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Dodgers 15 @ Giants 2
Polo Grounds
July 4, 1956

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on July 4, 1956 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants were bested by the visiting Dodgers with a score of 15 to 2.

Game Summary

DateJuly 4, 1956 
Visiting Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 15 H: 18 E: 1 LOB: 16
Runs: 15
Hits: 18
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 16
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 2 H: 5 E: 2 LOB: 4
Runs: 2
Hits: 5
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 4
Winning PitcherDon Newcombe  
Losing PitcherRuben Gomez  
SaveEd Roebuck  
Game Winning RBIDon Newcombe 

Game Info

DateJuly 4, 1956 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherDon Newcombe  
Home Starting PitcherRuben Gomez  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance 
Time of Game3 hours 10 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Larry Goetz
1B: Frank Dascoli
2B: Frank Secory
3B: Stan Landes

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jim Gilliam  Left Fielder 
Pee Wee Reese  Shortstop 
Duke Snider  Center Fielder 
Randy Jackson  Third Baseman 
Gil Hodges  First Baseman 
Jackie Robinson  Second Baseman 
Carl Furillo  Right Fielder 
Roy Campanella  Catcher 
Don Newcombe  Pitcher 
Walter Alston  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Bressoud  Shortstop 
Don Mueller  Right Fielder 
Willie Mays  Center Fielder 
Bill White  First Baseman 
Bill Sarni  Catcher 
Foster Castleman  Third Baseman 
Bob Lennon  Left Fielder 
Daryl Spencer  Second Baseman 
Ruben Gomez  Pitcher 
Bill Rigney  Manager 

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Dodgers 15 @ Giants 2
Polo Grounds
July 4, 1956

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 7/4/1956, game 1 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)

  Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Gilliam J, lf         6  3  1  0   Bressoud E, ss        4  0  1  2   
Reese P, ss           7  1  1  0   Mueller D, rf         3  0  0  0   
Snider D, cf          5  3  3  2   Constable J, p        0  0  0  0   
Jackson R, 3b         5  3  3  2   Rhodes D, ph          1  0  0  0   
Hodges G, 1b          3  1  2  4   McCall W, p           0  0  0  0   
Robinson J, 2b        2  1  1  0   Mays W, cf            3  0  0  0   
Neal C, 2b            1  0  0  1   White B, 1b           4  0  0  0   
Furillo C, rf         6  1  3  2   Sarni B, c            3  0  0  0   
Campanella R, c       4  1  1  1   Mangan J, c           0  0  0  0   
Newcombe D, p         5  1  2  2   Westrum W, c          1  0  0  0   
Cimoli G, ph          1  0  1  0   Castleman F, 3b       4  0  0  0   
Roebuck E, p          0  0  0  0   Lennon B, lf-rf       3  1  2  0   
                                   Spencer D, 2b         3  1  1  0   
                                   Gomez R, p            1  0  1  0   
                                   Ridzik S, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Littlefield D, p      0  0  0  0   
                                   Wilson G, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Brandt J, lf          1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     45 15 18 14                        32  2  5  2

Brooklyn         021 213 321 -- 15
New York         000 000 020 --  2

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Newcombe D (W)        8.0  5  2  2  1  5
Roebuck E (S)         1.0  0  0  0  0  1

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gomez R (L)           3.2  9  5  5  3  1
Ridzik S              1.2  3  4  4  2  1
Littlefield D         0.2  0  0  0  0  0
Constable J           2.0  4  5  5  6  0
McCall W              1.0  2  1  0  0  0

E -- Lennon B, Reese P, White B
DP -- Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 16, New York 4
2B -- Furillo C 2, Newcombe D, Hodges G, Jackson R
3B -- Snider D
HR -- Campanella R, Snider D
SB -- Reese P, Gilliam J
SH -- Hodges G
HBP -- by Ridzik S (Jackson R)
T -- 3:10
A -- 0

    

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