Phillies @ Giants
August 8, 1956

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Bottom 9 R H E
Phillies 8 9 0
Giants 3 10 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Phillies 8 9 0
Giants 3 10 0

Red Schoendienst Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .321
OBP .250 .367
At Bats 4 271
Hits 1 87
• Singles 1 72
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 21
RBI’s 0 24

Robin Roberts Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 11 2
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Polo Grounds - August 8, 1956
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Out
Robin Roberts
Stan Lopata
Marv Blaylock
Ted Kazanski
Willie Jones
Granny Hamner
Del Ennis
Richie Ashburn
Elmer Valo
Red Schoendienst
Ruben Gomez

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Philadelphia Phillies 8 9 0 6
New York Giants 3 10 0 8
Winning Pitcher Robin Roberts
Losing Pitcher Jim Hearn
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Richie Ashburn
Attendance 3,485
Time of Game 2 hours 18 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Ruben Gomez pinch runs for George Wilson. Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. Gomez moves to second.
Bottom 9 George Wilson pinch hits for Steve Ridzik. Wilson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Hofman hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Valo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sarni settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Ennis hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Lopata takes first base on ball four. Blaylock moves to second.
Top 9 Blaylock takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Ashburn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hofman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Sarni hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 8 Castleman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rhodes scores. White moves to second.
Bottom 8 White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rhodes moves to second.
Bottom 8 Rhodes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Mays hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Schoendienst hits a popup, foul, towards first. Blaylock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Roberts hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kazanski hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Jones tags and scores.
Top 8 Hamner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brandt. Hamner reaches second base with a double. Jones moves to third.
Top 8 Jones takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Steve Ridzik now pitching. Bobby Hofman now playing third base. Foster Castleman now playing shortstop. Valo hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Valo for the out.
Bottom 7 Brandt hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hank Thompson pinch hits for Jim Hearn. Thompson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Don Mueller pinch hits for Eddie Bressoud. Mueller hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Castleman moves to third.
Bottom 7 Sarni hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Castleman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Lopata hits a fly ball into right field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Blaylock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Rhodes strikes out.
Bottom 6 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Ashburn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sarni settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Roberts for the out.
Top 6 Kazanski hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Mays is chasing the ball. Kazanski rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park grand slam home run.
Top 6 Hamner is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Valo moves to third. Jones moves to second.
Top 6 Valo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hearn strikes out.
Top 5 Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Blaylock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bressoud hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Sarni hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Castleman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 White strikes out.
Bottom 4 Rhodes hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Roberts is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Kazanski hits a line drive into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Jones hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Mays strikes out.
Bottom 3 Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Brandt is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Lopata hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hearn strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bressoud hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sarni hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Blaylock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Jones scores. Hamner moves to third.
Top 2 Roberts strikes out.
Top 2 Kazanski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jones moves to third. Hamner moves to second.
Top 2 Hamner takes first base on ball four. Jones moves to second.
Top 2 Jones takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Castleman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopata settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schoendienst scores. Mays moves to second.
Bottom 1 Rhodes hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schoendienst moves to second.
Bottom 1 Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Valo strikes out.
Top 1 Ennis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Lopata hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Blaylock hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Hearn covering, for the out.
Top 1 Ashburn hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.