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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 18, 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 September 18, 1956 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 18, 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 | September 18, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Rush |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ruben Gomez |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Shag Crawford 2B: Lee Ballanfant 3B: Artie Gore |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Gene Baker | Second Baseman |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Walt Moryn | Right Fielder |
| Jim King | Left Fielder |
| Pete Whisenant | Center Fielder |
| Hobie Landrith | Catcher |
| Frank Kellert | First Baseman |
| Bob Rush | Pitcher |
| Stan Hack | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Brandt | Left Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Bill Sarni | Catcher |
| Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
| Ruben Gomez | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 18, 1956
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Gomez
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Gomez
Baker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brandt. Baker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Banks vs. Gomez
Banks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moryn vs. Gomez
Moryn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baker scores. Banks moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
King vs. Gomez
King hits a line drive into center field. Mays picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mays. Banks scores. Moryn goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whisenant vs. Gomez
Whisenant hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landrith vs. Gomez
Landrith 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 1
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Rush
Mueller 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, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Rush
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Rush
Mays 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, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kellert vs. Gomez
Kellert hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rush vs. Gomez
Rush strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Gomez
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Rush
Brandt strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Rush
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Rush
White hits a line drive towards third. Hoak reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Gomez
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Gomez
Banks hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Banks reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moryn vs. Gomez
Moryn hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
King vs. Gomez
King 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 3
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Rush
Sarni is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Rush
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Rush
Gomez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kellert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Rush
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whisenant vs. Gomez
Bobby Hofman now catching.
Whisenant hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brandt. Whisenant reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Landrith vs. Gomez
Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Whisenant moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kellert vs. Littlefield
Dick Littlefield now pitching.
Kellert hits a popup, foul, for a double play. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rush vs. Littlefield
Rush strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, 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, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, 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, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Rush
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Littlefield
Hoak hits a popup towards short. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Littlefield
Baker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Littlefield
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. Littlefield
Moryn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Rush
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kellert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Rush
White hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Rush
Hofman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Littlefield
King takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whisenant vs. Littlefield
Whisenant bunts towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. King moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Landrith vs. Littlefield
Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. King moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kellert vs. Littlefield
Kellert hits a line drive into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Rush
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Rush
Foster Castleman pinch hits for Dick Littlefield.
Castleman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Rush
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Rush
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rush vs. Hearn
Jim Hearn now pitching.
Rush hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Hearn
Hoak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
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 scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hoak moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Banks vs. Hearn
Banks strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Rush
Mays hits a line drive into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Rush
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Rush
Thompson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Rush
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kellert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Rush
Hofman hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Hearn
Moryn strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Hearn
King hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whisenant vs. Hearn
Whisenant hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landrith vs. Hearn
Landrith 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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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Rush
Spencer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Rush
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Jim Hearn.
Rhodes hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kellert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Rush
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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
Top 9
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kellert vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Kellert hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rush vs. Wilhelm
Rush takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. McCall
Windy McCall now pitching.
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards first. White throws to second for one, and Spencer throws to first, and White drops the ball. Hoak moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. McCall
Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hoak moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Banks vs. McCall
Banks is walked intentionally. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Moryn vs. McCall
Moryn strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Irvin vs. McCall
Monte Irvin pinch hits for Jim King.
Irvin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Rush
Monte Irvin now playing left field.
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Rush
Brandt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Rush
Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/18/1956, game 1 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Hoak D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Mueller D, rf 4 0 2 0
Baker G, 2b 4 1 2 0 Schoendienst R, 2b 4 0 0 0
Banks E, ss 3 1 1 0 Mays W, cf 4 0 0 0
Moryn W, rf 5 1 1 1 Brandt J, lf 4 1 1 0
King J, lf 3 0 1 1 Thompson H, 3b 4 1 1 2
Irvin M, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 White B, 1b 3 0 0 0
Whisenant P, cf 3 0 2 0 Sarni B, c 0 0 0 0
Landrith H, c 4 0 1 0 Hofman B, c 2 0 0 0
Kellert F, 1b 4 1 1 1 Spencer D, ss 3 0 0 0
Rush B, p 3 0 0 0 Gomez R, p 1 0 0 0
Littlefield D, p 0 0 0 0
Castleman F, ph 1 0 0 0
Hearn J, p 0 0 0 0
Rhodes D, ph 1 0 0 0
Wilhelm H, p 0 0 0 0
McCall W, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 9 3 31 2 4 2
Chicago 300 000 001 -- 4
New York 000 000 200 -- 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Rush B (W) 9.0 4 2 2 0 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez R (L)* 3.0 6 3 2 1 1
Littlefield D 3.0 0 0 0 2 2
Hearn J 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Wilhelm H+ 0.0 1 1 1 1 0
McCall W 1.0 1 0 0 1 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 4th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Mays W, White B
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Chicago 10, New York 3
2B -- Baker G, Banks E, Whisenant P
HR -- Thompson H, Kellert F
SH -- Whisenant P
HBP -- by Rush B (Sarni B)
T -- 2:33
A -- 0
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