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Giants
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
September 4, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Giants, played on September 4, 1956 at Connie Mack Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 4, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 4, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Max Surkont |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Harvey Haddix |
| Ballpark | Connie Mack Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 6,049 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Frank Secory 2B: Bill Engeln 3B: Larry Goetz |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Brandt | Left Fielder |
| Bill Sarni | Catcher |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Foster Castleman | Third Baseman |
| Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
| Max Surkont | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Solly Hemus | Second Baseman |
| Marv Blaylock | First Baseman |
| Stan Lopata | Catcher |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Elmer Valo | Right Fielder |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Harvey Haddix | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
September 4, 1956
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Haddix
Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Haddix
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blaylock fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Mueller for the double play. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Haddix
Mays hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Mays reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Brandt vs. Haddix
Brandt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mays scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sarni vs. Haddix
Sarni takes first base on ball four. Brandt moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
White vs. Haddix
White is hit by the pitch. Brandt moves to third. Sarni moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Castleman vs. Haddix
Castleman hits a popup in front of the plate. Lopata settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Surkont
Ashburn hits a line drive towards first. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Surkont
Hemus hits a popup towards short. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blaylock vs. Surkont
Blaylock strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Haddix
Spencer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopata settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Surkont vs. Haddix
Surkont hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Haddix
Mueller hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Haddix
Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Haddix
Mays hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hemus reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Surkont
Lopata hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller who is chasing the ball. Lopata reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Ennis vs. Surkont
Ennis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Surkont
Jones hits a popup towards short. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Valo vs. Surkont
Valo 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
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Haddix
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Haddix
Sarni strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Haddix
White hits a popup towards the mound. Haddix settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Surkont
Smalley strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haddix vs. Surkont
Haddix hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Surkont
Ashburn hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Haddix
Castleman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hemus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Haddix
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haddix fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Surkont vs. Haddix
Surkont strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Surkont
Hemus hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Hemus reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Blaylock vs. Surkont
Blaylock hits a line drive into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hemus moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Lopata vs. Surkont
Lopata hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hemus tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Surkont
Ennis hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Haddix
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Haddix
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Haddix
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Surkont
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Surkont
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Valo for the out. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smalley vs. Surkont
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Haddix vs. Surkont
Haddix 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
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Haddix
Brandt hits a popup, foul, towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Haddix
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Haddix
White hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Surkont
Ashburn hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Surkont
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hemus for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blaylock vs. Surkont
Blaylock hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Haddix
Castleman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Haddix
Spencer hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Surkont vs. Haddix
Surkont bunts towards first. Blaylock scoops it up and throws to first, with Hemus covering, for the out. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Haddix
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blaylock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mueller for the out. Spencer moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schoendienst vs. Haddix
Schoendienst hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Schoendienst reaches second base with a double. Spencer scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Haddix
Mays is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Brandt vs. Haddix
Brandt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hemus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Surkont
Lopata hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Surkont
Ennis bunts towards third. Castleman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Surkont
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ennis moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Valo vs. Surkont
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ennis scores. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Baumholtz vs. Surkont
Frank Baumholtz pinch hits for Roy Smalley.
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Surkont fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Haddix
Granny Hamner now playing shortstop.
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Haddix
White hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Haddix
Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blaylock scoops it up and throws to first, with Haddix covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Haddix vs. Surkont
Haddix hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Surkont
Ashburn hits a line drive into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hemus vs. Surkont
Hemus hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Blaylock vs. Surkont
Blaylock hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blaylock for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Haddix
Spencer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Surkont vs. Haddix
Surkont bunts towards first. Blaylock scoops it up and throws to first, with Hemus covering, for the out. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Haddix
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spencer scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Negray
Ron Negray now pitching.
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hemus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Negray
Mays is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brandt vs. Negray
Brandt hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ashburn. Mueller scores. Mays goes all the way around to score. Brandt moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sarni vs. Negray
Sarni hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brandt scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Flowers
Ben Flowers now pitching.
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 7 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Surkont
Lopata hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Surkont
Ennis strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Surkont
Jones hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/4/1956 -- New York at Philadelphia (N)
New York AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Mueller D, rf 5 1 3 1 Ashburn R, cf 4 0 0 0
Schoendienst R, 2b 5 0 2 1 Hemus S, 2b 4 1 1 0
Mays W, cf 3 2 1 0 Blaylock M, 1b 4 0 0 0
Brandt J, lf 5 1 2 2 Lopata S, c 3 0 1 1
Sarni B, c 4 0 1 1 Ennis D, lf 4 1 1 0
White B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Jones W, 3b 4 0 2 0
Castleman F, 3b 4 1 1 1 Valo E, rf 3 0 0 1
Spencer D, ss 4 2 2 0 Smalley R, ss 2 0 0 0
Surkont M, p 2 0 0 0 Baumholtz F, ph 1 0 0 0
Hamner G, ss 0 0 0 0
Haddix H, p 3 0 1 0
Negray R, p 0 0 0 0
Flowers B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 7 12 6 32 2 6 2
New York 100 000 204 -- 7
Philadelphia 000 100 100 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Surkont M (W) 9.0 6 2 2 0 3
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Haddix H (L) 8.1 10 5 5 2 2
Negray R 0.1 2 2 1 1 0
Flowers B 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Ashburn R
DP -- Philadelphia 1
LOB -- New York 8, Philadelphia 4
2B -- Mays W, Hemus S, Schoendienst R
3B -- Lopata S
HR -- Castleman F
SH -- Surkont M 2
SF -- Lopata S
HBP -- by Haddix H (White B)
T -- 2:24
A -- 6049
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