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Giants
@ Braves
County Stadium
June 9, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Braves and the New York Giants, played on June 9, 1956 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 9, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 9, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Antonelli |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lew Burdette |
| Ballpark | County Stadium |
| City | Milwaukee |
| State | WI |
| Attendance | 29,952 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Engeln 1B: Vic Delmore 2B: Jocko Conlan 3B: Augie Donatelli |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Foster Castleman | Third Baseman |
| Daryl Spencer | Second Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Johnny Antonelli | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Andy Pafko | Left Fielder |
| Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
| Del Crandall | Catcher |
| Lew Burdette | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Braves
County Stadium
June 9, 1956
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Burdette
Lockman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Burdette
Dark is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Burdette
Mueller hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Burdette
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Antonelli
O'Connell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. O'Connell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Logan vs. Antonelli
Logan bunts in front of the plate. Westrum scoops up the ball and tags Logan for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mathews vs. Antonelli
Mathews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aaron vs. Antonelli
Aaron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. O'Connell scores. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Antonelli
Thomson hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Thomson reaches second base with a double. Mathews scores. Aaron goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Antonelli
Pafko takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adcock vs. Liddle
Don Liddle now pitching.
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Burdette
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Burdette
Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Burdette
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Liddle
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Liddle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burdette vs. Liddle
Burdette hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Liddle
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Burdette moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Logan vs. Liddle
Logan 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 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Burdette
Westrum hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Liddle vs. Burdette
Liddle hits a line drive towards short. Logan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Burdette
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. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Liddle
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Liddle covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Liddle
Aaron hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Liddle
Thomson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. Thomson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Liddle
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Burdette
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Burdette
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Burdette
Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Burdette
White hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Liddle
Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Liddle
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burdette vs. Liddle
Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Liddle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Burdette
Castleman hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Burdette
Spencer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Burdette
Westrum strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Liddle
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Liddle
Logan bunts towards the mound. Liddle fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mathews vs. Liddle
Mathews hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. Liddle
Aaron is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Grissom
Marv Grissom now pitching.
Thomson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. O'Connell scores. Aaron moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bruton vs. Grissom
Bill Bruton pinch hits for Andy Pafko.
Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Burdette
Bill Bruton now playing center field. Bobby Thomson now playing left field. Hank Thompson pinch hits for Marv Grissom.
Thompson 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. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Burdette
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Burdette
Dark 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. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Hearn
Jim Hearn now pitching.
Adcock hits a popup, foul, towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Hearn
Crandall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burdette vs. Hearn
Burdette bunts towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. Crandall moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Connell vs. Hearn
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Burdette
Frank Torre now playing first base.
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Burdette
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Burdette
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre fields the ball and throws to second. Logan drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Logan. White moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Castleman vs. Burdette
Castleman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spencer vs. Burdette
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Hearn
Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Hearn
Mathews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Hearn
The ball gets by Westrum for a passed ball. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. Hearn
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mathews moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomson vs. Hearn
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bruton vs. Hearn
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Burdette
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Wes Westrum.
Rhodes hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Burdette
George Wilson pinch hits for Jim Hearn.
Wilson 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. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Burdette
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Wilhelm
Ray Katt now catching. Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Wilhelm
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burdette vs. Wilhelm
Burdette hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Wilhelm
O'Connell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burdette moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Logan vs. Wilhelm
Logan is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Burdette
Dark hits a line drive towards the mound. Burdette reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Burdette
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Burdette
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews juggles the ball. That's an error on Mathews. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Burdette
White strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/9/1956 -- New York at Milwaukee (D)
New York AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI
Lockman W, lf 4 0 1 0 O'Connell D, 2b 4 2 2 0
Dark A, ss 4 0 0 0 Logan J, ss 4 0 0 0
Mueller D, rf 4 0 2 0 Mathews E, 3b 3 1 1 0
Mays W, cf 4 0 0 0 Aaron H, rf 3 1 1 1
White B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Thomson B, cf-lf 3 0 3 3
Castleman F, 3b 3 0 1 0 Pafko A, lf 1 0 0 0
Spencer D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Bruton B, ph-cf 2 0 0 0
Westrum W, c 2 0 0 0 Adcock J, 1b 3 0 1 0
Rhodes D, ph 1 0 0 0 Torre F, 1b 1 0 0 0
Katt R, c 0 0 0 0 Crandall D, c 4 0 1 0
Antonelli J, p 0 0 0 0 Burdette L, p 3 0 2 0
Liddle D, p 1 0 0 0
Grissom M, p 0 0 0 0
Thompson H, ph 1 0 0 0
Hearn J, p 0 0 0 0
Wilson G, ph 1 0 0 0
Wilhelm H, p 0 0 0 0
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32 0 4 0 31 4 11 4
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Milwaukee 300 010 00x -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Antonelli J (L) 0.1 3 3 3 2 0
Liddle D 4.1 3 1 1 2 0
Grissom M 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Hearn J 2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Wilhelm H 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Burdette L (W) 9.0 4 0 0 0 3
E -- Logan J, Mathews E
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- New York 5, Milwaukee 10
2B -- O'Connell D, Thomson B 2
SH -- Logan J, Burdette L
PB -- Westrum W
T -- 2:31
A -- 29952
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