -- Mays W
SH -- Munger R, Margoneri J
SF -- White B
HBP -- by O'Brien J (Schoendienst R)
PB -- Sarni B
T -- 2:38
A -- 5998
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