Phillies @ Giants
April 29, 1956

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Bottom 10 R H E
Phillies 5 9 1
Giants 4 9 0
Bottom 10 R H E
Phillies 5 9 1
Giants 4 9 0

Foster Castleman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .304
OBP .000 .304
At Bats 4 23
Hits 0 7
• Singles 0 4
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 3

Jack Meyer Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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Polo Grounds - April 29, 1956
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Strikeout
Jack Meyer
Andy Seminick
Stan Lopata
Ted Kazanski
Willie Jones
Granny Hamner
Del Ennis
Richie Ashburn
Glen Gorbous
Foster Castleman

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Philadelphia Phillies 5 9 1 5
New York Giants 4 9 0 8
Winning Pitcher Jack Meyer
Losing Pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jack Meyer
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 53 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Castleman strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Glen Gorbous now playing right field. Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Glen Gorbous pinch runs for Frank Baumholtz. Ennis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Katt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Baumholtz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 10 Hamner strikes out.
Top 10 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Ray Katt now catching. Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Meyer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 9 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Dark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Baumholtz. Dark reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Ruben Gomez. Jack Meyer now pitching. Rhodes is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 George Wilson pinch hits for Wes Westrum. Wilson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Kazanski hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Seminick hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Jones strikes out.
Bottom 8 Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lopata scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harris for the out.
Bottom 8 Castleman hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Mays scores.
Bottom 8 Spencer bunts towards first. Lopata scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spencer for the out. Mays moves to third.
Bottom 8 Mays hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Mays reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harris scoops it up and throws to first, with Gomez covering, for the out.
Top 8 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Hamner hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner misplays the ball. That's an error on Hamner.
Bottom 7 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ashburn hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Rogovin hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kazanski hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gomez strikes out.
Bottom 6 Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Harris strikes out.
Top 6 Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Lopata takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. Ennis moves to second.
Top 6 Ennis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Castleman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Seminick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Spencer hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Baumholtz for the out.
Top 5 Hamner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spencer catches it and throws to first to double up Ashburn.
Top 5 Ashburn bunts in front of the plate. Westrum fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harris scores. Westrum moves to third.
Bottom 4 Gomez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Seminick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Westrum takes first base on ball four. Harris moves to second.
Bottom 4 Harris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Castleman hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rogovin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Lopata scores.
Top 4 Kazanski hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Seminick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jones scores. Lopata moves to third.
Top 4 Lopata takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Jones hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. Jones reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mays takes first base on ball four. Dark moves to second.
Bottom 3 Mueller hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lopata fields the ball and throws to Rogovin covering. Safe. Lockman moves to third.
Bottom 3 Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Gomez hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Baumholtz strikes out.
Top 3 Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Ashburn hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is bouncing around. Mueller is chasing the ball. Ashburn rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run.
Top 3 Rogovin hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kazanski hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Westrum hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Harris hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Seminick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Lopata hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Spencer hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mays strikes out.
Bottom 1 Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lockman tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lockman moves to third.
Bottom 1 Lockman takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Baumholtz hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Ashburn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.