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September 7, 1956

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Top 8	R	H	E
Giants	6	13	0
Dodgers	0	7	0

Top 8	R	H	E
Giants	6	13	0
Dodgers	0	7	0

Willie Mays Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.500	.283
OBP	.500	.365
At Bats	4	452
Hits	2	128
• Singles	0	73
• Doubles	0	20
• Triples	0	7
• Home Runs	2	28
Walks	0	59
RBI’s	3	65

Ralph Branca Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
0	0	0

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Ebbets Field - September 7, 1956

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Strikeout

Ralph Branca

Roy Campanella

Gil Hodges

Charlie Neal

Jackie Robinson

Pee Wee Reese

Jim Gilliam

Duke Snider

Carl Furillo

Willie Mays

Red Schoendienst

Don Mueller

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Mays strikes out.

Return to all plays in text

PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 8 Schoendienst takes first base on ball four.

Top 8 The ball gets by Campanella for a passed ball. Mueller moves to second.

Top 8 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 8 Ralph Branca now pitching. Antonelli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gilliam for the out.

Bottom 7 Randy Jackson pinch hits for Ed Roebuck. Jackson hits a line drive beyond third. Castleman can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.

Bottom 7 Neal hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Hodges hits a line drive towards short. Spencer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Spencer strikes out.

Top 7 Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. White scores.

Top 7 There's a wild pitch. White moves to third. Sarni moves to second.

Top 7 Sarni hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. White moves to second.

Top 7 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields the ball and throws to Roebuck covering. Safe.

Top 7 Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roebuck fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Mays hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 6 Campanella strikes out.

Bottom 6 Furillo hits a line drive towards short. Spencer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schoendienst for the out.

Top 6 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roebuck fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Antonelli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Antonelli for the out.

Bottom 5 Snider strikes out.

Bottom 5 Reese hits a line drive into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Gilliam hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Roebuck hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 5 Spencer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Castleman hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Neal strikes out.

Bottom 4 Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Furillo moves to second.

Bottom 4 Campanella strikes out.

Bottom 4 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 4 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 White strikes out.

Top 4 Brandt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mueller scores. Schoendienst moves to second.

Top 4 Mays hits a line drive towards third. Robinson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Mueller moves to third.

Top 4 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roebuck fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 4 Antonelli hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 3 Reese takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 3 Gilliam hits a line drive into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Castleman hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Sarni hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Snider. Sarni reaches second base with a double.

Top 3 White strikes out.

Bottom 2 Roebuck strikes out.

Bottom 2 Neal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 Hodges hits a line drive towards third. Castleman reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.

Top 2 Mays strikes out.

Top 2 Ed Roebuck now pitching. Schoendienst takes first base on ball four. Mueller moves to second.

Top 2 Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Antonelli scores.

Top 2 Antonelli hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Antonelli reaches second base with a double.

Top 2 Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 1 Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reese moves to third.

Bottom 1 Snider hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Reese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 1 Sarni takes first base on ball four. Brandt moves to second.

Top 1 White strikes out.

Top 1 Brandt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 1 Mays hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Top 1 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.

Top 1 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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September 7, 1956