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Giants
@ Braves
County Stadium
July 19, 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 19, 1956 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 19, 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 19, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Hearn |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Warren Spahn |
| Ballpark | County Stadium |
| City | Milwaukee |
| State | WI |
| Attendance | 22,117 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Shag Crawford 1B: Artie Gore 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
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 |
| Jackie Brandt | Right Fielder |
| Dusty Rhodes | Left Fielder |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Jim Hearn | 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 |
| Warren Spahn | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Braves
County Stadium
July 19, 1956
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Spahn
Bressoud 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Spahn
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Spahn
Mays strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Hearn
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Hearn
Bruton bunts in front of the plate. Westrum fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mathews vs. Hearn
Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. O'Connell scores. Bruton moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Aaron vs. Hearn
Aaron takes first base on ball four. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Adcock vs. Hearn
Adcock hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Margoneri
Joe Margoneri now pitching.
Thomson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Margoneri
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Margoneri
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Margoneri covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Spahn
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Spahn
White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brandt vs. Spahn
Brandt hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Rice fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. White moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rhodes vs. Spahn
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, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Westrum vs. Spahn
Westrum hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Margoneri
Spahn strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Margoneri
O'Connell hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mays. O'Connell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bruton vs. Margoneri
Bruton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mathews vs. Margoneri
Mathews is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Margoneri vs. Spahn
Margoneri strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Spahn
Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Spahn
Schoendienst hits a popup, foul, towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Margoneri
Aaron strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Margoneri
Adcock hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brandt. Adcock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Margoneri
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Logan vs. Margoneri
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson juggles the ball. That's an error on Thompson. Adcock moves to third. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rice vs. Margoneri
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Spahn
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Spahn
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Spahn
White is hit by the pitch. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brandt vs. Spahn
Brandt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thompson scores. White moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rhodes vs. Spahn
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rhodes for the out. White moves to third. Brandt moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Westrum vs. Spahn
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Castleman vs. Spahn
Foster Castleman pinch hits for Joe Margoneri.
Castleman hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Ridzik
Steve Ridzik now pitching.
Spahn hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Ridzik
O'Connell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Ridzik
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. White fields the ball and throws to Ridzik covering. Safe. O'Connell moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mathews vs. Ridzik
Mathews hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Mays chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards the infield. Ridzik fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Ridzik. O'Connell scores. Bruton goes all the way around to score. Mathews moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Aaron vs. Ridzik
Aaron takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Adcock vs. Ridzik
Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mathews scores. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Littlefield
Dick Littlefield now pitching.
That's a pickoff. Adcock moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Littlefield
Thomson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Spahn
Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Spahn
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Spahn
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Littlefield
Daryl Spencer now playing second base.
Logan hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Littlefield
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Littlefield
Spahn is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Spahn
Thompson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Spahn
White hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Spahn
Brandt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Spahn
Rhodes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brandt moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westrum vs. Spahn
Westrum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brandt scores. Rhodes moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Littlefield vs. Spahn
Littlefield strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Littlefield
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Littlefield
Bruton bunts towards the mound. Littlefield fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mathews vs. Littlefield
Mathews bunts towards third. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. O'Connell moves to third. Bruton moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Aaron vs. Littlefield
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. O'Connell scores. There goes Bruton trying to get to home. Spencer throws to Westrum who tags Bruton for the out. Mathews moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Adcock vs. Littlefield
Adcock hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Littlefield
Thomson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Littlefield
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Spahn
Frank Torre now playing first base. Felix Mantilla now playing shortstop.
Bressoud hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Spahn
Spencer takes first base on ball four. Bressoud moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Spahn
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards right. Aaron fields it and throws to second to catch Spencer for the out. Bressoud moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Spahn
There's a wild pitch. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thompson vs. Spahn
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bressoud tags and scores. Mays tags and moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Spahn
White hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Littlefield
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Littlefield
Spahn strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Littlefield
O'Connell hits a line drive towards first. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Spahn
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Spahn
Rhodes hits a popup towards short. Mantilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Spahn
Westrum is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Littlefield
Bruton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Littlefield
Mathews strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Littlefield
Aaron hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Aaron reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torre vs. Littlefield
Torre hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aaron scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Littlefield
Thomson hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangan vs. Spahn
Jim Mangan pinch hits for Dick Littlefield.
Mangan hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Spahn
Bressoud hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Spahn
Spencer strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/19/1956 -- New York at Milwaukee (D)
New York AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI
Bressoud E, ss 5 1 1 0 O'Connell D, 2b 3 3 2 0
Schoendienst R, 2b 3 0 0 0 Bruton B, cf 5 2 3 0
Spencer D, 2b 1 0 0 0 Mathews E, 3b 5 3 3 3
Mays W, cf 4 0 1 0 Aaron H, rf 3 3 2 1
Thompson H, 3b 3 1 0 1 Adcock J, 1b 4 2 4 8
White B, 1b 3 0 1 0 Torre F, 1b 1 0 1 1
Brandt J, rf 4 1 3 1 Thomson B, lf 4 0 0 0
Rhodes D, lf 4 0 1 0 Logan J, ss 4 0 0 0
Westrum W, c 3 0 1 1 Mantilla F, ss 0 0 0 0
Hearn J, p 0 0 0 0 Rice D, c 4 0 0 0
Margoneri J, p 1 0 0 0 Spahn W, p 4 0 0 0
Castleman F, ph 1 0 0 0
Ridzik S, p 0 0 0 0
Littlefield D, p 1 0 0 0
Mangan J, ph 1 0 0 0
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34 3 8 3 37 13 15 13
New York 000 101 100 -- 3
Milwaukee 500 304 01x -- 13
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn J (L)* 0.0 3 5 5 2 0
Margoneri J 3.0 2 0 0 1 4
Ridzik S 0.1 4 3 3 1 0
Littlefield D 4.2 6 5 5 1 5
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn W (W) 9.0 8 3 3 2 5
* Pitched to 5 batters in 1st
E -- Thompson H, Ridzik S
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 8, Milwaukee 5
2B -- White B, O'Connell D, Adcock J, Mathews E, Aaron H
HR -- Adcock J 2
SF -- Thompson H
HBP -- by Spahn W (White B)
WP -- Spahn W
T -- 2:30
A -- 22117
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