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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 26, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on May 26, 1956 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 26, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 26, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roger Craig |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Hearn |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 23,867 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Bill Jackowski 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Jackie Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Sandy Amoros | Left Fielder |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Roger Craig | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Lockman | Center Fielder |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Dusty Rhodes | Left Fielder |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Daryl Spencer | Second Baseman |
| Ray Katt | Catcher |
| Jim Hearn | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 26, 1956
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Hearn
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gilliam for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hearn
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Hearn
Snider hits a line drive into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Craig
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Craig
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Craig
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Craig
Rhodes strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Hearn
Campanella hits a line drive into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Hearn
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hearn
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. Hearn
Amoros hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Hearn
Furillo hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Craig
Mueller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Craig
Thompson takes first base on ball four. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Craig
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Katt vs. Craig
Katt takes first base on ball four. Mueller moves to third. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Hearn vs. Craig
Hearn hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lockman vs. Craig
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Craig vs. Hearn
Craig hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Hearn
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Hearn
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Hearn
Snider strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Craig
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Craig
White hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Craig
Rhodes hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Hearn
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Hearn
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Hearn
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. Hearn
There goes Hodges. The throw from Katt and he is safe. Hodges steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Amoros vs. Hearn
Amoros strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Craig
Randy Jackson now playing third base.
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Craig
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Craig
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Hearn
Furillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Craig vs. Hearn
Craig bunts in front of the plate. Katt fields it and throws to first for the out. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Hearn
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Hearn
Reese hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Hearn
Snider hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Furillo scores. Gilliam moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Campanella vs. Hearn
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Craig
Katt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Craig
George Wilson pinch hits for Jim Hearn.
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Craig
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Craig fields it and throws to first for the out. Katt moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Craig
There's a wild pitch. Katt moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Dark vs. Craig
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Craig
White hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Monzant
Ramon Monzant now pitching.
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Monzant
Jackson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Monzant
Amoros takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Monzant
Furillo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craig vs. Grissom
Marv Grissom now pitching.
Craig hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Craig for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Grissom
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Dark. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Grissom
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Craig
Rhodes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Craig
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Craig
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Craig fields it and throws to first for the out. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Craig
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Grissom
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Grissom
Campanella hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Grissom
Hodges hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Grissom
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Craig
Gino Cimoli now playing center field.
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Craig
Bobby Hofman pinch hits for Marv Grissom.
Hofman strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Craig
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Ridzik
Steve Ridzik now pitching.
Amoros hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Ridzik
Furillo hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Craig vs. Ridzik
Craig strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Ridzik
There goes Amoros. The throw from Katt and he is out, Dark applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Craig
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Craig
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Craig
Rhodes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Craig
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Ridzik
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Ridzik
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Ridzik
Cimoli hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Katt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Craig
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Craig
Spencer hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Katt vs. Craig
Katt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Castleman vs. Craig
Foster Castleman pinch hits for Steve Ridzik.
Castleman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/26/1956 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Gilliam J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Lockman W, cf 4 0 0 0
Reese P, ss 5 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 3 0 0 0
Snider D, cf 4 0 1 1 White B, 1b 4 0 1 0
Cimoli G, cf 1 0 0 0 Rhodes D, lf 3 0 1 0
Campanella R, c 4 0 0 0 Mueller D, rf 3 0 0 0
Hodges G, 1b 4 0 1 0 Thompson H, 3b 3 0 0 0
Robinson J, 3b 2 1 1 0 Spencer D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Jackson R, 3b 2 1 1 1 Katt R, c 2 0 1 0
Amoros S, lf 3 2 2 2 Hearn J, p 1 0 0 0
Furillo C, rf 4 2 2 2 Wilson G, ph 1 0 0 0
Craig R, p 3 0 0 0 Monzant R, p 0 0 0 0
Grissom M, p 0 0 0 0
Hofman B, ph 1 0 0 0
Ridzik S, p 0 0 0 0
Castleman F, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 6 8 6 30 0 3 0
Brooklyn 020 013 000 -- 6
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Craig R (W) 9.0 3 0 0 6 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn J (L) 5.0 4 3 3 2 3
Monzant R 0.1 2 3 3 1 0
Grissom M 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Ridzik S 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Dark A 2
LOB -- Brooklyn 6, New York 9
HR -- Amoros S, Jackson R, Furillo C
SB -- Hodges G
CS -- Amoros S
SH -- Craig R
WP -- Craig R
T -- 2:50
A -- 23867
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