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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 22, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Milwaukee Braves, played on June 22, 1956 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 22, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 22, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ray Crone |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ruben Gomez |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 17,626 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Frank Secory 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Larry Goetz |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Left Fielder |
| Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
| Del Crandall | Catcher |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| Ray Crone | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Bressoud | Shortstop |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Left Fielder |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Bill Sarni | Catcher |
| Daryl Spencer | Third Baseman |
| Ruben Gomez | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 22, 1956
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Gomez
O'Connell hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Gomez
Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Gomez
Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Gomez
The ball gets by Sarni for a passed ball. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. Gomez
Aaron is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Crone
Bressoud takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Crone
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Crone
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on O'Connell. Bressoud moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Crone
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Gomez
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Gomez
Adcock bunts towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crandall vs. Gomez
Gomez spins and fires to second, and Thomson is picked off. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Gomez
Crandall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Gomez
Logan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thompson. Logan reaches second base with a double. Crandall moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Crone vs. Gomez
Crone hits a popup towards short. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Crone
Thompson hits a line drive into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Crone
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomson. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sarni vs. Crone
There goes White. The throw from Crandall and he is safe. White steals third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sarni vs. Crone
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spencer vs. Crone
There goes White. The slide. Crandall applies the tag. White is out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Gomez
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Gomez
Bruton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Gomez
Mathews hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Gomez
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Gomez
Thomson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sarni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Crone
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Crone
Gomez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bressoud vs. Crone
Bressoud strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Crone
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Gomez
Adcock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Gomez
Crandall hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Mays who is chasing the ball. Crandall reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Logan vs. Gomez
Logan hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Crone vs. Gomez
Crone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Crandall scores. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Gomez
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Connell for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Crone
Mueller hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Crone
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Crone
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Crone
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sarni vs. Crone
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Crone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Gomez
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bruton for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Gomez
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mathews for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Gomez
Aaron hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Aaron reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Gomez
Thomson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Crone
Spencer hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Crone
Gomez hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Crone
Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Gomez
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Gomez
Crandall hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sarni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Gomez
Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Crone
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schoendienst for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Crone
Mueller hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Crone
Mays hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crone vs. Gomez
Jackie Brandt now playing right field.
Crone hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Gomez
O'Connell hits a fly ball into left field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Gomez
Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Crone
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Crone
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Crone covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Crone
Sarni strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Gomez
Mathews hits a fly ball into right field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Gomez
Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Gomez
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Gomez
Adcock hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crandall vs. Gomez
Crandall takes first base on ball four. Thomson moves to third. Adcock moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Logan vs. Grissom
Marv Grissom now pitching.
Logan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Crone
Frank Torre now playing first base.
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Crone
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Marv Grissom.
Rhodes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Crone
George Wilson pinch hits for Eddie Bressoud.
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Crone
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crone vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Daryl Spencer now playing shortstop. Foster Castleman now playing third base.
Crone hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Wilhelm
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Wilhelm
There's a wild pitch. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bruton vs. Wilhelm
Bruton strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mathews vs. Wilhelm
Mathews 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 9
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Crone
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Crone
Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brandt moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Crone
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Crone fields it and throws to first for the out. Brandt moves to third. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
White vs. Crone
White hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brandt tags and scores. Mays tags and moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sarni vs. Crone
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Crone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/22/1956 -- Milwaukee at New York (N)
Milwaukee AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
O'Connell D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Bressoud E, ss 2 0 0 0
Bruton B, cf 5 1 1 1 Wilson G, ph 1 0 0 0
Mathews E, 3b 5 1 2 1 Wilhelm H, p 0 0 0 0
Aaron H, rf 4 0 1 0 Schoendienst R, 2b 4 0 0 0
Thomson B, lf 4 0 2 0 Mueller D, rf 3 0 0 0
Adcock J, 1b 3 0 1 0 Brandt J, rf 1 1 1 0
Torre F, 1b 0 0 0 0 Mays W, cf 4 0 2 0
Crandall D, c 2 1 1 0 Thompson H, lf 4 0 0 0
Logan J, ss 4 0 1 0 White B, 1b 3 0 2 1
Crone R, p 4 0 1 1 Sarni B, c 4 0 0 0
Spencer D, 3b-ss 3 0 0 0
Gomez R, p 2 0 1 0
Grissom M, p 0 0 0 0
Rhodes D, ph 1 0 1 0
Castleman F, 3b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 10 3 32 1 7 1
Milwaukee 002 100 000 -- 3
New York 000 000 001 -- 1
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Crone R (W) 9.0 7 1 1 1 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez R (L) 7.2 10 3 3 2 3
Grissom M 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Wilhelm H 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
E -- O'Connell D
DP -- Milwaukee 1
LOB -- Milwaukee 9, New York 6
2B -- Logan J, White B, Aaron H
3B -- Crandall D
HR -- Bruton B, Mathews E
SB -- White B
CS -- White B
SH -- Adcock J
SF -- White B
WP -- Wilhelm H
PB -- Sarni B
T -- 2:10
A -- 17626
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