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Giants
@ Braves
County Stadium
August 22, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Braves and the New York Giants, played on August 22, 1956 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 22, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 22, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Littlefield |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Taylor Phillips |
| Ballpark | County Stadium |
| City | Milwaukee |
| State | WI |
| Attendance | 20,256 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hal Dixon 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Babe Pinelli |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Foster Castleman | Third Baseman |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Dusty Rhodes | Left Fielder |
| Jackie Brandt | Right Fielder |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Bill Sarni | Catcher |
| Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
| Dick Littlefield | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Andy Pafko | Left Fielder |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Taylor Phillips | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Braves
County Stadium
August 22, 1956
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Phillips
Castleman hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Phillips
Schoendienst hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Phillips
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Phillips
There goes Mays. The throw from Rice and he is out, Logan applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Littlefield
O'Connell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Littlefield
Logan bunts towards the mound. Littlefield fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. Littlefield
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Connell moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mathews vs. Littlefield
Mathews hits a fly ball into right field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Phillips
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rhodes for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Phillips
Brandt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Phillips
White hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Brandt moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sarni vs. Phillips
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brandt scores. White moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Phillips
Spencer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Littlefield
Adcock hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brandt. Adcock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Littlefield
Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Adcock scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Littlefield
Pafko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Littlefield
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Phillips vs. Littlefield
Phillips bunts towards the mound. Littlefield fields it and throws to third for the out. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Connell vs. Littlefield
O'Connell 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 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Littlefield vs. Phillips
Littlefield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Phillips
Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Phillips
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Littlefield
Logan hits a fly ball into right field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Littlefield
Aaron takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Littlefield
Mathews is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Littlefield
Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Littlefield
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Phillips
Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Phillips
Rhodes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Phillips
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Littlefield
Pafko strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Littlefield
Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Littlefield
Phillips bunts towards the mound. Littlefield fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Littlefield
O'Connell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sarni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Phillips
White 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 -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Phillips
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Phillips
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Littlefield
Logan 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 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Littlefield
Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Littlefield
Mathews hits a popup towards short. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Littlefield vs. Phillips
Littlefield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Phillips
Castleman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Phillips
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. Castleman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Phillips
Mays is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rhodes vs. Phillips
Rhodes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Castleman scores. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brandt vs. Phillips
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Littlefield
Don Mueller now playing right field. Jackie Brandt now playing left field.
Adcock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brandt. Adcock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Littlefield
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Littlefield
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Littlefield
Rice hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sarni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Phillips
White hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Phillips
Sarni hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson who is chasing the ball. Sarni reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spencer vs. Phillips
Spencer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Littlefield vs. Phillips
Rice fires to third and picks off Sarni. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Littlefield vs. Phillips
Littlefield 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
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. Littlefield
Felix Mantilla pinch hits for Taylor Phillips.
Mantilla hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brandt. Mantilla reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Connell vs. Littlefield
O'Connell bunts towards the mound. Littlefield fields it and throws to first for the out. Mantilla moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Logan vs. Littlefield
Littlefield has Mantilla trapped off third. He fires to home, and Mantilla is out at the plate. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Littlefield
Logan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Littlefield
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Trowbridge
Bob Trowbridge now pitching.
Castleman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pafko. Castleman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schoendienst vs. Trowbridge
Schoendienst bunts towards the mound. Trowbridge fields it and throws to first for the out. Castleman moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mays vs. Trowbridge
Mays 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 -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mueller vs. Trowbridge
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Wes Westrum now catching.
Mathews hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Wilhelm
Adcock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Wilhelm
Bill Bruton pinch runs for Joe Adcock.
The ball gets by Westrum for a passed ball. Bruton moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Wilhelm
The ball gets by Westrum for a passed ball. Bruton moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomson vs. Wilhelm
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Covington vs. Wilhelm
Wes Covington pinch hits for Andy Pafko.
Covington hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Trowbridge
Frank Torre now playing first base. Bill Bruton now playing center field. Bobby Thomson now playing left field.
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Trowbridge
White strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Trowbridge
Westrum hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Wilhelm
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tanner vs. Wilhelm
Chuck Tanner pinch hits for Bob Trowbridge.
Tanner 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 -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Wilhelm
Del Crandall pinch hits for Danny O'Connell.
Crandall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Wilhelm
Lew Burdette pinch runs for Del Crandall.
Logan hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/22/1956 -- New York at Milwaukee (D)
New York AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI
Castleman F, 3b 4 1 2 0 O'Connell D, 2b 3 0 1 0
Schoendienst R, 2b 3 0 0 0 Crandall D, ph 1 0 1 0
Mays W, cf 2 0 1 0 Burdette L, pr 0 0 0 0
Rhodes D, lf 3 0 1 1 Logan J, ss 4 0 1 0
Mueller D, rf 1 0 0 0 Aaron H, rf 3 0 0 0
Brandt J, rf-lf 4 1 1 0 Mathews E, 3b 4 0 0 0
White B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Adcock J, 1b 3 1 3 0
Sarni B, c 3 0 1 1 Bruton B, pr-cf 0 0 0 0
Westrum W, c 1 0 0 0 Thomson B, cf-lf 4 0 1 1
Spencer D, ss 2 0 0 0 Pafko A, lf 3 0 1 0
Littlefield D, p 3 0 0 0 Covington W, ph 1 0 0 0
Wilhelm H, p 0 0 0 0 Torre F, 1b 0 0 0 0
Rice D, c 4 0 1 0
Phillips T, p 2 0 0 0
Mantilla F, ph 1 0 1 0
Trowbridge B, p 0 0 0 0
Tanner C, ph 1 0 0 0
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30 2 7 2 34 1 10 1
New York 010 001 000 -- 2
Milwaukee 010 000 000 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Littlefield D (W) 7.0 9 1 1 1 2
Wilhelm H (S) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Phillips T (L) 7.0 6 2 2 3 1
Trowbridge B 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
DP -- Milwaukee 1
LOB -- New York 5, Milwaukee 10
2B -- Adcock J 2, Mantilla F, Castleman F
3B -- Sarni B
CS -- Mays W
SH -- Logan J, O'Connell D, Schoendienst R
PB -- Westrum W 2
T -- 2:25
A -- 20256
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