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Brooklyn Dodgers @ New York Giants

1956-09-02 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · 2:31

New York Giants defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 2–1. Johnny Antonelli earned the win. Jim Gilliam went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Johnny Antonelli L: Carl Erskine SV: (none)

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

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jim Gilliam	3	1	1	1	2	0
Pee Wee Reese	5	0	1	0	0	0
Jackie Robinson	3	0	1	0	1	0
Roy Campanella	3	0	1	0	1	0
Gil Hodges	4	0	0	0	0	0
Randy Jackson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Neal	4	0	2	0	0	1
Carl Furillo	4	0	3	0	0	0
Carl Erskine	3	0	1	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Don Mueller	5	0	3	1	0	0
Red Schoendienst	3	0	1	0	1	0
Willie Mays	3	0	0	0	1	1
Bill White	4	1	1	0	0	1
Jackie Brandt	4	0	2	1	0	0
Bill Sarni	4	0	0	0	0	1
Foster Castleman	2	1	0	0	2	1
Daryl Spencer	3	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Antonelli	3	0	0	0	0	3

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Carl Erskine	8.1	7	4	7

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Antonelli	9.0	10	4	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jim Gilliam: 53
Pee Wee Reese: 53
Jackie Robinson: 13

Bot 1

Don Mueller: 5/FL
Red Schoendienst: 43
Willie Mays: K

Top 2

Roy Campanella: S7/L
Gil Hodges: 64(1)3/GDP
Randy Jackson: 7

Bot 2

Bill White: D9/L
Jackie Brandt: D9/L.2-H
Bill Sarni: 9.2-3
Foster Castleman: 53
Daryl Spencer: 5/FL

Top 3

Charlie Neal: S7/G
Carl Furillo: 9
Carl Erskine: 4
Jim Gilliam: W.1-2
Pee Wee Reese: 7

Bot 3

Johnny Antonelli: K
Don Mueller: D/78
Red Schoendienst: 9
Willie Mays: IW
Bill White: K

Top 4

Jackie Robinson: W
Roy Campanella: 64(1)3/GDP
Gil Hodges: 6

Bot 4

Jackie Brandt: 8
Bill Sarni: 13
Foster Castleman: K23

Top 5

Randy Jackson: 43
Charlie Neal: K
Carl Furillo: S8/G
Carl Erskine: S7/G.1-2
Jim Gilliam: 3/FL

Bot 5

Daryl Spencer: 5
Johnny Antonelli: K
Don Mueller: D9/L
Red Schoendienst: S4.2-3
Willie Mays: 2/FL

Top 6

Pee Wee Reese: 13
Jackie Robinson: D7/G
Roy Campanella: PO2(14)
Roy Campanella: 7

Bot 6

Bill White: 1E3
Jackie Brandt: D7/F.1-3
Bill Sarni: 43
Foster Castleman: IW
Daryl Spencer: 62(3)/FO.1-2;2-3
Johnny Antonelli: K

Top 7

Gil Hodges: 7
Randy Jackson: 3
Charlie Neal: S/78
Carl Furillo: S7/G.1-3
Carl Erskine: 53/BG

Bot 7

Don Mueller: 4/L
Red Schoendienst: W
Willie Mays: 46(1)/FO
Bill White: PO1(136)

Top 8

Jim Gilliam: HR/7
Pee Wee Reese: D/78
Jackie Robinson: 63
Roy Campanella: IW
Gil Hodges: 7
Randy Jackson: 6(1)/FO

Bot 8

Bill White: 8
Jackie Brandt: 2/FL
Bill Sarni: K

Top 9

Charlie Neal: 43
Carl Furillo: S8/L
Carl Erskine: 3/SH.1-2
Jim Gilliam: IW
Pee Wee Reese: 8

Bot 9

Foster Castleman: W
Daryl Spencer: E3/SH.1-2
Johnny Antonelli: 14/SH.1-2;2-3
Don Mueller: S8/G.2-3;3-H