Giants @ Dodgers
September 8, 1956

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Top 9 R H E
Giants 3 10 1
Dodgers 4 11 1
Top 9 R H E
Giants 3 10 1
Dodgers 4 11 1

Don Mueller Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .267
OBP .250 .284
At Bats 4 363
Hits 1 97
• Singles 1 83
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 0 33

Don Bessent Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 3 6
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Ebbets Field - September 8, 1956
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Don Bessent
Dixie Howell
Gil Hodges
Jim Gilliam
Jackie Robinson
Pee Wee Reese
Sandy Amoros
Duke Snider
Carl Furillo
Don Mueller

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Giants 3 10 1 7
Brooklyn Dodgers 4 11 1 11
Winning Pitcher Don Bessent
Losing Pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Don Bessent
Attendance 16,893
Time of Game 2 hours 43 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Mueller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Hank Thompson pinch hits for Windy McCall. Thompson hits a line drive into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Dixie Howell now catching. Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Daryl Spencer. Rhodes hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Windy McCall now pitching. Snider 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 8 Reese takes first base on ball four. Cimoli moves to third. Gilliam moves to second.
Bottom 8 Gilliam is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Gino Cimoli pinch runs for Rube Walker. Bessent hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Furillo tags and scores. Cimoli tags and moves to second.
Bottom 8 Walker is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Furillo moves to third.
Bottom 8 Furillo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brandt. Furillo reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 White hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Sarni hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Don Bessent now pitching. Brandt hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Amoros strikes out.
Bottom 7 Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reese scores. Snider moves to second.
Bottom 7 Snider hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Reese moves to second.
Bottom 7 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Neal scores.
Bottom 7 Charlie Neal pinch hits for Clem Labine. Neal hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mays, who is chasing the ball. Neal reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 7 Walker strikes out.
Top 7 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Schoendienst takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Grissom moves to third.
Top 7 Grissom hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Snider. Grissom reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hodges hits a line drive towards short. Spencer catches it and throws to second to double up Amoros.
Bottom 6 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Amoros hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Amoros reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Clem Labine now pitching. Sarni strikes out.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Snider hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sarni settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Reese takes first base on ball four. Gilliam moves to second.
Bottom 5 Gilliam bunts towards first. White fields the ball and throws to Grissom covering. Safe.
Bottom 5 Dale Mitchell pinch hits for Roger Craig. Mitchell strikes out.
Top 5 Brandt strikes out.
Top 5 Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mueller scores. Schoendienst moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson juggles the ball. That's an error on Robinson. Mueller moves to second.
Top 5 Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Grissom hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Spencer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Walker 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 4 Hodges hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brandt. Hodges reaches second base with a double. Robinson scores.
Bottom 4 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grissom fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Amoros strikes out.
Bottom 4 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Spencer. Robinson moves to second.
Top 4 Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 White hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Sarni strikes out.
Top 4 Brandt strikes out.
Bottom 3 Snider strikes out.
Bottom 3 Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Craig hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 There goes Mays. The throw from Walker and he is out, Gilliam applying the tag.
Top 3 Mays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Schoendienst hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Walker hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hodges takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Amoros strikes out.
Top 2 Grissom strikes out.
Top 2 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Castleman strikes out.
Top 2 White strikes out.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. White fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Gilliam hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Sarni strikes out.
Top 1 Brandt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mays scores.
Top 1 There goes Mays. The throw from Walker and he is safe. Mays steals second.
Top 1 Mays hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mueller hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.