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Giants 1 6 0
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Braves 3 7 0
Giants 1 6 0

Bill Bruton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .259
OBP .333 .291
At Bats 3 437
Hits 1 113
• Singles 0 74
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 14
• Home Runs 1 6
Walks 0 21
RBI’s 1 45

Marv Grissom Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 6
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Polo Grounds - September 17, 1956
Out
Marv Grissom
Bill Sarni
Bill White
Bobby Hofman
Foster Castleman
Daryl Spencer
Jackie Brandt
Willie Mays
Don Mueller
Bill Bruton
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Marv Grissom now pitching. Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Hofman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Al Worthington. Rhodes strikes out.
Top 6 Spahn hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Crandall hits a popup towards short. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Dittmer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Bill Sarni now catching. Logan is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Bill Sarni pinch hits for Wes Westrum. Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Spencer strikes out.
Bottom 5 White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Castleman moves to third.
Bottom 5 Castleman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Brandt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Worthington fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Torre takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Bobby Hofman now playing second base. Bruton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bobby Hofman pinch hits for Red Schoendienst. Hofman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mueller moves to second.
Bottom 4 Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Worthington hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Spahn strikes out.
Top 4 Crandall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dittmer moves to third.
Top 4 Dittmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomson scores.
Top 4 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out. Thomson moves to second.
Top 4 Thomson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 White takes first base on ball four. Schoendienst moves to third. Mays moves to second.
Bottom 3 Castleman hits a popup towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Brandt hits a popup towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mays takes first base on ball four. Schoendienst moves to second.
Bottom 3 Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Aaron strikes out.
Top 3 Torre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Bruton strikes out.
Top 3 Spahn hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Worthington strikes out.
Bottom 2 Westrum strikes out.
Top 2 Crandall hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dittmer for the out. Logan moves to third.
Top 2 Logan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brandt. Logan reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Spencer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 White takes first base on ball four. Schoendienst moves to third. Brandt moves to second.
Bottom 1 Castleman hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mueller tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Brandt is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mueller moves to third. Schoendienst moves to second.
Bottom 1 Schoendienst takes first base on ball four. Mueller moves to second.
Bottom 1 Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Mathews hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Westrum fields it and throws to first for the out. Torre moves to second.
Top 1 Torre takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.