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Pittsburgh Pirates @ New York Giants

1956-07-07 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 7151 · 2:15

New York Giants defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 3–2. New York Giants put up 2 in the 8th. Johnny Antonelli earned the win and Hoyt Wilhelm picked up the save. Daryl Spencer went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Johnny Antonelli L: Bob Friend SV: Hoyt Wilhelm

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Virdon	4	1	1	0	0	3
Dick Groat	3	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Thomas	4	0	2	1	0	0
Lee Walls	4	0	0	0	0	2
Roberto Clemente	4	0	2	0	0	0
Hank Foiles	4	0	1	0	0	1
Bill Mazeroski	3	0	1	0	0	0
Bob Skinner	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bob Friend	2	0	0	0	0	1
Dale Long	1	0	1	1	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Bressoud	4	1	2	0	0	0
Don Mueller	4	0	2	0	0	0
Willie Mays	3	1	1	0	1	0
Bill White	3	0	0	0	1	0
Hank Thompson	4	0	2	2	0	0
Bill Sarni	4	0	0	0	0	1
Daryl Spencer	3	1	1	1	0	0
Foster Castleman	3	0	1	0	0	1
Johnny Antonelli	3	0	0	0	0	2

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Friend	8.0	9	2	4

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Antonelli	8.0	6	1	5
Hoyt Wilhelm	1.0	2	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bill Virdon: K23/C
Dick Groat: 63
Frank Thomas: 63

Bot 1

Eddie Bressoud: S
Don Mueller: PO1(13)
Don Mueller: S8
Willie Mays: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Lee Walls: K/C
Roberto Clemente: 63
Hank Foiles: 43

Bot 2

Bill White: 8
Hank Thompson: S
Bill Sarni: 4/P
Daryl Spencer: 7/F7DW

Top 3

Bill Mazeroski: S/G
Bob Skinner: 16(1)3/GDP
Bob Friend: 43

Bot 3

Foster Castleman: 43
Johnny Antonelli: K/C
Eddie Bressoud: 3/FL

Top 4

Bill Virdon: S7/G6
Dick Groat: 34/SH.1-2
Frank Thomas: S7.2-H
Lee Walls: 9
Roberto Clemente: 64(1)/FO

Bot 4

Don Mueller: S
Willie Mays: 8
Bill White: 8
Hank Thompson: 3/G

Top 5

Hank Foiles: 8
Bill Mazeroski: 9
Bob Skinner: 43

Bot 5

Bill Sarni: K/C
Daryl Spencer: 7
Foster Castleman: S
Johnny Antonelli: K

Top 6

Bob Friend: K
Bill Virdon: K/C
Dick Groat: 43

Bot 6

Eddie Bressoud: 53
Don Mueller: 9
Willie Mays: D7/L5D
Bill White: 3/G

Top 7

Frank Thomas: 43
Lee Walls: 53
Roberto Clemente: S
Hank Foiles: S.1-3
Bill Mazeroski: 53

Bot 7

Hank Thompson: 8
Bill Sarni: 53
Daryl Spencer: HR/7
Foster Castleman: K

Top 8

Bob Skinner: W
Bob Friend: 14/SH.1-2
Bill Virdon: K/C
Dick Groat: 9

Bot 8

Johnny Antonelli: 9
Eddie Bressoud: T7/F78XD
Don Mueller: 7/L7L
Willie Mays: IW
Bill White: SB2
Bill White: W
Hank Thompson: S8.3-H;2-H;1-2
Bill Sarni: 13

Top 9

Frank Thomas: S7
Lee Walls: K
Roberto Clemente: S9.1-3
Hank Foiles: K
Dale Long: S9.3-H;1-3
Bob Skinner: 7

Notes & reviews

Total Ladies' Day crowd: 8,286

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