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Chicago Cubs @ New York Giants

1956-06-19 · Night game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 7650 · 2:12

New York Giants defeated Chicago Cubs 2–0. Johnny Antonelli earned the win.

Line score

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

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

Umpires — HP: Artie Gore · 1B: Bill Jackowski · 2B: Lee Ballanfant · 3B: Shag Crawford · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	H	SO
Eddie Miksis	4	1	1
Gene Baker	4	0	3
Dee Fondy	4	1	0
Ernie Banks	4	0	0
Monte Irvin	4	1	0
Walt Moryn	3	1	0
Pete Whisenant	3	0	1
Harry Chiti	3	0	1
Bob Rush	2	1	0
Frank Kellert	1	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Bressoud	2	0	1	0	1	0
Bill White	2	0	0	0	1	0
George Wilson	3	0	0	0	0	0
Willie Mays	3	1	1	0	1	0
Dusty Rhodes	2	0	0	0	1	1
Bill Sarni	1	0	0	1	0	0
Daryl Spencer	3	0	2	1	0	0
Foster Castleman	3	0	1	0	0	1
Johnny Antonelli	2	0	0	0	1	0
Ruben Gomez	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jackie Brandt	1	1	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Rush	7.0	5	2	2
Turk Lown	1.0	0	3	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Antonelli	9.0	5	0	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Miksis: 53
Gene Baker: K
Dee Fondy: 2/FL

Bot 1

Eddie Bressoud: S9
Bill White: 46(1)3/GDP
George Wilson: 43

Top 2

Ernie Banks: 6/P
Monte Irvin: 63
Walt Moryn: T9
Pete Whisenant: 53

Bot 2

Willie Mays: T9/P
Dusty Rhodes: K
Bill Sarni: 9/SF.3-H
Daryl Spencer: 63

Top 3

Harry Chiti: 53
Bob Rush: S7
Eddie Miksis: S9.1X3(95)
Gene Baker: 63

Bot 3

Foster Castleman: S7/7D
Johnny Antonelli: 7
Eddie Bressoud: 463.1-2
Bill White: 43

Top 4

Dee Fondy: 9
Ernie Banks: 63
Monte Irvin: 4/P

Bot 4

George Wilson: 8
Willie Mays: 9
Dusty Rhodes: 41

Top 5

Walt Moryn: 6/P
Pete Whisenant: 13
Harry Chiti: 53

Bot 5

Bill Sarni: 63
Daryl Spencer: S7/G
Foster Castleman: K
Johnny Antonelli: 3/G

Top 6

Bob Rush: 63
Eddie Miksis: K
Gene Baker: K

Bot 6

Eddie Bressoud: W
Bill White: 34/SH.1-2
George Wilson: 43.2-3
Willie Mays: 4/P

Top 7

Dee Fondy: 5/FL
Ernie Banks: E6/TH1
Monte Irvin: S7.1-2
Walt Moryn: 36(1)/FO.2-3
Pete Whisenant: K

Bot 7

Dusty Rhodes: W
Bill Sarni: 14/SH.1-2
Daryl Spencer: S7.2-H;BX2(754)
Foster Castleman: 53

Top 8

Harry Chiti: K
Frank Kellert: K
Eddie Miksis: 63

Bot 8

Johnny Antonelli: W
Eddie Bressoud: E1/SH.1-2
Bill White: W.2-3;1-2
Ruben Gomez: 52(3)3/GDP.2-3;1-2
Willie Mays: IW
Jackie Brandt: 8

Top 9

Gene Baker: K
Dee Fondy: S/BG
Ernie Banks: 4/P
Monte Irvin: 4/P

Notes & reviews

Willie Mays bruised his left ear on slide into 3B

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