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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 1, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on September 1, 1956 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 1, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 1, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sal Maglie |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Max Surkont |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 14,154 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Artie Gore 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: Shag Crawford 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Sandy Amoros | Left Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Sal Maglie | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Foster Castleman | Third Baseman |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Dusty Rhodes | Left Fielder |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Jackie Brandt | Right Fielder |
| Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Max Surkont | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 1, 1956
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Surkont
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Surkont
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Surkont
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snider for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Maglie
Castleman strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Maglie
Schoendienst takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Maglie
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Surkont
Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Surkont
Amoros hits a fly ball into right field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Surkont
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Surkont
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Maglie
Rhodes strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Maglie
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Maglie
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Maglie
Spencer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Surkont
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Surkont
Maglie strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Surkont
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Maglie
Westrum strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Surkont vs. Maglie
Surkont hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Maglie
Castleman hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Surkont
Reese hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Surkont
Snider hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Surkont
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Amoros vs. Surkont
Amoros hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Surkont
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Hodges vs. Surkont
Hodges hits a popup towards short. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Maglie
Schoendienst hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Maglie
Mays strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Maglie
Rhodes hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Surkont
Campanella hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Surkont
Furillo strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Surkont
Maglie strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Maglie
White hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Maglie
Brandt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Maglie
Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Maglie
Westrum strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Surkont
Gilliam hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Surkont
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Surkont
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Surkont
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. Surkont
Amoros hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Surkont
Hodges hits a popup towards third. Castleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Maglie
Gino Cimoli now playing center field. Don Mueller pinch hits for Max Surkont.
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Maglie
Castleman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Bessent
Don Bessent now pitching.
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Castleman moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Bessent
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Rhodes vs. Bessent
Rhodes strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. McCall
Windy McCall now pitching.
Campanella hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. McCall
Furillo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bessent vs. McCall
Bessent strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Bessent
White hits a line drive into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Bessent
Brandt hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Bessent
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. McCall
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCall fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. McCall
Reese hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. McCall
Cimoli hits a popup towards third. Castleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Bessent
Bill Sarni pinch hits for Wes Westrum.
Sarni strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Bessent
Hank Thompson pinch hits for Windy McCall.
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Castleman vs. Bessent
Castleman hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Bessent
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Wilhelm
Bill Sarni now catching. Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. Wilhelm
There goes Robinson. The throw from Sarni and he is safe. Robinson steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Amoros vs. Wilhelm
Amoros strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Wilhelm
There goes Robinson. The throw from Sarni and he is safe. Robinson steals third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Hodges vs. Wilhelm
Hodges hits a ball on the ground into center field. Mays picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mays. Robinson scores. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campanella vs. Wilhelm
There's a wild pitch. Hodges moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Campanella vs. Wilhelm
Campanella hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hodges scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Gomez
Ruben Gomez now pitching.
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Bessent
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Bessent
Rhodes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
White vs. Bessent
White hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Bessent
Brandt hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/1/1956, game 2 -- Brooklyn at New York (N)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Gilliam J, 2b 4 1 1 1 Castleman F, 3b 3 0 0 0
Reese P, ss 4 0 0 0 Schoendienst R, 2b 3 0 1 0
Snider D, cf 2 1 0 0 Mays W, cf 4 0 0 0
Cimoli G, cf 1 0 0 0 Rhodes D, lf 3 0 0 0
Robinson J, 3b 3 1 1 0 White B, 1b 4 0 0 0
Amoros S, lf 4 1 1 2 Brandt J, rf 3 0 1 0
Hodges G, 1b 3 1 1 1 Spencer D, ss 3 0 0 0
Campanella R, c 4 0 1 1 Westrum W, c 2 0 0 0
Furillo C, rf 4 0 0 0 Sarni B, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Maglie S, p 2 0 0 0 Surkont M, p 1 0 0 0
Bessent D, p 1 0 0 0 Mueller D, ph 1 0 0 0
McCall W, p 0 0 0 0
Thompson H, ph 0 0 0 0
Wilhelm H, p 0 0 0 0
Gomez R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 5 5 5 28 0 2 0
Brooklyn 000 003 002 -- 5
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie S (W) 5.1 1 0 0 3 5
Bessent D (S) 3.2 1 0 0 2 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Surkont M (L) 6.0 2 3 3 3 4
McCall W 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Wilhelm H 0.1 3 2 1 0 1
Gomez R 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
E -- White B, Mays W
DP -- Brooklyn 1, New York 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 3, New York 6
HR -- Gilliam J, Amoros S
SB -- Robinson J 3, Reese P
WP -- Wilhelm H
T -- 2:47
A -- 14154
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