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Chicago Cubs @ New York Giants

1956-05-15 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 3379 · 2:13

New York Giants defeated Chicago Cubs 6–4. New York Giants put up 2 in the 1st. Johnny Antonelli earned the win. Don Mueller went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	4	5
NY1	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	0		6	12

W: Johnny Antonelli L: Warren Hacker SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jocko Conlan · 1B: Vic Delmore · 2B: Augie Donatelli · 3B: Bill Engeln · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Miksis	4	0	0	0	0	1
Gene Baker	3	1	1	0	1	0
Frank Kellert	4	1	2	1	0	1
Ernie Banks	4	1	1	2	0	0
Pete Whisenant	3	1	0	0	1	1
Monte Irvin	3	0	0	0	1	0
Walt Moryn	4	0	1	0	0	1
Clyde McCullough	3	0	0	0	0	0
Warren Hacker	1	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Chiti	1	0	0	0	0	0
Don Hoak	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Whitey Lockman	4	1	2	0	1	1
Al Dark	5	1	1	0	0	1
Willie Mays	4	3	3	2	0	0
Daryl Spencer	4	0	0	1	0	0
Don Mueller	4	1	3	3	0	0
Bill White	2	0	1	0	2	0
Foster Castleman	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ray Katt	4	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Antonelli	4	0	1	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Warren Hacker	2.1	8	1	0
Jim Brosnan	1.2	1	0	1
Vito Valentinetti	3.0	3	1	2
Jim Davis	1.0	0	1	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Antonelli	9.0	5	3	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Miksis: 63
Gene Baker: 53
Frank Kellert: 5/FL

Bot 1

Whitey Lockman: D8
Al Dark: 43.2-3
Willie Mays: S9.3-H
Daryl Spencer: 53.1-2
Don Mueller: S8.2-H;B-2
Bill White: IW
Foster Castleman: 7

Top 2

Ernie Banks: 6
Pete Whisenant: K
Monte Irvin: 53

Bot 2

Ray Katt: 63
Johnny Antonelli: S
Whitey Lockman: S/BG.1-2
Al Dark: 5(2)3/GDP

Top 3

Walt Moryn: 8
Clyde McCullough: 63
Warren Hacker: 3/G

Bot 3

Willie Mays: HR/7
Daryl Spencer: 5/L
Don Mueller: HR/9
Bill White: S
Foster Castleman: 34(1)/FO
Ray Katt: S7.1-2
Johnny Antonelli: K

Top 4

Eddie Miksis: 43
Gene Baker: W
Frank Kellert: K/C
Ernie Banks: 8

Bot 4

Whitey Lockman: 9
Al Dark: 7
Willie Mays: 4

Top 5

Pete Whisenant: W
Monte Irvin: W.1-2
Walt Moryn: S.2-3;1-2
Clyde McCullough: 64(1)3/GDP.3-H;2-3
Harry Chiti: 2/FL

Bot 5

Daryl Spencer: 8
Don Mueller: 7
Bill White: 43

Top 6

Eddie Miksis: 63
Gene Baker: S6
Frank Kellert: PB.1-2
Frank Kellert: T.2-H
Ernie Banks: 53
Pete Whisenant: 53

Bot 6

Foster Castleman: 53
Ray Katt: 8
Johnny Antonelli: 9

Top 7

Monte Irvin: 53
Walt Moryn: 43
Clyde McCullough: 63

Bot 7

Whitey Lockman: K
Al Dark: S
Willie Mays: S.1-3
Daryl Spencer: 53.3-H;1-2
Don Mueller: D.2-H
Bill White: IW
Foster Castleman: K

Top 8

Don Hoak: 53
Eddie Miksis: K
Gene Baker: 53

Bot 8

Ray Katt: 53
Johnny Antonelli: 9
Whitey Lockman: W
Al Dark: K23

Top 9

Frank Kellert: S5
Ernie Banks: HR.1-H
Pete Whisenant: 7
Monte Irvin: 4/L
Walt Moryn: K/C