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Giants
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
September 8, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants, played on September 8, 1956 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 8, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 8, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Marv Grissom |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Roger Craig |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 16,893 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Frank Secory 2B: Bill Engeln 3B: Larry Goetz |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Brandt | Left Fielder |
| Bill Sarni | Catcher |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Foster Castleman | Third Baseman |
| Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
| Marv Grissom | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Sandy Amoros | Left Fielder |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Rube Walker | Catcher |
| Roger Craig | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
September 8, 1956
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Craig
Mueller hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Craig
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Craig
Mays hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Craig
There goes Mays. The throw from Walker and he is safe. Mays steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Brandt vs. Craig
Brandt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mays scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sarni vs. Craig
Sarni strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Grissom
Gilliam hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Grissom
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Grissom
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. White fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Grissom
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Craig
White strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Craig
Castleman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Craig
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Grissom vs. Craig
Grissom strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Grissom
Amoros strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Grissom
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Grissom
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Grissom
Walker hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Craig
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Craig
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Craig
Mays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Craig
There goes Mays. The throw from Walker and he is out, Gilliam applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craig vs. Grissom
Craig hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Grissom
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Grissom
Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Grissom
Snider strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Craig
Brandt strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Craig
Sarni strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Craig
White hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Craig
Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Grissom
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Spencer. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Amoros vs. Grissom
Amoros strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Furillo vs. Grissom
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grissom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Grissom
Hodges hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brandt. Hodges reaches second base with a double. Robinson scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Grissom
Walker 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
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Craig
Spencer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Craig
Grissom hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Craig
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Craig
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson juggles the ball. That's an error on Robinson. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Craig
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mueller scores. Schoendienst moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Brandt vs. Craig
Brandt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Grissom
Dale Mitchell pinch hits for Roger Craig.
Mitchell strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Grissom
Gilliam bunts towards first. White fields the ball and throws to Grissom covering. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Grissom
Reese takes first base on ball four. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Grissom
Snider hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sarni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Grissom
Robinson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Labine
Clem Labine now pitching.
Sarni strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Labine
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castleman vs. Labine
Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Grissom
Amoros hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Amoros reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Furillo vs. Grissom
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Grissom
Hodges hits a line drive towards short. Spencer catches it and throws to second to double up Amoros. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Labine
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Labine
Grissom hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Snider. Grissom reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Labine
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Grissom moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Schoendienst vs. Labine
Schoendienst takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. Labine
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Grissom
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Grissom
Charlie Neal pinch hits for Clem Labine.
Neal hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mays, who is chasing the ball. Neal reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Gilliam vs. Grissom
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Neal scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Grissom
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Grissom
Snider hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reese scores. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Amoros vs. Wilhelm
Amoros strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Bessent
Don Bessent now pitching.
Brandt hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Bessent
Sarni hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
White vs. Bessent
White hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Castleman vs. Bessent
Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Wilhelm
Furillo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brandt. Furillo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Wilhelm
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Furillo moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Walker vs. Wilhelm
Walker is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Bessent vs. Wilhelm
Gino Cimoli pinch runs for Rube Walker.
Bessent hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Furillo tags and scores. Cimoli tags and moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Wilhelm
Gilliam is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Wilhelm
Reese takes first base on ball four. Cimoli moves to third. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Snider vs. McCall
Windy McCall now pitching.
Snider 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
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Bessent
Dixie Howell now catching. Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Daryl Spencer.
Rhodes hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Bessent
Hank Thompson pinch hits for Windy McCall.
Thompson hits a line drive into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Bessent
Mueller 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 9/8/1956 -- New York at Brooklyn (D)
New York AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Mueller D, rf 5 1 1 0 Gilliam J, 2b 4 0 2 1
Schoendienst R, 2b 3 0 0 0 Reese P, ss 3 1 2 0
Mays W, cf 4 1 3 1 Snider D, cf 5 0 1 0
Brandt J, lf 4 0 1 1 Robinson J, 3b 4 1 2 1
Sarni B, c 4 0 1 0 Amoros S, lf 4 0 1 0
White B, 1b 4 1 2 1 Furillo C, rf 4 1 1 0
Castleman F, 3b 4 0 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 3 0 1 1
Spencer D, ss 3 0 1 0 Walker R, c 3 0 0 0
Rhodes D, ph 1 0 0 0 Cimoli G, pr 0 0 0 0
Grissom M, p 3 0 1 0 Howell D, c 0 0 0 0
Wilhelm H, p 0 0 0 0 Craig R, p 1 0 0 0
McCall W, p 0 0 0 0 Mitchell D, ph 1 0 0 0
Thompson H, ph 1 0 0 0 Labine C, p 0 0 0 0
Neal C, ph 1 1 1 0
Bessent D, p 0 0 0 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 3 10 3 33 4 11 4
New York 100 110 000 -- 3
Brooklyn 000 100 21x -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Grissom M 6.2 9 3 3 2 5
Wilhelm H (L) 1.0 2 1 1 3 1
McCall W 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Craig R 5.0 7 3 2 0 7
Labine C 2.0 2 0 0 1 1
Bessent D (W) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Spencer D, Robinson J
DP -- New York 1, Brooklyn 1
LOB -- New York 7, Brooklyn 11
2B -- Hodges G, Amoros S, Grissom M, Furillo C
3B -- Neal C
HR -- White B
SB -- Mays W
CS -- Mays W
SF -- Bessent D
T -- 2:43
A -- 16893
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