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August 7, 1956

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Phillies 3 10 2
Giants 0 4 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Phillies 3 10 2
Giants 1 4 0

Foster Castleman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .233
OBP .333 .259
At Bats 3 202
Hits 1 47
• Singles 1 32
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 7
RBI’s 0 20

Curt Simmons Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 6 0
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Polo Grounds - August 7, 1956
Out
Curt Simmons
Andy Seminick
Marv Blaylock
Ted Kazanski
Willie Jones
Granny Hamner
Del Ennis
Richie Ashburn
Jim Greengrass
Foster Castleman
Bill White
Willie Mays
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Castleman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Mays tags and scores. That run is unearned.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner misplays the ball. That's an error on Hamner. Mays moves to third.
Bottom 9 Mays hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Marv Blaylock now playing first base. Bobby Hofman pinch hits for Hank Thompson. Hofman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Seminick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Jones hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Sarni fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Ennis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Ruben Gomez now pitching. Lopata hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Brandt hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ruben Gomez pinch hits for Johnny Antonelli. Gomez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Seminick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hamner hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Simmons moves to second.
Top 8 Simmons takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Kazanski hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bill Sarni now catching. Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bill Sarni pinch hits for Wes Westrum. Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Simmons fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Castleman hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 White strikes out.
Top 7 Greengrass hits a popup towards short. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jones takes first base on ball four. Ashburn moves to third. Lopata moves to second.
Top 7 Ennis hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lopata is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields it and throws to first for the out. Ashburn moves to second.
Top 7 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Thompson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Seminick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Simmons 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 6 Kazanski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Antonelli hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Westrum takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Bressoud hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Antonelli covering, for the out.
Top 5 Jones is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Ennis hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Ennis reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 White is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Mays hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ashburn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Simmons bunts towards first. White fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Kazanski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Seminick strikes out.
Bottom 3 Thompson hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Simmons, and towards Kazanski, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Brandt strikes out.
Top 3 Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lopata scores. Ennis moves to second.
Top 3 Ennis takes first base on ball four. Lopata moves to second.
Top 3 Lopata hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 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.
Bottom 2 Antonelli strikes out.
Bottom 2 Westrum is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hamner. Bressoud moves to second.
Bottom 2 Castleman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 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.
Top 2 Ashburn strikes out.
Top 2 Simmons strikes out.
Top 2 Kazanski is walked intentionally.
Top 2 Seminick hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thompson. Seminick reaches second base with a double. Ennis scores. Jones moves to third.
Top 2 Greengrass strikes out.
Top 2 Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ennis moves to third.
Top 2 Ennis hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Thompson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Brandt hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lopata hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Westrum fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Hamner strikes out.
Top 1 Ashburn strikes out.