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August 7, 1956

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Giants 1 5 0
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Phillies 2 5 1
Giants 1 5 0

Granny Hamner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .229
OBP .500 .283
At Bats 2 284
Hits 1 65
• Singles 1 42
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 23
RBI’s 0 35

Steve Ridzik Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 1 0
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Polo Grounds - August 7, 1956
Out
Steve Ridzik
Bill Sarni
Bill White
Red Schoendienst
Foster Castleman
Eddie Bressoud
Jackie Brandt
Willie Mays
Don Mueller
Granny Hamner
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Hamner bunts towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Ridzik covering, for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 5 Schoendienst hits a fly ball into right field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner misplays the ball. That's an error on Hamner. Ridzik moves to second.
Bottom 5 Ridzik hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Jim Greengrass now playing right field. Sarni hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Steve Ridzik now pitching. Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 5 Jim Greengrass pinch hits for Elmer Valo. Greengrass takes first base on ball four. Lopata moves to third. Ennis moves to second.
Top 5 Ennis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ashburn scores. Lopata moves to second.
Top 5 Lopata is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Blaylock bunts between the mound and first base. Littlefield scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blaylock for the out. Ashburn moves to second.
Top 5 Ashburn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blaylock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. Mays moves to third.
Bottom 4 Mays hits a ball on the ground for an out. Mays moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 4 Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Valo. Schoendienst reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Haddix hits a line drive towards the mound. Littlefield reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hemus takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Hamner hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Jones hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mueller strikes out.
Bottom 3 Brandt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hemus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Littlefield hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Valo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sarni settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ennis strikes out.
Top 3 Lopata hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sarni settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bressoud hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sarni hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Castleman moves to second.
Bottom 2 Castleman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 White hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Dick Littlefield now pitching. Blaylock strikes out.
Top 2 Ashburn takes first base on ball four. Haddix moves to second.
Top 2 Haddix hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jones scores. Hamner moves to third.
Top 2 Hemus strikes out.
Top 2 Hamner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jones moves to third.
Top 2 Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 There goes Valo. The throw from Sarni and he is out, Schoendienst applying the tag.
Top 2 Valo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Ennis hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lopata hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Blaylock strikes out.
Top 1 Ashburn bunts towards third. Castleman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.