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Cincinnati Reds @ New York Giants

1956-07-31 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · night · 2:03

New York Giants defeated Cincinnati Redlegs 5–1. New York Giants put up 2 in the 3rd. Joe Margoneri earned the win. Jackie Brandt went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Joe Margoneri L: Art Fowler SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Stan Landes · 1B: Dusty Boggess · 2B: Shag Crawford · 3B: Lee Ballanfant · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Temple	4	0	0	0	0	0
Wally Post	4	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Robinson	4	0	1	0	0	0
George Crowe	4	0	1	0	0	0
Gus Bell	4	0	2	0	0	0
Ed Bailey	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ray Jablonski	2	0	0	0	1	0
Roy McMillan	2	0	0	0	1	0
Art Fowler	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bruce Edwards	1	0	0	0	0	1
Stan Palys	1	1	1	1	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jackie Brandt	4	2	3	1	0	1
Don Mueller	4	2	2	0	0	0
Red Schoendienst	4	0	2	2	0	0
Willie Mays	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bill White	4	1	1	0	0	1
Foster Castleman	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Sarni	3	0	1	1	1	0
Daryl Spencer	4	0	1	0	0	1
Joe Margoneri	3	0	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Art Fowler	4.0	7	0	2
Pat Scantlebury	3.0	3	0	3
Joe Nuxhall	1.0	0	1	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Margoneri	9.0	5	2	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Temple: 53
Wally Post: 2/FL
Frank Robinson: 8

Bot 1

Jackie Brandt: S
Don Mueller: 53.1-2
Red Schoendienst: 9
Willie Mays: 63

Top 2

George Crowe: S
Gus Bell: S.1-2#
Ed Bailey: K
Ray Jablonski: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Bill White: D
Foster Castleman: 9
Bill Sarni: D.2-H
Daryl Spencer: K
Joe Margoneri: 31

Top 3

Roy McMillan: 7
Art Fowler: 63
Johnny Temple: 7

Bot 3

Jackie Brandt: S
Don Mueller: S.1-3#
Red Schoendienst: S.3-H;1-2#
Willie Mays: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Bill White: SB2#
Bill White: 5/P
Foster Castleman: WP.3-H;2-3
Foster Castleman: 3/P

Top 4

Wally Post: 3
Frank Robinson: 43
George Crowe: 7

Bot 4

Bill Sarni: 63
Daryl Spencer: D
Joe Margoneri: 13
Jackie Brandt: K

Top 5

Gus Bell: S
Ed Bailey: 36(1)/FO
Ray Jablonski: 53.1-2
Roy McMillan: W
Bruce Edwards: K

Bot 5

Don Mueller: 63
Red Schoendienst: 43
Willie Mays: 43

Top 6

Johnny Temple: 4/P
Wally Post: 5
Frank Robinson: D
George Crowe: 9

Bot 6

Bill White: K/C
Foster Castleman: 63
Bill Sarni: 9

Top 7

Gus Bell: 43
Ed Bailey: 2/FL
Ray Jablonski: W
Roy McMillan: 5/L

Bot 7

Daryl Spencer: 53
Joe Margoneri: K
Jackie Brandt: HR
Don Mueller: S
Red Schoendienst: WP.1-2
Red Schoendienst: S.2-H
Willie Mays: K

Top 8

Stan Palys: HR
Johnny Temple: 7
Wally Post: 8
Frank Robinson: 2/FL

Bot 8

Bill White: 3/FL
Foster Castleman: 6/L
Bill Sarni: W
Daryl Spencer: 9/L

Top 9

George Crowe: 43
Gus Bell: 3/L
Ed Bailey: 4/P