Top 1

• Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Law
  
  White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dark vs. Law
  
  Dark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dark for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mays vs. Law
  
  Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Freese vs. Antonelli
  
  Freese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Groat vs. Antonelli
  
  Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Freese moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Walls vs. Antonelli
  
  Walls bunts towards the mound. Antonelli fields it and throws to first for the out. Freese moves to third. Groat moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Long vs. Antonelli
  
  Long hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Antonelli, and towards Dark, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Freese scores. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Thomas vs. Antonelli
  
  Thomas hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Groat scores. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Clemente vs. Antonelli
  
  Clemente hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rhodes. Clemente reaches second base with a double. Thomas goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Foiles vs. Ridzik
  
  Steve Ridzik now pitching.
  
  Foiles hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Spencer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rhodes vs. Law
  
  Rhodes strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mueller vs. Law
  
  Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Law
  
  Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Roberts vs. Ridzik
  
  Roberts hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Law vs. Ridzik
  
  Law hits a popup towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Freese vs. Ridzik
  
  Freese hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Katt vs. Law
  
  Katt hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spencer vs. Law
  
  Spencer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ridzik vs. Law
  
  Ridzik hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Law covering. It's a double play. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Groat vs. Ridzik
  
  Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Walls vs. Ridzik
  
  Walls strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Long vs. Ridzik
  
  Long hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Law
  
  White hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dark vs. Law
  
  Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mays vs. Law
  
  Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomas vs. Ridzik
  
  Thomas bunts towards the mound. Ridzik fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Clemente vs. Ridzik
  
  Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Foiles vs. Ridzik
  
  Foiles takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Roberts vs. Ridzik
  
  Roberts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Foiles moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Law vs. Ridzik
  
  Law strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rhodes vs. Law
  
  Rhodes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Roberts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mueller vs. Law
  
  Mueller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Roberts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Law
  
  Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Freese vs. Ridzik
  
  Freese hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Groat vs. Ridzik
  
  Groat hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Katt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Walls vs. Ridzik
  
  Walls hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Katt vs. Law
  
  Katt hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spencer vs. Law
  
  Spencer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wilson vs. Law
  
  George Wilson pinch hits for Steve Ridzik.
  
  Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  White vs. Law
  
  White hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Clemente. White reaches second base with a double. Spencer goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Dark vs. Law
  
  Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. White moves to third. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Mays vs. Law
  
  Mays hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walls who is chasing the ball. Mays reaches third base with a triple. White scores. Dark goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Rhodes vs. Law
  
  Rhodes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mays scores. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mueller vs. Law
  
  Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Long vs. Grissom
  
  Whitey Lockman now playing left field. Marv Grissom now pitching.
  
  Long hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomas vs. Grissom
  
  Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Skinner vs. Grissom
  
  Bob Skinner pinch hits for Roberto Clemente.
  
  Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Thomas moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Virdon vs. Grissom
  
  Bill Virdon pinch hits for Hank Foiles.
  
  Virdon 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 7

• Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Law
  
  Bill Virdon now playing center field. Jack Shepard now catching.
  
  Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Katt vs. Law
  
  Katt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spencer vs. Law
  
  Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Roberts vs. Grissom
  
  Wes Westrum now catching.
  
  Roberts is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cole vs. Grissom
  
  Dick Cole pinch hits for Vern Law.
  
  Cole hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Cole reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Freese vs. Grissom
  
  Eddie O'Brien pinch runs for Dick Cole.
  
  Freese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. O'Brien scores. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Groat vs. Wilhelm
  
  Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
  
  Groat hits a fly ball towards center. Mays catches it and throws to first to double up Freese. View Play 

Top 8

• Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lockman vs. Arroyo
  
  Luis Arroyo now pitching.
  
  Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Arroyo
  
  White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Arroyo covering, for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dark vs. Arroyo
  
  Dark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walls. Dark reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Mays vs. Arroyo
  
  Mays is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hofman vs. Face
  
  Bobby Hofman pinch hits for Hoyt Wilhelm. Roy Face now pitching.
  
  Hofman strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Walls vs. Gomez
  
  Ruben Gomez now pitching.
  
  Walls hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Long vs. Gomez
  
  Long hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Thomas vs. Gomez
  
  Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Walls moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Kravitz vs. McCall
  
  Danny Kravitz pinch hits for Jack Shepard. Windy McCall now pitching.
  
  Kravitz strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Virdon vs. McCall
  
  Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCall fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mueller vs. Face
  
  Danny Kravitz now catching.
  
  Mueller hits a line drive towards third. Freese reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Face
  
  Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Westrum vs. Face
  
  Westrum strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Spencer vs. Face
  
  Spencer strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Roberts vs. McCall
  
  Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Face vs. McCall
  
  Face hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Freese vs. McCall
  
  Freese strikes out. Westrum drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Freese out. View Play 

Top 10

• Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lockman vs. Face
  
  Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Face
  
  White hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dark vs. Face
  
  Dark strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 10

• Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Groat vs. McCall
  
  Groat 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 
• Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Walls vs. McCall
  
  Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson juggles the ball. That's an error on Thompson. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Long vs. McCall
  
  Long hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman who is chasing the ball. Long reaches third base with a triple. Walls goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play 

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         Game of 5/30/1956, game 1 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
White B, 1b           5  1  1  1   Freese G, 3b          5  1  2  1   
Dark A, ss            5  1  2  0   Groat D, ss           5  1  1  0   
Mays W, cf            3  1  1  2   Walls L, rf           4  1  1  0   
Rhodes D, lf          3  0  1  1   Long D, 1b            5  0  1  2   
Grissom M, p          0  0  0  0   Thomas F, lf          4  1  4  1   
Wilhelm H, p          0  0  0  0   Clemente R, cf        2  0  1  1   
Hofman B, ph          1  0  0  0   Skinner B, ph         1  0  1  0   
Gomez R, p            0  0  0  0   Shepard J, c          0  0  0  0   
McCall W, p           0  0  0  0   Kravitz D, ph-c       1  0  0  0   
Mueller D, rf         4  0  0  0   Foiles H, c           1  0  0  0   
Thompson H, 3b        4  0  1  0   Virdon B, ph-cf       2  0  0  0   
Katt R, c             3  0  0  0   Roberts C, 2b         4  0  1  0   
Westrum W, c          1  0  0  0   Law V, p              2  0  0  0   
Spencer D, 2b         4  1  2  0   Cole D, ph            1  0  1  0   
Antonelli J, p        0  0  0  0   O'Brien E, pr         0  1  0  0   
Ridzik S, p           1  0  0  0   Arroyo L, p           0  0  0  0   
Wilson G, ph          1  0  0  0   Face R, p             1  0  0  0   
Lockman W, lf         2  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  4  8  4                        38  5 13  5

New York         000 004 000 0 --  4
Pittsburgh       300 000 100 1 --  5
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Antonelli J           0.2  4  3  3  0  0
Ridzik S              4.1  2  0  0  1  2
Grissom M             1.1  4  1  1  0  1
Wilhelm H             0.2  0  0  0  0  0
Gomez R               0.1  2  0  0  0  0
McCall W (L)          2.0  1  1  0  0  2

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Law V                 7.0  6  4  4  0  1
Arroyo L              0.2  1  0  0  1  0
Face R (W)            2.1  1  0  0  0  4

E -- Thompson H
DP -- New York 3, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- New York 4, Pittsburgh 7
2B -- Clemente R, White B, Cole D, Dark A
3B -- Mays W, Long D
SH -- Walls L
T -- 2:53
A -- 0

    

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