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May 17, 1956

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Top 9 R H E
Braves 7 10 0
Giants 1 6 2
Top 9 R H E
Braves 7 10 0
Giants 1 6 2

Bobby Thomson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .257
OBP .250 .282
At Bats 4 74
Hits 1 19
• Singles 1 14
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 1 9

Steve Ridzik Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 0
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Polo Grounds - May 17, 1956
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Walk
Steve Ridzik
Ray Katt
Bill White
Daryl Spencer
Foster Castleman
Al Dark
Whitey Lockman
Willie Mays
Don Mueller
Bobby Thomson
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Thomson takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Steve Ridzik now pitching. Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Wayne Terwilliger pinch runs for Bobby Hofman. Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Bobby Hofman pinch hits for Marv Grissom. Hofman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Grissom, and towards Spencer, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Spahn strikes out.
Bottom 7 Katt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 White hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Castleman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Crandall hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Thomson hits a line drive into left field. Lockman picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lockman. Aaron scores. Thomson moves to second.
Top 7 Marv Grissom now pitching. Aaron hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Mays who is chasing the ball. Aaron reaches third base with a triple. Logan scores. Mathews scores.
Top 7 Mathews hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Mathews reaches second base with a double. O'Connell scores. Logan moves to third.
Top 7 Logan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. O'Connell moves to second.
Top 7 O'Connell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mays hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Dark strikes out.
Top 6 Spahn strikes out.
Top 6 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Gomez hits a line drive towards short. Logan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Katt is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Adcock hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Castleman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mueller hits a line drive into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Mathews hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Logan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. Logan reaches second base with a double. Spahn scores.
Top 4 O'Connell hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 There goes Spahn. The throw from Katt and he is safe. Spahn steals second.
Top 4 Spahn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Crandall hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Bruton hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mays strikes out.
Bottom 3 Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Katt scores.
Bottom 3 Lockman strikes out.
Bottom 3 Gomez bunts towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out. Katt moves to second.
Bottom 3 Katt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Adcock hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. Aaron moves to third.
Top 3 Aaron hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. Aaron reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Gomez covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Spahn covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Castleman hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mueller 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.
Top 2 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 O'Connell takes first base on ball four. Adcock moves to third. Spahn moves to second.
Top 2 Spahn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Adcock moves to second.
Top 2 Crandall hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bruton is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Adcock takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Mays hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Bruton, who is chasing the ball. Mays reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Lockman 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.
Top 1 Thomson strikes out.
Top 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark. O'Connell scores. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Mathews hits a popup towards third. Castleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Connell moves to second.
Top 1 O'Connell takes first base on ball four.