⚾ Nathan's Baseball⚾Baseball🏈FootballπŸ€BasketballπŸ€Smallball
All news β€Ί
Yahoo Sports Β· 5h
What was the real ceiling for this Orioles roster?
Yahoo Sports Β· 5h
Where will Didier Fuentes finish in Rookie of the Year voting?
Yahoo Sports Β· 5h
Braves 6, Cubs 3: The Jacob Webb disaster, part 4
ESPN Β· 5h
Lessons from a lost season: What the Mets learned in 2026
ESPN Β· 5h
MLB teams with potential managerial and front office changes on the horizon
MLB.com Β· 11h
Streak snaps at 8 as Padres miss golden opportunity to climb Wild Card ladder
MLB.com Β· 11h
'It hurts': D-backs' brutal extras loss could haunt them in Wild Card race
MLB.com Β· 12h
The Miz leads the way as Brewers clinch 4th straight NL Central crown
ESPN Β· 13h
Rocchio's heroics doom Taylor, White Sox again
CBS Sports Β· 14h
Pete Alonso hits 300th career homer against former team as Orioles top Mets

This day in baseball · September 16, 1871: the New York Mutuals visited the Boston Red Stockings at South End Grounds I. Boston Red Stockings 9, New York Mutuals 7. W1871 in baseballβ†—

From the vault · October 15, 2008 · 2008 NLCS, Game 5: The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5–1 at Dodger Stadium to win the NL pennant, 4 games to 1. β–Ά Video β†—

Brooklyn Dodgers @ New York Giants

1956-07-04 Β· Day game Β· Polo Grounds V Β· Att: 44859 Β· 2:29

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated New York Giants 6–1. Brooklyn Dodgers put up 3 in the 1st. Don Drysdale earned the win and Clem Labine picked up the save. Carl Furillo went 1-for-3 with 3 RBI.

Line score

123456789RHE
BRO30200000166
NY100000000119

W: Don Drysdale   L: Jim Hearn   SV: Clem Labine

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

Brooklyn Dodgers β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Jim Gilliam411001
Pee Wee Reese410100
Duke Snider410011
Randy Jackson210110
Gil Hodges412101
Jackie Robinson401000
Carl Furillo301310
Rube Walker300013
Don Drysdale311012

New York Giants β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Eddie Bressoud400100
Don Mueller500000
Willie Mays301010
Bill White403000
Bill Sarni300011
Bob Lennon411001
Foster Castleman401001
Daryl Spencer403000
Marv Grissom100001
Red Schoendienst100000
Dusty Rhodes100000
Hank Thompson000010

Brooklyn Dodgers β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Don Drysdale8.1934
Clem Labine0.2000

New York Giants β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Jim Hearn0.1320
Marv Grissom4.2235
Hoyt Wilhelm2.0002
Dick Littlefield2.0101

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Jim Gilliam: S5/BG
  • Pee Wee Reese: E5/G.1-3;B-2
  • Duke Snider: W
  • Randy Jackson: 9/SF.2-3;3-H
  • Gil Hodges: S1/BG.1-2;3-H(UR)
  • Jackie Robinson: S1/BG.1-2;2-3
  • Carl Furillo: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
  • Rube Walker: K
  • Don Drysdale: K

Bot 1

  • Eddie Bressoud: 53
  • Don Mueller: 63
  • Willie Mays: 9

Top 2

  • Jim Gilliam: 43
  • Pee Wee Reese: 2/FL
  • Duke Snider: K

Bot 2

  • Bill White: S9/L
  • Bill Sarni: K
  • Bob Lennon: K
  • Foster Castleman: K

Top 3

  • Randy Jackson: W
  • Gil Hodges: S5/BG.1-2
  • Jackie Robinson: 8/L
  • Carl Furillo: D/78.1-H;2-H
  • Rube Walker: W
  • Don Drysdale: W.2-3;1-2
  • Jim Gilliam: 7
  • Pee Wee Reese: 4

Bot 3

  • Daryl Spencer: 7
  • Marv Grissom: K
  • Eddie Bressoud: 53

Top 4

  • Duke Snider: 5/FL
  • Randy Jackson: 63
  • Gil Hodges: K

Bot 4

  • Don Mueller: 7
  • Willie Mays: S4
  • Bill White: S9/L.1-2
  • Bill Sarni: 6
  • Bob Lennon: 8/L

Top 5

  • Jackie Robinson: 7/L
  • Carl Furillo: 4/L
  • Rube Walker: K

Bot 5

  • Foster Castleman: S7/L
  • Daryl Spencer: D7/G.1-3
  • Red Schoendienst: 5/FL
  • Eddie Bressoud: 7(B)4(2)/LDP

Top 6

  • Don Drysdale: K
  • Jim Gilliam: K
  • Pee Wee Reese: 63

Bot 6

  • Don Mueller: 9
  • Willie Mays: W
  • Bill White: 9
  • Bill Sarni: W.1-2
  • Bob Lennon: 8

Top 7

  • Duke Snider: 8
  • Randy Jackson: 8
  • Gil Hodges: 7

Bot 7

  • Foster Castleman: 53
  • Daryl Spencer: S7/L
  • Dusty Rhodes: 9
  • Eddie Bressoud: 7

Top 8

  • Jackie Robinson: 3
  • Carl Furillo: 63
  • Rube Walker: K

Bot 8

  • Don Mueller: 4
  • Willie Mays: 4
  • Bill White: S9/L.BX2(9E3)
  • Bill Sarni: 7

Top 9

  • Don Drysdale: D7/G
  • Jim Gilliam: 13/SH.2-3
  • Pee Wee Reese: 8/SF.3-H
  • Duke Snider: 43

Bot 9

  • Bob Lennon: S8/L
  • Foster Castleman: 5/FL
  • Daryl Spencer: S7/G.1-2
  • Hank Thompson: W.2-3;1-2
  • Eddie Bressoud: HP.3-H;2-3;1-2
  • Don Mueller: 46(1)3/GDP