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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 2, 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 2, 1956 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 2, 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 2, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Carl Erskine |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Antonelli |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Shag Crawford 2B: Lee Ballanfant 3B: Artie Gore |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Right Fielder |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Jackie Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
| Carl Furillo | Center Fielder |
| Carl Erskine | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Jackie Brandt | Left Fielder |
| Bill Sarni | Catcher |
| Foster Castleman | Third Baseman |
| Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
| Johnny Antonelli | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 2, 1956
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Antonelli
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Antonelli
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Antonelli
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Erskine
Mueller hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Erskine
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Erskine
Mays strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Antonelli
Campanella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Antonelli
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Antonelli
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Erskine
White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gilliam. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Brandt vs. Erskine
Brandt hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gilliam. Brandt reaches second base with a double. White scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Sarni vs. Erskine
Sarni hits a fly ball into right field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brandt moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Castleman vs. Erskine
Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Spencer vs. Erskine
Spencer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Antonelli
Neal hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Antonelli
Furillo hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Erskine vs. Antonelli
Erskine hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Antonelli
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. Neal moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Antonelli
Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Antonelli vs. Erskine
Antonelli strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Erskine
Mueller hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Furillo. Mueller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Schoendienst vs. Erskine
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into right field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Erskine
Mays is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
White vs. Erskine
White strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Antonelli
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Antonelli
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Antonelli
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, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Erskine
Brandt hits a fly ball into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Erskine
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erskine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Erskine
Castleman strikes out. Campanella drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Castleman out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Antonelli
Jackson 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 -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Antonelli
Neal strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Antonelli
Furillo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Erskine vs. Antonelli
Erskine hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Gilliam vs. Antonelli
Gilliam hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Erskine
Spencer hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Antonelli vs. Erskine
Antonelli strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Erskine
Mueller hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gilliam. Mueller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Schoendienst vs. Erskine
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mueller moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. Erskine
Mays hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Antonelli
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Antonelli
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Brandt. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Campanella vs. Antonelli
Antonelli spins and fires to second, and Robinson is picked off. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Antonelli
Campanella hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Erskine
White hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Erskine
Brandt hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Brandt reaches second base with a double. White moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Sarni vs. Erskine
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Castleman vs. Erskine
Castleman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Spencer vs. Erskine
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to home to get White. Brandt moves to third. Castleman moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Antonelli vs. Erskine
Antonelli strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Antonelli
Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Antonelli
Jackson hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Antonelli
Neal hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Antonelli
Furillo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Neal moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Erskine vs. Antonelli
Erskine bunts towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Erskine
Mueller hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Neal reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Erskine
Schoendienst takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Erskine
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Erskine
Erskine fires to first and has Mays trapped. There's the throw to Reese who tags Mays for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Antonelli
Gilliam hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Antonelli
Reese hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Reese reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Antonelli
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Campanella vs. Antonelli
Campanella is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Antonelli
Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Antonelli
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Spencer fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Erskine
White hits a fly ball into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Erskine
Brandt hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Erskine
Sarni strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Antonelli
Neal 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 -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Antonelli
Furillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Erskine vs. Antonelli
Erskine bunts towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Erskine for the out. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Antonelli
Gilliam is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Antonelli
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Erskine
Castleman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Erskine
Spencer bunts towards first. Hodges juggles the ball. That's an error on Hodges. Castleman moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Antonelli vs. Erskine
Jackie Robinson now playing third base. Duke Snider now playing center field. Gino Cimoli now playing left field.
Antonelli bunts towards the mound. Erskine fields it and throws to first for the out. Castleman moves to third. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mueller vs. Erskine
Mueller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Castleman scores. Spencer moves to third. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/2/1956, game 1 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Gilliam J, rf 3 1 1 1 Mueller D, rf 5 0 3 1
Reese P, ss 5 0 1 0 Schoendienst R, 2b 3 0 1 0
Robinson J, lf-3b 3 0 1 0 Mays W, cf 3 0 0 0
Campanella R, c 3 0 1 0 White B, 1b 4 1 1 0
Hodges G, 1b 4 0 0 0 Brandt J, lf 4 0 2 1
Jackson R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Sarni B, c 4 0 0 0
Snider D, cf 0 0 0 0 Castleman F, 3b 2 1 0 0
Neal C, 2b 4 0 2 0 Spencer D, ss 3 0 0 0
Furillo C, cf 4 0 3 0 Antonelli J, p 3 0 0 0
Cimoli G, lf 0 0 0 0
Erskine C, p 3 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 1 10 1 31 2 7 2
Brooklyn 000 000 010 -- 1
New York 010 000 001 -- 2
1 out when winning run was scored.
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Erskine C (L) 8.1 7 2 2 4 7
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Antonelli J (W) 9.0 10 1 1 4 1
E -- Hodges G 2
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- Brooklyn 10, New York 10
2B -- White B, Brandt J 2, Mueller D 2, Robinson J, Reese P
HR -- Gilliam J
SH -- Erskine C, Spencer D, Antonelli J
T -- 2:31
A -- 0
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