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Giants
@ Dodgers
Roosevelt Stadium
August 15, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants, played on August 15, 1956 at Roosevelt Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 15, 1956 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 15, 1956 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Giants |
Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Antonelli |
Home Starting Pitcher | Don Newcombe |
Ballpark | Roosevelt Stadium |
City | Jersey City |
State | NJ |
Attendance | 26,385 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Dusty Boggess 3B: Shag Crawford |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jackie Brandt | Right Fielder |
Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
Dusty Rhodes | Left Fielder |
Bill White | First Baseman |
Foster Castleman | Third Baseman |
Bill Sarni | Catcher |
Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
Johnny Antonelli | Pitcher |
Bill Rigney | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Gilliam | Right Fielder |
Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
Jackie Robinson | Left Fielder |
Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
Dixie Howell | Catcher |
Don Newcombe | Pitcher |
Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Dodgers
Roosevelt Stadium
August 15, 1956
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Newcombe
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newcombe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Newcombe
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Newcombe covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Newcombe
Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Antonelli
Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Antonelli
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Antonelli
Robinson hits a line drive towards short. Spencer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Newcombe
Rhodes strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Newcombe
White hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Newcombe
Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Antonelli
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Antonelli
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Antonelli
Snider hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Antonelli
Neal strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Newcombe
Sarni strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Newcombe
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Antonelli vs. Newcombe
Antonelli strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Newcombe
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Antonelli
Howell hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Antonelli
Newcombe strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Antonelli
Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Newcombe
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Newcombe covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Newcombe
Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Newcombe
Rhodes hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Newcombe
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hodges. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castleman vs. Newcombe
There goes White. The throw from Howell and he is out, Neal applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Antonelli
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Antonelli
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Antonelli
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Newcombe
Castleman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Newcombe
Sarni hits a line drive towards short. Reese reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Newcombe
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Antonelli
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Antonelli
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Antonelli
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Antonelli vs. Newcombe
Antonelli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Newcombe
Brandt bunts towards third. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Newcombe
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Newcombe
There's a wild pitch. Brandt moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Newcombe
Mays is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Rhodes vs. Newcombe
Rhodes takes first base on ball four. Brandt moves to third. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
White vs. Newcombe
White strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Antonelli
Don Mueller now playing right field. Jackie Brandt now playing left field.
Howell strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Antonelli
Newcombe strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Antonelli
Gilliam hits a popup towards third. Castleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Newcombe
Castleman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Newcombe
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Newcombe
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Antonelli
Reese hits a line drive towards first. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Antonelli
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Antonelli
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Antonelli
Hodges strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Antonelli vs. Newcombe
Antonelli strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Newcombe
Brandt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Newcombe
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Newcombe
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Antonelli
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Antonelli
Neal hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Neal reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Howell vs. Antonelli
Howell hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Campanella vs. Antonelli
Roy Campanella pinch hits for Don Newcombe.
Campanella hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Labine
Clem Labine now pitching.
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Labine
White hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Labine
Castleman hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Snider. Castleman reaches second base with a double. Snider throws the ball in to Jackson who tags Castleman trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Antonelli
Gilliam hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Antonelli
Reese hits a line drive into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Antonelli
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/15/1956 -- New York at Brooklyn (N) New York AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI Brandt J, rf-lf 4 0 2 0 Gilliam J, rf 4 0 0 0 Schoendienst R, 2b 4 0 0 0 Reese P, ss 4 0 0 0 Mays W, cf 3 1 1 1 Robinson J, lf 4 0 0 0 Rhodes D, lf 2 0 0 0 Jackson R, 3b 2 0 0 0 Mueller D, rf 1 0 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 3 0 0 0 White B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Snider D, cf 3 0 1 0 Castleman F, 3b 4 0 1 0 Neal C, 2b 3 0 1 0 Sarni B, c 3 0 0 0 Howell D, c 3 0 0 0 Spencer D, ss 2 0 0 0 Newcombe D, p 2 0 0 0 Antonelli J, p 3 0 0 0 Campanella R, ph 1 0 0 0 Labine C, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 1 4 1 29 0 2 0 New York 000 100 000 -- 1 Brooklyn 000 000 000 -- 0 New York IP H R ER BB SO Antonelli J (W) 9.0 2 0 0 1 11 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Newcombe D (L) 8.0 3 1 1 3 6 Labine C 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 E -- Hodges G LOB -- New York 5, Brooklyn 3 2B -- Neal C, Castleman F HR -- Mays W CS -- White B WP -- Newcombe D T -- 2:02 A -- 26385
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