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July 19, 1956

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Giants 1 4 1
Braves 5 7 0
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Giants 1 4 2
Braves 7 8 0

Eddie Mathews Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .245
OBP .500 .354
At Bats 2 249
Hits 1 61
• Singles 1 38
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 13
Walks 0 42
RBI’s 1 31

Steve Ridzik Season Stats

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3 1 0
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County Stadium - July 19, 1956
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Double
Steve Ridzik
Wes Westrum
Bill White
Red Schoendienst
Hank Thompson
Eddie Bressoud
Dusty Rhodes
Willie Mays
Jackie Brandt
Eddie Mathews
Bill Bruton
Danny O'Connell
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

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.

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Bottom 4 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. White fields the ball and throws to Ridzik covering. Safe. O'Connell moves to third.
Bottom 4 O'Connell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Steve Ridzik now pitching. Spahn hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 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.
Top 4 Westrum takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 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.
Top 4 Brandt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thompson scores. White moves to second.
Top 4 White is hit by the pitch. Thompson moves to second.
Top 4 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 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.
Bottom 3 Thomson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Adcock hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brandt. Adcock reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Aaron strikes out.
Top 3 Schoendienst hits a popup, foul, towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Margoneri strikes out.
Bottom 2 Mathews is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Bruton is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 O'Connell hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mays. O'Connell reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Spahn strikes out.
Top 2 Westrum hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rhodes hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 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.
Top 2 White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. White reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Margoneri covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 Adcock hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 1 Aaron takes first base on ball four. Mathews moves to second.
Bottom 1 Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. O'Connell scores. Bruton moves to third.
Bottom 1 Bruton bunts in front of the plate. Westrum fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. O'Connell moves to second.
Bottom 1 O'Connell takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Mays strikes out.
Top 1 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 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.