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Giants
@ Braves
County Stadium
July 18, 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 July 18, 1956 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 18, 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 | July 18, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Worthington |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lew Burdette |
| Ballpark | County Stadium |
| City | Milwaukee |
| State | WI |
| Attendance | 32,960 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Shag Crawford 2B: Artie Gore 3B: Bill Jackowski |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Bressoud | Shortstop |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Dusty Rhodes | Left Fielder |
| Jackie Brandt | Right Fielder |
| Bill Sarni | Catcher |
| Al Worthington | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Lew Burdette | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Braves
County Stadium
July 18, 1956
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Burdette
Bressoud hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Burdette
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Burdette
Mays strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Worthington
O'Connell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sarni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Worthington
Bruton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Worthington
Mathews takes first base on ball four. Bruton moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aaron vs. Worthington
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bruton moves to third. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Adcock vs. Worthington
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Bressoud. Bruton scores. Mathews scores. Aaron moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomson vs. Worthington
Thomson hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Thomson reaches second base with a double. Aaron scores. Adcock goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Logan vs. Worthington
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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Worthington
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Burdette
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Burdette
White 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--
Rhodes vs. Burdette
Rhodes hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomson. Rhodes reaches second base with a double. Thompson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brandt vs. Burdette
Brandt hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sarni vs. Burdette
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burdette vs. Worthington
Burdette hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Worthington
O'Connell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Worthington
Bruton 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 3
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Worthington vs. Burdette
Worthington strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Burdette
Bressoud hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Burdette
Schoendienst is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Worthington
Mathews strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Worthington
Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Worthington
Adcock strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Burdette
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Burdette
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Burdette
White hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Worthington
Thomson hits a popup, foul, towards short. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Worthington
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Worthington
Rice strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Burdette
Rhodes hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Burdette
Brandt hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Burdette
Sarni strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burdette vs. Worthington
Burdette hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Worthington
O'Connell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Worthington
Bruton strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Burdette
George Wilson pinch hits for Al Worthington.
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Burdette covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Burdette
Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Burdette
Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Burdette
Mays strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Littlefield
Dick Littlefield now pitching.
Mathews strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Littlefield
Aaron hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brandt who is chasing the ball. Aaron reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Adcock vs. Littlefield
Adcock hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomson vs. Littlefield
Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Littlefield
Logan hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Burdette
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Burdette
White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rhodes vs. Burdette
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. White scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Burdette
Brandt strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sarni vs. Burdette
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Burdette, and towards Logan, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Littlefield
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burdette vs. Littlefield
Burdette strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Littlefield
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Burdette
Don Mueller pinch hits for Dick Littlefield.
Mueller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castleman vs. Burdette
Johnny Antonelli pinch runs for Don Mueller. Foster Castleman pinch hits for Eddie Bressoud.
Castleman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Burdette
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Wilhelm
Foster Castleman now playing shortstop. Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Bruton hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Wilhelm
Mathews strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Wilhelm
Aaron hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Aaron reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adcock vs. Wilhelm
Adcock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Aaron scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Wilhelm
Frank Torre pinch runs for Joe Adcock.
Thomson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Burdette
Frank Torre now playing first base.
Mays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Burdette
Thompson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Burdette
White strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rhodes vs. Burdette
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mays scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Burdette
Brandt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/18/1956 -- New York at Milwaukee (N)
New York AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI
Bressoud E, ss 3 0 0 0 O'Connell D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Castleman F, ph-ss 1 0 0 0 Bruton B, cf 3 1 0 0
Schoendienst R, 2b 4 0 1 0 Mathews E, 3b 3 1 0 0
Mays W, cf 4 1 1 0 Aaron H, rf 4 3 3 0
Thompson H, 3b 4 1 1 0 Adcock J, 1b 4 1 2 2
White B, 1b 4 1 1 0 Torre F, pr-1b 0 0 0 0
Rhodes D, lf 4 0 3 3 Thomson B, lf 4 1 2 4
Brandt J, rf 4 0 0 0 Logan J, ss 3 0 0 0
Sarni B, c 3 0 0 0 Rice D, c 3 0 0 0
Worthington A, p 1 0 0 0 Burdette L, p 3 0 0 0
Wilson G, ph 1 0 0 0
Littlefield D, p 0 0 0 0
Mueller D, ph 1 0 1 0
Antonelli J, pr 0 0 0 0
Wilhelm H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 8 3 31 7 7 6
New York 010 000 101 -- 3
Milwaukee 400 002 01x -- 7
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Worthington A (L) 5.0 3 4 4 2 5
Littlefield D 2.0 2 2 2 0 3
Wilhelm H 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Burdette L (W) 9.0 8 3 3 0 9
E -- Bressoud E
DP -- Milwaukee 1
LOB -- New York 4, Milwaukee 2
2B -- Thomson B, Rhodes D, White B, Aaron H
3B -- Aaron H
HR -- Thomson B
T -- 2:04
A -- 32960
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