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Giants
@ Braves
County Stadium
August 21, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Braves and the New York Giants, played on August 21, 1956 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 21, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 21, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Margoneri |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gene Conley |
| Ballpark | County Stadium |
| City | Milwaukee |
| State | WI |
| Attendance | 34,770 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Hal Dixon 2B: Augie Donatelli 3B: Tom Gorman |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Dusty Rhodes | Left Fielder |
| Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Joe Margoneri | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Andy Pafko | Left Fielder |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Gene Conley | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Braves
County Stadium
August 21, 1956
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Conley
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Conley
Schoendienst hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Conley
There's a wild pitch. Mueller moves to third. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mays vs. Conley
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thompson vs. Conley
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Conley fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. Schoendienst moves to third. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
White vs. Conley
White 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. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Margoneri
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Margoneri
Logan strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Margoneri
Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Conley
Rhodes hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Conley
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Conley
Westrum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Margoneri vs. Conley
Margoneri hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Margoneri
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Margoneri
Adcock hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Margoneri
Thomson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Margoneri
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Margoneri
Rice hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conley vs. Margoneri
Conley hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Conley
Mueller 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. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Conley
Schoendienst hits a fly ball towards left. Pafko settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Pafko. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Conley
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Conley
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. Schoendienst moves to third. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
White vs. Conley
White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. White reaches second base with a double. Schoendienst scores. Mays scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rhodes vs. Conley
Rhodes 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. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Margoneri
O'Connell hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Margoneri
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Margoneri, and towards Spencer, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Margoneri
Aaron takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Margoneri
Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adcock vs. Margoneri
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Conley
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Conley
Westrum hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pafko. Westrum reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Margoneri vs. Conley
Margoneri strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Conley
Mueller 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. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Margoneri
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Margoneri
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Margoneri
Rice hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Rice reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Conley vs. Margoneri
Conley hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Conley
Schoendienst 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. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Conley
Mays hits a popup, foul, towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Conley
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Margoneri
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Margoneri fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Margoneri
Logan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Margoneri
Aaron hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Aaron reaches second base with a double. Logan goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mathews vs. Margoneri
Mathews is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adcock vs. Margoneri
Adcock is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Margoneri
Thomson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Conley
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Conley
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Conley
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Margoneri
Pafko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Margoneri
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conley vs. Margoneri
Conley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Conley
Westrum 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. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Conley
Jackie Brandt pinch hits for Joe Margoneri.
Brandt 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. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Conley
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Conley
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Conley
Mays strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Surkont
Max Surkont now pitching.
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Surkont fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Surkont
Logan hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Surkont
Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Conley
Bill Bruton now playing center field. Bobby Thomson now playing left field.
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Adcock, and towards O'Connell, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Conley
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Conley
Rhodes hits a line drive towards short. Logan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Surkont
Mathews hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller who is chasing the ball. Mathews reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Adcock vs. Surkont
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomson vs. Surkont
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bruton vs. Surkont
Bruton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Mathews scores. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Surkont
Rice is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Conley vs. Surkont
Conley hits a ball on the ground into center field. Mays picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mays. Thomson scores. Rice moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
O'Connell vs. Surkont
O'Connell hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Conley
Frank Torre now playing first base.
Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Conley
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Conley
Foster Castleman pinch hits for Max Surkont.
Castleman hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/21/1956, game 2 -- New York at Milwaukee (N)
New York AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI
Mueller D, rf 4 0 2 0 O'Connell D, 2b 5 0 0 0
Schoendienst R, 2b 4 1 2 0 Logan J, ss 4 1 1 0
Mays W, cf 3 1 1 0 Aaron H, rf 3 0 1 1
Thompson H, 3b 4 0 0 0 Mathews E, 3b 4 1 2 0
White B, 1b 4 0 2 2 Adcock J, 1b 3 1 1 1
Rhodes D, lf 4 0 0 0 Torre F, 1b 0 0 0 0
Spencer D, ss 4 0 1 0 Thomson B, cf-lf 3 1 0 0
Westrum W, c 4 0 2 0 Pafko A, lf 3 1 2 0
Margoneri J, p 2 0 0 0 Bruton B, cf 1 0 0 1
Brandt J, ph 1 0 0 0 Rice D, c 3 1 2 2
Surkont M, p 0 0 0 0 Conley G, p 4 0 1 1
Castleman F, ph 1 0 0 0
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35 2 10 2 33 6 10 6
New York 002 000 000 -- 2
Milwaukee 030 010 02x -- 6
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Margoneri J (L) 6.0 8 4 4 2 3
Surkont M 2.0 2 2 2 2 0
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Conley G (W) 9.0 10 2 0 1 2
E -- Pafko A, Mays W
DP -- New York 1, Milwaukee 3
LOB -- New York 7, Milwaukee 7
2B -- White B, Westrum W, Rice D, Aaron H
3B -- Mathews E
HR -- Adcock J, Rice D
WP -- Conley G
T -- 2:20
A -- 34770
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