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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
July 16, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Giants, played on July 16, 1956 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 16, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 16, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Antonelli |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Art Fowler |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 9,799 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Vic Delmore 1B: Bill Engeln 2B: Augie Donatelli 3B: Jocko Conlan |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Bob Lennon | Left Fielder |
| Bill Sarni | Catcher |
| Eddie Bressoud | Shortstop |
| Johnny Antonelli | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
| Art Fowler | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
July 16, 1956
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Fowler
Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Fowler
Dusty Rhodes pinch runs for Don Mueller.
Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rhodes moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Fowler
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple misplays the ball. That's an error on Temple. Rhodes moves to third. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thompson vs. Fowler
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
White vs. Fowler
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. Rhodes scores. Schoendienst moves to third. Mays moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lennon vs. Fowler
Lennon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Antonelli
Dusty Rhodes now playing left field. Bob Lennon now playing right field.
Temple 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 -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Antonelli
Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Antonelli
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Fowler
Sarni hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bressoud vs. Fowler
Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Antonelli vs. Fowler
Antonelli bunts towards the mound. Fowler fields it and throws to first for the out. Bressoud moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rhodes vs. Fowler
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Antonelli
Kluszewski 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 -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Antonelli
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Antonelli covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Antonelli
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards first. White fields the ball and throws to Antonelli covering. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Antonelli
Jablonski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lennon. Jablonski reaches second base with a double. Bailey moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grammas vs. Antonelli
Grammas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Fowler
Schoendienst hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Fowler
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Fowler
There goes Mays. The throw from Bailey to Grammas and they have Mays trapped. The throw over to Kluszewski, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Fowler
Thompson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fowler vs. Antonelli
Fowler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Antonelli
Temple bunts towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Temple for the out. Fowler moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Post vs. Antonelli
There's a wild pitch. Fowler moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Post vs. Antonelli
Post hits a fly ball towards right. Lennon catches it and throws to home to double up Fowler. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Fowler
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lennon vs. Fowler
Lennon hits a popup towards third. Jablonski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Fowler
Sarni hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Bell. Sarni reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bressoud vs. Fowler
Bressoud hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson throws the ball in to Kluszewski who tags Bressoud trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Sarni scores. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Antonelli
Bell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Antonelli
Kluszewski 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 -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Antonelli
Robinson hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailey vs. Antonelli
Bailey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Antonelli
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. Bailey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grammas vs. Antonelli
Grammas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rhodes. Grammas reaches second base with a double. Bailey scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fowler vs. Antonelli
Fowler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grammas scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Antonelli
Temple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fowler moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Post vs. Ridzik
Steve Ridzik now pitching.
Post 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, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ridzik vs. Fowler
Ridzik hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Fowler
Rhodes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Fowler
Schoendienst takes first base on ball four. Rhodes moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Fowler
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Ridzik
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Ridzik
Kluszewski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Ridzik
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Lennon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Ridzik
Bailey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Ridzik
Jablonski is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. Ridzik
Grammas is hit by the pitch. Jablonski moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fowler vs. Ridzik
Fowler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Fowler
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple misplays the ball. That's an error on Temple. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Fowler
White hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lennon vs. Fowler
Lennon strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Fowler
Sarni hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Fowler
Bressoud hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Ridzik
Temple is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Ridzik
Post hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Littlefield
Dick Littlefield now pitching.
Bell takes first base on ball four. Temple moves to third. Post moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kluszewski vs. Littlefield
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it and throws to second for the out. Temple scores. Post moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Littlefield
Robinson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Littlefield
Bailey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Littlefield
Jablonski hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Fowler
Foster Castleman pinch hits for Dick Littlefield.
Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Fowler
Rhodes is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Fowler
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Castleman moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. Fowler
Mays hits a line drive into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Fowler
Thompson hits a popup into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Margoneri
Joe Margoneri now pitching.
Grammas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fowler vs. Margoneri
Fowler hits a popup in front of the plate. Sarni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Margoneri
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Margoneri
Post takes first base on ball four. Grammas moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Margoneri
Bell is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Fowler
White hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lennon vs. Fowler
Lennon hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Fowler
Sarni hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Margoneri
Kluszewski strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Margoneri
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Margoneri
Bailey 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 9
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Fowler
Bressoud hits a popup towards third. Jablonski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Fowler
George Wilson pinch hits for Joe Margoneri.
Wilson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Fowler
Rhodes hits a popup in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/16/1956 -- New York at Cincinnati (N)
New York AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Mueller D, rf 1 0 1 0 Temple J, 2b 3 1 1 0
Rhodes D, pr-lf 4 1 1 0 Post W, rf 4 1 1 0
Schoendienst R, 2b 3 0 2 0 Bell G, cf 4 1 1 1
Mays W, cf 3 0 0 0 Kluszewski T, 1b 5 2 1 1
Thompson H, 3b 4 1 0 0 Robinson F, lf 5 2 2 3
White B, 1b 4 1 1 3 Bailey E, c 5 2 3 3
Lennon B, lf-rf 4 0 0 0 Jablonski R, 3b 3 0 1 0
Sarni B, c 4 1 2 0 Grammas A, ss 3 1 2 1
Bressoud E, ss 4 0 1 1 Fowler A, p 4 0 2 1
Antonelli J, p 0 0 0 0
Ridzik S, p 1 0 0 0
Littlefield D, p 0 0 0 0
Castleman F, ph 1 0 1 0
Margoneri J, p 0 0 0 0
Wilson G, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 9 4 36 10 14 10
New York 100 102 000 -- 4
Cincinnati 000 424 00x -- 10
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Antonelli J (L) 3.2 9 4 4 0 0
Ridzik S* 1.1 3 4 4 0 0
Littlefield D 1.0 1 2 2 1 1
Margoneri J 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Fowler A (W) 9.0 9 4 2 2 6
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
E -- Temple J 2
DP -- New York 1, Cincinnati 1
LOB -- New York 6, Cincinnati 8
2B -- Jablonski R, Sarni B, Robinson F, Grammas A
HR -- Bell G, Bailey E, White B, Robinson F
CS -- Mays W
SH -- Antonelli J, Temple J
HBP -- by Ridzik S (Jablonski R), by Ridzik S (Grammas A), by Ridzik S (Temple J)
WP -- Antonelli J
T -- 2:30
A -- 9799
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