Reds @ Giants
July 31, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 7 8 0
Giants 3 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 7 8 0
Giants 3 6 0

Wes Westrum Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .169
OBP .667 .325
At Bats 2 65
Hits 1 11
• Singles 1 8
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 14
RBI’s 0 4

Hersh Freeman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 3 9
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Polo Grounds - July 31, 1956
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Strikeout
Hersh Freeman
Smoky Burgess
George Crowe
Johnny Temple
Ray Jablonski
Roy McMillan
Frank Robinson
Gus Bell
Wally Post
Wes Westrum
Daryl Spencer

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 7 8 0 5
New York Giants 3 6 0 5
Winning Pitcher Hal Jeffcoat
Losing Pitcher Dick Littlefield
Save Hersh Freeman
Game Winning RBI Roy McMillan
Attendance 10,564
Time of Game 2 hours 29 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Westrum strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Spencer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Castleman hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 White hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilhelm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 McMillan hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mays strikes out.
Bottom 8 Hersh Freeman now pitching. Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Mueller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brandt scores.
Bottom 8 Brandt hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Brandt reaches second base with a double. Westrum goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Jim Hearn. Rhodes is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Westrum takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Post strikes out.
Top 8 Jablonski takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out.
Top 7 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bell for the out.
Top 7 Crowe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Schoendienst hits a line drive towards first. Crowe reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McMillan hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Jim Hearn now pitching. Jeffcoat strikes out.
Bottom 5 Brandt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hank Thompson pinch hits for Windy McCall. Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Westrum hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Jablonski hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 5 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burgess for the out. Crowe moves to third. Bell moves to second.
Top 5 Windy McCall now pitching. Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Crowe moves to second.
Top 5 Crowe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Temple scores. Robinson moves to second.
Top 5 Robinson is walked intentionally.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Temple moves to second.
Top 5 McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Castleman hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mueller scores. Mays moves to second.
Bottom 4 Mays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mueller moves to third.
Bottom 4 Schoendienst hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mueller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Jeffcoat strikes out.
Top 4 Post hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Jablonski hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Brandt hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Littlefield hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Burgess strikes out.
Top 3 Bell takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Crowe is called out on strikes.
Top 3 There goes Robinson. The throw from Westrum and he is safe. Robinson steals second.
Top 3 Robinson is walked intentionally.
Top 3 McMillan bunts towards the mound. Littlefield fields it and throws to first for the out. Temple moves to third.
Top 3 Temple hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Temple reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Castleman hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Jeffcoat strikes out.
Top 2 Post hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Jablonski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Burgess strikes out.
Bottom 1 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Schoendienst takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops it up and throws to first, with Jeffcoat covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jeffcoat fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Crowe is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Robinson hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McMillan hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.