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Giants
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
September 30, 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 30, 1956 at Connie Mack Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 30, 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 30, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Worthington |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Robin Roberts |
| Ballpark | Connie Mack Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Hal Dixon 2B: Augie Donatelli 3B: Tom Gorman |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Brandt | Left Fielder |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
| Ozzie Virgil | Third Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Al Worthington | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Solly Hemus | Second Baseman |
| Stan Lopata | Catcher |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Elmer Valo | Right Fielder |
| Ed Bouchee | First Baseman |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Robin Roberts | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
September 30, 1956
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Roberts
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Roberts
Schoendienst hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopata settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Roberts
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Roberts
Brandt hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Worthington
Ashburn strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Worthington
Hemus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lopata vs. Worthington
Lopata hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Worthington
Ennis hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Worthington
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Roberts
White hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Roberts
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Virgil vs. Roberts
Virgil hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Worthington
Valo hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. Worthington
Bouchee hits a line drive into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Worthington
Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Worthington
Roberts hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Roberts
Westrum hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Westrum reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Worthington vs. Roberts
Worthington bunts towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. Westrum moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mueller vs. Roberts
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to home to get Westrum. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Roberts
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Worthington
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hemus vs. Worthington
There goes Ashburn. The throw from Westrum and he is out, Spencer applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Worthington
Hemus hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Worthington
Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Roberts
Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Roberts
There goes Mays. The throw from Lopata and he is safe. Mays steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Brandt vs. Roberts
Brandt strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
White vs. Roberts
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mays scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Roberts
Spencer hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virgil vs. Roberts
Virgil hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westrum vs. Roberts
Westrum hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Worthington
Ennis hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Worthington
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Worthington
Valo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bouchee vs. Worthington
Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bouchee for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Worthington vs. Roberts
Worthington hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Roberts
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Roberts
Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Roberts
Mays hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Ashburn. Mays reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Brandt vs. Roberts
Brandt hits a line drive to center field. Ashburn throws towards Hemus. Hemus fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hemus. Mays scores. Brandt moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Roberts
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Roberts
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brandt moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Virgil vs. Roberts
Virgil hits a line drive off the glove of Jones, and into shallow left field. Virgil reaches second base with a double. Brandt scores. There goes White trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Spencer moves to third. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Worthington
Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Worthington
Roberts hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Worthington
Ashburn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hemus vs. Worthington
Hemus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ashburn moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Lopata vs. Worthington
Lopata hits a line drive towards short. Spencer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Roberts
Westrum hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Worthington vs. Roberts
Worthington strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Roberts
Mueller hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Worthington
Ennis hits a line drive towards first. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Worthington
Jones 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, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Worthington
Valo hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bouchee vs. Worthington
Bouchee is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Roberts
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. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Roberts
Mays strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Roberts
Brandt hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Worthington
Smalley hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Worthington
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Worthington covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Worthington
Ashburn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Hemus vs. Worthington
Hemus hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 4 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Roberts
White hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Roberts
Spencer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virgil vs. Roberts
Virgil hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Spencer moves to third. Virgil moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Westrum vs. Roberts
Westrum hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Spencer tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Worthington vs. Roberts
Worthington hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Virgil scores. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Roberts
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Hemus fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Roberts
Schoendienst hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hemus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 7 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Worthington
Lopata takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Worthington
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Worthington fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Worthington
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Worthington fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 7 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Roberts
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Roberts
Brandt strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Roberts
White hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Roberts
Spencer 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, 8 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Worthington
Valo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bouchee vs. Worthington
Bouchee hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Bouchee reaches second base with a double. Valo moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Greengrass vs. McCall
Marv Blaylock pinch hits for Roy Smalley. Windy McCall now pitching. Jim Greengrass pinch hits for Marv Blaylock.
Greengrass strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Hamner vs. McCall
Granny Hamner pinch hits for Robin Roberts.
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Virgil fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Valo scores. Bouchee moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Ashburn vs. McCall
Ashburn hits a line drive into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hemus vs. McCall
Hemus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Hamner trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/30/1956, game 1 -- New York at Philadelphia (D)
New York AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Mueller D, rf 5 0 1 0 Ashburn R, cf 4 0 2 0
Schoendienst R, 2b 5 0 0 0 Hemus S, 2b 4 1 2 0
Mays W, cf 5 2 2 0 Lopata S, c 3 0 0 0
Brandt J, lf 5 1 1 1 Ennis D, lf 4 1 1 2
White B, 1b 4 2 3 3 Jones W, 3b 4 0 0 0
Spencer D, ss 5 1 2 0 Valo E, rf 2 1 1 0
Virgil O, 3b 4 1 3 1 Bouchee E, 1b 4 0 1 0
Westrum W, c 3 0 1 1 Smalley R, ss 2 0 0 0
Worthington A, p 3 1 2 2 Blaylock M, ph 0 0 0 0
McCall W, p 0 0 0 0 Greengrass J, ph 1 0 0 0
Roberts R, p 3 0 0 0
Hamner G, ph 1 0 1 1
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39 8 15 8 32 3 8 3
New York 000 130 031 -- 8
Philadelphia 200 000 001 -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Worthington A (W)* 8.0 6 3 3 6 2
McCall W (S) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts R (L) 9.0 15 8 8 1 4
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Hemus S
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 7, Philadelphia 8
2B -- Westrum W, Mays W, Virgil O, Bouchee E
HR -- Ennis D, Worthington A, White B 2
SB -- Mays W
SH -- Worthington A
SF -- Westrum W
T -- 2:11
A -- 0
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