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Cincinnati Reds @ New York Giants

1956-06-17 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 17507 · 2:03

Cincinnati Redlegs defeated New York Giants 1–0. Joe Nuxhall earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Joe Nuxhall L: Ruben Gomez SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Tom Gorman · 1B: Babe Pinelli · 2B: Dusty Boggess · 3B: Hal Dixon · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Temple	3	0	0	0	0	0
Wally Post	4	0	1	0	0	2
Gus Bell	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ted Kluszewski	4	1	2	0	0	0
Frank Robinson	3	0	1	0	0	0
Smoky Burgess	4	0	1	1	0	0
Jim Dyck	2	0	0	0	1	0
Roy McMillan	2	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Nuxhall	3	0	1	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Jackie Brandt	3	0	1	0
Eddie Bressoud	3	1	1	0
George Wilson	2	0	0	1
Willie Mays	4	0	0	1
Bill White	4	0	0	2
Bill Sarni	2	1	1	0
Daryl Spencer	3	0	0	1
Foster Castleman	3	0	0	2
Ruben Gomez	1	0	1	0
Bobby Hofman	1	0	0	0
Red Schoendienst	1	0	0	0
Dusty Rhodes	1	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Nuxhall	9.0	2	4	8

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ruben Gomez	8.0	4	1	1
Hoyt Wilhelm	1.0	2	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Temple: 9
Wally Post: K
Gus Bell: 8

Bot 1

Jackie Brandt: 4
Eddie Bressoud: 3/FL
George Wilson: 43

Top 2

Ted Kluszewski: S
Frank Robinson: HP.1-2
Smoky Burgess: S.2-H;1-2#
Jim Dyck: 14(1)3/GDP.2-3
Roy McMillan: 2

Bot 2

Willie Mays: 9
Bill White: 8
Bill Sarni: 7

Top 3

Joe Nuxhall: D
Johnny Temple: 13/SH.2-3
Wally Post: 4
Gus Bell: 8

Bot 3

Daryl Spencer: 2/FL
Foster Castleman: K
Ruben Gomez: W
Jackie Brandt: 7

Top 4

Ted Kluszewski: 6
Frank Robinson: 8
Smoky Burgess: 9

Bot 4

Eddie Bressoud: S
George Wilson: K
Willie Mays: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Jim Dyck: 63
Roy McMillan: 53
Joe Nuxhall: 8

Bot 5

Bill White: K
Bill Sarni: W
Daryl Spencer: 7
Foster Castleman: K

Top 6

Johnny Temple: 53
Wally Post: S
Gus Bell: 4(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Ruben Gomez: 43
Jackie Brandt: 13
Eddie Bressoud: W
Bobby Hofman: 7

Top 7

Ted Kluszewski: 43
Frank Robinson: 7
Smoky Burgess: 9

Bot 7

Willie Mays: 9
Bill White: 43
Bill Sarni: S
Daryl Spencer: K

Top 8

Jim Dyck: W
Roy McMillan: 3/SH.1-2
Joe Nuxhall: 3/G.2-3
Johnny Temple: 63

Bot 8

Foster Castleman: 63
Red Schoendienst: 63
Jackie Brandt: W
Eddie Bressoud: 54(1)/FO

Top 9

Wally Post: K
Gus Bell: 8
Ted Kluszewski: S
Frank Robinson: PB.1-2
Frank Robinson: S.2-3
Smoky Burgess: 8

Bot 9

Dusty Rhodes: K
Willie Mays: K/C
Bill White: K

Notes & reviews

Giants manager Rigney ejected by HP umpire Gorman for reversing balk call

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