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Milwaukee Braves @ New York Giants

1956-07-24 · Night game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 12084 · 1:59

Milwaukee Braves defeated New York Giants 4–3. Milwaukee Braves put up 2 in the 9th. Warren Spahn earned the win. Dusty Rhodes went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ML1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	4	7
NY1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	10

W: Warren Spahn L: Ruben Gomez SV: (none)

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

Milwaukee Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Danny O'Connell	2	0	0	0	1	0
Bill Bruton	4	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Mathews	3	0	0	0	1	0
Hank Aaron	4	2	2	0	0	0
Joe Adcock	3	0	0	0	1	1
Bobby Thomson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Logan	4	1	2	1	0	0
Del Crandall	4	0	2	1	0	0
Warren Spahn	4	1	1	1	0	1
Frank Torre	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Jackie Brandt	4	1	1	0	0
Don Mueller	4	1	2	0	0
Red Schoendienst	4	0	1	1	0
Dusty Rhodes	3	1	1	2	0
Bill White	4	0	2	0	0
Daryl Spencer	3	0	1	0	1
Bill Sarni	4	0	0	0	0
Eddie Bressoud	4	0	1	0	0
Ruben Gomez	3	0	1	0	0
Willie Mays	1	0	0	0	0

Milwaukee Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Warren Spahn	9.0	10	0	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ruben Gomez	8.2	7	3	2
Windy McCall	0.1	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Danny O'Connell: 63
Bill Bruton: 63
Eddie Mathews: W
Hank Aaron: 9

Bot 1

Jackie Brandt: D7
Don Mueller: 7
Red Schoendienst: 9.2-3
Dusty Rhodes: HR/9.3-H
Bill White: S4
Daryl Spencer: K

Top 2

Joe Adcock: 53
Bobby Thomson: 53
Johnny Logan: 5/P

Bot 2

Bill Sarni: 53
Eddie Bressoud: S7
Ruben Gomez: S9.1-2
Jackie Brandt: 9
Don Mueller: S9.2-3;1-2
Red Schoendienst: 43

Top 3

Del Crandall: 7/F78S
Warren Spahn: 31
Danny O'Connell: W
Bill Bruton: 43

Bot 3

Dusty Rhodes: 8
Bill White: 2/P
Daryl Spencer: 53

Top 4

Eddie Mathews: 9
Hank Aaron: 63
Joe Adcock: K/C

Bot 4

Bill Sarni: 53
Eddie Bressoud: 43
Ruben Gomez: 3/G

Top 5

Bobby Thomson: 7/L
Johnny Logan: 63
Del Crandall: 4/P

Bot 5

Jackie Brandt: 9/L
Don Mueller: D9
Red Schoendienst: D9.2-H
Dusty Rhodes: CS3(25)
Dusty Rhodes: 6/P

Top 6

Warren Spahn: HR/9
Danny O'Connell: 53
Bill Bruton: 5/FL
Eddie Mathews: 63

Bot 6

Bill White: 3/G
Daryl Spencer: S7
Bill Sarni: 6(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Hank Aaron: S8
Joe Adcock: 5/FL
Bobby Thomson: 3/FL
Johnny Logan: S9.1-2
Del Crandall: S8.2-H;1-2
Warren Spahn: K

Bot 7

Eddie Bressoud: 53/BG
Ruben Gomez: 4/P
Jackie Brandt: 13

Top 8

Frank Torre: 31
Bill Bruton: 13
Eddie Mathews: 13

Bot 8

Don Mueller: 2/P
Red Schoendienst: 43
Willie Mays: 8

Top 9

Hank Aaron: T9
Joe Adcock: W
Bobby Thomson: 64(1)3/GDP.3-H#
Johnny Logan: HR/7
Del Crandall: S8
Warren Spahn: 2/FL

Bot 9

Bill White: S
Daryl Spencer: 34/SH.1-2#
Bill Sarni: 9
Eddie Bressoud: 63

Notes & reviews

over the roof
Bill White hurt his left ankle crossing 1B
Bottom of 9th from Oshkosh Northwestern

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