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Pittsburgh Pirates @ New York Giants

1956-04-17 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 12790 · 2:15

New York Giants defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 4–3. New York Giants put up 2 in the 8th. Johnny Antonelli earned the win. Dale Long went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	3	6
NY1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2		4	5

W: Johnny Antonelli L: Bob Friend SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Larry Goetz · 1B: Frank Dascoli · 2B: Frank Secory · 3B: Stan Landes · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny O'Brien	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Groat	4	0	0	0	0	0
Roberto Clemente	4	0	0	0	0	1
Frank Thomas	3	0	0	0	1	0
Dale Long	4	2	2	2	0	0
Gene Freese	4	1	2	0	0	1
Bobby Del Greco	3	0	1	0	0	0
Danny Kravitz	3	0	0	0	0	1
Bob Friend	3	0	1	1	0	1
Dick Cole	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Don Mueller	4	0	0	0	0	0
Al Dark	3	1	1	0	1	1
Willie Mays	4	1	1	0	0	0
Dusty Rhodes	3	1	1	0	1	0
Hank Thompson	1	0	0	1	2	0
Daryl Spencer	4	0	1	1	0	1
Gail Harris	4	0	0	0	0	1
Wes Westrum	3	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Antonelli	3	1	1	1	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Friend	8.0	5	4	4

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Antonelli	9.0	6	1	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny O'Brien: 53
Dick Groat: 63
Roberto Clemente: 43

Bot 1

Don Mueller: 63
Al Dark: K/C
Willie Mays: 3/P

Top 2

Frank Thomas: W
Dale Long: 4(B)3(1)/LDP
Gene Freese: S7
Bobby Del Greco: S8.1-3;B-2(TH)
Danny Kravitz: 5/FL

Bot 2

Dusty Rhodes: D/89
Hank Thompson: W
Daryl Spencer: S7.1-2;2-H
Gail Harris: 3/P
Wes Westrum: 8
Johnny Antonelli: 43

Top 3

Bob Friend: K/C
Johnny O'Brien: 53
Dick Groat: E5
Roberto Clemente: 64(1)/FO

Bot 3

Don Mueller: E4
Al Dark: S9.1-2
Willie Mays: 5/L
Dusty Rhodes: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Hank Thompson: W.1-2
Daryl Spencer: 8

Top 4

Frank Thomas: 53
Dale Long: HR/7
Gene Freese: K
Bobby Del Greco: E4
Danny Kravitz: K

Bot 4

Gail Harris: 3/G
Wes Westrum: 9
Johnny Antonelli: K23

Top 5

Bob Friend: 9
Johnny O'Brien: 4/L
Dick Groat: 31

Bot 5

Don Mueller: 31
Al Dark: 53
Willie Mays: 53

Top 6

Roberto Clemente: 9
Frank Thomas: 63
Dale Long: 43

Bot 6

Dusty Rhodes: 7
Hank Thompson: 9
Daryl Spencer: K

Top 7

Gene Freese: S8
Bobby Del Greco: 34/SH.1-2
Danny Kravitz: WP.2-3#
Danny Kravitz: 6/P
Bob Friend: S8.3-H
Johnny O'Brien: 54(1)/FO

Bot 7

Gail Harris: 5/FL
Wes Westrum: 5/FL
Johnny Antonelli: FLE2
Johnny Antonelli: HR/9.B-H(UR)
Don Mueller: 43

Top 8

Dick Groat: 13
Roberto Clemente: K
Frank Thomas: 53

Bot 8

Al Dark: W
Willie Mays: D7.1-3
Dusty Rhodes: IW
Hank Thompson: 8/SF.2-3;3-H
Daryl Spencer: 63.1-3;3XH(3E2)(UR)
Gail Harris: K

Top 9

Dale Long: HR/9
Gene Freese: 8
Bobby Del Greco: 13
Dick Cole: 8